FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place from February 21 to March 2 at Granåsen Ski Centre in Trondheim, Norway. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since 1966 and 1970. It also was historical with Russia's Yelena Välbe winning gold in all five women's cross country events, the first person of either sex to do that honor. Norway's Bjørn Dæhlie became the first man to win five medals in five cross country events.
 Official logo for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997. | |
| Host city | Trondheim, Norway |
|---|---|
| Events | 15 |
| Opening ceremony | 21 February |
| Closing ceremony | 2 March |
| Main venue | Granåsen Ski Centre |
Men's cross country
10 km classical
February 24, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
23:41.8 |
| Silver |  Alexey Prokurorov (RUS) |
24:09.7 |
| Bronze |  Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
24:14.2 |
10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
February 25, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
1:00:11.1 |
| Silver | Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
1:01:01.2 |
| Bronze | Alexey Prokurorov (RUS) |
1:01:01.8 |
30 km freestyle
February 21, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Alexey Prokurorov (RUS) |
1:06:28.2 |
| Silver | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
1:06:45.6 |
| Bronze | Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
1:06:49.2 |
50 km classical
March 2, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
2:16:37.5 |
| Silver | Erling Jevne (NOR) |
2:17:32.4 |
| Bronze | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
2:18:36.0 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 28, 1997
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard) |
1:37:06.1 |
| Silver | Finland (Harri Kirvesniemi, Mika Myllylä, Jari Räsänen, Jari Isometsä) |
1:39:17.3 |
| Bronze |  Italy (Giorgio Di Centa, Silvio Fauner, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Fulvio Valbusa) |
1:39:56.9 |
Women's cross country
5 km classical
February 23, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
13:32.7 |
| Silver | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
13:35.0 |
| Bronze | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
13:37.7 |
Lyubov Yegorova of Russia finished first in this event, but was disqualified three days later for doping violation of bromotan. The three finishers behind her were subsequently awarded the medals shown.
5 km + 10 km combined pursuit
February 24, 1997
The winner had to be determined by photo finish. The gold medal was won by Välbe by a 2 cm difference.
[1] both athletes were still credited with the same time.[2]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
39:13.5 |
| Silver | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
39:13.5 |
| Bronze | Nina Gavrylyuk (RUS) |
39:32.1 |
15 km freestyle
February 21, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
36:28.2 |
| Silver | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
36:39.1 |
| Bronze |  Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
36:42.0 |
30 km classical
March 1, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
1:23:04.9 |
| Silver | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
1:23:33.2 |
| Bronze | Marit Mikkelsplass (NOR) |
1:24:55.7 |
4 × 5 km relay
February 28, 1997
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Russia (Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Yelena Välbe) |
56:40.2 |
| Silver | Norway (Bente Martinsen, Marit Mikkelsplass, Elin Nilsen, Trude Dybendahl Hartz) |
56:56.2 |
| Bronze | Finland (Riikka Sirviö, Tuulikki Pyykkönen, Kati Pulkkinen, Satu Salonen) |
57:38.0 |
Men's Nordic combined
15 km Individual Gundersen
February 22, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) |
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| Silver | Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) |
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| Bronze |  Fabrice Guy (FRA) |
4 × 5 km team
February 23, 1997
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Halldor Skard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Knut Tore Apeland, Fred Børre Lundberg) |
52:18.0 |
| Silver | Finland (Jari Mantila, Tapio Nurmela, Samppa Lajunen, Hannu Manninen) |
53:03.6 |
| Bronze |  Austria (Christoph Eugen, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher, Robert Stadelmann) |
53:30.9 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual normal hill
February 22, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Janne Ahonen (FIN) |
263.5 |
| Silver | Masahiko Harada (JPN) |
258.5 |
| Bronze | Andreas Goldberger (AUT) |
257.5 |
Individual large hill
March 1, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Masahiko Harada (JPN) |
252.1 |
| Silver |  Dieter Thoma (GER) |
244.9 |
| Bronze |  Sylvain Freiholz (SUI) |
237.3 |
Team large hill
February 27, 1997
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jani Soininen, Mika Laitinen, Janne Ahonen) |
955.3 |
| Silver | Japan (Kazuyoshi Funaki, Takanobu Okabe, Masahiko Harada, Hiroya Saito) |
905.0 |
| Bronze | Germany (Christof Duffner, Martin Schmitt, Hansjörg Jäkle, Dieter Thoma) |
845.6 |
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.
* Host nation (Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR)* | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
References
- "Trondheim (NOR) 1997 World Ski Championships - Podium". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- "Trondheim (NOR) 1997 World Ski Championships - Results". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
