FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rumford, Maine, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It also marked the first time after World War II the event took place after the Winter Olympics in a non-Olympic year (St. Moritz, Switzerland hosted the 1948 Winter Olympics two years earlier), the second time the world championships occurred outside Europe, the first time they had occurred outside Europe in a non-Olympic year, and the only time the United States has hosted the event in a non-Olympic year. The ski-jumping events were held at Lake Placid, while the cross-country skiing events (originally planned to also be held at Lake Placid) were moved to Rumford due to insufficient snow.[1][2]

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950
Host cityLake Placid, New York, Rumford, Maine
CountryUSA
Events5
Opening ceremony1 February 1950 (1950-02-01)
Closing ceremony6 February 1950 (1950-02-06)

Men's cross country

18 km

February 3, 1950

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Karl-Erik Åström (SWE) 1:06:16
Silver  Enar Josefsson (SWE) 1:06:28
Bronze  Arnljot Nyaas (NOR) 1:07:07

50 km

February 6, 1950

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Gunnar Eriksson (SWE) 2:59:05
Silver  Enar Josefsson (SWE) 3:00:01
Bronze  Nils Karlsson (SWE) 3:00:10

4 × 10 km relay

February 5, 1950

Medal Team Time
Gold  Sweden (Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson) 2:39:59
Silver  Finland (Heikki Hasu, Viljo Vellonen, Paavo Lonkila, August Kiuru) 2:41:51
Bronze  Norway (Martin Stokken, Eilert Dahl, Kristian Bjørn, Henry Hermansen) 2:47:19

Men's Nordic combined

Individual

February 1, 1950 - Jumping February 3, 1950 - 18km (included in the "Special 18km-run")

Medal Athlete Points
Gold  Heikki Hasu (FIN) 455.2
Silver  Ottar Gjermundshaug (NOR) 452.0
Bronze  Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 451.8

Men's ski jumping

Individual large hill

February 5, 1950 MacKenzie Intervale Ski Jumping Complex

Medal Athlete Points
Gold  Hans Bjørnstad (NOR) 220.4
Silver  Thure Lindgren (SWE) 214.4
Bronze  Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR) 213.5

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden (SWE)3317
2 Norway (NOR)1146
3 Finland (FIN)1102
Totals (3 nations)55515


References
  • FIS 1950 Cross country results
  • FIS 1950 Nordic combined results
  • FIS 1950 Ski jumping results
  • Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Addresseavisens Forlag. p. 66. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)
  1. "Ski History Dates". International Skiing History Association. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
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