Host city | Schladming, Styria, Austria |
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Nations | 72 |
Athletes | 614 |
Events | 11 |
Opening | 4 February 2013 |
Closing | 17 February 2013 |
Opened by | Heinz Fischer |
Main venue | Planai |
Website | schladming2013.at |
Alpine skiing at the World Ski Championships 2013 | ||
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Combined | men | women |
Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
Super-G | men | women |
Team | mixed | |
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 were the 42nd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 4–17 February in Austria at Planai in Schladming, Styria. A record number of athletes and countries took part in this championships. Schladming previously hosted the 1982 World Championships, and prior to acquiring the 2013 event, it made two unsuccessful bids to host.
The FIS awarded the 2013 championships to Schladming on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek in Vail, United States, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and St. Moritz, Switzerland. Beaver Creek/Vail hosted in 2015 and St. Moritz gained the championships for 2017.