FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 were held from January 28 to February 13 in Bormio, Italy. The women's competition was held in neighboring Santa Caterina.
Bormio previously hosted the World Championships in FIS [Alpine World Ski Championships 1985|1985]; other host cities in Italy include Cortina d'Ampezzo , and 1956 Winter Olympics|1956] ), Val Gardena, and Sestriere.
In northern Italy, Bormio is a regular stop on the FIS [Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup] circuit, usually for a men's downhill in late December. The Pista Stelvio'' is among the longest and most challenging downhill courses in the world, with a vertical drop exceeding.
These were the last World Championships to use the traditional combined format. Starting in FIS Alpine [World Ski Championships 2007|2007], the world championships switched to the "super-combined" format for the combined event. First run on the World Cup circuit in 2005 at Wengen, the "super-combi" format made its debut at the Winter Olympics in 2010 Winter Olympics|2010].
Men's events
Men's downhill
Date: February 5Men's super-G
Date: January 29Men's giant slalom
Date: February 10Men's slalom
Date: February 12Men's combination
Date: February 3Women's events
Women's downhill
Date: February 6Women's super-G
Date: January 30Women's giant slalom
Date: February 8Women's slalom
Date: February 11Women's combination
Date: February 4Team event
Nations' team award
Date: February 13This competition was held for the first time in these world championships. Six athletes of a country, including at least two men and two women, start in a total of four super G and four slalom runs. Each country sends one athlete into each run, men's and women's runs taking turns. The placings of all eight competitions are added and the country with the lowest number wins. If an athlete doesn't finish a run, the country receives 9 points.
Course information
| Date | Race | Start Elevation | Finish Elevation | Vertical Drop | Course Length | Average Gradient |
| Sat 05-Feb | Downhill – men | 2255 m | 1268 m | 987 m | 3.186 km | 31.0% |
| Sun 06-Feb | Downhill – women | 2530 | 1745 | 785 | 2.901 | 27.1 |
| Thu 03-Feb | Downhill – – men | 2160 | 1268 | 892 | 2.926 | 30.5 |
| Fri 04-Feb | Downhill – – women | 2415 | 1745 | 670 | 2.606 | 25.7 |
| Sat 29-Jan | Super-G – men | 1907 | 1268 | 639 | 2.091 | 30.6 |
| Sun 30-Jan | Super-G – women | 2335 | 1745 | 590 | 1.993 | 29.6 |
| Wed 09-Feb | Giant Slalom – men | 1696 | 1251 | 445 | ||
| Tue 08-Feb | Giant Slalom – women | 2110 | 1730 | 380 | ||
| Sat 12-Feb | Slalom – men | 1470 | 1251 | 219 | ||
| Fri 11-Feb | Slalom – women | 1900 | 1730 | 170 | ||
| Thu 03-Feb | Slalom – – men | 1435 | 1251 | 184 | ||
| Fri 04-Feb | Slalom – – women | 1890 | 1730 | 160 | ||
| Sun 13-Feb | Team | 1696 | 1268 | 428 | 1.536 | 27.9 |
| Date | Race | Start Elevation | Finish Elevation | Vertical Drop | Course Length | Average Gradient |
| Sat 05-Feb | Downhill – men | 7398 ft | 4160 ft | 3238 ft | 1.980 mi. | 31.0% |
| Sun 06-Feb | Downhill – women | 8300 | 5725 | 2575 | 1.803 | 27.1 |
| Thu 03-Feb | Downhill – – men | 7087 | 4160 | 2927 | 1.818 | 30.5 |
| Fri 04-Feb | Downhill – – women | 7923 | 5725 | 2198 | 1.619 | 25.7 |
| Sat 29-Jan | Super-G – men | 6256 | 4160 | 2096 | 1.299 | 30.6 |
| Sun 30-Jan | Super-G – women | 7661 | 5725 | 1936 | 1.238 | 29.6 |
| Wed 09-Feb | Giant Slalom – men | 5564 | 4104 | 1460 | ||
| Tue 08-Feb | Giant Slalom – women | 6923 | 5676 | 1247 | ||
| Sat 12-Feb | Slalom – men | 4823 | 4104 | 719 | ||
| Fri 11-Feb | Slalom – women | 6234 | 5676 | 558 | ||
| Thu 03-Feb | Slalom – – men | 4708 | 4104 | 604 | ||
| Fri 04-Feb | Slalom – – women | 6201 | 5676 | 525 | ||
| Sun 13-Feb | Team | 5564 | 4160 | 1404 | 0.954 | 27.9 |