Alpine World Ski Championships 2005

38th Alpine World Ski Championships 2005
Place:	Bormio , Italy
Start:	January 28, 2005
The End:	February 13, 2005
Competitions:	11
winner
	Men's	Ladies
Departure	Bode Miller	Janica Kostelić
Super G	Bode Miller	Anja Pärson
Giant slalom	Hermann Maier	Anja Pärson
slalom	Benjamin Raich	Janica Kostelić
combination	Benjamin Raich	Janica Kostelić
team	Germany
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The 38th Alpine World Ski Championships took place from January 28th to February 13th, 2005 . The men's races were held in Bormio , those of the women in neighboring Santa Caterina . The Italian winter sports resorts were awarded the contract on June 1, 2000 at the FIS Congress in Melbourne .

At the opening ceremony on January 28th, the flag bearers were Petra Haltmayr for Germany, Bruno Kernen for Switzerland and Michaela Dorfmeister for Austria.

At these World Ski Championships, a new discipline was added to the program with the team competition , which resulted in eleven medal decisions for the first time.

Worth mentioning

• Thanks to the slalom bronze from Šárka Záhrobská, the Czech Republic won the first world championship medal in alpine skiing. It had through Olga Charvátová already given with Downhill bronze at the Olympics in 1984 an Olympic medal, but this was still considered for Czechoslovakia.
• There had previously been extra-tour World Cup races for the women in Santa Caterina: On January 6th and 7th there was a downhill run to replace Val-d'Isère and on the 8th and 9th January a giant slalom and slalom to replace Berchtesgaden . But the winners at the time and those placed on the podium remained medalless a month later. This was partly due to the fact that the lighting conditions (solar radiation) had changed considerably within this period.
• The new great hope of the DSV , Maria Riesch , was missing due to an injury. She fell in the Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo on January 12th and sustained a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee. Also Karin Blaser from the Austrian Ski Federation (broken ankle in the giant slalom training on fell because of an injury Naßfeld January 24) from the possible list of candidates for the world championships. Catherine Borghi had already decided on January 7th, after having only finished 44th in the first of the two downhill runs in Santa Caterina the day before, to end the season early. The Vaudois from Les Diablerets had not yet recovered from the broken bone on her left wrist that she suffered on December 11th in Altenmarkt .

Even Didier Cuche had to fit: He had an "isolated" torn ACL suffered in his right knee (which on January 4 in giant slalom training in Adelboden ).

• Furthermore, Josef Strobl , who was now eligible to start for Slovenia , as well as Franco Cavegn and Mélanie Suchet could not take part due to injuries or were dropped from the possible selection lists; Suchet even retired from racing shortly after the patellar tendon ruptured on December 3rd.
• Downhill defending champion Mélanie Turgeon also did not take part : on January 6, it was announced that she would no longer be racing this season due to “poor form” and that she would be built up for the coming year (but it did not come to that, she finished hers Career).
• ÖSV runner Brigitte Obermoser announced on January 24th that she would not participate in the World Cup.
• Switzerland, which remained without a win in the World Cup for the entire 2004/05 season (even without a podium for women), failed to win a medal (this was the first time since Portillo in 1966).

Men

Departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	United States	Bode Miller	1: 56.22 min
2	United States	Daron Rahlves	1: 56.66 min
3	AUT	Michael Walchhofer	1: 57.09 min
4th	AUT	Fritz Strobl	1: 57.17 min
5	SUI	Bruno Kernen	1: 57.25 min
6th	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 57.37 min
7th	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	1: 57.38 min
8th	SUI	Ambrosi Hoffmann	1: 57.40 min
9	AUT	Hans Grugger	1: 57.52 min
-	-	-	-
12	GER	Florian Eckert	1: 57.65 min
13	SUI	Jürg Grünenfelder	1: 57.67 min
17th	AUT	Hermann Maier	1: 57.95 min
18th	GER	Max Rauffer	1: 57.99 min
25th	LIE	Marco Büchel	1: 58.59 min
28	AUT	Werner Franz	1: 58.96 min
38	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 10.25 min

Date : February 5th, 11:45 am
Defending champion: Michael Walchhofer Course
: “ Stelvio ”, Bormio
Start: 2255 m, Finish: 1268 m
Length: 3186 m, Difference in altitude: 987 m
Course setter: Helmuth Schmalzl , 45 goals

There were 41 runners at the start, 38 of them reached the finish.

Super G

space	country	athlete	time
1	United States	Bode Miller	1: 27.55 min
2	AUT	Michael Walchhofer	1: 27.69 min
3	AUT	Benjamin Raich	1: 28.23 min
4th	AUT	Hermann Maier	1: 28.40 min
5	LIE	Marco Büchel	1: 28.61 min
6th	GER	Florian Eckert	1: 28.69 min
7th	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 29.16 min
	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	1: 29.16 min
-	-	-	-
12	SUI	Ambrosi Hoffmann	1: 29.48 min
15th	SUI	Bruno Kernen	1: 29.60 min
16	SUI	Tobias Grünenfelder	1: 29.61 min
21st	AUT	Stephan Görgl	1: 29.81 min
29	GER	Andreas Ertl	1: 30.43 min
37	LIE	Michael Riegler	1: 31.58 min
43	LIE	Claudio spokesman	1: 32.82 min

Date : January 29, 11:45 am,
defending champion; Stephan Eberharter
route: “Stelvio”, Bormio
start: 1907 m, finish: 1268 m,
length: 2091 m, difference in altitude: 639 m
Course setter: M. Arnesen (NOR), 43 gates

There were 64 runners at the start, 58 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Max Rauffer (GER)
defending champion Eberharter ended his career in 2004.

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	AUT	Hermann Maier	2: 50.41 min
2	AUT	Benjamin Raich	2: 50.66 min
3	United States	Daron Rahlves	2: 51.09 min
4th	FIN	Kalle Palander	2: 51.45 min
5	CAN	Thomas Grandi	2: 51.82 min
6th	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	2: 51.99 min
7th	United States	Dane Spencer	2: 51.99 min
8th	AUT	Rainer Schönfelder	2: 52.47 min
-	-	-	-
10	SUI	Bruno Kernen	2: 53.00 min
12	SUI	Didier Defago	2: 53.21 min
30th	SUI	Daniel Albrecht	2: 57.32 min
32	LIE	Claudio spokesman	3:00, 11 min
60	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	3: 27.39 min

Date : February 10th
Defending champion: Bode Miller
Course: "Stelvio", Bormio
Start: 1696 m, Finish: 1251 m
Difference in altitude: 445 m
Course setter (1st run): Severino Bottero (ITA), 56 goals
Course setter (2nd run) : Andreas Evers (AUT), 56 goals

154 runners started, 80 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Marc Berthod (SUI), François Bourque (CAN), Johan Brolenius (SWE), Marco Büchel (LIE), Joël Chenal (FRA), Andreas Ertl (GER), Christoph Gruber (AUT), Lasse Kjus (NOR) , Bode Miller (USA), Felix Neureuther (GER), Akira Sasaki (JPN), Davide Simoncelli (ITA)

Due to an unannounced strike by the technicians of the Italian television broadcaster RAI , the race had to be postponed for a day.

slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	AUT	Benjamin Raich	1: 41.34 min
2	AUT	Rainer Schönfelder	1: 41.58 min
3	ITA	Giorgio Rocca	1: 42.08 min
4th	SWE	Markus Larsson	1: 42.48 min
5	SWE	André Myhrer	1: 42.72 min
6th	CAN	Thomas Grandi	1: 42.76 min
7th	SUI	Silvan Zurbriggen	1: 42.81 min
8th	SLO	Mitja Dragšič	1: 43.24 min
-	-	-	-
19th	GER	Felix Neureuther	1: 45.42 min

Date : February 12, 10:00 a.m. (1st run), 1:30 p.m. (2nd run)
Defending champion Ivica Kostelić Course
: "Stelvio", Bormio
Start: 1470 m, Finish: 1251 m
Difference in altitude: 219 m
Course setter ( 1st run): O. Rognmo (NOR), 60 goals
Course setter (2nd run): D. Grasic (CAN), 61 goals

149 runners started, 64 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Daniel Albrecht (SUI), Sébastien Amiez (FRA), Marc Berthod (SUI), Pierrick Bourgeat (FRA), Andreas Ertl (GER), Marc Gini (SUI), Jure Košir (SLO), Ivica Kostelić (CRO) , Mario Matt (AUT), Bode Miller (USA), Kentarō Minagawa (JPN), Manfred Mölgg (ITA), Kalle Palander (FIN), Manfred Pranger (AUT), Akira Sasaki (JPN), Jean-Pierre Vidal (FRA)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	total
1	AUT	Benjamin Raich	1: 53.41 (3rd)	1: 25.69 (1.)	3: 19.10 min
2	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	1: 53.70 (6.)	1: 26.31 (3rd)	3: 20.01 min
3	ITA	Giorgio Rocca	1: 54.30 (14.)	1: 25.78 (2.)	3: 20.08 min
4th	AUT	Michael Walchhofer	1: 51.76 (1st)	1: 28.79 (11.)	3: 20.55 min
5	SUI	Silvan Zurbriggen	1: 53.95 (9.)	1: 27.03 (6.)	3: 20.98 min
6th	NOR	Leave kjus	1: 53.76 (8th)	1: 27.58 (8.)	3: 21.34 min
7th	SUI	Daniel Albrecht	1: 54.17 (12.)	1: 27.20 (7.)	3: 21.37 min
8th	FRA	Pierrick Bourgeat	1: 54.82 (16.)	1: 26.71 (5th)	3: 21.37 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
11	AUT	Mario Matt	1: 54.49 (15.)	1: 28.66 (10.)	3: 23.15 min
14th	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 52.96 (2.)	1: 31.55 (22.)	3: 24.51 min

Date : February 3rd, 11:45
am (departure) 3:30 pm / 6:00 pm (slalom)

Defending champion: Bode Miller

Downhill route: “Stelvio”, Bormio
start: 2160 m, destination: 1268 m,
length: 2926 m, difference in altitude: 892 m
Course setter: Helmuth Schmalzl , 38 gates

Slalom course: "Stelvio", Bormio
Start: 1435 m, Finish: 1251 m
Elevation difference: 165 m
Course setter (1st run): S. Brunner (SUI), 58 goals
Course setter (2nd run): C. Ravetto (ITA), 52 goals

There were 40 runners at the start, 29 classified.

Retired u. a .: Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR), Marc Berthod (SUI), Kurt Engl (AUT), Peter Fill (ITA), Erik Guay (CAN), Bode Miller (USA)

Women

Departure

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	CRO	Janica Kostelić	1: 39.90 min
2	ITA	Elena Fanchini	1: 40.16 min
3	AUT	Renate Götschl	1: 40.29 min
4th	United States	Lindsey Kildow	1: 40.52 min
5	FRA	Ingrid Jacquemod	1: 40.86 min
6th	SWE	Jessica Lindell-Vicarby	1: 40.98 min
7th	SWE	Anja Pärson	1: 41.07 min
8th	GER	Hilde Gerg	1: 41.32 min
9	SUI	Nadia Styger	1: 41.37 min
10	ITA	Isolde Kostner	1: 41.58 min
-	-	-	-
13	SUI	Sylviane Berthod	1: 41.96 min
15th	SUI	Fränzi Aufdenblatten	1: 42.35 min
18th	GER	Petra Haltmayr	1: 42.47 min
22nd	AUT	Alexandra Meissnitzer	1: 43.12 min

Date : February 6, 11:45 am
Defending champion: Mélanie Turgeon (not at the start)
Course: " Deborah Compagnoni ", Santa Caterina
Start: 2530 m, Finish: 1745 m
Length: 2901 m, Difference in altitude: 785 m
Course setter: J. Tischhauser, 42 goals

There were 29 runners at the start, 25 of them reached the finish.

Eliminated: Michaela Dorfmeister (AUT), Caroline Lalive (USA), Katja Wirth (AUT)
Defending champion Turgeon could not compete due to an injury

Super G

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SWE	Anja Pärson	1: 17.64 min
2	ITA	Lucia Recchia	1: 18.09 min
3	United States	Julia Mancuso	1: 18.40 min
4th	ITA	Nadia Fanchini	1: 18.43 min
5	ITA	Isolde Kostner	1: 18.54 min
6th	SLO	Tina Maze	1: 18.67 min
7th	AUT	Andrea Fischbacher	1: 18.73 min
8th	SUI	Nadia Styger	1: 18.79 min
-	-	-	-
11	AUT	Silvia Berger	1: 19.00 min
13	GER	Hilde Gerg	1: 19.07 min
16	SUI	Sylviane Berthod	1: 19.20 min
18th	SUI	Fränzi Aufdenblatten	1: 19.33 min
23	AUT	Renate Götschl	1: 19.33 min
24	GER	Petra Haltmayr	1: 20.17 min
30th	LIE	Sarah Schädler	1: 21.99 min
31	LIE	Tina Weirather	1: 22.08 min

Date : January 30th, 11:45 am
Defending champion: Michaela Dorfmeister Course
: "Deborah Compagnoni", Santa Caterina
Start: 2335 m, Finish: 1745 m
Length: 1993 m, Difference in altitude: 590 m
Course setter: X. Fournier (FRA), 40 goals

There were 45 runners at the start, 38 of them reached the finish.

Eliminated: Michaela Dorfmeister (AUT), Martina Ertl (GER), Allison Forsyth (CAN), Alexandra Meissnitzer (AUT), Carole Montillet-Carles (FRA)

Giant slalom

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SWE	Anja Pärson	2: 13.63 min
2	FIN	Tanja Poutiainen	2: 13.82 min
3	United States	Julia Mancuso	2: 14.27 min
4th	GER	Martina Ertl	2: 14.31 min
5	AUT	Nicole Hosp	2: 14.38 min
6th	ITA	Karen Putzer	2: 14.84 min
7th	AUT	Elisabeth Görgl	2: 15.02 min
8th	CAN	Geneviève Simard	2: 15.11 min
-	-	-	-
14th	AUT	Marlies shield	2: 16.48 min
17th	GER	Annemarie Gerg	2: 16.86 min
18th	SUI	Marlies Oester	2: 16.95 min
26th	SUI	Fränzi Aufdenblatten	2: 18.04 min

Date : February 8, 9:30 am (1st run), 1:00 pm (2nd run)
Defending champion: Anja Pärson Course
: "Deborah Compagnoni", Santa Caterina
Start: 2110 m, finish: 1730 m
Difference in altitude: 380 m
Course setter (1st run): M. Bont (NOR), 45 goals
Course setter (2nd run): Anders Pärson (SWE), 46 goals

There were 85 runners at the start, 68 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Brigitte Acton (CAN), Michaela Dorfmeister (AUT), Elena Fanchini (ITA), Nadia Fanchini (ITA), Allison Forsyth (CAN), Petra Haltmayr (GER), Lindsey Kildow (USA), Jessica Lindell-Vikarby ( SWE), Tina Maze (SLO), Sonja Nef (SUI), Nadia Styger (SUI)

slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	CRO	Janica Kostelić	1: 47.98 min
2	FIN	Tanja Poutiainen	1: 48.16 min
3	CZE	Šárka Záhrobská	1: 48.65 min
4th	AUT	Kathrin Zettel	1: 48.82 min
5	SWE	Therese Borssén	1: 49.02 min
6th	United States	Resi Stiegler	1: 49.27 min
7th	United States	Sarah Schleper	1: 49.29 min
8th	United States	Julia Mancuso	1: 49.30 min

Date : February 11, 2:30 p.m. (1st run), 5:30 p.m. (2nd run)
Defending champion: Janica Kostelić Course
: “Deborah Compagnoni”, Santa Caterina
Start: 1900 m, finish: 1730 m
Difference in altitude: 170 m
Course setter (1st run): T. Wagner (USA), 56 goals
Course setter (2nd run): Ante Kostelić (CRO), 69 goals

84 runners were at the start, 31 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Brigitte Acton (CAN), Monika Bergmann (GER), Chiara Costazza (ITA), Martina Ertl (GER), Annemarie Gerg (GER), Elisabeth Görgl (AUT), Nicole Hosp (AUT), Kristina Koznick (USA) , Tina Maze (SLO), Sonja Nef (SUI), Marlies Oester (SUI), Anna Ottosson (SWE), Anja Pärson (SWE), Laure Pequegnot (FRA), María José Rienda (ESP), Marlies Schild (AUT), Veronika Zuzulová (SLK)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	total
1	CRO	Janica Kostelić	1: 31.31 (1.)	1: 22.39 (1.)	2: 53.70 min
2	SWE	Anja Pärson	1: 31.97 (2.)	1: 23.18 (3rd)	2: 55.15 min
3	AUT	Marlies shield	1: 33.62 (14th)	1: 22.78 (2.)	2: 56.40 min
4th	United States	Lindsey Kildow	1: 32.01 (3rd)	1: 24.59 (7.)	2: 56.60 min
5	CZE	Šárka Záhrobská	1: 33.53 (13.)	1: 23.36 (4th)	2: 56.89 min
6th	AUT	Kathrin Zettel	1: 33.74 (15.)	1: 23.70 (5.)	2: 57.44 min
7th	GER	Martina Ertl	1: 33.44 (11.)	1: 24.04 (6.)	2: 57.48 min
8th	AUT	Elisabeth Görgl	1: 32.50 (6.)	1: 25.03 (10.)	2: 57.53 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
14th	SUI	Marlies Oester	1: 34.03 (16.)	1: 25.58 (12.)	2: 59.61 min
15th	GER	Monika Bergmann	1: 34.71 (17.)	1: 25.04 (11.)	2: 59.76 min
18th	SUI	Fränzi Aufdenblatten	1: 33.47 (12.)	1: 30.89 (18.)	3: 04.36 min

Date : February 4th, 11:45
am (departure) 3:30 pm / 6:00 pm (slalom)

Defending champion: Janica Kostelić

Downhill route: “Deborah Compagnoni”, Santa Caterina
start: 2415 m, destination: 1745 m,
length: 2606 m, difference in altitude: 670 m
Course setter: J. Tischhauser, 38 gates

Slalom course: “Deborah Compagnoni”, Santa Caterina
Start: 1890 m, Finish: 1730 m
Elevation difference: 160 m
Course setter (1st run): B. Brunner (AUT), 47 goals
Course setter (2nd run): A. Pülacher (SUI ), 52 goals

There were 28 runners at the start, 21 classified.

Retired u. a .: Renate Götschl (AUT), Isolde Kostner (ITA)

Team competition

Date: February 13th, 9:30 a.m. (Super-G), 1:00 p.m. (Slalom)

Super G course: “Stelvio”, Bormio
Start: 1696 m, finish: 1268 m,
length: 1536 m, difference in altitude: 428 m
Course setter: A. Fürbeck (GER), 27 goals

Slalom course: “Stelvio”, Bormio
Start: 1435 m, Finish: 1251 m
Difference in altitude: 184 m
Course setter: M. Morin (USA), 52 goals

space	country	SG1	SG2	SG3	SG4	SL1	SL2	SL3	SL4	Points
1	GER	2  Hilde Gerg	2  Florian Eckert	1  Martina Ertl	7  Andreas Ertl	3 Martina Ertl	1  Felix Neureuther	1  Monika Bergmann	9 Andreas Ertl	26th
2	AUT	5  Renate Götschl	3  Benjamin Raich	2  Kathrin Zettel	2  Michael Walchhofer	9  Nicole Hosp	5 Benjamin Raich	2 Kathrin Zettel	1  Rainer Schönfelder	29
3	FRA	3  Carole Montillet	9 no start	3  Ingrid Jacquemod	5  Jean-Pierre Vidal	7  Laure Pequegnot	2  Pierrick Bourgeat	4  Christel Pascal	5 Jean-Pierre Vidal	38
4th	United States	9  Julia Mancuso	1  Bode Miller	9  Lindsey Kildow	1  Daron Rahlves	2  Sarah Schleper	9 Bode Miller	5 Julia Mancuso	3  Ted Ligety	39
5	CAN	3  Emily Brydon	4  Erik Guay	6  Brigitte Acton	3  François Bourque	3 Emily Brydon	9  Patrick Biggs	6 Brigitte Acton	8  Thomas Grandi	42
6th	SUI	9  Fränzi Aufdenblatten	5  Didier Défago	4  Nadia Styger	6  Daniel Albrecht	1  Sonja Nef	6  Silvan Zurbriggen	9 Fränzi Aufdenblatten	6 Daniel Albrecht	46
7th	SWE	9  Anja Pärson	8  Patrik Jarbyn	9  Janette Hargin	9 no start	5 Janette Hargin	3  André Myhrer	3  Therese Borssén	2  Markus Larsson	48
8th	ITA	1  Nadia Fanchini	6  Peter Fill	9  Karen Putzer	8  Manfred Mölgg	9  Chiara Costazza	4  Giorgio Rocca	9 Karen Putzer	4 Manfred Mölgg	50
9	SLO	9  Tina Maze	7  Aleš Gorza	5  Urška Rabič	4  Andrej Šporn	6 Tina Maze	7  Jure Košir	9 Urška Rabič	7  Mitja Dragšič	54

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Austria	3	4th	4th	11
2	Croatia	3	-	-	3
3	United States	2	1	3	6th
4th	Sweden	2	1	-	3
5	Germany	1	-	-	1
6th	Italy	-	2	2	4th
7th	Finland	-	2	-	2
8th	Norway	-	1	-	1
9	Czech Republic	-	-	1	1
	France	-	-	1	1