FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003

37th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Host city	St. Moritz, Switzerland
Events	10
Opening ceremony	2 February 2003
Closing ceremony	16 February 2003
Officially opened by	Pascal Couchepin
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, at Piz Nair from February 2-16, 2003.^[1]

St. Moritz previously hosted the world championships in 1974, as well as the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics (no alpine skiing).

Men's events[]

Men's downhill[]

Date: February 8

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Austria	Michael Walchhofer	1:43.54
2	Norway	Kjetil André Aamodt	1:44.05
3	Switzerland	Bruno Kernen	1:44.51

Men's super-G[]

Date: February 2

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Austria	Stephan Eberharter	1:38.80
2	Austria	Hermann Maier	1:39.57
	United States	Bode Miller	1:39.57

Men's giant slalom[]

Date: February 12

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	United States	Bode Miller	2:45.93
2	Austria	Hans Knauß	2:45.96
3	United States	Erik Schlopy	2:45.97

Men's slalom[]

Date: February 16

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Croatia	Ivica Kostelić	1:40.66
2	Switzerland	Silvan Zurbriggen	1:40.99
3	Italy	Giorgio Rocca	1:41.02

Men's combination[]

Date: February 6

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	United States	Bode Miller	3:18.41
2	Norway	Lasse Kjus	3:18.48
3	Norway	Kjetil André Aamodt	3:18.54

Women's events[]

Women's downhill[]

Date: February 9

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Canada	Mélanie Turgeon	1:34.30
2	Switzerland	Corinne Rey-Bellet	1:34.41
	Austria	Alexandra Meissnitzer	1:34.41

Women's super-G[]

Date: February 3

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Austria	Michaela Dorfmeister	1:27.48
2	United States	Kirsten Lee Clark	1:27.50
3	United States	Jonna Mendes	1:27.63

Women's giant slalom[]

Date: February 13

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Sweden	Anja Pärson	2:30.97
2	Italy	Denise Karbon	2:32.52
3	Canada	Allison Forsyth	2:32.76

Women's slalom[]

Date: February 15

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Croatia	Janica Kostelić	1:39.55
2	Austria	Marlies Schild	1:40.18
3	Austria	Nicole Hosp	1:40.46

Women's combination[]

Date: February 10

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Croatia	Janica Kostelić	2:41.63
2	Austria	Nicole Hosp	2:41.69
3	Switzerland	Marlies Oester	2:43.83

Medal table[]

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria	3	5	1	9
2	Croatia	3	-	-	3
3	United States	2	2	2	6
4	Canada	1	-	1	2
5	Sweden	1	-	-	1
6	Switzerland	-	2	2	4
7	Norway	-	2	1	3
8	Italy	-	1	1	2

Course information[]

Course Information – (metric)

Date	Race	Start Elevation	Finish Elevation	Vertical Drop	Course Length	Average Gradient
Fri 08-Feb	Downhill – men	2840 m	2040 m	800 m	2.989 km	26.8 %
Sat 09-Feb	Downhill – women	2745	2040	705	2.719	25.9
Wed 06-Feb	Downhill – (K) – men	2745	2040	705	2.828	24.9
Sun 10-Feb	Downhill – (K) – women	2590	2040	550	2.583	21.3
Sat 02-Feb	Super-G – men	2645	2040	605	2.358	25.7
Sun 03-Feb	Super-G – women	2590	2040	550	2.118	26.0
Tue 12-Feb	Giant Slalom – men	2485	2040	445
Wed 13-Feb	Giant Slalom – women	2435	2040	395
Sat 16-Feb	Slalom – men	2220	2040	180
Fri 15-Feb	Slalom – women	2205	2040	165
Wed 06-Feb	Slalom – (K) – men	2205	2040	165
Sun 10-Feb	Slalom – (K) – women	2205	2040	165

Course Information – (imperial)

Date	Race	Start Elevation	Finish Elevation	Vertical Drop	Course Length	Average Gradient
Fri 08-Feb	Downhill – men	9318 ft	6693 ft	2625 ft	1.854 mi.	26.8 %
Sat 09-Feb	Downhill – women	9006	6693	2313	1.690	25.9
Wed 06-Feb	Downhill – (K) – men	9006	6693	2313	1.757	24.9
Sun 10-Feb	Downhill – (K) – women	8497	6693	1804	1.605	21.3
Sat 02-Feb	Super-G – men	8678	6693	1985	1.465	25.7
Sun 03-Feb	Super-G – women	8497	6693	1804	1.316	26.0
Tue 12-Feb	Giant Slalom – men	8153	6693	1460
Wed 13-Feb	Giant Slalom – women	7989	6693	1296
Sat 16-Feb	Slalom – men	7283	6693	590
Fri 15-Feb	Slalom – women	7234	6693	541
Wed 06-Feb	Slalom – (K) – men	7234	6693	541
Sun 10-Feb	Slalom – (K) – women	7234	6693	541

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003.

• FIS-ski.com^{[permanent dead link]} – results – 2003 World Championships – St. Moritz, Switzerland
• FIS-ski.com -results – World Championships

Coordinates: 46°30′22″N 9°47′13″E / 46.506°N 9.787°E / 46.506; 9.787