The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 were held from 8–21 February in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[1] In May 2020, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) and the event organizing committee asked the International Ski Federation (FIS) to postpone the event until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] however, the request was rejected by FIS, and the organizers then moved forward with plans for 2021.[3]
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| Host city | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Events | 13 |
| Opening | 8 February 2021 |
| Closing | 21 February 2021 |
| Opened by | Sergio Mattarella |
The host city was selected at the FIS Congress in Cancún, Mexico, on 10 June 2016. Cortina d'Ampezzo was the only applicant, and had been a finalist for the previous two championships.
Cortina previously hosted the world championships in 1932 and 1956 (Winter Olympics) and has held numerous World Cup events; the Tofane is a regular stop for women's speed events in January. It is scheduled to host the alpine skiing events of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
This was the seventh edition in Italy; in addition to Cortina, other sites were Bormio (2005, 1985), Sestriere (1997), and Val Gardena (1970). Sestriere was also the alpine host for the 2006 Winter Olympics, with women's speed events at San Sicario.
Russia doping ban
editOn 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four years, after the Russian government was found to have tampered with laboratory data that it provided to WADA in January 2019 as a condition of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency being reinstated.
As a result of the ban, WADA plans to allow individually cleared Russian athletes to take part in the 2021–22 World Championships and 2022 Winter Olympics under a neutral banner, as instigated at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but they will not be permitted to compete in team sports. The title of the neutral banner has yet to be determined; WADA Compliance Review Committee head Jonathan Taylor stated that the IOC would not be able to use "Olympic Athletes from Russia" (OAR) as it did in 2018, emphasizing that neutral athletes cannot be portrayed as representing a specific country.[4][5][6] Russia later filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the WADA decision.[7]
After reviewing the case on appeal, CAS ruled on 17 December 2020 to reduce the penalty that WADA had placed on Russia. Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russia to participate at the Olympics and other international events, but for a period of two years, the team cannot use the Russian name, flag, or anthem and must present themselves as "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team". The ruling does allow for team uniforms to display "Russia" on the uniform as well as the use of the Russian flag colors within the uniform's design, although the name should be up to equal predominance as the "Neutral Athlete/Team" designation.[8]
Schedule and course information
editThirteen events were scheduled and completed.[9]
All times are local (UTC 1).
| Events | Event days | |||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
| February | ||||||||||||
| Men | Downhill | 11:00 | ||||||||||
| Super-G | 13:00[note 1] | |||||||||||
| Alpine combined | Super-G | 11:15[note 2] | ||||||||||
| Slalom | 15:20[note 2] | |||||||||||
| Parallel giant slalom | 14:00 | |||||||||||
| Giant slalom | Run 1 | 10:00 | ||||||||||
| Run 2 | 13:30 | |||||||||||
| Slalom | Run 1 | 10:00 | ||||||||||
| Run 2 | 13:30 | |||||||||||
| Women | Downhill | 11:00 | ||||||||||
| Super-G | 10:45[note 3] | |||||||||||
| Alpine combined | Super-G | 09:45[note 4] | ||||||||||
| Slalom | 14:10[note 4] | |||||||||||
| Parallel giant slalom | 14:00 | |||||||||||
| Giant slalom | Run 1 | 10:00 | ||||||||||
| Run 2 | 13:30 | |||||||||||
| Slalom | Run 1 | 10:00 | ||||||||||
| Run 2 | 13:30 | |||||||||||
| Mixed | Team parallel event | 12:15 | ||||||||||
Course information
edit| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 14 Feb | Downhill – men | 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 840 m (2,756 ft) | 2.610 km (1.622 mi) | 32.2% |
| Sat 13 Feb | Downhill – women | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 760 m (2,493 ft) | 2.660 km (1.653 mi) | 28.6% |
| Thu 11 Feb | Super-G – men | 2,190 m (7,185 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 630 m (2,067 ft) | 2.075 km (1.289 mi) | 30.4% |
| Thu 11 Feb | Super-G – women | 2,160 m (7,087 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 600 m (1,969 ft) | 2.150 km (1.336 mi) | 27.9% |
| Mon 15 Feb | Super-G – (AC) – men | 2,160 m (7,087 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 600 m (1,969 ft) | 2.150 km (1.336 mi) | 27.9% |
| Mon 15 Feb | Super-G – (AC) – women | 2,160 m (7,087 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 600 m (1,969 ft) | 2.150 km (1.336 mi) | 27.9% |
| Fri 19 Feb | Giant slalom – men | 2,010 m (6,863 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 450 m (1,476 ft) | ||
| Thu 18 Feb | Giant slalom – women | 1,960 m (6,430 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 400 m (1,312 ft) | ||
| Sun 21 Feb | Slalom – men | 1,700 m (5,577 ft) | 1,490 m (4,888 ft) | 210 m (689 ft) | ||
| Sat 20 Feb | Slalom – women | 1,700 m (5,577 ft) | 1,490 m (4,888 ft) | 210 m (689 ft) | ||
| Mon 15 Feb | Slalom – (AC) – men | 1,740 m (5,709 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | ||
| Mon 15 Feb | Slalom – (AC) – women | 1,740 m (5,709 ft) | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | ||
| Tue 16 Feb | Parallel GS – men | 2,055 m (6,742 ft) | 1,890 m (6,201 ft) | 165 m (541 ft) | ||
| Tue 16 Feb | Parallel GS – women | 2,055 m (6,742 ft) | 1,890 m (6,201 ft) | 165 m (541 ft) | ||
| Wed 17 Feb | Team event – mixed | 1,665 m (5,463 ft) | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) | 110 m (361 ft) | ||
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Norway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 39 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill[14] |
Vincent Kriechmayr Austria |
1:37.79 | Andreas Sander Germany |
1:37.80 | Beat Feuz Switzerland |
1:37.97 |
| Super-G[15] |
Vincent Kriechmayr Austria |
1:19.41 | Romed Baumann Germany |
1:19.48 | Alexis Pinturault France |
1:19.79 |
| Giant slalom[16] |
Mathieu Faivre France |
2:37.25 | Luca De Aliprandini Italy |
2:37.88 | Marco Schwarz Austria |
2:38.12 |
| Slalom[17] |
Sebastian Foss-Solevåg Norway |
1:46.48 | Adrian Pertl Austria |
1:46.69 | Henrik Kristoffersen Norway |
1:46.94 |
| Alpine combined[18] |
Marco Schwarz Austria |
2:05.86 | Alexis Pinturault France |
2:05.90 | Loïc Meillard Switzerland |
2:06.98 |
| Parallel giant slalom[19] |
Mathieu Faivre France
|
Filip Zubčić Croatia
|
Loïc Meillard Switzerland
| |||
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill[20] |
Corinne Suter Switzerland |
1:34.27 | Kira Weidle Germany |
1:34.47 | Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland |
1:34.64 |
| Super-G[21] |
Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland |
1:25.51 | Corinne Suter Switzerland |
1:25.85 | Mikaela Shiffrin United States |
1:25.98 |
| Giant slalom[22] |
Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland |
2:30.66 | Mikaela Shiffrin United States |
2:30.68 | Katharina Liensberger Austria |
2:30.75 |
| Slalom[23] |
Katharina Liensberger Austria |
1:39.50 | Petra Vlhová Slovakia |
1:40.50 | Mikaela Shiffrin United States |
1:41.48 |
| Alpine combined[24] |
Mikaela Shiffrin United States |
2:07.22 | Petra Vlhová Slovakia |
2:08.08 | Michelle Gisin Switzerland |
2:08.11 |
| Parallel giant slalom[25] |
Marta Bassino Italy Katharina Liensberger Austria
|
None awarded | Tessa Worley France
| |||
Mixed
editParticipating countries
editA total of 68 countries competed
Albania (5)
Andorra (3)
Argentina (5)
Armenia (3)
Australia (2)- Austria (23)
Belarus (1)
Belgium (7)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (8)
Brazil (3)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (13)
Chile (4)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (1)- Croatia (8)
Cyprus (6)
Czech Republic (7)
Denmark (5)
Estonia (2)
Finland (3)- France (17)
Georgia (5)- Germany (13)
United Kingdom (7)
Greece (12)
Haiti (4)
Hungary (9)
Iceland (9)
India (2)
Iran (8)
Ireland (3)
Israel (4)- Italy (24) (host nation)
Japan (4)
Kenya (1)
Kosovo (3)
Latvia (11)
Lebanon (8)
Liechtenstein (3)
Lithuania (5)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (2)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (5)
Morocco (2)
Nepal (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (4)
North Macedonia (6)- Norway (13)
Peru (1)
Poland (2)
Portugal (3)
Romania (3)
Russian Ski Federation (9)
San Marino (2)
Serbia (6)- Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (16)
South Korea (1)
Spain (6)- Sweden (11)
- Switzerland (19)
Timor-Leste (1)
Ukraine (8)- United States (17)
References
edit- ^ Etchells, Daniel (4 May 2015). "Italian resort sole bidder to host 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (25 May 2020). "Cortina 2021 organisers request FIS Alpine World Ski Championships move to 2022". Inside the Games.
- ^ "FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 in Cortina confirmed". Ski Racing. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (9 December 2019). "Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and football World Cup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup". BBC Sport. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "WADA lawyer defends lack of blanket ban on Russia". The Japan Times. AP. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Russia Confirms It Will Appeal 4-Year Olympic Ban". Time. AP. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019.
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (December 17, 2020). "Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Schedule
- ^ "Marta Bassino to open the first World Championship race in Cortina". cortina2021.com. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b "FIS updated programme for Cortina 2021 World Ski Championships". cortina2021.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Women's team info WSC Cortina – SuperG". cortina2021.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Today February 8th Women's AC and Men's SG Freeski cancelled". cortina2021.com. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Men's downhill results
- ^ Men's super-G results
- ^ Men's giant slalom results
- ^ Men's slalom results
- ^ Men's alpine combined results
- ^ Men's parallel giant slalom results
- ^ Women's downhill results
- ^ Women's super-G results
- ^ Women's giant slalom results
- ^ Women's slalom results
- ^ Women's alpine combined results
- ^ Women's parallel giant slalom results
- ^ Nations team event results
Notes
edit- ^ The event was scheduled for 9 February, but was postponed.[10]
- ^ a b The event was scheduled for 10 February, but was postponed.[11]
- ^ The event was scheduled for 9 February, but was postponed due to fog.[12][11]
- ^ a b The event was scheduled for 8 February, but was postponed due to heavy snow.[13]
