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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954

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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954
Host cityÅre
CountrySweden
Events8
Opening28 February 1954 (1954-02-28)
Closing7 March 1954 (1954-03-07)
Opened byGustaf VI Adolf
Åre is located in Europe
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

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Downhill

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Sunday, 7 March 1954

Place Country Athlete
1   Austria Christian Pravda
2   Austria Martin Strolz
3   Austria Ernst Obereigner
Source:[2]

Giant Slalom

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Wednesday, 3 March 1954

Place Country Athlete
1   Norway Stein Eriksen
2   France François Bonlieu
3   Austria Anderl Molterer
Source:[3][4]

Slalom

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Sunday, 28 February 1954

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

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Place Country Athlete
1   Norway Stein Eriksen
2   Austria Christian Pravda
3   Sweden Stig Sollander
Source:[2]

Women's competitions

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Downhill

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Monday, 1 March 1954

Place Country Athlete
1   Switzerland Ida Schöpfer
2   Austria Trude Klecker
3   France Lucienne Schmith
Source:[5][6]

Giant Slalom

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Thursday, 4 March 1954

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

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Saturday, 6 March 1954

Place Country Athlete
1   Austria Trude Klecker
2   Switzerland Ida Schöpfer
3   Sweden Sarah Thomasson
Source:[2][7]

Combination

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Place Country Athlete
1   Switzerland Ida Schöpfer
2   Switzerland Madeleine Berthod
3   France Lucienne Schmith
Source:[2]

Medals table

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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

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