Alpine World Ski Championships 1985

28th Alpine World Ski Championships 1985
Place:	Bormio and Santa Caterina Valfurva ( Italy )
Start:	January 31, 1985
The End:	February 10, 1985
winner
	Men's	Ladies
Departure	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Michela Figini
Giant slalom	Markus Wasmeier	Diann Roffe
slalom	Jonas Nilsson	Perrine Pelen
combination	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Erika Hess
← Schladming 1982 Crans-Montana 1987 →

The 28th Alpine World Ski Championships took place from January 31 to February 10, 1985 in Bormio and Santa Caterina Valfurva in Italy . The award was made by the FIS at its 34th Congress in 1983 in Sydney . At the same time, the decision was made here not to award any more World Championship medals at the Olympic Games and instead to hold the World Championship every two years.

Worth mentioning

• There was only one title defense, u.zw. in the ladies combination; however, two title holders from 1982 were no longer there because of the end of their careers.
• After the non-permission to start at last year's Olympic Winter Games, Ingemar Stenmark , who had a so-called "B license", was allowed to take part in a major event again.
• As in the 1984 Olympic Games, Austria remained without a gold medal; it was the first time since 1966 that the women's downhill gold medal went to France.
• The women's downhill had to be canceled and held again, so that both the men's and the women's downhill were carried out on the same day, which was practically a repetition of the scenario from the 1984 Olympic Games - this had only been the case at world championships so far , u.zw. 1962.

TV broadcasts

ORF planned to broadcast for 30 hours, including the studio programs .

Men

Marc Girardelli received permission to participate from the FIS . Although he was not yet a citizen of Luxembourg , he had applied to the local authorities to do so. There were several protests when FIS President Marc Hodler granted the start permit.

Departure

Franz Klammer on departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	2: 06.68 min
2	SUI	Peter Müller	2: 06.79 min
3	United States	Doug Lewis	2: 06.82 min
4th	SUI	Franz Heinzer	2: 07.45 min
5	AUT	Franz Klammer	2: 07.64 min
6th	AUT	Peter Wirnsberger	2: 07.70 min
7th	AUT	Helmut Höflehner	2: 08.01 min
8th	SUI	Conradin Cathomen	2: 08.03 min
-	-	-	-
17th	AUT	Harti Weirather	2: 09.52 min
20th	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	2: 09.73 min
22nd	FRG	Klaus Gattermann	2: 10.73 min
24	FRG	Sepp Wildgruber	2: 10.94 min
26th	FRG	Peter Roth	2: 11.68 min
40	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 18.05 min

Defending champion: Harti Weirather (AUT)
Date: February 3rd, 12:00 pm
Slope: " Stelvio ", Bormio
Length: 3680 m, difference in altitude: 1110 m
Gates: 31

61 runners started, 53 of them reached the finish.

The winner Zurbriggen, just released from hospital, had already set the best time in the first training session on January 29th. However, he did not take part in any further training for the time being, but on February 1st he already won the combined descent. One of the biggest favorites for this downhill was also the current No. 1 in the FIS world rankings, Helmut Höflehner.

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	2: 28.90 min
2	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	2: 28.95 min
3	LUX	Marc Girardelli	2: 29.22 min
4th	FRG	Egon Hirt	2: 30.35 min
5	AUT	Hans Enn	2: 30.36 min
6th	ITA	Robert Erlacher	2: 30.53 min
7th	YUG	Rok Petrovič	2: 31.03 min
8th	YUG	Bojan Križaj	2: 31.26 min
-	-	-	-
10	SUI	Max Julen	2: 31.71 min
14th	SUI	Martin Hangl	2: 32.11 min
15th	SUI	Thomas Bürgler	2: 32.70 min
19th	AUT	Franz Gruber	2: 35.42 min
26th	LIE	Roland Schädler	2: 39.01 min

Defending champion: Steve Mahre (USA) (career ended)
Date : February 7th, 9:30 am (1st run), 1:30 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "Stelvio", Bormio
Length: 1319 m, difference in altitude: 385 m
goals: 50 (1st run), 57 (2nd run)

There were 99 runners at the start, 51 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Anton Steiner (AUT)

Retired u. a .: Michael Eder (FRG), Finn Christian Jagge (NOR), Günther Mader (AUT), Petar Popangelow (BUL), Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Boris Strel (YUG), Hubert Strolz (AUT), Johan Wallner (SWE ), Andreas Wenzel (LIE)

slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	SWE	Jonas Nilsson	1: 38.82 min
2	LUX	Marc Girardelli	1: 38.88 min
3	AUT	Robert Zoller	1: 39.35 min
4th	SWE	Ingemar Stenmark	1: 39.74 min
5	YUG	Bojan Križaj	1: 40.07 min
6th	ITA	Paolo De Chiesa	1: 40.27 min
7th	FRA	Daniel Mougel	1: 40.63 min
8th	FRG	Florian Beck	1: 41.63 min
-	-	-	-
11	SUI	Martin Hangl	1: 43.19 min
26th	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 06.00 min

Defending champion: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
Date : February 10, 10:00 am (1st run), 1:30 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "Stelvio", Bormio
Length: 500 m, difference in altitude: 202 m
Gates: 69 (1st run), 66 (2nd run)

95 runners started, 35 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Didier Bouvet (FRA), Thomas Bürgler (SUI), Bengt Fjällberg (SWE), Paul Frommelt (LIE), Franz Gruber (AUT), Klaus Heidegger (AUT), Max Julen (SUI), Tetsuya Okabe (JPN) , Rok Petrovič (YUG), Petar Popangelow (BUL), Ernst Riedlsperger (AUT), Michel Vion (FRA), Johan Wallner (SWE), Andreas Wenzel (LIE), Frank Wörndl (FRG), Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	Points
1	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	2: 00.36 (1.)	1: 37.92 (5.)	7.67
2	AUT	Ernst Riedlsperger	2: 03.84 (22.)	1: 37.31 (2.)	37.84
3	SUI	Thomas Bürgler	2: 04.38 (27.)	1: 36.83 (1st)	39.41
4th	LIE	Andreas Wenzel	2: 03.52 (18.)	1: 39.08 (8.)	48.41
5	FRA	Michel Vion	2: 05.08 (21.)	1: 37.36 (3rd)	50.38
6th	FRA	Franck Piccard	2: 02.50 (7.)	1: 41.24 (11.)	55.14
7th	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	2: 01.59 (3rd)	1: 42.51 (12.)	56.04
8th	AUT	Günther Mader	2: 04.34 (26.)	1: 39.74 (9.)	61.56
-	-	-	-	-	-
28	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 11.06 (54th)	2: 02.09 (28th)	300.55

Defending champion: Michel Vion (FRA)
Date : February 1st, 11:00 am (departure)
February 5th, 10:00 am / 12:30 pm (slalom)

Downhill route: "Stelvio", Bormio
route length: 3480 m, difference in altitude: 915 m
gates: 35

Slalom course: "Stelvio", Bormio
Length: 500 m, difference in altitude: 202 m
Gates: 59 (1st run), 64 (2nd run)

62 drivers were at the start, 36 classified.

Retired u. a .: Klaus Gattermann (FRG), Martin Hangl (SUI), Peter Lüscher (SUI), Michael Mair (ITA), Peter Roth (FRG), Anton Steiner (AUT), Sepp Wildgruber (FRG); Thomas Stangassinger (AUT), in sixth place after the first run, did not start the second slalom run due to an injury.

Women

Departure

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SUI	Michela Figini	1: 26.96 min
2	SUI	Ariane Ehrat	1: 28.57 min
	AUT	Katharina Gutensohn	1: 28.57 min
4th	AUT	Sigrid Wolf	1: 28.58 min
5	FRG	Regine Mösenlechner	1: 28.64 min
6th	SUI	Maria Walliser	1: 28.76 min
7th	CAN	Laurie Graham	1: 29.10 min
8th	SUI	Brigitte Oertli	1: 29.16 min
9	FRG	Traudl Hächer	1: 29.23 min
10	AUT	Sylvia Eder	1: 29.30 min
11	FRG	Marina Kiehl	1: 29.32 min
12	AUT	Elisabeth Kirchler	1: 29.37 min
-	-	-	-
31	LIE	Jolanda Kindle	1: 35.08 min

Defending champion: Gerry Sorensen (CAN) (career ended)
Date : February 3rd, 10:00 am
Slope: "Cividale", Santa Caterina Valfurva
Length: 2523 m, difference in altitude: 685 m
Goals: 37

There were 36 runners at the start, 34 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Michaela Gerg (FRG)

Giant slalom

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	United States	Diann Roffe	2: 18.53 min
2	AUT	Elisabeth Kirchler	2: 19.13 min
3	United States	Eva Twardokens	2: 19.21 min
4th	United States	Debbie Armstrong	2: 19.26 min
5	FRG	Marina Kiehl	2: 19.60 min
6th	FRG	Traudl Hächer	2: 20.14 min
7th	FRG	Maria Epple	2: 20.34 min
8th	SUI	Maria Walliser	2: 20.51 min
-	-	-	-
11	SUI	Erika Hess	2: 20.79 min
12	SUI	Vreni Schneider	2: 20.82 min
14th	FRG	Michaela Gerg	2: 21.06 min
15th	SUI	Michela Figini	2: 21.59 min
17th	AUT	Anita Wachter	2: 22.14 min
25th	LIE	Ursula Konzett	2: 24.12 min
31	AUT	Katharina Gutensohn	2: 26.40 min
32	LIE	Jolanda Kindle	2: 26.60 min

Defending champion: Erika Hess (SUI)
Date : February 6th, 10:00 am (1st run), 1:30 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "Cividale", Santa Caterina Valfurva
Length: 1270 m, difference in altitude: 345 m
Goals: 48 (1st run), 47 (2nd run)

55 runners started, 46 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Tamara McKinney (USA), Karen Percy (CAN)

slalom

space	country	sportswoman	country
1	FRA	Perrine Pelen	1: 29.58 min
2	FRA	Christelle Guignard	1: 29.93 min
3	ITA	Paoletta Magoni	1: 29.98 min
4th	AUT	Anni Kronbichler	1: 30.18 min
5	SUI	Brigitte Oertli	1: 30.21 min
6th	POLE	Dorota Tlałka	1: 30.43 min
7th	POLE	Małgorzata Tlałka	1: 30.54 min
8th	SUI	Corinne Schmidhauser	1: 30.72 min
9	SUI	Brigitte Gadient	1: 30.79 min
-	-	-	-
12	AUT	Sylvia Eder	1: 32.36 min
21st	FRG	Marina Kiehl	1: 36.59 min

Defending champion: Erika Hess (SUI)
Date : February 9, 10:00 am (1st run), 1:30 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "Stelvio", Bormio
Length: 500 m, difference in altitude: 167 m
Gates: 58 (1st run), 54 (2nd run)

There were 52 runners at the start, 27 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Michaela Gerg (FRG), Maria Epple (FRG), Traudl Hächer (FRG), Erika Hess (SUI), Ursula Konzett (LIE), Kerrin Lee-Gartner (CAN), Tamara McKinney (USA), Maria Rosa Quario (ITA), Veronika Šarec (YUG), Roswitha Steiner (AUT), Anita Wachter (AUT), Daniela Zini (ITA)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	Points
1	SUI	Erika Hess	1: 17.47 (16.)	1: 30.79 (1.)	18.72
2	AUT	Sylvia Eder	1: 16.68 (6.)	1: 34.17 (5.)	34.42
3	United States	Tamara McKinney	1: 18.06 (22.)	1: 32.80 (3.)	44.45
4th	SUI	Brigitte Oertli	1: 16.60 (4.)	1: 36.25 (10.)	50.36
5	FRA	Hélène Barbier	1: 18.04 (21.)	1: 33.77 (4th)	52.16
6th	FRG	Traudl Hächer	1: 16.41 (2.)	1: 37.44 (11.)	57.25
7th	United States	Eva Twardokens	1: 18.20 (24.)	1: 34.50 (7.)	60.51
8th	AUT	Veronika Wallinger	1: 16.67 (5th)	1: 37.54 (12.)	62.10
9	LIE	Ursula Konzett	1: 20.88 (39.)	1: 32.40 (2.)	84.79
10	FRG	Marina Kiehl	1: 16.93 (9.)	1: 39.81 (15.)	84.88
-	-	-	-	-	-
13	FRG	Michaela Gerg	1: 17.18 (12.)	1: 40.90 (17.)	98.75
14th	FRG	Regine Mösenlechner	1: 16.96 (10.)	1: 41.85 (18.)	98.77
19th	AUT	Sigrid Wolf	1: 16.98 (11.)	1: 42.85 (19.)	110.77
21st	SUI	Maria Walliser	1: 16.26 (1.)	1: 48.37 (22.)	145.23

Defending champion: Erika Hess (SUI)
Date : January 31, 11:00 am (departure)
February 4, 10:00 am / 12:30 pm (slalom)

Downhill route: "Cividale", Santa Caterina Valfurva
Route length: 2385 m, difference in altitude: 640 m
Gates: 31

Slalom course: "Stelvio", Bormio
Height difference: 167 m
Gates: 56 (1st run), 57 (2nd run)

41 drivers were at the start, 27 classified.

Retired u. a .: Debbie Armstrong (USA), Olga Charvátová (TCH), Blanca Fernández Ochoa (ESP), Michela Figini (SUI), Zoë Haas (SUI), Elisabeth Kirchler (AUT), Kerrin Lee-Gartner (CAN), Paoletta Magoni (ITA), Carole Merle (FRA), Maria Rosa Quario (ITA), Liisa Savijarvi (CAN), Daniela Zini (ITA)

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Switzerland	4th	3	1	8th
2	France	1	1	-	2
3	United States	1	-	3	4th
4th	BR Germany	1	-	-	1
	Sweden	1	-	-	1
6th	Austria	-	4th	1	5
7th	Luxembourg	-	1	1	2
7th	Italy	-	-	1	1

Individual evidence

1. ^ "WM in Seefeld" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna May 16, 1983, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
2. ↑ "More than 30 hours of television broadcasting"; POS .: box in column 3, middle . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 29, 1985, p. 11 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
3. ↑ Giradelli's chances are dwindling . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 29, 1985, p. 11 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
4. ^ Protest against Girardelli . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 1, 1985, p. 11 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
5. ↑ Departure: Höflehner number 1 . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 29, 1985, p. 11 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
6. ↑ The best came from the hospital . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 30, 1985, p. 13 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
7. ↑ Weirather's secret comeback . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 1, 1985, p. 11 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
8. ↑ Höflehner, who else? Zurbriggen? In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 2, 1985, p. 28 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
9. ↑ "I did not expect that" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 6, 1985, p. 13 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).