The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3–15, 1997.

Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 8

Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Bruno Kernen 1:51.11 2 Lasse Kjus 1:51.18 3 Kristian Ghedina 1:51.46

Super-G

Date: February 3

Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Atle Skårdal 1:29.68 2 Lasse Kjus 1:29.89 3 Günther Mader 1:30.01

Giant Slalom

Date: February 12

Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Michael von Grünigen 2:48.23 1:23.311:24.92 2 Lasse Kjus 2:49.35 1:24.591:24.76 3 Andreas Schifferer 2:49.68 1:25.051:24.63

Slalom

Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Tom Stiansen 1:51.70 55.8155.89 2 Sébastien Amiez 1:51.75 54.7157.04 3 Alberto Tomba 1:52.14 56.2155.93

Combination

Date: February 6

Placing Country Athlete TimeDownhillSlalom 1 Kjetil André Aamodt3:10.40 1:37.371:33.03 2 Bruno Kernen3:10.68 1:37.621:33.06 3 Mario Reiter 3:11.69 1:39.671:32.02

Women's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Hilary Lindh 1:41.18 2 Heidi Zurbriggen 1:41.24 3 Pernilla Wiberg 1:41.44

Super-G

Date: February 11

Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Isolde Kostner 1:23.50 2 Katja Seizinger 1:23.58 3 Hilde Gerg 1:23.64

Giant Slalom

Date: February 9

Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Deborah Compagnoni 2:39.191:17.641:21.55 2 Karin Roten 2:39.991:18.371.21.62 3 Leila Piccard 2:40.951:19.581:21.37

Slalom

Date: February 5

Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Deborah Compagnoni 1:43.8852.6751.21 2 Lara Magoni 1:45.1553.0852.07 3 Karin Roten 1:45.4852.6252.86

Combination

Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete TimeSlalomDownhill 1 Renate Götschl 3:03.381:28.751:34.63 2 Katja Seizinger 3:03.421:28.271:35.15 3 Hilde Gerg 3:03.461:28.221:35.24

Medals table Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 3 3 - 6 2 3 1 2 6 3 2 3 1 6 4 1 - 3 4 5 1 - - 1 6 - 2 2 4 7 - 1 1 2 8 - - 1 1

References

External links FIS-ski.com - results - 1997 World Championships - Sestriere, Italy - results - World Championships