The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held February 2–14 in

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and Beaver Creek,

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, U.S.A. de.wikipedia.org Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1999

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placed in the top two in all five events, winning two gold medals and taking three silvers. Hermann Maier of

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won gold medals in the two speed events, the downhill and

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(a dead-heat tie with Kjus). Austria dominated the women's two speed events with a sweep of all six medals. The men's downhill, super-G, and combined events were held at Beaver Creek, and the seven other events were at Vail. This was the third non-Olympic

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held in the United States, all in Colorado. (The

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in Squaw Valley,

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, and the

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in Lake Placid,

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, are also officially considered World Championships). Vail hosted a decade earlier in

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and

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, the first held outside of

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. As a host country, the U.S. has won just two medals in the three World Championships, a gold and a bronze by

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in 1989. The

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downhill course at Beaver Creek was developed for these championships, its first

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races were in December

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. Designed by Olympic gold medalist Bernhard Russi, it has been a regular stop on the men's World Cup schedule and was used again for the World Championships in

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Men's competitions

Downhill

''Saturday, February 6, 1999''
Beaver Creek
Source:

Super-G

''Tuesday, February 2, 1999''
Beaver Creek
Source:

Giant Slalom

''Friday, February 12, 1999''

Source:

Slalom

''Sunday February 14, 1999''
Vail
Source:

Combined

''Monday & Tuesday, February 8–9, 1999''
Beaver Creek
Source:

Women's competitions

Downhill

''Sunday, February 7, 1999''

Source:

Super-G

''Wednesday, February 3, 1999''
Vail
Source:

Giant Slalom

''Thursday, February 11, 1999''
Vail
Source:

Slalom

''Saturday, February 13, 1999''
Vail Source:

Combined

''Friday, February 5, 1999''
Vail
Source:

Medals table

References

External links

FIS-ski.com
- results - 1999 World Championships - Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA

- results - World Championships * ttp://www.vvf.org/athletics/2015-world-championships/2015-world-championships-history/1999-wasc.aspx Vail Valley Foundation- 1999 World Championships
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