FIBT World Championships 2003
The FIBT World Championships 2003 took place in Lake [Placid, New York], United States, Winterberg, Germany, and Nagano, Japan. Lake Placid hosted the championship event for the eighth time, doing so previously in FIBT [World Championships 1949|1949], FIBT [World Championships 1961|1961], 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, and 1997. Winterberg hosted the championship event for a third time, doing so previously in 1995 and 2000. This was Nagano's first time hosting a championship event. It was also the first time the championships were held in Asia.