Alpine World Ski Championships 1987

Alpine World Ski Championships 1987
Place:	Crans-Montana , Switzerland
Start:	January 27, 1987
The End:	February 8, 1987
winner
	Men's	Ladies
Departure	Peter Müller	Maria Walliser
Super G	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Maria Walliser
Giant slalom	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Vreni Schneider
slalom	Frank Wörndl	Erika Hess
combination	Marc Girardelli	Erika Hess
← Bormio 1985 Vail 1989 →

The 29th Alpine World Ski Championships took place from January 27 to February 8, 1987 in the winter sports resort of Crans-Montana in Switzerland . For the first time, Super G competitions were held at a world championship (this was the decision taken by the 35th FIS Congress in Vancouver in May 1985 ).

Awarded to Crans-Montana

At the 34th FIS Congress in Sydney in May 1983 , Crans-Montana was entrusted with organizing these world championships.

World Championships program

January 24th | Viewing the women's downhill
25 January | Training women's downhill | 5.00 p.m. | Opening ceremony
January 26th | Sightseeing men's downhill run | Training women's downhill run
January 27th | 10.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. | Combination slalom men | Training ladies run
January 28 | 11.00 a.m. | Combination run women | Training men's downhill run
January 29 | 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. | Combined slalom women | Training men's downhill run
January 30th | 12.00 p.m. | Combined downhill run men | Training ladies run
January 31 | 12: 00h | Men's Downhill | Training women downhill
February 1st | 12.00 p.m. | women downhill
2nd February | 12.00 p.m. | Super-G men
3rd February | 12.00 p.m. | Super-G women
4th February | 10:30 and 13.00 | giant slalom men
5th February | 10th : 30 and 13.00 | giant slalom women
6 February | day off
7 February | 10 am and 12:30 pm | slalom women
8 February | 10 am and 12:30 pm | slalom men | 15:00 h | Closing ceremony.

Budget overrun, conservation movement

In the run-up to the event, the budget was noticeably exceeded (CHF 17 million instead of CHF 10 million). In addition, there were objections from nature conservationists, to which the organizing committee replied with commitments for afforestation and greening of the soil.

Worth mentioning

• The world championships turned out to be a great triumph for the host Swiss. With the exception of the combination and the men's slalom, all gold medals went to Switzerland. There was a specialty in the men's downhill with a quadruple victory, the first in the men's race since 1931 in Mürren (when the first four places had also gone to Switzerland).
  Thus, the runners of the Swiss Ski Association succeeded in post-war history what those from Austria had already achieved in 1962 and from France in 1966, among other things. to win almost all gold medals (and several others) to be awarded.
• It was only possible to defend the title in the women's combination, whereby the winner Erika Hess was able to win this title three times in a row.
  In addition, there was the same podium in the women's combination as in 1985.
• As in 1985, Austria was again without a gold medal and was even overtaken by Germany.

Men

Departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	SUI	Peter Müller	2: 07.80 min
2	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	2: 08.13 min
3	SUI	Karl Alpiger	2: 08.20 min
4th	SUI	Franz Heinzer	2: 08.34 min
5	CAN	Rob Boyd	2: 08.50 min
6th	SUI	Daniel Mahrer	2: 09.06 min
7th	LUX	Marc Girardelli	2: 09.11 min
8th	AUT	Leonhard Stock	2: 09.18 min
9	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	2: 09.21 min
10	FRG	Sepp Wildgruber	2: 09.45 min
-	-	-	-
13	FRG	Klaus Gattermann	2: 09.57 min
14th	AUT	Helmut Höflehner	2: 09.70 min
16	AUT	Erwin Resch	2: 10.03 min
24	AUT	Peter Wirnsberger	2: 10.70 min
26th	FRG	Peter Eigler	2: 10.80 min
41	LIE	Gregor Hoop	2: 14.90 min
46	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 16.76 min

Defending champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)
Date : January 31, 12:00 noon
Slope: "Nationale"
Length: 3670 m, difference in altitude: 981 m
Goals: 35

There were 53 runners at the start, all of them reached the finish.

Super G

space	country	athlete	time
1	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	1: 19.93 min
2	LUX	Marc Girardelli	1: 20.80 min
3	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	1: 21.08 min
4th	AUT	Leonhard Stock	1: 21.28 min
5	AUT	Hubert Strolz	1: 21.44 min
6th	ITA	Robert Erlacher	1: 21.83 min
7th	AUT	Rudolf Nierlich	1: 22.20 min
8th	FRG	Michael Eder	1: 22.30 min
9	LIE	Günther Marxer	1: 22.44 min
-	-	-	-
12	FRG	Herbert Renoth	1: 22.63 min
13	AUT	Günther Mader	1: 22.74 min
17th	FRG	Hans Stuffer	1: 23.16 min
20th	SUI	Karl Alpiger	1: 23.68 min
26th	LIE	Gerald Näscher	1: 25.04 min
29	LIE	Silvio Wille	1: 25.25 min
50	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	1: 31.95 min

First held at world championships.
Date : February 2nd, 12:00 noon.
Slope: “Chetzeron”
Length: 1553 m, difference in altitude: 514 m,
gates: 43

There were 75 runners at the start, 63 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Martin Bell (GBR), Martin Hangl (SUI), Doug Lewis (USA), Peter Müller (SUI), Petar Popangelow (BUL), Jan Einar Thorsen (NOR), Andreas Wenzel (LIE)

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	2: 32.38 min
2	LUX	Marc Girardelli	2: 32.45 min
3	ITA	Alberto Tomba	2: 33.13 min
4th	AUT	Hubert Strolz	2: 33.21 min
5	FRG	Hans Stuffer	2: 34.27 min
6th	FRG	Michael Eder	2: 34.30 min
7th	FRG	Frank Wörndl	2: 34.44 min
8th	SUI	Hans Pieren	2: 34.46 min
-	-	-	-
13	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	2: 35.11 min
14th	AUT	Bernhard Gstrein	2: 35.88 min
15th	FRG	Peter Namberger	2: 36.86 min
18th	SUI	Markus Knöri	2: 38.38 min
22nd	LIE	Günther Marxer	2: 39.22 min
31	LIE	Gregor Hoop	2: 42.25 min
56	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 57.10 min

Defending champion: Markus Wasmeier (FRG)
Date : February 4th, 10:00 am (1st run), 1:00 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "Chetzeron"
Height difference: 389 m
Goals: 50 (1st run), 49 (2nd run)

There were 96 runners at the start, 66 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Didier Bouvet (FRA), Tomaž Čižman (YUG), Ole Kristian Furuseth (NOR), Joël Gaspoz (SUI), Helmut Mayer (AUT), Rudolf Nierlich (AUT), Jonas Nilsson (SWE), Tetsuya Okabe (JPN ), Franck Piccard (FRA), Richard Pramotton (ITA), Johan Wallner (SWE)

slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	FRG	Frank Wörndl	1: 54.63 min
2	AUT	Günther Mader	1: 54.82 min
3	FRG	Armin Bittner	1: 55.03 min
4th	LUX	Marc Girardelli	1: 55.11 min
5	SWE	Ingemar Stenmark	1: 55.60 min
6th	YUG	Bojan Križaj	1: 55.69 min
7th	SUI	Jean-Daniel Delèze	1: 55.78 min
	SUI	Joël Gaspoz	1: 55.78 min
9	LIE	Paul Frommelt	1: 56.13 min
16	AUT	Mathias Berthold	1: 58.29 min
19th	SUI	Hans Pieren	1: 59.60 min
24	LIE	Gerald Näscher	2: 04.50 min
34	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 23.81 min

Defending champion: Jonas Nilsson (SWE)
Date : February 8th, 10:00 am (1st run), 12:30 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "National"
Height difference: 217 m
Goals: 72 (1st run), 65 (2nd run)

94 runners were at the start, 40 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Florian Beck (FRG), Ole Kristian Furuseth (NOR), Finn Christian Jagge (NOR), Dietmar Köhlbichler (AUT), Rudolf Nierlich (AUT), Jonas Nilsson (SWE), Richard Pramotton (ITA), Alberto Tomba ( ITA), Johan Wallner (SWE), Andreas Wenzel (LIE), Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	Points
1	LUX	Marc Girardelli	1:53:16 (1st)	1:45:96 (7.)	28.27
2	SUI	Pirmin Zurbriggen	1:53:67 (3rd)	1:47:12 (9.)	30.54
3	AUT	Günther Mader	1:55:91 (18.)	1:44:48 (2nd)	41.96
4th	AUT	Bernhard Gstrein	1:57:22 (21.)	1:42:45 (1st)	42.34
5	FRG	Markus Wasmeier	1:54:31 (5th)	1:47:98 (10.)	48.15
6th	FRG	Josef Schick	1:56:28 (19.)	1:45:70 (4.)	53.78
7th	NOR	Finn Christian Jagge	1:57:57 (22nd)	1:45:79 (5.)	54.99
8th	AUT	Leonhard Stock	1:54:10 (4.)	1:54:09 (18th)	85.92
-	-	-	-	-	-
14th	AUT	Anton Steiner	1:55:53 (13th)	1:54:42 (19.)	102.99
16	LIE	Gregor Hoop	1:58:29 (25.)	1:53:19 (15.)	123.73
18th	FRG	Peter Eigler	1:55:47 (12th)	2:01:42 (25th)	148.15
29	SUI	Daniel Mahrer	1:53:20 (2nd)	2:25:05 (41st)	279.01

Defending champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)
Date : February 1, 1:30 p.m. (departure)
January 27, 10 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. (slalom)

Downhill route: "National"
route length: 3070 m, difference in altitude: 825 m,
gates: 32

Slalom course: "Chetzeron"
Height difference: 189 m
Goals: 63 (1st run), 60 (2nd run)

There were 69 runners at the start, 33 classified. This last place was occupied by Graham Bell (GB) with 470.37 points (Downhill rank 24 with 1.58.03 and Slalom rank 43 with 2.46.61).

Retired u. a .: Armin Bittner (FRG), Rob Boyd (CAN), Conradin Cathomen (SUI), Paul Frommelt (LIE), Ole Kristian Furuseth (NOR), Martin Hangl (SUI), Peter Müller (SUI), Tetsuya Okabe (JPN ), Andreas Wenzel (LIE)

Women

Departure

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SUI	Maria Walliser	1: 43.80 min
2	SUI	Michela Figini	1: 44.11 min
3	FRG	Regine Mösenlechner	1: 44.86 min
4th	FRG	Marina Kiehl	1: 45.06 min
5	CAN	Laurie Graham	1: 45.10 min
6th	AUT	Sylvia Eder	1: 45.31 min
7th	SUI	Erika Hess	1: 45.44 min
8th	FRG	Michaela Gerg	1: 45.75 min
-	-	-	-
11	SUI	Zoë Haas	1: 45.98 min
12	FRG	Karin Dedler	1: 46.15 min
14th	SUI	Heidi Zurbriggen	1: 46.42 min
15th	AUT	Sigrid Wolf	1: 46.45 min
33	LIE	Jacqueline Vogt	1: 51.78 min

Defending champion: Michela Figini (SUI)
Date : February 1st, 11:30 am
Slope: “Mont Lachaux”
Length: 2550 m, difference in altitude: 665 m
Goals: 40

There were 39 runners at the start, 35 of them reached the finish.

Super G

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SUI	Maria Walliser	1: 19.17 min
2	SUI	Michela Figini	1: 20.18 min
3	YUG	Mateja Svet	1: 20.23 min
4th	SUI	Vreni Schneider	1: 20.25 min
5	AUT	Sylvia Eder	1: 20.65 min
6th	United States	Debbie Armstrong	1: 21.07 min
7th	AUT	Sigrid Wolf	1: 21.39 min
8th	FRG	Michaela Gerg	1: 21.40 min
9	SUI	Brigitte Oertli	1: 21.72 min
-	-	-	-
13	FRG	Traudl Hächer	1: 22.27 min
14th	FRG	Regine Mösenlechner	1: 22.35 min
17th	AUT	Anita Wachter	1: 22.50 min
24	LIE	Jolanda Kindle	1: 23.68 min
38	LIE	Jacqueline Vogt	1: 26.82 min

First held at world championships.
Date : February 3rd, 12:00 noon.
Slope: “Chetzeron”
Length: 1435 m, difference in altitude: 459 m,
gates: 47

53 runners started, 47 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Marina Kiehl (FRG), Elisabeth Kirchler (AUT)

Giant slalom

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SUI	Vreni Schneider	2: 21.22 min
2	YUG	Mateja Svet	2: 21.78 min
3	SUI	Maria Walliser	2: 23.51 min
4th	SUI	Michela Figini	2: 23.77 min
5	ESP	Blanca Fernández Ochoa	2: 23.88 min
6th	FRG	Marina Kiehl	2: 23.92 min
7th	FRA	Małgorzata Mogore-Tlałka	2: 23.97 min
8th	SWE	Camilla Nilsson	2: 24.16 min
-	-	-	-
10	FRG	Michaela Gerg	2: 24.42 min
11	SUI	Brigitte Oertli	2: 24.67 min
14th	FRG	Katrin Stotz	2: 25.05 min
16	AUT	Sylvia Eder	2: 25.97 min
26th	FRG	Traudl Hächer	2: 28.26 min
29	LIE	Jolanda Kindle	2: 28.95 min
41	LIE	Jacqueline Vogt	2: 34.55 min

Defending champion: Diann Roffe (USA)
Date : February 5, 10:00 am (1st run), 1:00 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "Chetzeron"
Height difference: 349 m
Goals: 48 (1st run), 47 (2nd run)

There were 66 runners at the start, 51 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Elisabeth Kirchler (AUT), Diann Roffe (USA), Liisa Savijarvi (CAN), Sigrid Wolf (AUT). Did not run: Anita Wachter (AUT)

slalom

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SUI	Erika Hess	1: 33.30 min
2	AUT	Roswitha Steiner	1: 33.55 min
3	YUG	Mateja Svet	1: 34.39 min
4th	AUT	Karin Buder	1: 34.68 min
5	ESP	Blanca Fernández Ochoa	1: 35.05 min
6th	FRA	Małgorzata Mogore-Tlałka	1: 35.19 min
7th	FRG	Helga Lazak	1: 35.27 min
8th	FRA	Dorota Mogore-Tlałka	1: 35.41 min
-	-	-	-
15th	LIE	Jolanda Kindle	1: 39.73 min
21st	LIE	Jacqueline Vogt	1: 44.11 min

Defending champion: Perrine Pelen (FRA) (career ended)
Date : February 7th, 10:00 am (1st run), 12:30 pm (2nd run)
Slope: "National"
Height difference: 175 m
Gates: 55 ( 1st run) . Run), 55 (2nd run)

There were 67 runners at the start, 26 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Nadia Bonfini (ITA), Emi Kawabata (JPN), Ida Ladstätter (AUT), Monika Maierhofer (AUT), Paoletta Magoni (ITA), Tamara McKinney (USA), Brigitte Oertli (SUI), Karen Percy (CAN) , Diann Roffe (USA), Corinne Schmidhauser (SUI), Vreni Schneider (SUI)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	Points
1	SUI	Erika Hess	1: 25.14 (3rd)	1: 26.17 (3rd)	15.32
2	AUT	Sylvia Eder	1: 24.81 (2.)	1: 27.18 (5.)	18.66
3	United States	Tamara McKinney	1: 26.35 (12.)	1: 25.18 (1.)	24.41
4th	SUI	Vreni Schneider	1: 26.72 (13th)	1: 26.06 (2.)	36.49
5	AUT	Anita Wachter	1: 26.25 (9.)	1: 26.92 (4th)	36.70
6th	SUI	Michela Figini	1: 24.60 (1.)	1: 31.83 (14th)	52.31
7th	CAN	Karen Percy	1: 26.29 (11.)	1: 28.87 (9.)	52.59
8th	United States	Eva Twardokens	1: 27.19 (19.)	1: 27.93 (7.)	57.76
-	-	-	-	-	-
11	FRG	Angelika Hurler	1: 27.65 (20.)	1: 30.81 (12.)	86.82
12	FRG	Christina Meier-Höck	1: 26.16 (7.)	1: 34.29 (16.)	92.42
13	FRG	Karin Dedler	1: 25.76 (5th)	1: 35.05 (18.)	93.81
14th	SUI	Brigitte Oertli	1: 25.31 (4th)	1: 36.22 (20.)	96.74
26th	FRG	Katrin Stotz	1: 25.97 (6.)	2: 00.37 (29.)	295.90
29	LIE	Jacqueline Vogt	1: 31.01 (28th)	2: 02.81 (30.)	385.40

Defending champion: Erika Hess (SUI)
Date : January 30, 1:00 p.m. (departure)
January 29, 10:30 a.m. / 1:00 p.m. (slalom)

Downhill route: “Mont Lachaux”
Route length: 2032 m, difference in altitude: 571 m,
gates: 34

Slalom course: "Chetzeron"
Height difference: 151 m
Gates: 51 (1st run), 53 (2nd run)

There were 42 runners at the start, 30 classified themselves, with Liisa Savijari (CAN) in 30th place with 501.12 points (downhill rank 7 with 1.26.19 and slalom rank 34 with 2.06.07)

Retired u. a .: Nadia Bonfini (ITA), Deborah Compagnoni (ITA), Emi Kawabata (JPN), Carole Merle (FRA), Veronika Wallinger (AUT), Maria Walliser (SUI)

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Switzerland	8th	4th	2	14th
2	Luxembourg	1	2	-	3
3	BR Germany	1	-	3	4th
4th	Austria	-	3	1	4th
5	Yugoslavia	-	1	2	3
6th	Italy	-	-	1	1
	United States	-	-	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. ^ "Program of the Ski World Cup" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 222 of September 25, 1986, page 16; POS .: box on the left
3. ^ "From Hahnenkamm to WM '87" and box at the bottom right "Alpine Ski World Championships 1987" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna September 23, 1986, p. 22 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized version).
4. ^ "Arbeiterzeitung Wien" of February 6, 1987, page 19