| Host city | Schladming,Styria,Austria |
|---|---|
| Nations | 72 |
| Athletes | 614 |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening | 4 February 2013 |
| Closing | 17 February 2013 |
| Opened by | Heinz Fischer |
| Main venue | Planai |
| Website | schladming2013.at |
| Alpine skiing at the World Ski Championships 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
TheFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 were the 42ndFIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 4–17 February inAustria atPlanai inSchladming,Styria. A record number of athletes and countries took part in this championships. Schladming previously hosted the1982 World Championships, and prior to acquiring the 2013 event, it made two unsuccessful bids to host.
TheFIS awarded the 2013 championships to Schladming on 29 May 2008, inCape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists wereBeaver Creek inVail, United States,Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, andSt. Moritz, Switzerland. Beaver Creek/Vail hosted in2015 and St. Moritz gained the championships for2017.
| Day | Date | Time (UTC+1) | Race | Start elevation | Finish elevation | Vertical drop | Course length | Gates | Maximum gradient | Course name | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 05-Feb | 14:30 | Women's super-G | 1331 m / 4367 ft | 771 m / 2529 ft | 560 m / 1837 ft | 2.218 km / 1.378 mi | 49 | 48% (25.6°) | Streicher | cloudy |
| Wed | 06-Feb | 11:00 | Men's super-G | 1348 m / 4422 ft | 777 m / 2549 ft | 571 m / 1873 ft | 1.885 km / 1.187 mi | 42 | 52% (27.5°) | Planai | cloudy |
| Fri | 08-Feb | 10:00 | Women's super combined – Downhill | 1479 m / 4852 ft | 771 m / 2529 ft | 708 m / 2322 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 45 | 48% (25.6°) | Streicher | sunny |
| 14:00 | Women's super combined – Slalom | 940 m / 3084 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 195 m / 640 ft | 60 | 49% (26.1°) | Streicher | sunny | |||
| Sat | 09-Feb | 11:00 | Men's downhill | 1753 m / 5771 ft | 777 m / 2549 ft | 976 m / 3202 ft | 3.334 km / 2.072 mi | 39 | 72% (35.7°) | Planai | cloudy |
| Sun | 10-Feb | 11:00 | Women's downhill | 1479 m / 4852 ft | 771 m / 2529 ft | 708 m / 2322 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 45 | 48% (25.6°) | Streicher | sunny |
| Mon | 11-Feb | 12:00 | Men's super combined – Downhill | 1753 m / 5771 ft | 777 m / 2549 ft | 976 m / 3202 ft | 3.366 km / 2.092 mi | 39 | 72% (35.7°) | Planai | sunny |
| 18:15 | Men's super combined – Slalom | 963 m / 3159 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 218 m / 715 ft | 0.585 km / 0.363 mi | 64 | 48% (25.6°) | Planai | cloudy | ||
| Tue | 12-Feb | 17:00 | Team event | 838 m / 2749 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 93 m / 305 ft | 260 m / 853 ft | 20 | 46% (24.7°) | Planai | cloudy |
| Thu | 14-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | Women's giant slalom – Run 1 Women's giant slalom – Run 2 | 1105 m / 3635 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 360 m / 1181 ft | 1.052 km / 0.654 mi | 42 45 | 52% (27.5°) | Planai | sunny |
| Fri | 15-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | Men's giant slalom – Run 1 Men's giant slalom – Run 2 | 1148 m / 2438 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 403 m / 1322 ft | 1.218 km / 0.757 mi | 53 53 | 52% (27.5°) | Planai | sunny |
| Sat | 16-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | Women's slalom – Run 1 Women's slalom – Run 2 | 920 m / 3018 ft | 740 m / 2427 ft | 180 m / 590 ft | 0.566 km / 0.352 mi | 61 63 | 49% (26.1°) | Streicher | cloudy cloudy |
| Sun | 17-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | Men's slalom – Run 1 Men's slalom – Run 2 | 963 m / 3159 ft | 740 m / 2427 ft | 223 m / 731 ft | 0.585 km / 0.364 mi | 66 66 | 48% (25.6°) | Planai | cloudy cloudy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill[1] details | Aksel Lund Svindal | 2:01.32 | Dominik Paris | 2:01.78 | David Poisson | 2:02.29 |
| Super-G[2] details | Ted Ligety United States | 1:23.96 | Gauthier de Tessières | 1:24.16 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 1:24.18 |
| Giant slalom[3] details | Ted Ligety United States | 2:28.92 | Marcel Hirscher | 2:29.73 | Manfred Mölgg | 2:30.67 |
| Slalom[4] details | Marcel Hirscher | 1:51.03 | Felix Neureuther | 1:51.45 | Mario Matt | 1:51.68 |
| Super combined[5] details | Ted Ligety United States | 2:56.96 | Ivica Kostelić | 2:58.11 | Romed Baumann | 2:58.13 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill[6] details | Marion Rolland | 1:50.00 | Nadia Fanchini | 1:50.16 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 1:50.70 |
| Super-G[7] details | Tina Maze | 1:35.39 | Lara Gut | 1:35.77 | Julia Mancuso United States | 1:35.91 |
| Giant slalom[8] details | Tessa Worley | 2:08.06 | Tina Maze | 2:09.18 | Anna Fenninger | 2:09.24 |
| Slalom[9] details | Mikaela Shiffrin United States | 1:39.85 | Michaela Kirchgasser | 1:40.07 | Frida Hansdotter | 1:40.11 |
| Super combined[10] details | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 2:39.92 | Tina Maze | 2:40.38 | Nicole Hosp | 2:40.92 |
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
614 athletes from 72 countries competed.[12] Malta made its debut appearance.[13]
On 5 February 2013, during the super-G, AmericanLindsey Vonn was involved in a severe crash and wasairlifted to a nearby hospital. Vonn tore heranterior cruciate ligament andmedial collateral ligament in her right knee and fractured her righttibia.[14]