FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997
Host city	Sestriere
Country	Italy
Events	10
Opening	3 February 1997
Closing	15 February 1997
Opened by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
	← Sierra Nevada 1996 Vail and Beaver Creek 1999 →

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3–15, 1997.^[1]

CountryItaly

Events10

Opening3 February 1997

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Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Placing	Athlete	Time
1	Bruno Kernen	1:51.11
2	Lasse Kjus	1:51.18
3	Kristian Ghedina	1:51.46

Placing	Athlete	Time
1	Atle Skårdal	1:29.68
2	Lasse Kjus	1:29.89
3	Günther Mader	1:30.01

Placing	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Michael von Grünigen	2:48.23	1:23.31	1:24.92
2	Lasse Kjus	2:49.35	1:24.59	1:24.76
3	Andreas Schifferer	2:49.68	1:25.05	1:24.63

Placing	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Tom Stiansen	1:51.70	55.81	55.89
2	Sébastien Amiez	1:51.75	54.71	57.04
3	Alberto Tomba	1:52.14	56.21	55.93

Placing	Athlete	Time	Downhill	Slalom
1	Kjetil André Aamodt	3:10.40	1:37.37	1:33.03
2	Bruno Kernen	3:10.68	1:37.62	1:33.06
3	Mario Reiter	3:11.69	1:39.67	1:32.02

Men's competitions

Placing	Athlete	Time
1	Hilary Lindh	1:41.18
2	Heidi Zurbriggen	1:41.24
3	Pernilla Wiberg	1:41.44

Placing	Athlete	Time
1	Isolde Kostner	1:23.50
2	Katja Seizinger	1:23.58
3	Hilde Gerg	1:23.64

Placing	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Deborah Compagnoni	2:39.19	1:17.64	1:21.55
2	Karin Roten	2:39.99	1:18.37	1.21.62
3	Leila Piccard	2:40.95	1:19.58	1:21.37

Placing	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Deborah Compagnoni	1:43.88	52.67	51.21
2	Lara Magoni	1:45.15	53.08	52.07
3	Karin Roten	1:45.48	52.62	52.86

Placing	Athlete	Time	Slalom	Downhill
1	Renate Götschl	3:03.38	1:28.75	1:34.63
2	Katja Seizinger	3:03.42	1:28.27	1:35.15
3	Hilde Gerg	3:03.46	1:28.22	1:35.24

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	3	3	-	6
2	Italy	3	1	2	6
3	Switzerland	2	3	1	6
4	Austria	1	-	3	4
5	United States	1	-	-	1
6	Germany	-	2	2	4
7	France	-	1	1	2
8	Sweden	-	-	1	1