The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in

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, between 28 January and 7 February

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. These were the 27th

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; the men's races were held at

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and the women's at

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. :de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1982 The combined event returned as a separate event, with its own downhill and two slalom runs. From

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through

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, it was a "paper race" which used the results from the three races (downhill,

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, and slalom). The combined was last run at the world championships in

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, the last without the giant slalom event. The combined was absent from the program in

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and

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of Sweden won gold in the slalom and silver in the giant slalom, upset by

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of the United States. Two women were triple medalists:

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of Switzerland won three golds, with titles in the slalom, giant slalom, and combined, and

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of the U.S. won two silvers and a bronze. Switzerland and the U.S. led in total medals with five each; Switzerland had three golds (Hess') and five other nations each had a single gold medal. These were the last

scheduled for an even-numbered year (

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was a postponement of 1995, due to lack of snow). The world championships returned to Schladming in

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, with all 11 events held at Planai.

Men's competitions

Races were held at

Downhill

Saturday, 6 February Source:

Giant slalom

Wednesday, 3 February Source:

Slalom

Sunday, 7 February Source:

Combined

Monday, 1 February (slalom: 2 runs)
Friday, 5 February (downhill) Source:

Women's competitions

Races were held at

Downhill

Thursday, 4 February Source:

Giant slalom

Tuesday, 2 February Source:

Slalom

Friday, 5 February Source:

Combined

Thursday, 28 January (downhill)
Sunday, 31 January (slalom: 2 runs) Source:

Medals table

References

External links

FIS-Ski.com
– results – 1982 World Championships – Schladming, Austria

– results – World Championships
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