FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003

Piz Nair

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Location of Piz Nair in Switzerland

Piz Nair

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Location of Piz Nair in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, at Piz Nair from February 2–16, 2003.^[1]

St. Moritz previously hosted the world championships in 1974, as well as the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics (no alpine skiing).

Men's events

Date: February 8

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Austria	Michael Walchhofer	1:43.54
2	Norway	Kjetil André Aamodt	1:44.05
3	Switzerland	Bruno Kernen	1:44.51

Date: February 2

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Austria	Stephan Eberharter	1:38.80
2	Austria	Hermann Maier	1:39.57
	United States	Bode Miller	1:39.57

Date: February 12

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	United States	Bode Miller	2:45.93	1:19.63	1:26.30
2	Austria	Hans Knauß	2:45.96	1:18.76	1:27.20
3	United States	Erik Schlopy	2:45.97	1:20.68	1:25.29

Date: February 16

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Croatia	Ivica Kostelić	1:40.66	50.81	49.85
2	Switzerland	Silvan Zurbriggen	1:40.99	51.53	49.46
3	Italy	Giorgio Rocca	1:41.02	51.15	49.87

Date: February 6

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Downhill	Slalom
1	United States	Bode Miller	3:18.41	1:52,11	1:26.30
2	Norway	Lasse Kjus	3:18.48	1:49.16	1:29.32
3	Norway	Kjetil André Aamodt	3:18.54	1:50.50	1:28.04

Date: February 9

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Canada	Mélanie Turgeon	1:34.30
2	Switzerland	Corinne Rey-Bellet	1:34.41
	Austria	Alexandra Meissnitzer	1:34.41

Date: February 3

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1	Austria	Michaela Dorfmeister	1:27.48
2	United States	Kirsten Lee Clark	1:27.50
3	United States	Jonna Mendes	1:27.63

Date: February 13

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Sweden	Anja Pärson	2:30.97	1:19.21	1:11.76
2	Italy	Denise Karbon	2:32.52	1:20.08	1:12.44
3	Canada	Allison Forsyth	2:32.76	1:19.33	1:13.43

Date: February 15

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1	Croatia	Janica Kostelić	1:39.55	49.32	50.23
2	Austria	Marlies Schild	1:40.18	49.72	50.46
3	Austria	Nicole Hosp	1:40.46	49.77	50.69

Date: February 10

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Downhill	Slalom
1	Croatia	Janica Kostelić	2:41.63	1:18.81	1:22.82
2	Austria	Nicole Hosp	2:41.69	1:18.25	1:23.44
3	Switzerland	Marlies Oester	2:43.83	1:19.48	1:24.35

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria	3	5	1	9
2	Croatia	3	-	-	3
3	United States	2	2	2	6
4	Canada	1	-	1	2
5	Sweden	1	-	-	1
6	Switzerland	-	2	2	4
7	Norway	-	2	1	3
8	Italy	-	1	1	2

**Course Information** – (metric)
Date	Race	Start Elevation	Finish Elevation	Vertical Drop	Course Length	Average Gradient
Fri 08-Feb	Downhill – men	2840 m	2040 m	800 m	2.989 km	26.8%
Sat 09-Feb	Downhill – women	2745	2040	705	2.719	25.9
Wed 06-Feb	Downhill – (K) – men	2745	2040	705	2.828	24.9
Sun 10-Feb	Downhill – (K) – women	2590	2040	550	2.583	21.3
Sat 02-Feb	Super-G – men	2645	2040	605	2.358	25.7
Sun 03-Feb	Super-G – women	2590	2040	550	2.118	26.0
Tue 12-Feb	Giant Slalom – men	2485	2040	445
Wed 13-Feb	Giant Slalom – women	2435	2040	395
Sat 16-Feb	Slalom – men	2220	2040	180
Fri 15-Feb	Slalom – women	2205	2040	165
Wed 06-Feb	Slalom – (K) – men	2205	2040	165
Sun 10-Feb	Slalom – (K) – women	2205	2040	165

**Course Information** – (imperial)
Date	Race	Start Elevation	Finish Elevation	Vertical Drop	Course Length	Average Gradient
Fri 08-Feb	Downhill – men	9318 ft	6693 ft	2625 ft	1.854 mi.	26.8%
Sat 09-Feb	Downhill – women	9006	6693	2313	1.690	25.9
Wed 06-Feb	Downhill – (K) – men	9006	6693	2313	1.757	24.9
Sun 10-Feb	Downhill – (K) – women	8497	6693	1804	1.605	21.3
Sat 02-Feb	Super-G – men	8678	6693	1985	1.465	25.7
Sun 03-Feb	Super-G – women	8497	6693	1804	1.316	26.0
Tue 12-Feb	Giant Slalom – men	8153	6693	1460
Wed 13-Feb	Giant Slalom – women	7989	6693	1296
Sat 16-Feb	Slalom – men	7283	6693	590
Fri 15-Feb	Slalom – women	7234	6693	541
Wed 06-Feb	Slalom – (K) – men	7234	6693	541
Sun 10-Feb	Slalom – (K) – women	7234	6693	541