FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 were held February 13-18, 1950, on Ajax Mountain
in Aspen
, Colorado
, U.S.A.
These were the first World Championships held outside of Europe
, and the first official world championships since 1939. The Giant Slalom
made its World Championships debut, displacing the combined
event, which returned in 1954
.
Zeno Colò
of Italy
won the downhill and giant slalom, and just missed a sweep of the gold medals; he finished 0.3 seconds behind in the slalom
, taking the silver. Austria
dominated the women's races: Dagmar Rom
won the giant slalom and slalom, Trude Jochum-Beiser won gold in the downhill and silver in the GS
, and Erika Mahringer
took two silver medals, in the downhill and slalom.
Aspen
was in its fourth year as a ski area; it opened in December 1946 with a single chairlift
.
Aspen Mountain (ski area)
Aspen Mountain is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. It is situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain and the higher Bell Mountain at an elevation of 11,212 ft just to the south of Aspen Mountain...
in Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, U.S.A.
These were the first World Championships held outside of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and the first official world championships since 1939. The Giant Slalom
Giant Slalom skiing
Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
made its World Championships debut, displacing the combined
Alpine skiing combined
Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
event, which returned in 1954
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1–7, 1954.Olympic champion Stein Erickson of Norway won three gold medalsÅre would host the event again in 2007.-Medals table:...
.
Zeno Colò
Zeno Colo
Zeno Colò was a champion alpine ski racer from Italy, born in Abetone, Tuscany. He was among the top ski racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s....
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
won the downhill and giant slalom, and just missed a sweep of the gold medals; he finished 0.3 seconds behind in the slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
, taking the silver. Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
dominated the women's races: Dagmar Rom
Dagmar Rom
Dagmar Rom is a former Alpine ski racer from Austria. She won two gold medals at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado, winning both the slalom and giant slalom events. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Rom was silver medalist in the giant slalom.-References:...
won the giant slalom and slalom, Trude Jochum-Beiser won gold in the downhill and silver in the GS
Giant Slalom skiing
Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
, and Erika Mahringer
Erika Mahringer
Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th...
took two silver medals, in the downhill and slalom.
Aspen
Aspen Mountain (ski area)
Aspen Mountain is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. It is situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain and the higher Bell Mountain at an elevation of 11,212 ft just to the south of Aspen Mountain...
was in its fourth year as a ski area; it opened in December 1946 with a single chairlift
Chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs...
.
External links
- FIS-ski.com - results - 1950 World Championships - Aspen, CO, USA
- FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships
- Aspen History Society - 1950 World Championships