The
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
History
The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), ...
1985 were held in
Bormio
Bormio (, , ) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy.
The centre of the upper Valtellina valley, it is a popular winter sports resort. It was the ...
, northern
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
between January 31 and February 10,
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
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These were the first world championships held in an odd-numbered year, and the last without the
Super-G
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...
event.
The
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
returned to Bormio two decades later in
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
.
Men's Competitions
Downhill
''Sunday, February 3''
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Giant slalom
''Thursday, February 7''
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Slalom
''Sunday, February 10''
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Combined
''Tuesday, February 5'' (slalom, 2 runs)
''Friday, February 1'' (downhill)
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Women's competitions
Downhill
''Sunday, February 3''(delayed one day; high winds)
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Giant slalom
''Wednesday, February 6''
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Slalom
''Saturday, February 9''
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Combined
''Monday, February 4'' (slalom, 2 runs)
''Thursday, January 31'' (downhill)
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Medals table
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