FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015
# FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 were the 43rd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held from 2–15 February in the United States at Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Athletes from over 70 nations were expected, with a worldwide television audience of an estimated 1 billion and an onsite media and broadcast entourage of approximately 1,500. Competition began on Tuesday, February 3 and concluded on Sunday, February 15, covering 13 days and two weekends. There were five men’s and five women’s individual races, along with the nation’s team event, featuring a parallel giant slalom format. The team event was run at Vail and the other ten competitions at Beaver Creek, on or near the Birds of Prey course.

These were the third world championships for Vail / Beaver Creek, which previously hosted in 1989 and 1999. All the events in 1989 were held at Vail, and 1999 had events at both resorts, seven at Vail and three at Beaver Creek. Also in Colorado, Aspen hosted in 1950, which were the first championships held outside Europe, the first to include the giant slalom event, and the first alpine world ski championships outside the Olympics since 1939.

## Host selection

All three finalists for 2015 had attempted to host the 2013 championships, which were awarded in 2008 to Austria.

| City | Country | Votes | Previous championships hosted |
| - | - | - | - |
| Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado | United States | 8 | 1999, 1989 (Vail only), orig. 1976 Winter Olympics (withdrawn 1972) |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 4 | 1956 Winter Olympics, 1941 (later withdrawn), 1932 |
| St. Moritz | Switzerland | 3 | 2003, 1974, 1948 Winter Olympics, 1934 |

The winner was selected at the FIS Congress in Antalya, Turkey, on June 3, 2010. Vail/Beaver Creek won in the first round with 8 votes to Cortina's 4 and St. Moritz's 3.

A new women's downhill course was built adjacent to the men's Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek.

## Schedule and course information

All times are local (UTC−7).

Course information – (metric/feet) :

| Day | Date | Time | Race | Start elevation | Finish elevation | Vertical drop | Course length | Gates | Maximum gradient | Course name | Sky |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tue | 3 Feb | 11:00 | Women's Super-G | 3246 m / 10650 ft | 2730 m / 8957 ft | 516 m / 1693 ft | 1.640 km / 1.119 mi | 35 | 57% (30.0°) | Raptor | cloudy |
| Thu | 5 Feb | 11:00 | Men's Super-G | 3337 m / 10948 ft | 2730 m / 8957 ft | 671 m / 2201 ft | 1.879 km / 1.167 mi | 39 | 68% (32.3°) | Birds of Prey | cloudy |
| Fri | 6 Feb | 11:00 | Women's Downhill | 3440 m / 11283 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 710 m / 2329 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 41 | 59% (30.5°) | Raptor | cloudy |
| Sat | 7 Feb | 11:00 | Men's Downhill | 3483 m / 11424 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 753 m / 2470 ft | 2.623 km / 1.629 mi | 36 | 63% (32.3°) | Birds of Prey | sunny |
| Sun | 8 Feb | 10:00 | Men's Super Combined – Downhill | 3483 m / 11424 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 753 m / 2470 ft | 2.623 km / 1.629 mi | 36 | 63% (32.3°) | Birds of Prey | sunny |
| Sun | 8 Feb | 14:15 | Men's Super Combined – Slalom | 2935 m / 9627 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 211 m / 692 ft | 0.690 km / 0.429 mi | 66 | 50% (26.7°) | | sunny |
| Mon | 9 Feb | 10:00 | Women's Super Combined – Downhill | 3440 m / 11283 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 710 m / 2329 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 41 | 59% (30.5°) | Raptor | sunny |
| Mon | 9 Feb | 14:15 | Women's Super Combined – Slalom | 2911 m / 9548 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 182 m / 613 ft | 0.640 km / 0.398 mi | 59 | 46% (24.8°) | | sunny |
| Tue | 10 Feb | 14:15 | Team Event | m / ft | m / ft | m / ft | m / ft | | | | sunny |
| Thu | 12 Feb | 10:15 14:15 | Women's Giant Slalom – Run 1 Women's Giant Slalom – Run 2 | 3077 m / 10093 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 353 m / 1158 ft | 1.305 km / 0.811 mi | 49 49 | 50% (26.7°) | | sunny |
| Fri | 13 Feb | 10:15 14:15 | Men's Giant Slalom – Run 1 Men's Giant Slalom – Run 2 | 3124 m / 10247 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 400 m / 1312 ft | 1.490 km / 0.926 mi | 60 59 | 50% (26.7°) | | sunny |
| Sat | 14 Feb | 10:00 14:15 | Women's Slalom – Run 1 Women's Slalom – Run 2 | 2911 m / 9548 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 187 m / 613 ft | 0.640 km / 0.398 mi | 61 61 | 46% (24.8°) | | sunny |
| Sun | 15 Feb | 10:15 14:15 | Men's Slalom – Run 1 Men's Slalom – Run 2 | 2935 m / 9627 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 211 m / 692 ft | 0.690 km / 0.429 mi | 73 70 | 50% (25.7°) | | cloudy |

* The women's Super-G was delayed 30 minutes due to strong winds. The start was lowered 74 m (243 ft), shortening the course by 200 m (220 yd).
* The men's Super-G was postponed a day due to adverse weather conditions.

## Medal winners

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Downhill details | Patrick Küng Switzerland | 1:43.18 | Travis Ganong United States | 1:43.42 | Beat Feuz Switzerland | 1:43.49 |
| Super-G details | Hannes Reichelt Austria | 1:15.68 | Dustin Cook Canada | 1:15.79 | Adrien Théaux France | 1:15.92 |
| Giant Slalom details | Ted Ligety United States | 2:34.16 | Marcel Hirscher Austria | 2:34.61 | Alexis Pinturault France | 2:35.04 |
| Slalom details | Jean-Baptiste Grange France | 1:57.47 | Fritz Dopfer Germany | 1:57.82 | Felix Neureuther Germany | 1:58.02 |
| Super Combined details | Marcel Hirscher Austria | 2:36.10 | Kjetil Jansrud Norway | 2:36.29 | Ted Ligety United States | 2:36.40 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Downhill details | Tina Maze Slovenia | 1:45.89 | Anna Fenninger Austria | 1:45.91 | Lara Gut Switzerland | 1:46.23 |
| Super-G details | Anna Fenninger Austria | 1:10.29 | Tina Maze Slovenia | 1:10.32 | Lindsey Vonn United States | 1:10.44 |
| Giant Slalom details | Anna Fenninger Austria | 2:19.16 | Viktoria Rebensburg Germany | 2:20.56 | Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Sweden | 2:20.65 |
| Slalom details | Mikaela Shiffrin United States | 1:38.48 | Frida Hansdotter Sweden | 1:38.82 | Šárka Strachová Czech Republic | 1:39.25 |
| Super Combined details | Tina Maze Slovenia | 2:33.37 | Nicole Hosp Austria | 2:33.59 | Michaela Kirchgasser Austria | 2:33.72 |

### Team event

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team event details | Austria Eva-Maria Brem Michaela Kirchgasser Nicole Hosp Marcel Hirscher Christoph Nösig Philipp Schörghofer | Austria Eva-Maria Brem Michaela Kirchgasser Nicole Hosp Marcel Hirscher Christoph Nösig Philipp Schörghofer | Canada Candace Crawford Erin Mielzynski Marie-Pier Préfontaine Phil Brown Trevor Philp Erik Read | Canada Candace Crawford Erin Mielzynski Marie-Pier Préfontaine Phil Brown Trevor Philp Erik Read | Sweden Maria Pietilä Holmner Anna Swenn-Larsson Sara Hector Mattias Hargin André Myhrer Markus Larsson | Sweden Maria Pietilä Holmner Anna Swenn-Larsson Sara Hector Mattias Hargin André Myhrer Markus Larsson |

## Medal table

* Host nation (United States)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Austria (AUT) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | United States (USA)* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |

* Host country highlighted.
