FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991
Host citySaalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg, Austria
Events10
Opening22 January 1991
Closing3 February 1991
Opened byKurt Waldheim
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Saalbach- Hinterglemm is located in Alps
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Location in the Alps of Europe
Saalbaach- Hinterglemm is located in Austria
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Location in Austria

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between 22 January and 3 February, 1991.[1][2][3]

Sunshine often hit the snow of Saalbach-Hinterglemm during the competitions, which are remembered as some of the sunniest ever.[4] The competitions also saw the international breakthroughs for skiers who would score major successes throughout the 1990s, like Austria's Stephan Eberharter.[5] and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg.[6]

The United States Ski Team arrived late, after two races had been completed.[3][7] Due to the Gulf War and associated security concerns, the team had withdrawn from World Cup competitions the previous week and returned home to North America.[8]

  1. ^ German Wikipedia article
  2. ^ Ski DataBase. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, William Oscar; Verschoth, Anita (11 February 1991). "White Heat". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  4. ^ "VM 2023: Mach's noch einmal, Saalbach-Hinterglemm" (in German). Skiing Penguin. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Making a name for themselves". BBC. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Här har du din karriär, Pillan" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ^ "U.S. ski team returning to championships". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. 24 January 1991. p. D5.
  8. ^ "U.S. ski team withdraws from Cup". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. 17 January 1991. p. D5.