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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003

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Host city
  
Val di Fiemme, Italy

Opening ceremony
  
18 February

Main venue
  
Trampolino dal Ben

Events
  
18

Closing ceremony
  
1 March

Website
  
Valdifiemme2003.com

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 took place February 18-March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy for a second time (1991). The ski jumping team normal hill held in 2001 was not held at this championships while the women's 30 km returned after being cancelled in the previous championships due to extremely cold weather. Additionally the pursuit races went from separate races run on the same day (combined) to Skiathlon races.

Contents

1.5 km individual sprint

February 26, 2003

15 km classical

February 21, 2003

10 km + 10 km double pursuit

February 23, 2003

30 km classical mass start

February 19, 2003

50 km freestyle

March 1, 2003

4 × 10 km relay

February 25, 2003

1.5 km individual sprint

February 26, 2003

10 km classical

February 20. 2003

5 km + 5 km double pursuit

February 22, 2003

Sachenbacher beat Zavyalova in a photo finish to earn the silver medal.

15 km classical mass start

February 18, 2003

30 km freestyle

February 28, 2003

4 × 5 km relay

February 24, 2003

The Finnish relay team finished second, but was disqualified when Kaisa Varis tested positive for doping.

7.5 km sprint

February 28, 2003

Spillane is the first American to win a gold medal in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Ackermann beat Gottwald at the line to earn the silver medal.

15 km Individual Gundersen

February 21, 2003

4 × 5 km team

February 24, 2003

Individual normal hill

February 28, 2003

Individual large hill

February 22, 2003

Team large hill

February 23, 2003

Medal table

Medal winners by nation. The host country, Italy, did not get any medals.

References

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 Wikipedia