Alpine World Ski Championships 2003

37th Alpine World Ski Championships 2003
Place:	St. Moritz , Switzerland
Start:	February 2, 2003
The End:	February 16, 2003
winner
	Men's	Ladies
Departure	Michael Walchhofer	Mélanie Turgeon
Super G	Stephan Eberharter	Michaela Dorfmeister
Giant slalom	Bode Miller	Anja Pärson
slalom	Ivica Kostelić	Janica Kostelić
combination	Bode Miller	Janica Kostelić
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The 37th Alpine World Ski Championships took place from February 2 to 16, 2003 in St. Moritz , Switzerland .

The official mascot "Smoony" was designed by Ian D. Marsden and the design company Mars10 Design.

Worth mentioning

• Hermann Maier , who (after his motorcycle accident on August 24, 2001) did not take part in World Cup races again until January, was the first to take part in a major event. But he did not contest any other World Cup races after the World Championships this season.
• Michael Walchhofer had achieved several top placings in previous downhills, but it was here that he managed to beat the world's elite for the first time at the world championships.
• The time overlay on the TV was a bit confusing, because the clock continued to run a certain fraction after the finish and then clicked back to the actually measured time, which is a certain drama, especially with tighter decisions (especially Super-G women) barg.
• The slaloms were won by a pair of siblings for the first time: on February 15th it was Janica Kostelić and the day after her brother Ivica.
• For the first time since Morioka 1993 (gold from Karin Buder ), Austria's women were able to win a medal (actually two) in a major event in slalom .
• The German Ski Association remained without a medal, although the women had certainly been given opportunities; After the World Championships, the "Bild-Zeitung" published a caricature in the form of a "postcard from St. Moritz" in which the DSV ladies thanked them "for the great vacation".

Men

Departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	AUT	Michael Walchhofer	1: 43.54 min
2	NOR	Kjetil André Aamodt	1: 44.05 min
3	SUI	Bruno Kernen	1: 44.51 min
4th	SUI	Didier Cuche	1: 44.67 min
5	AUT	Stephan Eberharter	1: 44.68 min
6th	CAN	Erik Guay	1: 44.70 min
7th	SUI	Ambrosi Hoffmann	1: 44.73 min
8th	AUT	Hermann Maier	1: 44.76 min
	FRA	Antoine Dénériaz	1: 44.76 min
10	AUT	Fritz Strobl	1: 44.78 min
-	-	-	-
18th	LIE	Marco Büchel	1: 45.92 min
25th	SUI	Franco Cavegn	1: 46.30 min
31	AUT	Hannes Trinkl	1: 46.93 min
34	GER	Stefan Stankalla	1: 44.42 min

Date : February 8, 12:30 pm
Defending champion: Hannes Trinkl
Slope: "Corviglia"
Length: 2989 m, difference in altitude: 800 m
Goals: 41

49 runners were at the start, 46 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Daron Rahlves (USA), Max Rauffer (GER)

Super G

space	country	athlete	time
1	AUT	Stephan Eberharter	1: 38.80 min
2	AUT	Hermann Maier	1: 39.57 min
	United States	Bode Miller	1: 39.57 min
4th	SUI	Ambrosi Hoffmann	1: 39.61 min
5	NOR	Kjetil André Aamodt	1: 39.75 min
6th	CAN	Erik Guay	1: 39.88 min
7th	CAN	Jan Hudec	1: 39.91 min
8th	SUI	Bruno Kernen	1: 39.96 min
-	-	-	-
11	SUI	Didier Cuche	1: 40.37 min
	LIE	Marco Büchel	1: 40.37 min
14th	AUT	Christoph Gruber	1: 40.59 min
21st	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 41.09 min
23	GER	Stefan Stankalla	1: 41.28 min
31	LIE	Claudio spokesman	1: 42.44 min

Date : February 2nd, 12:30 pm
Defending champion: Daron Rahlves
Slope: “Corviglia”
Length: 2358 m, difference in altitude: 605 m,
gates: 38

There were 59 runners at the start, 46 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin (FRA), Max Rauffer (GER), Hannes Reichelt (AUT), Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR)
Defending champion Rahlves finished 22nd, 2.31 seconds behind

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	United States	Bode Miller	2: 45.93 min
2	AUT	Hans Knauß	2: 45.96 min
3	United States	Erik Schlopy	2: 45.97 min
4th	SLO	Aleš Gorza	2: 46.32 min
5	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	2: 46.77 min
6th	FIN	Kalle Palander	2: 46.82 min
7th	SUI	Michael von Grünigen	2: 46.86 min
8th	ITA	Alberto Schieppati	2: 46.97 min
9	AUT	Benjamin Raich	2: 46.99 min
-	-	-	-
12	SUI	Didier Cuche	2: 47.33 min
14th	AUT	Christian Mayer	2: 47.35 min
18th	SUI	Tobias Grünenfelder	2: 47.55 min
19th	LIE	Marco Büchel	2: 47.59 min
22nd	SUI	Didier Defago	2: 47.77 min
23	AUT	Stephan Eberharter	2: 47.96 min
30th	LIE	Markus Ganahl	2: 51.28 min
32	LIE	Achim Vogt	2: 52.92 min
33	LIE	Michael Riegler	2: 53.25 min
34	GER	Christian Wanninger	2: 53.49 min
35	GER	Felix Neureuther	2: 53.55 min
76	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	3: 25.15 min

Date : February 12, 9:30 a.m. (1st run), 1:00 p.m. (2nd run)
Defending champion: Michael von Grünigen
Piste: "Engiadina"
Height difference: 445 m
Goals: 56 (1st run), 52 ( 2nd run)

127 runners were at the start, 83 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Massimiliano Blardone (ITA), Andreas Ertl (GER), Ivica Kostelić (CRO), Jean-Pierre Vidal (FRA)

slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	CRO	Ivica Kostelić	1: 40.66 min
2	SUI	Silvan Zurbriggen	1: 40.99 min
3	ITA	Giorgio Rocca	1: 41.02 min
4th	AUT	Benjamin Raich	1: 41.12 min
5	AUT	Manfred pillory	1: 41.25 min
6th	United States	Bode Miller	1: 41.54 min
7th	FIN	Kalle Palander	1: 41.90 min
8th	NOR	Tom Stiansen	1: 42.11 min
-	-	-	-
15th	GER	Felix Neureuther	1: 42.40 min
21st	SUI	Urs Imboden	1: 42.95 min
30th	SUI	Daniel Albrecht	1: 44.84 min
60	MEX	Hubertus of Hohenlohe	2: 09.04 min

Date : February 16, 10:00 a.m. (1st run), 1:00 p.m. (2nd run)
Defending champion: Mario Matt
Slope: "Corviglia"
Height difference: 180 m
Gates: 65 (1st run), 60 (2nd run) . Run)

123 runners started, 65 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Alain Baxter (GBR), Marc Berthod (SUI), Hans Petter Buraas (NOR), Andreas Ertl (GER), Peter Fill (ITA), Mitja Kunc (SLO), Mario Matt (AUT), Kentarō Minagawa (JPN ), André Myhrer (SWE), Akira Sasaki (JPN), Heinz Schilchegger (AUT), Rainer Schönfelder (AUT), Jean-Pierre Vidal (FRA)

combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	total
1	United States	Bode Miller	1: 52.11 (12.)	1: 26.30 (2.)	3: 18.41 min
2	NOR	Leave kjus	1: 49.16 (1st)	1: 29.32 (14th)	3: 18.48 min
3	NOR	Kjetil André Aamodt	1: 50.50 (3.)	1: 28.04 (8.)	3: 18.54 min
4th	FRA	Pierrick Bourgeat	1: 52.12 (13th)	1: 26.47 (3rd)	3: 18.59 min
5	SUI	Silvan Zurbriggen	1: 51.47 (7.)	1: 27.50 (6.)	3: 18.97 min
6th	SWE	Markus Larsson	1: 54.25 (19.)	1: 25.57 (1.)	3: 19.82 min
7th	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 51.24 (6.)	1: 28.75 (12.)	3: 19.99 min
8th	ITA	Giorgio Rocca	1: 53.45 (18.)	1: 26.65 (4th)	3: 20.10 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
10	AUT	Rainer Schönfelder	1: 54.56 (21.)	1: 26.74 (5th)	3: 21.30 min
14th	SUI	Bruno Kernen	1: 50.96 (4.)	1: 31.72 (20.)	3: 22.68 min
25th	SUI	Marc Berthod	1: 52.85 (15.)	1: 35.18 (30.)	3: 28.03 min

Date : February 6, 10:00 (departure)
1:00 p.m. / 3:00 p.m. (slalom)

Defending champion: Kjetil André Aamodt

Downhill run: “Corviglia”
length: 2828 m, difference in altitude: 705 m,
gates: 38

Slalom course: "Engiadina"
Height difference: 165 m
Gates: 54 (1st run), 54 (2nd run)

54 runners were at the start, 32 classified.

Retired u. a .: Johan Brolenius (SWE), Mario Matt (AUT), Benjamin Raich (AUT), Akira Sasaki (JPN), Marco Sullivan (USA), Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR), Michael Walchhofer (AUT)

Women

Departure

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	CAN	Mélanie Turgeon	1: 34.30 min
2	SUI	Corinne Rey-Bellet	1: 34.41 min
	AUT	Alexandra Meissnitzer	1: 34.41 min
4th	AUT	Brigitte Obermoser	1: 34.57 min
5	AUT	Renate Götschl	1: 34.65 min
6th	United States	Jonna Mendes	1: 34.82 min
7th	FRA	Carole Montillet	1: 34.87 min
8th	AUT	Christine Sponring	1: 34.97 min
-	-	-	-
10	SUI	Monika Dumermuth	1: 35.02 min
11	SUI	Sylviane Berthod	1: 35.03 min
12	AUT	Michaela Dorfmeister	1: 35.09 min
14th	GER	Hilde Gerg	1: 35.16 min
16	GER	Regina Häusl	1: 35.21 min
17th	GER	Maria Riesch	1: 35.29 min
22nd	SUI	Catherine Borghi	1: 35.58 min
25th	GER	Isabelle Huber	1: 36.03 min

Date : February 9, 12:30 pm
Defending champion: Michaela Dorfmeister
Slope: “Engiadina”
Length: 2719 m, difference in altitude: 705 m,
gates: 39

There were 38 runners at the start, 36 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Lucia Recchia (ITA)

Super G

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	AUT	Michaela Dorfmeister	1: 27.48 min
2	United States	Kirsten Lee Clark	1: 27.50 min
3	United States	Jonna Mendes	1: 27.63 min
4th	CAN	Geneviève Simard	1: 27.90 min
5	AUT	Alexandra Meissnitzer	1: 28.06 min
6th	CAN	Mélanie Turgeon	1: 28.12 min
7th	SUI	Corinne Rey-Bellet	1: 28.15 min
8th	AUT	Renate Götschl	1: 28.26 min
-	-	-	-
10	AUT	Brigitte Obermoser	1: 28.46 min
11	GER	Martina Ertl	1: 28.58 min
15th	SUI	Fränzi Aufdenblatten	1: 29.09 min
20th	GER	Hilde Gerg	1: 29.34 min
24	SUI	Monika Dumermuth	1: 29.65 min
29	GER	Regina Häusl	1: 31.56 min

Date : February 3, 12:30 pm
Defending champion: Régine Cavagnoud †
Slope: “Engiadina”
Length: 2118 m, difference in altitude: 550 m,
gates: 35

There were 40 runners at the start, 34 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Sylviane Berthod (SUI), Daniela Ceccarelli (ITA), Caroline Lalive (USA), Maria Riesch (GER)

Giant slalom

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	SWE	Anja Pärson	2: 30.97 min
2	ITA	Denise Karbon	2: 32.52 min
3	CAN	Allison Forsyth	2: 32.76 min
4th	AUT	Michaela Dorfmeister	2: 32.83 min
5	SLO	Tina Maze	2: 33.03 min
6th	ITA	Karen Putzer	2: 33.10 min
7th	ITA	Manuela Mölgg	2: 33.19 min
8th	SUI	Sonja Nef	2: 33.28 min
-	-	-	-
10	GER	Martina Ertl	2: 33.65 min
	LIE	Birgit Heeb	2: 33.65 min
14th	SUI	Marlies Oester	2: 34.43 min
20th	SUI	Nadia Styger	2: 35.59 min
21st	GER	Annemarie Gerg	2: 35.81 min
30th	LIE	Tamara Schädler	2: 37.88 min
31	AUT	Eveline Rohrgger	2: 37.98 min
36	LIE	Jessica Walter	2: 40.07 min

Date : February 12, 9:30 a.m. (1st run), 1:00 p.m. (2nd run)
Defending champion: Sonja Nef
Slope: "Engiadina"
Height difference: 395 m
Goals: 51 (1st run), 54 (2nd run) . Run)

There were 80 runners at the start, 51 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Fränzi Aufdenblatten (SUI), Hedda Berntsen (NOR), Kirsten Clark (USA), Nicole Hosp (AUT), Britt Janyk (CAN), Alexandra Meissnitzer (AUT), María José Rienda (ESP), Maria Riesch (GER ), Sarah Schleper (USA), Geneviève Simard (CAN), Fabienne Suter (SUI)

slalom

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	CRO	Janica Kostelić	1: 39.55 min
2	AUT	Marlies shield	1: 40.18 min
3	AUT	Nicole Hosp	1: 40.46 min
4th	SWE	Anja Pärson	1: 40.58 min
5	SWE	Anna Ottosson	1: 40.94 min
6th	SUI	Sonja Nef	1: 41.06 min
7th	FRA	Laure Pequegnot	1: 41.30 min
8th	CRO	Nika Fleiss	1: 41.60 min
9	AUT	Sabine Egger	1: 41.60 min
-	-	-	-
13	GER	Monika Bergmann	1: 41.70 min
14th	SUI	Marlies Oester	1: 41.81 min
34	LIE	Jessica Walter	1: 47.65 min

Date : February 15, 10:00 a.m. (1st run), 1:00 p.m. (2nd run)
Defending champion: Anja Pärson
Slope: "Engiadina"
Height difference: 165 m
Gates: 60 (1st run), 57 (2nd run) . Run)

74 runners were at the start, 50 of them reached the finish.

Retired u. a .: Trine Bakke (NOR), Hedda Berntsen (NOR), Martina Ertl (GER), Annemarie Gerg (GER), Elisabeth Görgl (AUT), Kristina Koznick (USA), Julia Mancuso (USA), Tina Maze (SLO) , Špela Pretnar (SLO), María José Rienda (ESP), Maria Riesch (GER), Sarah Schleper (USA), Šárka Záhrobská (CZE)

combination

space	country	sportswoman	Time A	Time S.	total
1	CRO	Janica Kostelić	1: 18.81 (12.)	1: 22.82 (1st)	2: 41.63 min
2	AUT	Nicole Hosp	1: 18.25 (2.)	1: 23.44 (2.)	2: 41.69 min
3	SUI	Marlies Oester	1: 19.48 (15.)	1: 24.35 (4th)	2: 43.83 min
4th	AUT	Marlies shield	1: 19.83 (19.)	1: 24.02 (3rd)	2: 43.85 min
5	GER	Maria Riesch	1: 18.38 (3rd)	1: 26.22 (8.)	2: 44.60 min
6th	GER	Martina Ertl	1: 20.15 (18.)	1: 24.87 (5th)	2: 45.02 min
7th	United States	Julia Mancuso	1: 18.69 (5.)	1: 26.61 (9.)	2: 45.30 min
8th	SWE	Jessica Lindell-Vicarby	1: 18.18 (1.)	1: 27.13 (11.)	2: 45.31 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
15th	SUI	Fränzi Aufdenblatten	1: 18.80 (8.)	1: 28.69 (17.)	2: 47.49 min

Date : February 10, 10:00 (departure)
1:00 p.m. / 3:00 p.m. (slalom)

Defending champion: Martina Ertl

Downhill run: “Engiadina”
length: 2583 m, difference in altitude: 550 m
gates: 31

Slalom course: "Engiadina"
Height difference: 165 m
Gates: 49 (1st run), 43 (2nd run)

There were 31 runners at the start, 21 classified.

Retired u. a .: Chemmy Alcott (GBR), Catherine Borghi (SUI), Karen Putzer (ITA), Christine Sponring (AUT)

Smoony , the mascot of the 2003 Alpine World Ski Championships

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Austria	3	4th	2	9
2	Croatia	3	-	-	3
3	United States	2	1	3	6th
4th	Canada	1	-	1	2
5	Sweden	1	-	-	1
6th	Switzerland	-	2	2	4th
7th	Norway	-	2	1	3
8th	Italy	-	1	1	2