FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1941
International Nordic skiing competition
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1941 took place February 1–10, 1941 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The previous championships of 1940 were scheduled for Norway, but were cancelled in the wake of Germany's invasion of Norway during World War II. At the 1946 meeting in Pau, France, the FIS declared this a non-event because of the limited number of competitors. Medals were awarded in this event, but not counted in the overall FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as a result.
| Host city | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 1 February 1941 |
| Closing | 10 February 1941 |
Men's cross country
18 km
| Position | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alfred Dahlqvist (SWE) |
1:05:25 |
| 2 |  Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala (FIN) |
1:07:35 |
| 3 | Lauri Silvennoinen (FIN) |
1:08:13 |
50 km
| Position | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala (FIN) |
3:36:35 |
| 2 | Mauritz Brännström (SWE) |
3:38:17 |
| 3 | Alfred Dahlqvist (SWE) |
3:41:41 |
4 × 10 km relay
| Position | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (Martti Lauronen, Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala, Lauri Silvennoinen, Eino Olkinuora) |
2:31:07 |
| 2 | Sweden (Carl Pahlin, Donald Johansson, Nils Östensson, Alfred Dahlqvist) |
2:32:15 |
| 3 |  Italy (Aristide Compagnoni, Severino Compagnoni, Alberto Jammaron, Giulio Gerardi) |
2:33:50 |
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
| Position | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gustav 'Gustl' Berauer (GER) |
431.8 |
| 2 | Pauli Salonen (FIN) |
414.8 |
| 3 | Josef Gstrein (GER) |
406.2 |
Berauer was from Czechoslovakia while Gstrein was from Austria, but both competed for Germany after the Nazis occupied their respective countries in 1938.
Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
| Position | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Vierto (FIN) |
221.5 |
| 2 | Leo Laakso (FIN) |
220.5 |
| 3 | Sven Selånger (SWE) |
218.3 |
Military patrol competition
A military patrol competition, 25 km cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, was also held outside of the official FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
| Position | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (Wilhelm Hjukström, Martin Matsbo, Nils Östensson, Gösta Andersson) |
2:13:21 |
| 2 | Germany (?, ?, ?, ?) |
2:20:17 |
| 3 | Italy (?, ?, ?, ?) |
2:23:55 |
Medal table
References
- FIS history of the 1941 Championships[link removed]
- German Wikipedia information on this event
- Hickoksports list of medal winners including 1941[link removed]