1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 took place 19–28 February 1993 in Falun
, Sweden
, for the third time (1954, 1974). This event saw the creation of the combined pursuit where competitors would skate one distance in the classical interval style (10 km: men, 5 km: women) one day, then follow the next day in the freestyle pursuit (15 km: men, 10 km: women) with the first distance winner going first in the pursuit. Additionally it was the first competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union
in late 1991 and the first competition with Czechoslovakia
having been split up as the Czech Republic
and Slovakia
.
Dæhlie edged Smirnov at the finish line to earn the gold medal. Smirnov later stated that he lost out to Dæhlie by "only 16 centimeters".
Välbe was the first Russia
n to win a gold medal in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's breakup in late 1991.
Japan's four minute victory margin at this event, followed by their nearly five minute victory at the Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
the following year, would lead the FIS
to change the Nordic combined team event from a 3 x 10 km relay to a 4 x 5 km relay that would become effective at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 in Thunder Bay
and the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano. This was in an effort to lessen the emphasis on the ski jumping part of the competition.
Sakala was the first Czech
to medal following Czechoslovakia
's breakup earlier that year into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Czech Republic
and Slovakia
competed as a combined team despite their countries agreement to split
from Czechoslovakia
on 25 November 1992. The country's split was made after the team had been selected prior to the championships.
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, for the third time (1954, 1974). This event saw the creation of the combined pursuit where competitors would skate one distance in the classical interval style (10 km: men, 5 km: women) one day, then follow the next day in the freestyle pursuit (15 km: men, 10 km: women) with the first distance winner going first in the pursuit. Additionally it was the first competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in late 1991 and the first competition with Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
having been split up as the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
10 km classical
22 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 24:51.6 | |
| Silver | 24:55.5 | |
| Bronze | 24:58.1 |
10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
24 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:01:45.0 | |
| Silver | 1:01:45.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:02:55.5 |
Dæhlie edged Smirnov at the finish line to earn the gold medal. Smirnov later stated that he lost out to Dæhlie by "only 16 centimeters".
30 km classical
20 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:17:33.6 | |
| Silver | 1:17:55.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:17:55.3 |
50 km freestyle
28 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:03:36.8 | |
| Silver | 2:04:30.9 | |
| Bronze | 2:05:10.3 |
4×10 km relay
26 February 1993| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in Örnsköldsvik in 1990, finishing 8th... , Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes... , Terje Langli Terje Langli Terje Bjarte Langli is a former Norwegian cross country skier for Henning IL and a former skiing waxer for the Norwegian cross-country skiing national team... , Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. With 8 olympic gold medals, Dæhlie is the most winning winter olympic champion of all time. With nine gold medals in the Nord World Ski Championships he is in addition the most winning World Champion skier... ) |
1:44:14.9 |
| Silver | (Maurilio De Zolt Maurilio De Zolt Maurilio De Zolt is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, when he was 43 years old... , Marco Albarello Marco Albarello Marco Albarello is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. He was born in Aosta. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... ) |
1:44:24.5 |
| Bronze | (Andrey Kirilov Andrey Kirilov Andrey Kirilov is a Russian cross country skier who competed in the early 1990s. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun... , Igor Badamchin Igor Badamchin Igor Badamchin is a former Soviet/Russia cross country skier who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and earned his best individual finishes of 5th twice at the world championships .Badamachin's best... , Alexey Prokourorov Alexey Prokourorov Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s for both the Soviet Union and Russia.Prokurorov was born in the village of Mishino of Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.... , Mikhail Botvinov Mikhail Botvinov Mikhail Botvinov is a Russian-born Austrian cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2007 for both Russia and Austria. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a silver in the men's 30 km freestyle mass start event in 2002 and a bronze in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006... ) |
1:44:27.2 |
5 km classical
21 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 14:07.6 | |
| Silver | 14:12.1 | |
| Bronze | 14:18.3 |
5 km + 10 km combined pursuit
23 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 40:19.0 | |
| Silver | 40:19.4 | |
| Bronze | 40:19.7 |
15 km classical
19 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 44:49.0 | |
| Silver | 45:39.0 | |
| Bronze | 45:41.9 |
Välbe was the first Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n to win a gold medal in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's breakup in late 1991.
30 km freestyle
27 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:22:41.3 | |
| Silver | 1:22:55.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:23:48.3 |
4×5 km relay
26 February 1993| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe... , Larisa Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... , Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad... , Lyubov Yegorova Lyubov Yegorova Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova , name also spelled Ljubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, many times world champion , winner of the World Cup and Hero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of Seversk , Saint Petersburg , and Tomsk Oblast... ) |
54:15.7 |
| Silver | (Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.... , Bice Vanzetta Bice Vanzetta Bice Vanzetta is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994. She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 x 5 km . Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.She also won two silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World... , Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. She is the cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis and the sister of cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa.-Career:... , Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier.-Debut:Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo , the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee.... ) |
54:35.1 |
| Bronze | (Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl, sometimes listed as Trude Dybendahl-Hartz or Trude Dybendahl Hartz is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1986 to 1998. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... , Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold and two silvers... , Anita Moen Anita Moen Anita Moen, sometimes shown as Anita Moen-Guidon is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003... , Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... ) |
55:09.0 |
15 km individual Gundersen
18 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
3 × 10 km team
25 February 1993| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Takanori Kono Takanori Kono is a former Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s, winning at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the Winter Olympics, and the Holmenkollen ski festival.... , Masashi Abe Masashi Abe is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival.... ) |
1:19:25.7 |
| Silver | (Trond Einar Elden Trond Einar Elden Trond Einar Elden is a former Norwegian Nordic combined skier who represented Namdalseid I.L. in Trondheim.... , Knut Tore Apeland Knut Tore Apeland Knut Tore Apeland is a former Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed during 1990's, winning at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Winter Olympics in the team events.... , Fred Børre Lundberg Fred Børre Lundberg Fred Børre Lundberg is a former Nordic combined skier from Bardu, Norway... ) |
+3:46.3 |
| Bronze | (Thomas Dufter Thomas Dufter Thomas Dufter is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.... , Jens Deimel Jens Deimel Jens Deimel is a former German nordic combined skier who competed from 1992 to 2002... , Hans-Peter Pohl Hans-Peter Pohl Hans-Peter Pohl is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s... ) |
+8:30.5 |
Japan's four minute victory margin at this event, followed by their nearly five minute victory at the Winter Olympics
Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Nordic Combined results.-Individual:February 19, 1994-3 x 10 km relay:February 23-24, 1994Japan's margin of victory, preceded by their four minute margin of victory at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun the previous year, would lead the FIS to change the...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
the following year, would lead the FIS
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
to change the Nordic combined team event from a 3 x 10 km relay to a 4 x 5 km relay that would become effective at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
and the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano. This was in an effort to lessen the emphasis on the ski jumping part of the competition.
Individual normal hill
27 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 237.8 | |
| Silver | 231.3 | |
| Bronze | 228.2 |
Individual large hill
21 February 1993| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 241.4 | |
| Silver | 239.1 | |
| Bronze | 237.6 |
Sakala was the first Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
to medal following Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
's breakup earlier that year into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Team large hill
23 February 1993| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Bjørn Myrbakken Bjørn Myrbakken Bjørn Myrbakken is a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1991 to 1995. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and finished 33rd in the individual normal hill in those same championships.Myrbakken's best individual finish at the Winter... , Helge Brendryen Helge Brendryen Helge Brendryen is a former Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1993 to 1995. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the individual large hill at those same championships.His best non-world championship finish was eighth... , Øyvind Berg Øyvind Berg Øyvind Berg is a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1996.He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished 22nd in the individual normal hill at those same championships.Berg's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th... , Espen Bredesen Espen Bredesen Espen Bredesen is a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000 representing Oppsal IL/Kollenhopp in Oslo.At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he performed badly, coming last in the normal hill and 57th out of 59 on the large hill. He had converted from the classical to the V-style just a month... ) |
821.5 |
| Silver | (František Jež František Jež František Jež . Is a former Czechoslovakian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 1999. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the Team Large Hill.... , Jiří Parma Jirí Parma Jiři Parma is a former Czechoslovakian ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1996.At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the team large hill.... , Jaroslav Sakala Jaroslav Sakala Jaroslav Sakala is a Czechoslovak-Czech ski jumper who competed from 1989 to 2002. He entered his first Ski jumping World Cup competition on January 15, 1989 in Harrachov. His first big success was at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a bronze medal in the team large hill... ) (Martin Švagerko Martin Švagerko Martin Švagerko is a former Czechoslovakian ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1994. He won two leam large hill medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1993 and a bronze in 1989.... ) (combined team) |
772.1 |
| Bronze | (Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori is an Austrian former ski jumper. He won the Four Hills Tournament twice... , Heinz Kuttin Heinz Kuttin Heinz Kuttin is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 1995.At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a silver medal in the Team large hill and a bronze Medal in the Individual large hill... , Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998... , Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger is a former ski jumper.He was one of the best in his sport during the 1990s... ) |
745.4 |
The Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
competed as a combined team despite their countries agreement to split
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was an event that saw the self-determined separation of the federal state of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia, entities which had arisen in 1969 within the framework of Czechoslovak federalisation, became...
from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
on 25 November 1992. The country's split was made after the team had been selected prior to the championships.
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.| 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1.75 | 1 | 2.75 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |