The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in

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, United States and

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, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the

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. It also marked the first time after

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the event took place after the

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in a non-Olympic year (

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, Switzerland hosted the

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two years earlier), the second time the world championships occurred outside

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, the first time they had occurred outside Europe in a non-Olympic year, and the only time the United States has hosted the event in a non-Olympic year. The ski-jumping events were held at Lake Placid, while the

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events (originally planned to also be held at Lake Placid) were moved to Rumford due to insufficient snow.

Men's cross country

18 km

February 3, 1950

50 km

February 6, 1950

4 × 10 km relay

February 5, 1950

Men's Nordic combined

Individual

February 1, 1950 - Jumping February 3, 1950 – 18 km (included in the "Special 18km-run")

Men's ski jumping

Individual large hill

February 5, 1950 MacKenzie Intervale Ski Jumping Complex

Medal table

References

FIS 1950 Cross country results
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