FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982

Host city	Schladming, Styria, Austria
Events	8
Opening ceremony	27 January
Closing ceremony	7 February
Main venue	Planai (men) Haus im Ennstal (women)

Schladming

Location in Austria

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in Schladming, Austria, between January 28 and February 7, 1982. These were the 27th World Championships; the men's races were held at Planai and the women's at Haus im Ennstal.^[1]

The combined event returned as a separate event, with its own downhill and two slalom runs. From 1954 through 1980, it was a "paper race" which used the results from the three races (downhill, giant slalom, and slalom). The combined was last run at the world championships in 1948, the last without the giant slalom event. The combined was absent from the program in 1950 and 1952.

Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won gold in the slalom^[2][3] and silver in the giant slalom, upset by Steve Mahre of the United States.^[4][5] Two women were triple medalists: Erika Hess of Switzerland won three golds, with titles in the slalom, giant slalom, and combined, and Christin Cooper of the U.S. won two silvers and a bronze. Switzerland and the U.S. led in total medals with five each; Switzerland had three golds (Hess') and five other nations each had a single gold medal.

These were the last World Championships scheduled for an even-numbered year (1996 was a postponement of 1995, due to lack of snow). The world championships returned to Schladming in 2013, with all 11 events held at Planai.

Men's competitions

Races were held at Planai.

Downhill

Saturday, 6 February

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Diff.
	Harti Weirather	Austria	1:55.10	–
	Conradin Cathomen	Switzerland	1:55.58	+ 0.48
	Erwin Resch	Austria	1:55.73	+ 0.63
4	Franz Heinzer	Switzerland	1:55.98	+ 0.88
5	Peter Müller	Switzerland	1:56.05	+ 0.95
6	Vladimir Makeev	Soviet Union	1:56.10	+ 1.00
7	Franz Klammer	Austria	1:56.16	+ 1.06
8	Toni Bürgler	Switzerland	1:56.61	+ 1.51
9	Steve Podborski	Canada	1:56.78	+ 1.68
10	Michael Mair	Italy	1:56.85	+ 1.75

Source:^[6][7]

Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 3 February

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Diff.
	Steve Mahre	United States	2:38.80	–
	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	2:39.31	+ 0.51
	Boris Strel	Yugoslavia	2:39.42	+ 0.62
4	Joël Gaspoz	Switzerland	2:39.49	+ 0.69
5	Bruno Nöckler	Italy	2:39.80	+ 1.00
6	Hans Enn	Austria	2:39.96	+ 1.16
7	Bojan Križaj	Yugoslavia	2:40.01	+ 1.21
8	Jean-Luc Fournier	Switzerland	2:40.19	+ 1.39
9	Alain Navillod	France	2:40.77	+ 1.93
10	Hubert Strolz	Austria	2:41.28	+ 2.48

Source:^[4][5][8]

Slalom

Sunday, 7 February

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Diff.
	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1:48.48	–
	Bojan Križaj	Yugoslavia	1:48.90	+ 0.42
	Bengt Fjällberg	Sweden	1:49.32	+ 0.84
4	Paolo De Chiesa	Italy	1:49.37	+ 0.89
5	Joël Gaspoz	Switzerland	1:49.51	+ 1.03
6	Piero Gros	Italy	1:50.68	+ 2.20
7	Peter Mally	Italy	1:51.08	+ 2.60
8	Franz Gruber	Austria	1:51.18	+ 2.70
9	Paul Arne Skajem	Norway	1:51.78	+ 3.30
10	Vladimir Andreyev	Soviet Union	1:52.60	+ 4.12

Source:^[2][3][9]

Combined

Monday, 1 February (slalom: 2 runs)
Friday, 5 February (downhill)

Place	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Michel Vion	France	12.64
	Peter Lüscher	Switzerland	18.08
	Anton Steiner	Austria	20.48
4	Wolfram Ortner	Austria	20.69
5	Michel Canac	France	35.42
6	Odd Sørli	Norway	46.51

Source:^[10]

Women's competitions

Races were held at Haus im Ennstal.

Downhill

Thursday, 4 February

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Diff.
	Gerry Sorensen	Canada	1:37.34	–
	Cindy Nelson	United States	1:37.88	+ 0.54
	Laurie Graham	Canada	1:37.91	+ 0.57
4	Torill Fjeldstad	Norway	1:38.12	+ 0.78
5	Diane Lehodey	Canada	1:38.22	+ 0.88
6	Elisabeth Kirchler	Austria	1:38.24	+ 0.90
7	Doris de Agostini	Switzerland	1:38.49	+ 1.15
8	Irene Epple	West Germany	1:38.56	+ 1.22
9	Holly Flanders	United States	1:38.68	+ 1.34
10	Cindy Oak	United States	1:38.74	+ 1.40

Source:^[11][12]

Giant Slalom

Tuesday, 2 February

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Diff.
	Erika Hess	Switzerland	2:37.17	–
	Christin Cooper	United States	2:37.95	+ 0.78
	Ursula Konzett	Liechtenstein	2:38.03	+ 0.86
4	Petra Wenzel	Liechtenstein	2:38.05	+ 0.88
5	Fabienne Serrat	France	2:38.49	+ 1.32
6	Tamara McKinney	United States	2:38.77	+ 1.60
7	Daniela Zini	Italy	2:39.31	+ 2.14
8	Elisabeth Kirchler	Austria	2:39.63	+ 2.46
9	Christa Kinshofer	West Germany	2:39.73	+ 2.56
10	Roswitha Steiner	Austria	2:39.85	+ 2.68

Source:^[13]

Slalom

Friday, 5 February

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Diff.
	Erika Hess	Switzerland	1:41.60	–
	Christin Cooper	United States	1:41.93	+ 0.33
	Daniela Zini	Italy	1:41.96	+ 0.36
4	Dorota Tlałka	Poland	1:42.16	+ 0.56
5	Maria Rosa Quario	Italy	1:42.17	+ 0.57
6	Maria Epple	West Germany	1:43.85	+ 2.25
7	Roswitha Steiner	Austria	1:43.99	+ 2.39
8	Metka Jerman	Yugoslavia	1:44.74	+ 3.14
9	Olga Charvátová	Czechoslovakia	1:44.80	+ 3.20
10	Fabienne Serrat	France	1:44.89	+ 3.29

Source:^[14][15][16]

Combined

Thursday, 28 January (downhill)
Sunday, 31 January (slalom: 2 runs)

Place	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Erika Hess	Switzerland	8.99
	Perrine Pelen	France	17.95
	Christin Cooper	United States	20.96
4	Cindy Nelson	United States	21.21
5	Olga Charvátová	Soviet Union	31.60
6	Anni Kronbichler	Austria	36.75

Source:^[17]

Medals table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Switzerland	3	2	–	5
2	United States	1	3	1	5
3	Sweden	1	1	1	3
4	France	1	1	–	2
5	Austria	1	–	2	3
6	Canada	1	–	1	2
7	Yugoslavia	–	1	1	2
8	Italy	–	–	1	1
8	Liechtenstein	–	–	1	1

References

1. de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1982
2. "Stenmark takes gold". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 8, 1982. p. 17.
3. "Stenmark wins spot in skiing record book with slalom victory". Montreal Gazette. UPI. February 8, 1982. p. E3.
4. "Steve Mahre wins Schladming GS as favored Stenmark slips to second". Montreal Gazette. UPI. February 4, 1982. p. C3.
5. Dobbin, Winsor (February 4, 1982). "Steve Mahre steps from shadow". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 27.
6. "Coach steams after downhill debacle". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. February 8, 1982. p. E3.
7. "Skiing: Men's Downhill". Montreal Gazette. February 8, 1982. p. E8.
8. "Men's Giant Slalom". Montreal Gazette. February 4, 1982. p. C7.
9. "Skiing: Men's Slalom". Montreal Gazette. February 8, 1982. p. E8.
10. "Men's Combined Standings". Montreal Gazette. February 6, 1982. p. H6.
11. "Sorensen looks ahead to Cup after taking World downhill title". Montreal Gazette. news services. February 5, 1982. p. C1.
12. "Canadian women downhill skiers steal the show in Austria". Montreal Gazette. UPI photo. February 5, 1982. p. A1.
13. "Hess wins another gold ski medal". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. February 3, 1982. p. H1.
14. "Hess becomes queen of ski slopes with third gold medal". Montreal Gazette. UPI. February 6, 1982. p. H3.
15. "Hess takes third gold medal after grabbing slalom race". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 6, 1982. p. 15.
16. "Women's Slalom results". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 6, 1982. p. 16.
17. "Hess wins combined at rain-plagued ski meet". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. February 1, 1982. p. E1.

External links

• FIS-Ski.com - results - 1982 World Championships - Schladming, Austria
• FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships

Coordinates: 47°23′31″N 13°41′38″E / 47.392°N 13.694°E