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.
CityCountryVotesPrevious championships hosted
Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado81999, 1989 ',
orig. 1976 Winter Olympics '
Cortina d'Ampezzo41956 Winter Olympics, 1941, 1932
St. Moritz 32003, 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.
DayDateTimeRaceStart
elevation		Finish
elevation		Vertical
drop		Course
length		GatesMaximum
gradient		Course
name		Sky
Tue3 Feb11:00Women's Super-G3246 m / 10650 ft2730 m / 8957 ft516 m / 1693 ft1.640 km / 1.119 mi3557% Raptorcloudy
Thu5 Feb11:00Men's Super-G3337 m / 10948 ft2730 m / 8957 ft671 m / 2201 ft1.879 km / 1.167 mi3968% Birds of Preycloudy
Fri6 Feb11:00Women's Downhill3440 m / 11283 ft2730 m / 8954 ft710 m / 2329 ft3.050 km / 1.895 mi4159% Raptorcloudy
Sat7 Feb11:00Men's Downhill3483 m / 11424 ft2730 m / 8954 ft753 m / 2470 ft2.623 km / 1.629 mi3663% Birds of Preysunny
Sun8 Feb10:00Men's Super Combined – Downhill3483 m / 11424 ft2730 m / 8954 ft753 m / 2470 ft2.623 km / 1.629 mi3663% Birds of Preysunny
Sun8 Feb14:15Men's Super Combined – Slalom2935 m / 9627 ft2724 m / 8935 ft211 m / 692 ft0.690 km / 0.429 mi6650% sunny
Mon9 Feb10:00Women's Super Combined – Downhill3440 m / 11283 ft2730 m / 8954 ft710 m / 2329 ft3.050 km / 1.895 mi4159% Raptorsunny
Mon9 Feb14:15Women's Super Combined – Slalom2911 m / 9548 ft2724 m / 8935 ft182 m / 613 ft0.640 km / 0.398 mi5946% sunny
Tue10 Feb14:15Team Eventm / ftm / ftm / ftm / ftsunny
Thu12 Feb10:15
14:15		Women's Giant Slalom – Run 1
Women's Giant Slalom – Run 2		3077 m / 10093 ft2724 m / 8935 ft353 m / 1158 ft1.305 km / 0.811 mi49
49		50% sunny
Fri13 Feb10:15
14:15		Men's Giant Slalom – Run 1
Men's Giant Slalom – Run 2		3124 m / 10247 ft2724 m / 8935 ft400 m / 1312 ft1.490 km / 0.926 mi60
59		50% sunny
Sat14 Feb10:00
14:15		Women's Slalom – Run 1
Women's Slalom – Run 2		2911 m / 9548 ft2724 m / 8935 ft187 m / 613 ft0.640 km / 0.398 mi61
61		46% sunny
Sun15 Feb10:15
14:15		Men's Slalom – Run 1
Men's Slalom – Run 2		2935 m / 9627 ft2724 m / 8935 ft211 m / 692 ft0.690 km / 0.429 mi73
70		50% cloudy

Men's events

Women's events

Team event

Medal table