TheWorld Para Nordic Skiing Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as theIPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, along with theWinter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition inParalympic nordic skiing.
On 30 November 2016, theInternational Paralympic Committee, which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including Nordic skiing, adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were immediately rebranded as "World Para" championships.[1]
At the 53rd International Ski Congress in July 2022, the IPC transferred responsibility of para cross-country skiing to theInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation, andpara biathlon to theInternational Biathlon Union.[2][3]
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1974 (details) | Grand Bornand |  France | – | Skiing World Championships - featured alpine (downhill) and Nordic (cross-country) skiing,[5][6] held by theInternational Sports Organisation for Disabled (ISOD)[7] |
| 2nd | 1982 (details) | Alpes Vaudoise |  Switzerland | – | Winter World Championships[7][8][9] |
| 3rd | 1986 (details) | Sälen |  Sweden | – | |
| 4th | 1990 (details) | Jackson |  United States | – | |
| 5th | 1996 (details) | Sunne | Sweden | – | |
| 6th | 2000 (details) | Crans-Montana | Switzerland | – | [1] |
| 7th[10] | 2003 (details) | Mitteltal-Obertal |  Germany | – | [2]Archived 2008-11-16 at theWayback Machine |
| 8th | 2005 (details) | Fort Kent | United States | 12 Mar – 20 Mar | [11] |
| 9th | 2009 (details) | Vuokatti |  Finland | 23 Jan – 1 Feb | [12] |
| 10th | 2011 (details) | Khanty-Mansiysk |  Russia | 31 Mar – 10 Apr | |
| 11th | 2013 (details) | Sollefteå | Sweden | 25 February - 5 March | |
| 12th | 2015 (details) | Cable | United States | 22 Jan – 1 Feb | [13] |
| 13th | 2017 (details) | Finsterau | Germany | 10 – 19 Feb | [14] First World Championships under "World Para" branding. |
| 13th | 2019 (details) | Prince George |  Canada | 15 – 24 Feb | [15] |
| 14th | 2021 (details) | Lillehammer |  Norway | 8 – 23 Jan | |
| 15th | 2023 (details) | Östersund | Sweden | 21 – 29 Jan |