For most of the year, the attention of alpine skiing fans is focused on the World Cup, the program of which usually consists of twenty stops across Europe and America. In February, however, the World Championships will take the floor, with an immediate possibility of winning a medal in six men’s, the same number of women’s disciplines and in the mixed competition. And elite skiers definitely do not attach less importance to that. The championships are held every two years, and their venue will be France for the fifth time. In total, it will be the 47th year of the event under the banner of FIS. Petra Vlhová is defending the two silver medals she won in the slalom and alpine combined in Cortina d’Ampezzo 2021. While this will be Vlhová’s sixth participation in the World Championships, Adam Žampa will be performing at this forum for the eighth time. Two years ago, he took an excellent eighth place in the giant slalom, before that he was part of the Slovak team in Are, which took fifth place in the team competition. Up to six Slovak representatives should appear on the slopes.
The rich fortnightly program in the French resorts of Courchevel and Méribel will be a fixed part of the Joj Šport television broadcast. You can read more about our broadcast in a separate article. Petra Vlhová he has six medals from the world championships, including one gold. This one is from the giant slalom in Are. She does not yet have a triumph in the strongest slalom discipline, and as she announced before the current season, she wants to focus mainly on the successes that she still lacks in her career. Of course, the top favorite is Shiffrin, the six-time world champion. In the men’s segment, the great Norwegian-Swiss battle between Marc Odermatt and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is expected to continue. Kilde reigns this year in the downhill, Odermatt is the World Cup leader in giant slalom and in Super G they occupy the first two places, with the 25-year-old Swiss on top. In the slalom, it could be a big drama with a large list of adepts for the precious metal. Defending champion Sebastian Foss-Solevåg is behind compatriots Braathen and Kristoffersen, Swiss Yule and Meillard, Austrian Feller and German Strasser this year.
In addition to the two mentioned names, the starting field will also include a slalom skier and a “demolitionist” Martin Hyškawho already competed at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. In the women’s section, our colors will be defended by a 19-year-old specialist in speed disciplines Rebeka Jančová also universal Petra Hromcová. Both got the opportunity to show themselves in this season’s World Cup. Jančová in St. Anton, Hromcová in Špindlerův Mlyn. The youngest of the Žamp clan, Teo Žampa, competes in the giant slalom and team competition. Similar to the previous WC, thirteen world championship titles are at stake and the program will be opened by alpine combinations. Parallel women’s, men’s and team competitions will separate the program between speed and technical disciplines.
Program of the 2023 Alpine Skiing World Championships:
Sunday, February 5 at 18:00: opening ceremony
Monday 6 February at 11:00 a.m.: Round 1 of the Women’s Alpine Combined (Super-G)
Monday 6 February at 14:30: 2nd round of women’s alpine combined (slalom)
Tuesday 7 February at 11:00 a.m.: 1st round of men’s alpine combined (super-G)
Tuesday, February 7 at 2:30 p.m.: 2nd round of men’s alpine combined (slalom)
Wednesday, February 8 at 11:30 a.m.: women’s super-G
Thursday, February 9 at 11:30 a.m.: men’s super-G
Saturday, February 11 at 11:30 a.m.: women’s convention
Sunday, February 12 at 11:00 a.m.: men’s race
Tuesday, February 14 at 12:00: team competition
Tuesday, February 14 at 17:00: qualification for men’s and women’s parallel slalom
Wednesday, February 15 at 12:00 p.m.: men’s and women’s parallel slalom
Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m.: 1st round of men’s giant slalom qualifying
Thursday, February 16 at 10 a.m.: Round 1 of the women’s giant slalom
Thursday, February 16 at 1:00 p.m.: 2nd round of men’s giant slalom qualifying
Thursday, February 16 at 1:30 p.m.: Round 2 of the women’s giant slalom
Friday, February 17 at 10:00 a.m.: Round 1 of the men’s giant slalom
Friday, February 17 at 1:00 p.m.: Round 2 of the men’s giant slalom
Saturday, February 18 at 10:00 a.m.: 1st round of women’s slalom
Saturday, February 18 at 10:00 a.m.: 1st round of men’s slalom qualifying
Saturday, February 18 at 1:30 p.m.: 2nd round of women’s slalom
Saturday, February 18 at 1:30 p.m.: 2nd round of men’s slalom qualifying
Sunday, February 19 at 10:00 a.m.: 1st round of men’s slalom
Sunday, February 19 at 1:30 p.m.: 2nd round of men’s slalom
