FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 explained

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 were held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, from 27 January to 8 February 1987.^[1]

The alpine world championships included Super-G for the first time;^[2] it was first run on the World Cup level four seasons earlier, in December 1982.

The host Swiss team won eight gold medals out of ten, including all five women's events.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Date: January 31

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1			2:07:80
2			2:08.13
3			2:08.20

^[3]

Super-G

Date: February 2

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Pirmin Zurbriggen	1:19.93
2		Marc Girardelli	1:20.80
3		Markus Wasmeier	1:21.08

^[2]

Giant Slalom

Date: February 4

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Pirmin Zurbriggen	2:32.38	1:17.52	1:14.86
2		Marc Girardelli	2:32.45	1:17.93	1:14.52
3		Alberto Tomba	2:33.13	1:17.88	1:15.25

^[4]

Slalom

Date: February 8

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Frank Wörndl	1:54.63	1:00.60	54.03
2		Günther Mader	1:54.82	1:00.96	53.86
3		Armin Bittner	1:55.03	1:00.59	54.44

^[5]

Combination

Date: January 27, February 1

Placing	Country	Athlete	Points
1		Marc Girardelli	28.27
2		Pirmin Zurbriggen	30.54
3		Günther Mader	41.96

^[6]

Women's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 1

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Maria Walliser	1:43.80
2		Michela Figini	1:44.11
3		Regine Mösenlechner	1:44.86

^[6]

Super-G

Date: February 3

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Maria Walliser	1:19.17
2		Michela Figini	1:20.18
3		Mateja Svet	1.20.23

^{[7] [8]}

Giant Slalom

Date: February 5

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Vreni Schneider	2:21.22	1:09.96	1:11.26
2		Mateja Svet	2:21.78	1:10.84	1:10.94
3		Maria Walliser	2:23.51	1:12.49	1:11.02

^[9]

Slalom

Date: February 7

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Erika Hess	1:33.30	46.79	46.51
2		Roswitha Steiner	1:33.55	45.46	48.09
3		Mateja Svet	1:34.39	47.23	47.16

^[10]

Combination

Date: January 29–30

Placing	Country	Athlete	Points
1		Erika Hess	15.32
2		Sylvia Eder	18.66
3		Tamara McKinney	24.41

^{[11] [12]}

Medals table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		8	4	2	14
2		1	2	-	3
3		1	-	3	4
4		-	3	1	4
5		-	1	2	3
6		-	-	1	1
		-	-	1	1

External links

• FIS-ski.com - results - 1987 World Championships - Crans-Montana, Switzerland
• FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships
• Ski-db.com - 1987 Crans-Montana - Alpine World Ski Championships

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Notes and References

1. [:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1987]
2. News: Skiers differ on benefits of new event . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 3, 1987 . 3D.
3. News: Skiing: Downhill . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . February 1, 1987 . 8E.
4. News: Zurbriggen claims second gold . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . February 5, 1987. 4C.
5. News: West German upsets winner in slalom race . Eugene Register-Guard . February 9, 1987 . Associated Press . (Oregon) . 2B.
6. News: Girardelli wins combined title . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 2, 1987 . 4B.
7. News: Swiss win fifth gold in world skiing . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . February 4, 1987 . D4.
8. News: Women's Super G . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . February 4, 1987 . D4.
9. News: Alpine World Championships: Women's giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 6, 1987 . 2D.
10. News: Swiss masters wild ski race; American falls . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire services . February 8, 1987 . 10B.
11. News: Women's Combined Slalom . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . January 30, 1987 . 27.
12. News: Women's Combined: final standings . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . January 31, 1987 . B4.