FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954

Coordinates: 63°24′54″N 13°03′43″E / 63.415°N 13.062°E

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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954
Host city	Åre
Country	Sweden
Events	8
Opening	28 February 1954 (1954-02-28)
Closing	7 March 1954 (1954-03-07)
Opened by	Gustaf VI Adolf
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Åre

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Location in Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from 28 February – 7 March.^[1]

Olympic champion Stein Eriksen of Norway won three gold medals and was eighth in the downhill.^[2] The combined event returned as a "paper race" (through 1980), based on the best average finish in all three events, all of which had to be completed.

The World Championships returned to Åre in 2007 and 2019.

Men's competitions

Åre

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Location in Sweden

Downhill

Sunday, 7 March 1954

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Austria	Christian Pravda
2	Austria	Martin Strolz
3	Austria	Ernst Obereigner

Source:^[2]

Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 3 March 1954

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Norway	Stein Eriksen
2	France	François Bonlieu
3	Austria	Anderl Molterer

Source:^[3]^[4]

Slalom

Sunday, 28 February 1954

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Norway	Stein Eriksen
2	West Germany	Beni Obermüller
3	Austria	Toni Spiß

Source:

Combination

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Norway	Stein Eriksen
2	Austria	Christian Pravda
3	Sweden	Stig Sollander

Source:^[2]

Women's competitions

Downhill

Monday, 1 March 1954

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Switzerland	Ida Schöpfer
2	Austria	Trude Klecker
3	France	Lucienne Schmith

Source:^[5]^[6]

Giant Slalom

Thursday, 4 March 1954

Place	Country	Athlete
1	France	Lucienne Schmith
2	Switzerland	Madeleine Berthod
3	United States	Jannette Burr

Source:

Slalom

Saturday, 6 March 1954

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Austria	Trude Klecker
2	Switzerland	Ida Schöpfer
3	Sweden	Sarah Thomasson

Source:^[2]^[7]

Combination

Place	Country	Athlete
1	Switzerland	Ida Schöpfer
2	Switzerland	Madeleine Berthod
3	France	Lucienne Schmith

Source:^[2]

Medals table

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

References

^ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1954
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ottawa's Anne Heggtveit 7th in world slalom skiing". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 8 March 1954. p. 27.
^ "Eriksen wins slalom, Ernie McCulloch 12th". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 4 March 1954. p. 21.
^ "Norway skier wins world giant slalom". Lewiston Evening Journal. (Maine). Associated Press. 3 March 1954. p. 8.
^ "Swiss skier triumphs ladies downhill race". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. 2 March 1954. p. 17.
^ "Swiss miss wins world downhill, Canadian entrants finish 7th, 9th". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 2 March 1954. p. 19.
^ "Austrian skier nears win in world slalom". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. 6 March 1954. p. 4A.

External links

FIS-ski.com - results - 1954 World Championships - Åre, Sweden
FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships

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