The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 were the 44th

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and were held from 6 to 19 February 2017 at

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in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The host city was selected at the

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Congress in

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, on 31 May 2012. The other finalists were Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and

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, Sweden. It was the fifth Alpine World Ski Championships at St. Moritz, after

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, 1948, 1974, and 2003.

Schedule and course information

All competitions of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 took place on the St. Moritz home mountain Corviglia.Races technical details
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Schedule

* The men's downhill, originally scheduled for 11 February, was postponed one day due to adverse weather conditions.

Course information

Medal summary

Medal table

* Host country highlighted.

Men's events

Women's events

Mixed

Participating countries

A total of 77 countries are scheduled to compete. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

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