# FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between 22 January and 3 February, 1991.
Sunshine often hit the snow of Saalbach-Hinterglemm during the competitions, which are remembered as some of the sunniest ever. The competitions also saw the international breakthroughs for skiers who would score major successes throughout the 1990s, like Austria's Stephan Eberharter. and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg.
The United States Ski Team arrived late, after two races had been completed. Due to the Gulf War and associated security concerns, the team had withdrawn from World Cup competitions the previous week and returned home to North America.
The World Championships returned to Saalbach 34 years later in 2025.

## Men's competitions
### Downhill

Sunday, 27 January 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Franz Heinzer | 1:54.91 |
| 2 | Peter Runggaldier | 1:55.16 |
| 3 | Daniel Mahrer | 1:55.57 |
    Source:

### Super-G

Wednesday, 23 January 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Stephan Eberharter | 1:26.73 |
| 2 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 1:28.27 |
| 3 | Franck Piccard | 1:28.55 |
    Source:

### Giant Slalom

Sunday, 3 February 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| 1 | Rudolf Nierlich | 2:29.94 | 1:16.73 | 1:13.21 |
| 2 | Urs Kälin | 2:30.29 | 1:17.59 | 1:12.70 |
| 3 | Johan Wallner | 2:30.73 | 1:17.31 | 1:13.42 |
    Source:

### Slalom

Tuesday, 22 January 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| 1 | Marc Girardelli | 1:55.38 | 57.96 | 57.42 |
| 2 | Thomas Stangassinger | 1:55.96 | 58.64 | 57.32 |
| 3 | Ole Kristian Furuseth | 1:56.00 | 58.92 | 57.08 |
    Source:

### Combination

Monday, 28 January 1991 (downhill) Wednesday, 30 January 1991 (2 slalom runs)
| Placing | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Stephan Eberharter | 16.28 |
| 2 | Kristian Ghedina | 26.41 |
| 3 | Günther Mader | 27.54 |

## Women's competitions
### Downhill

Saturday, 26 January 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Petra Kronberger | 1:29.12 |
| 2 | Nathalie Bouvier | 1:29.56 |
| 3 | Svetlana Gladisheva | 1:29.63 |
    Source:

### Super G

Tuesday, 29 January 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Ulrike Maier | 1:08.72 |
| 2 | Carole Merle | 1:08.83 |
| 3 | Anita Wachter | 1:08.85 |
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### Giant Slalom

Saturday, 2 February 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| 1 | Pernilla Wiberg | 2:07.45 | 1:04.50 | 1:02.95 |
| 2 | Ulrike Maier | 2:07.61 | 1:03.41 | 1:04.20 |
| 3 | Traudl Hächer | 2:08.03 | 1:04.05 | 1:03.98 |
    Source:

### Slalom

Friday, 1 February 1991
| Placing | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| 1 | Vreni Schneider | 1:25.90 | 41.97 | 43.93 |
| 2 | Nataša Bokal | 1:26.06 | 43.00 | 43.06 |
| 3 | Ingrid Salvenmoser | 1:26.56 | 42.35 | 44.21 |
    Source:

### Combination

Friday, 25 January 1991 (downhill) Thursday, 31 January 1991 (2 slalom runs)
| Placing | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Chantal Bournissen | 26.45 |
| 2 | Ingrid Stöckl | 33.76 |
| 3 | Vreni Schneider | 42.13 |

## Medals table

| Place | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | France | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 7 | Norway | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| | Soviet Union | - | - | 1 | 1 |