The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between 22 January and 3 February, 1991.German Wikipedia articleSki DataBase. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
Sunshine often hit the snow of Saalbach-Hinterglemm during the competitions, which are remembered as some of the sunniest ever. The competitions also saw the international breakthroughs for skiers who would score major successes throughout the 1990s, like Austria's Stephan Eberharter, and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg.
The United States Ski Team arrived late, after two races had been completed. Due to the Gulf War and associated security concerns, the team had withdrawn from World Cup competitions the previous week and returned home to North America.
The World Championships returned to Saalbach 34 years later in 2025.
Men's competitions Downhill Sunday, 27 January 1991 Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Franz Heinzer 1:54.91 2 Peter Runggaldier 1:55.16 3 Daniel Mahrer 1:55.57
Super-G Wednesday, 23 January 1991 Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Stephan Eberharter 1:26.73 2 Kjetil André Aamodt 1:28.27 3 Franck Piccard 1:28.55
Giant Slalom Sunday, 3 February 1991 Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Rudolf Nierlich 2:29.94 1:16.731:13.21 2 Urs Kälin 2:30.29 1:17.591:12.70 3 Johan Wallner 2:30.73 1:17.311:13.42
Slalom Tuesday, 22 January 1991 Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Marc Girardelli 1:55.38 57.9657.42 2 Thomas Stangassinger 1:55.96 58.6457.32 3 Ole Kristian Furuseth 1:56.00 58.9257.08
Combination Monday, 28 January 1991 (downhill) Wednesday, 30 January 1991 (2 slalom runs) Placing Country AthletePoints 1 Stephan Eberharter 16.28 2 Kristian Ghedina 26.41 3 Günther Mader 27.54
Women's competitions Downhill Saturday, 26 January 1991 Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Petra Kronberger 1:29.12 2 Nathalie Bouvier 1:29.56 3 Svetlana Gladisheva 1:29.63
Super G Tuesday, 29 January 1991 Placing Country Athlete Time 1 Ulrike Maier 1:08.72 2 Carole Merle 1:08.83 3 Anita Wachter 1:08.85
Giant Slalom Saturday, 2 February 1991 Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Pernilla Wiberg 2:07.45 1:04.501:02.95 2 Ulrike Maier 2:07.611:03.411:04.20 3 Traudl Hächer 2:08.03 1:04.051:03.98
Slalom Friday, 1 February 1991 Placing Country Athlete TimeRun 1Run 2 1 Vreni Schneider 1:25.90 41.9743.93 2 Nataša Bokal 1:26.06 43.0043.06 3 Ingrid Salvenmoser 1:26.56 42.3544.21
Combination Friday, 25 January 1991 (downhill) Thursday, 31 January 1991 (2 slalom runs) Placing Country AthleteTime 1 Chantal Bournissen 26.45 2 Ingrid Stöckl33.76 3 Vreni Schneider 42.13
Medals table Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 5 3 3 11 2 3 1 2 6 3 1 - 1 2 4 1 - - 1 5 - 2 1 3 6 - 2 - 2 7 - 1 1 2 8 - 1 - 1 9 --1 1 --1 1
References
External links FIS-ski.com – results – 1991 World Championships – Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships