FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held 12–25 February in Spain at Sierra Nevada near Granada city. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.[1]

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996
Host citySierra Nevada
CountrySpain
Events10
Opening12 February 1996 (1996-02-12)
Closing25 February 1996 (1996-02-25)
Opened byJuan Carlos I
Sierra Nevada is located in Europe
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada is located in Spain
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Location in southern Spain

Men's competitions

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Downhill

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Date: February 17

Placing Country Athlete Time
1   Patrick Ortlieb 2:00.17
2   Kristian Ghedina 2:00.44
3   Luc Alphand 2:00.45

Super-G

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Date: February 13

Placing Country Athlete Time
1   Atle Skårdal 1:21.80
2   Patrik Järbyn 1:22.09
3   Kjetil André Aamodt 1:22.11

Giant Slalom

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Date: February 23

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1   Alberto Tomba 1:58.63 57.54 1:01.09
2   Urs Kälin 1:59.07 58.19 1:00.88
3   Michael von Grünigen 1:59.45 58.01 1:01.44

Slalom

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Date: February 25

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1   Alberto Tomba 1:42.26 52.02 50.24
2   Mario Reiter 1:42.57 51.35 51.22
3   Michael von Grünigen 1:42.81 51.83 50.98

Combination

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Date: February 19

Placing Country Athlete Time Slalom Downhill
1   Marc Girardelli 3:31.95 1:38.99 1:52.96
2   Lasse Kjus 3:32.20 1:40.38 1:51.82
3   Günther Mader 3:32.93 1:40.55 1:52.38

Women's competitions

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Downhill

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Date: February 18

Placing Country Athlete Time
1   Picabo Street 1:54.06
2   Katja Seizinger 1:54.63
3   Hilary Lindh 1:54.70

Super-G

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Date: February 12

Placing Country Athlete Time
1   Isolde Kostner 1:21.00
2   Heidi Zurbriggen 1:21.66
3   Picabo Street 1:21.71

Giant Slalom

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Date: February 22

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1   Deborah Compagnoni 2:10.74 1:07.09 1:03.65
2   Karin Roten 2:11.09 1:06.68 1:04.41
3   Martina Ertl 2:11.44 1:08.77 1:02.67

Slalom

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Date: February 24

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1   Pernilla Wiberg 1:31.46 44.49 46.97
2   Patricia Chauvet 1:32.32 45.42 46.90
3   Urška Hrovat 1:32.33 44.44 47.89

Combination

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Date: February 19

Placing Country Athlete Time Downhill Slalom
1   Pernilla Wiberg 3:19.68 1:44.00 1:35.68
2   Anita Wachter 3:21.73 1:43.67 1:38.06
3   Marianne Kjørstad 3:22.35 1:45.38 1:36.97

Medals table

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Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Italy 4 1 - 5
2   Sweden 2 1 - 3
3   Austria 1 2 1 4
4   Norway 1 1 2 4
5   United States 1 - 2 3
6   Luxembourg 1 - - 1
7   Switzerland - 3 2 5
8   Germany - 1 1 2
  France - 1 1 2
10   Slovenia - - 1 1

References

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  • FIS-ski.com - results - 1996 World Championships - Sierra Nevada, Spain
  • FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships


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