FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event
# FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event

The nations team event competition at the 2013 World Championships was held on 12 February at 17:00 local time, the seventh race of the championships. Athletes from the best 16 nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup ranking competed.

## Rules

The 16 best nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup Ranking were eligible to participate in this event. Each team consisted of 4 to 6 skiers, but at least two female and two male skiers.

The format was a knock-out round competition with the pairings being made according to the Nations Cup Ranking. In each pairing, two female and two male skiers from each team raced a parallel slalom in a best-of-4 system. In the event of a tie, the faster cumulated time of the best male and the best female skier decides which team advanced to the next round.

## FIS Overall Nations Cup standings

The standings prior to the World Championships:

| Rank | Country | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Austria | 7856 |
| 2 | Italy | 4208 |
| 3 | United States | 4084 |
| 4 | France | 3697 |
| 5 | Germany | 3472 |
| 6 | Sweden | 2568 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 2455 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 2093 |
| 9 | Norway | 1908 |
| 10 | Canada | 1344 |
| 11 | Finland | 737 |
| 12 | Croatia | 705 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 508 |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 171 |
| 15 | Spain | 164 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 148 |
| 17 | Japan | 112 |
| 18 | Russia | 87 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 32 |
| 20 | Poland | 29 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 16 |
| 22 | Hungary | 8 |

Spain was eligible to participate, but decided not to. Therefore, top seeded Austria started with a bye in the round of 16 (1/8 finals).

## Participating teams

Every nation consists of 4 to 6 athletes.

| Country | Skiers |
| - | - |
| Austria | Nicole Hosp |
| Austria | Michaela Kirchgasser |
| Austria | Carmen Thalmann |
| Austria | Marcel Hirscher |
| Austria | Marcel Mathis |
| Austria | Philipp Schörghofer |
| Italy | Chiara Costazza |
| Italy | Elena Curtoni |
| Italy | Denise Karbon |
| Italy | Matteo Marsaglia |
| Italy | Roberto Nani |
| Italy | Davide Simoncelli |
| United States | Stacey Cook |
| United States | Laurenne Ross |
| United States | Mikaela Shiffrin |
| United States | Will Brandenburg |
| United States | David Chodounsky |
| United States | Tim Jitloff |
| France | Anne-Sophie Barthet |
| France | Anémone Marmottan |
| France | Tessa Worley |
| France | Thomas Mermillod-Blondin |
| France | Steve Missillier |
| France | Steven Theolier |
| Germany | Lena Dürr |
| Germany | Maria Höfl-Riesch |
| Germany | Veronique Hronek |
| Germany | Fritz Dopfer |
| Germany | Stefan Luitz |
| Germany | Felix Neureuther |
| Sweden | Nathalie Eklund |
| Sweden | Frida Hansdotter |
| Sweden | Maria Pietilä Holmner |
| Sweden | Jens Byggmark |
| Sweden | Mattias Hargin |
| Sweden | André Myhrer |
| Switzerland | Michelle Gisin |
| Switzerland | Wendy Holdener |
| Switzerland | Rahel Kopp |
| Switzerland | Gino Caviezel |
| Switzerland | Reto Schmidiger |
| Switzerland | Markus Vogel |
| Slovenia | Ana Bucik |
| Slovenia | Ana Drev |
| Slovenia | Ilka Štuhec |
| Slovenia | Zan Kranjec |
| Slovenia | Miha Kuerner |
| Slovenia | Misel Zerak |
| Country | Skiers |
| Norway | Mona Løseth |
| Norway | Nina Løseth |
| Norway | Leif Kristian Haugen |
| Norway | Henrik Kristoffersen |
| Canada | Marie-Michèle Gagnon |
| Canada | Erin Mielzynski |
| Canada | Brittany Phelan |
| Canada | Elli Terwiel |
| Canada | Philip Brown |
| Canada | Michael Janyk |
| Finland | Nina Halme |
| Finland | Tanja Poutiainen |
| Finland | Merle Soppela |
| Finland | Victor Malmström |
| Finland | Eemeli Pirinen |
| Finland | Marcus Sandell |
| Croatia | Andrea Komšić |
| Croatia | Sofija Novoselić |
| Croatia | Sasa Tršinski |
| Croatia | Ivica Kostelić |
| Croatia | Dalibor Šamšal |
| Croatia | Filip Zubčić |
| Slovakia | Veronika Zuzulová |
| Slovakia | Petra Vlhová |
| Slovakia | Matej Falat |
| Slovakia | Adam Žampa |
| Slovakia | Andreas Žampa |
| Liechtenstein | Anna-Laura Bühler |
| Liechtenstein | Joana Frick |
| Liechtenstein | Marina Nigg |
| Liechtenstein | Nico Gauer |
| Liechtenstein | Simon Heeb |
| Liechtenstein | Marco Pfiffner |
| Czech Republic | Martina Dubovská |
| Czech Republic | Katerina Paulathová |
| Czech Republic | Valentina Volopichová |
| Czech Republic | Ondřej Bank |
| Czech Republic | Ondřej Berndt |
| Czech Republic | Filip Trejbal |

## Results bracket

After the withdrawal of Spain and with only 15 nations remaining, top-seed Austria received a bye to second round.

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Austria | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Slovenia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Slovenia | 2 | 8 | Slovenia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Norway | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Norway | 2 | | | | 1 | Austria | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Germany | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Germany | 0 | | | | |
| 12 | Croatia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Croatia | 1 | 5 | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | France | 4 | 4 | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Austria | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sweden | 0 |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sweden | 0 |
| 11 | Finland | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Finland | 1 | 6 | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | United States | 1 | | | |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 3 | United States | 1 | | | |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 2 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 2 | | | | 6 | Sweden | 3 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Canada | 1 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1 | | | | 10 | Canada | 1 | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 10 | Canada | 3 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Canada | 3 | 10 | Canada | 2 | | | | | 5 | Germany | 2 |
| | | | 15 | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | | 10 | Canada | 2 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 3 | 15 | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | | 10 | Canada | 2 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |

## Results

### 1/8 final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Slovenia | 2–2 | Norway |
| Drev 20.87 | 2–2 | M. Løseth 20.40 |
| Kranjec 19.56 | 2–2 | Kristoffersen 19.96 |
| Bucik 20.40 | 2–2 | N. Løseth 20.86 |
| Kuerner 20.02 | 2–2 | Haugen 19.62 |
| Germany | 3–1 | Croatia |
| Dürr 20.84 | 3–1 | Novoselić 20.83 |
| Dopfer 19.28 | 3–1 | Šamšal 20.52 |
| Höfl-Riesch 20.57 | 3–1 | Tršinski 22.26 |
| Neureuther | 3–1 | Zubčić DQ |
| France | 4–0 | Slovakia |
| Worley 20.02 | 4–0 | Zuzulová 20.08 |
| Mermillod-Blondin 19.80 | 4–0 | Falat 20.44 |
| Marmottan 20.37 | 4–0 | Vlhová 20.89 |
| Missillier 19.42 | 4–0 | Adam Zampa 19.66 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden | 3–1 | Finland |
| Hansdotter 20.41 | 3–1 | Poutiainen 20.18 |
| Hargin 19.45 | 3–1 | Sandell 20.01 |
| Pietilä-Holmner 20.42 | 3–1 | Soppela 21.06 |
| Myhrer 19.39 | 3–1 | Pirinen 20.08 |
| United States | 3–2 | Liechtenstein |
| Cook 24.46 | 3–2 | Nigg 21.80 |
| Jitloff 20.39 | 3–2 | Heeb 20.39 |
| Ross 21.84 | 3–2 | Bühler DNF |
| Chodounsky 19.76 | 3–2 | Pfiffner 20.14 |
| Switzerland | 1–3 | Canada |
| Holdener 20.63 | 1–3 | Gagnon 21.03 |
| Vogel 24.10 | 1–3 | Janyk 19.73 |
| Kopp 20.54 | 1–3 | Mielzynski 20.31 |
| Caviezel 19.87 | 1–3 | Brown 19.72 |
| Czech Republic | 3–1 | Italy |
| Paulathova 20.94 | 3–1 | Costazza 21.04 |
| Berndt 20.26 | 3–1 | Simoncelli 20.31 |
| Dubovska 21.42 | 3–1 | Curtoni 21.06 |
| Trejbal 20.19 | 3–1 | Nani 21.03 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Austria | 3–1 | Slovenia |
| Thalmann 21.81 | 3–1 | Drev 20.75 |
| Hirscher 19.08 | 3–1 | Kranjec DNF |
| Kirchgasser 20.68 | 3–1 | Bucik 21.20 |
| Schörghofer 20.04 | 3–1 | Zerak 22.27 |
| Germany | 2–2 | France |
| Dürr 20.51 | 2–2 | Marmottan 20.48 |
| Neureuther 19.47 | 2–2 | Mermillod-Blondin DNF |
| Höfl-Riesch 21.01 | 2–2 | Worley 20.53 |
| Dopfer 19.35 | 2–2 | Missillier 19.42 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden | 3–1 | United States |
| Pietilä-Holmner 20.61 | 3–1 | Ross 21.64 |
| Hargin 19.71 | 3–1 | Chodounsky 19.55 |
| Hansdotter 20.65 | 3–1 | Cook 21.61 |
| Myhrer 19.44 | 3–1 | Jitloff 20.14 |
| Canada | 2–2 | Czech Republic |
| Mielzynski 20.49 | 2–2 | Paulathova 20.69 |
| Brown 19.98 | 2–2 | Berndt DNF |
| Gagnon 21.18 | 2–2 | Dubovska 20.69 |
| Janyk 20.02 | 2–2 | Trejbal 19.95 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Austria | 4–0 | Germany |
| Hosp 21.13 | 4–0 | Dürr DNF |
| Hirscher 18.90 | 4–0 | Dopfer 19.35 |
| Kirchgasser 20.73 | 4–0 | Höfl-Riesch DNF |
| Schörghofer 19.23 | 4–0 | Neureuther 19.54 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden | 3–1 | Canada |
| Hansdotter 20.70 | 3–1 | Phelan 21.83 |
| Hargin 19.54 | 3–1 | Janyk 19.44 |
| Pietilä-Holmner 20.30 | 3–1 | Mielzynski 20.50 |
| Myhrer 19.53 | 3–1 | Brown 21.62 |

### Bronze medal races

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Germany | 2–2 | Canada |
| Dürr 20.70 | 2–2 | Phelan 21.21 |
| Neureuther 19.28 | 2–2 | Janyk 19.21 |
| Höfl-Riesch 20.73 | 2–2 | Mielzynski 20.72 |
| Dopfer 19.18 | 2–2 | Brown 19.19 |

### Gold medal races

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Austria | 4–0 | Sweden |
| Hosp 20.95 | 4–0 | Pietilä-Holmner 22.29 |
| Hirscher 19.08 | 4–0 | Hargin 19.52 |
| Kirchgasser 20.32 | 4–0 | Hansdotter 20.72 |
| Schörghofer | 4–0 | Myhrer DQ |
