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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941
Host cityCortina d'Ampezzo
CountryItaly
Events6
Opening1 February 1941 (1941-02-01)
Closing9 February 1941 (1941-02-09)
Opened byVictor Emmanuel III
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941 in alpine skiing were the tenth edition of the competition, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), and were held on 1–9 February 1941 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1941 were held simultaneously at the same location. Later, in 1946, the FIS canceled the results and deemed the Championships unofficial as the attendees only included Axis nationals and citizens of neutral countries: Italy, the German Reich (Austria joined Germany in 1938), Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Yugoslavia, Romania, Switzerland and Hungary.

Due to World War II, there was a nine-year hiatus of the official competition until the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Place Country Name
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany GER Josef Jennewein
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Italy ITA   Alberto Marcellin
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Germany GER Rudolf Cranz

Slalom

Place Country name
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany GER Albert Pfeifer
1st place, gold medalist(s) Italy ITA   Vittorio Chierroni
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Italy ITA   Alberto Marcellin

Combined

Place Country Name
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany GER Josef Jennewein
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Italy ITA   Alberto Marcellin
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Italy ITA   Vittorio Chierroni

Women's competitions

Downhill

Place Country Name
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany GER Christl Cranz
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany GER Käthe Grasegger
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Germany GER Anneliese Proxauf
  • Many sources state that Proxauf (who in fact was Austrian) represented Switzerland, but this photo proves otherwise.

Slalom

Place Country Name
1st place, gold medalist(s) Italy ITA   Celina Seghi
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany GER Christl Cranz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Germany GER Anneliese Proxauf

Combined

Place Country Name
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany GER Christl Cranz
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Italy ITA   Celina Seghi
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Germany GER Anneliese Proxauf

Medal standings

Place Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Nazi Germany 5 2 4 11
2  Italy 2 3 2 7

References

  1. Photo of the top trio

46°31′59″N 12°07′59″E / 46.533°N 12.133°E / 46.533; 12.133

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
List of alpine skiing world champions
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