FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 was the 40th World Championships in nordic skiing and took place in Lahti, Finland from 22 February to 5 March 2017. This was the seventh time the event has been held there, having previously been held in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989 and 2001.
Host selection
Of the four candidate cities three had already submitted unsuccessful bids for the previous championships in 2015.City | Country | Previous championships hosted |
Lahti | 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989, 2001 | |
Oberstdorf | 1987, 2005 | |
Planica | ||
Zakopane | 1929, 1939, 1962 |
The winner was selected at the FIS Congress in South Korea on 31 May 2012. The Voting results were as following:
City | First vote | Second vote | Third vote |
Lahti | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Planica | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Oberstdorf | 3 | 3 | Out |
Zakopane | 0 | Out | Out |
Schedule
All times are local.;Cross-country
Date | Time | Event |
22 February | 14:00 | Women's 5km classical qualification |
22 February | 15:30 | Men's 10km classical qualification |
23 February | 15:00 | Men's & women's sprint |
25 February | 12:00 | Women's 2x7.5 km skiathlon |
25 February | 14:30 | Men's 2x15 km skiathlon |
26 February | 11:30 | Men's & women's team sprint |
28 February | 13:45 | Women's 10 km classical |
1 March | 13:45 | Men's 15 km classical |
2 March | 15:00 | Women's 4 x 5 km relay |
3 March | 13:30 | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
4 March | 14:30 | Women's 30 km freestyle |
5 March | 14:30 | Men's 50 km freestyle |
;Nordic combined
Date | Time | Event |
24 February | 10:30 13:30 | HS100 / 10 km |
26 February | 12:00 15:30 | Team HS100 / 4x5 km |
1 March | 12:00 16:15 | HS130 / 10 km |
3 March | 16:00 18:15 | Team sprint HS130 / 2x7.5 km |
;Ski jumping
Date | Time | Event |
23 February | 14:00 | Women's HS100 qualification |
24 February | 14:30 | Men's HS100 qualification |
24 February | 17:30 | Women's HS100 |
25 February | 17:30 | Men's HS100 |
26 February | 17:30 | Team mixed HS100 |
1 March | 18:00 | Men's HS130 qualification |
2 March | 18:30 | Men's HS130 |
4 March | 17:15 | Men's team HS130 |
Medal summary
Medal table
Top athletes
All athletes with three or more medals or at least two gold medals.Fifteen other athletes earned 2 medals.