FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers or nations not at war with them. The results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official.[1]

Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From 1948 through 1982, the competition was held in even-numbered years, with the Winter Olympics acting as the World Championships through 1980, and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. The 1950 championships in the United States at Aspen were the first held outside of Europe and the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939.

The combined event was dropped after 1948 with the addition of the giant slalom in 1950, but returned in 1954 as a "paper" race which used the results of the three events: downhill, giant slalom, and slalom. During Olympic years from 1956 through 1980, FIS World Championship medals were awarded in the combined, but not Olympic medals. The combined returned as a separately run event in 1982 with its own downhill and two-run slalom, and the Super-G was added to the program in 1987. (Both were also added to the Olympics in 1988.)

There were no World Championships in 1983 or 1984 and since 1985, they have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of the Winter Olympics. A lack of snow in southern Spain in 1995 caused a postponement to the following year.

A total of twelve countries have hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, including those which were shared with the Winter Olympics. All of the top-7 on the list of nations which have won FIS World Cup races have been selected as host at least twice. The World Championships have been held only once in the Southern Hemisphere, in August 1966 at Portillo, Chile. The list is complete through 2021 and does not include the unofficial 1941 event.

Country	World Championships hosted			Earliest year	Latest   year	Future
	Total number	Independent	Shared with Olympics
Switzerland	9	8	1	1931	2017
Austria	9	7	2	1933	2013	2025
Italy	7	6	1	1932	2021
United States	6	4	2	1950	2015
France	4	3	1	1937	2009	2023
Sweden	3	3	0	1954	2019
Germany	2	2	0	1978	2011
Japan	2	1	1	1972	1993
Poland	1	1	0	1939
Chile	1	1	0	1966
Spain	1	1	0	1996
Norway	1	0	1	1952
Totals	46	36	10	1931	2021

Note: The men's Super G in 1993 and the team event in 2009 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.

Participants with five or more medals in the individual disciplines (not including team events) at the Alpine Skiing World Championships are (boldface denotes active skiers):[3][4]

Men

Name	Country	Total	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	12	5	4	3
Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	11	4	4	3
Lasse Kjus	Norway	11	3	8	0
Marcel Hirscher	Austria	9	5	4	0
Aksel Lund Svindal	Norway	9	5	2	2
Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	9	4	4	1
Toni Sailer	Austria	8	7	1	0
Émile Allais 1	France	8	4	4	0
Gustav Thöni	Italy	7	5	2	0
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	7	5	1	1
Ted Ligety	United States	7	5	0	2
Rudolf Rominger 1	Switzerland	7	4	1	2
David Zogg 1	Switzerland	7	3	4	0
Benjamin Raich	Austria	7	2	4	1
Jean-Claude Killy	France	6	6	0	0
Stein Eriksen	Norway	6	4	1	1
Hermann Maier	Austria	6	3	2	1
Karl Schranz	Austria	6	3	2	1
Guy Périllat	France	6	2	3	1
Günther Mader	Austria	6	0	1	5
Bode Miller	United States	5	4	1	0
Anton Seelos 1	Austria	5	4	1	0
James Couttet	France	5	1	2	2
Otto Furrer 1	Switzerland	5	1	2	2
Alexis Pinturault	France	5	1	1	3

¹ Note: Medals earned in the 1930s, when it was an annual event.

Women

Name	Country	Total	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Christl Cranz 1,2	Germany	15	12	3	0
Marielle Goitschel	France	11	7	4	0
Anja Pärson	Sweden	11	7	1	3
Mikaela Shiffrin	United States	11	6	2	3
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	9	5	2	2
Tina Maze	Slovenia	9	4	5	0
Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein	9	4	3	2
Lara Gut-Behrami	Switzerland	8	2	3	3
Lindsey Vonn	United States	8	2	3	3
Lisa Resch 1	Germany	8	1	4	3
Erika Hess	Switzerland	7	6	0	1
Renate Götschl	Austria	7	2	3	2
Käthe Grasegger 1	Germany	7	0	1	6
Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden	6	4	1	1
Inge Wersin-Lantschner 1	Austria	6	3	3	0
Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	6	3	2	1
Annie Famose	France	6	1	2	3
Nicole Hosp	Austria	6	1	2	3
Janica Kostelić	Croatia	5	5	0	0
Trude Jochum-Beiser	Austria	5	3	2	0
Anna Fenninger	Austria	5	3	1	1
Anny Rüegg 1	Switzerland	5	2	1	2
Maria Höfl-Riesch	Germany	5	2	0	3
Frieda Dänzer	Switzerland	5	1	3	1
Petra Vlhová	Slovakia	5	1	3	1
Marlies Schild	Austria	5	1	2	2
Mateja Svet	Yugoslavia	5	1	1	3
Nini von Arx-Zogg 1	Switzerland	5	0	4	1
Julia Mancuso	United States	5	0	2	3
Anita Wachter	Austria	5	0	2	3

¹ Note: Medals earned in the 1930s, when it was an annual event. ² Note: Medals from the non-recognized 1941 championship not included

Top 10 skiers who won more gold medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (including at team events) are listed below. Boldface denotes active skiers and highest medal count among all skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Men

Rank	Skier	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Marcel Hirscher	Austria	2013	2019	** 7 **	4	–	** 11 **
2	Toni Sailer	Austria	1956	1958	7	1	–	8
3	Jean-Claude Killy	France	1966	1968	6	–	–	6
4	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	1991	2003	5	4	3	12
5	Aksel Lund Svindal	Norway	2005	2019	5	2	2	9
6	Gustav Thöni	Italy	1972	1976	5	2	–	7
7	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1976	1982	5	1	1	7
8	Ted Ligety	United States	2009	2015	5	–	2	7
9	Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	1985	1996	4	4	3	11
10	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	1985	1989	4	4	1	9

Women

Rank	Skier	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Christl Cranz	Germany	1934	1939	12	3	–	15
2	Marielle Goitschel	France	1962	1968	7	4	–	11
3	Anja Pärson	Sweden	2001	2011	7	* 2 *	* 4 *	** 13 **
4	Mikaela Shiffrin	United States	2013	2021	6	2	3	11
5	Erika Hess	Switzerland	1980	1987	6	–	1	7
6	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1970	1980	5	2	2	9
7	Janica Kostelić	Croatia	2003	2005	5	–	–	5
8	Tina Maze	Slovenia	2009	2015	4	5	–	9
9	Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein	1974	1980	4	3	2	9
10	Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden	1991	1999	4	1	1	6

* including one medal in the Mixed team event
** including two medals in the Mixed team event

The tables for both genders include medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980, though these were also World Championships. The mixed team events is not included for both genders, therefore there is special table for these team competitions. Also, there are two cumulative medal tables – the first one includes medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980, the second one don't includes these medals. All tables are current through 2021.

Men Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Austria 56 55 50 161 2    Switzerland 33 36 41 110 3  France 25 28 18 71 4  Norway 23 18 11 52 5  Italy 15 14 14 43 6  United States 13 5 11 29 7  Germany 8 14 17 39 8  Sweden 6 3 8 17 9  Luxembourg 4 4 3 11 10  Canada 3 3 4 10 11  Liechtenstein 1 5 4 10 12  Croatia 1 2 2 5 13  Spain 1 0 1 2 14  Finland 1 0 0 1 15  Yugoslavia 0 1 2 3 16  Japan 0 1 1 2  Poland 0 1 1 2  Slovenia 0 1 1 2 19  Australia 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 190 191 190 571

Women Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Austria 42 46 47 135 2    Switzerland 35 34 23 92 3  Germany 25 24 27 76 4  France 20 24 18 62 5  United States 16 21 25 62 6  Sweden 11 5 10 26 7  Canada 11 4 3 18 8  Italy 7 11 11 29 9  Slovenia 6 5 1 12 10  Croatia 5 0 0 5 11  Great Britain 4 4 3 11  Liechtenstein 4 4 3 11 13  Slovakia 1 3 1 5 14  Norway 1 2 6 9 15  Yugoslavia 1 2 3 6 16  Czech Republic 1 1 2 4 17  Australia 1 0 0 1 18  Finland 0 2 2 4 19  Soviet Union 0 0 2 2 TOTAL 191 192 187 570

Mixed team events Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Austria 3 3 0 6 2  France 2 0 1 3 3  Germany 1 0 2 3 4    Switzerland 1 0 1 2 5  Norway 1 0 0 1 6  Sweden 0 3 3 6 7  Canada 0 1 0 1  Slovakia 0 1 0 1 9  Italy 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 8 8 8 24

Total Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Austria 101 104 97 302 2    Switzerland 69 70 65 204 3  France 47 52 37 136 4  Germany 34 38 46 118 5  United States 29 26 36 91 6  Norway 25 20 17 62 7  Italy 22 25 26 73 8  Sweden 17 11 21 49 9  Canada 14 8 7 29 10  Slovenia 6 6 2 14 11  Croatia 6 2 2 10 12  Liechtenstein 5 9 7 21 13  Great Britain 4 4 3 11  Luxembourg 4 4 3 11 15  Slovakia 1 4 1 6 16  Yugoslavia 1 3 5 9 17  Finland 1 2 2 5 18  Czech Republic 1 1 2 4 19  Australia 1 0 1 2  Spain 1 0 1 2 21  Japan 0 1 1 2  Poland 0 1 1 2 23  Soviet Union 0 0 2 2 TOTAL 389 391 385 1165

Total (not including 1948–1980 Winter Olympics) Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Austria 87 87 79 253 2    Switzerland 59 61 57 177 3  France 37 44 29 110 4  Germany 30 32 42 104 5  United States 25 19 32 76 6  Norway 24 19 16 59 7  Italy 19 22 22 63 8  Sweden 15 11 19 45 9  Canada 11 7 5 23 10  Slovenia 6 6 2 14 11  Croatia 6 2 2 10 12  Great Britain 4 4 3 11  Luxembourg 4 4 3 11 14  Liechtenstein 3 7 5 15 15  Slovakia 1 4 1 6 16  Yugoslavia 1 3 5 9 17  Finland 1 2 2 5 18  Czech Republic 1 1 2 4 19  Australia 1 0 1 2 20  Poland 0 1 1 2 21  Japan 0 0 1 1  Soviet Union 0 0 1 1  Spain 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 335 336 331 1002

• Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
• Alpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Games
• Alpine skiing World Cup
• Para Alpine Skiing World Cup
• World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
• World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships

Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

• FIS-ski.com – official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
• Ski-DB.com – Men's World Champions
• Ski-DB.com – Women's World Champions
• Neveclub.it Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine – FIS World Champions News