FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event

The nations team event competition at the 2013 World Championships was held on 12 February at 17:00 local time, the seventh race of the championships. Athletes from the best 16 nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup ranking competed.

Nations team event
at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013
VenuePlanai
Schladming, Austria
Date12 February 2013
Teams15
Medalists
 Nicole Hosp
Michaela Kirchgasser
Carmen Thalmann
Marcel Hirscher
Marcel Mathis
Philipp Schörghofer		   Austria
 Nathalie Eklund
Frida Hansdotter
Maria Pietilä Holmner
Jens Byggmark
Mattias Hargin
André Myhrer		   Sweden
 Lena Dürr
Maria Höfl-Riesch
Veronique Hronek
Fritz Dopfer
Stefan Luitz
Felix Neureuther		   Germany
Alpine skiing at the
World Ski Championships 2013
Combinedmenwomen
Downhillmenwomen
Giant slalommenwomen
Slalommenwomen
Super-Gmenwomen
Team mixed

Rules

The 16 best nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup Ranking were eligible to participate in this event. Each team consisted of 4 to 6 skiers, but at least two female and two male skiers.

The format was a knock-out round competition with the pairings being made according to the Nations Cup Ranking. In each pairing, two female and two male skiers from each team raced a parallel slalom in a best-of-4 system. In the event of a tie, the faster cumulated time of the best male and the best female skier decides which team advanced to the next round.[1]

FIS Overall Nations Cup standings

The standings prior to the World Championships:[2]

RankCountryPoints
1 Austria7856
2 Italy4208
3 United States4084
4 France3697
5 Germany3472
6 Sweden2568
7  Switzerland2455
8 Slovenia2093
9 Norway1908
10 Canada1344
11 Finland737
12 Croatia705
13 Slovakia508
14 Liechtenstein171
15 Spain164
16 Czech Republic148
17 Japan112
18 Russia87
19 Netherlands32
20 Poland29
21 Great Britain16
22 Hungary8

Spain was eligible to participate, but decided not to. Therefore, top seeded Austria started with a bye in the round of 16 (1/8 finals).

Participating teams

Every nation consists of 4 to 6 athletes.[3]

Results bracket

After the withdrawal of Spain and with only 15 nations remaining, top-seed Austria received a bye to second round.[4]

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
       
  1  Austria 3  
    8  Slovenia 1  
8  Slovenia 2
9  Norway 2  
  1  Austria 4  
  5  Germany 0  
5  Germany 3  
12  Croatia 1  
  5  Germany 2
    4  France 2  
4  France 4
13  Slovakia 0  
  1  Austria 4
  6  Sweden 0
6  Sweden 3  
11  Finland 1  
  6  Sweden 3 Third place
    3  United States 1  
3  United States 3 5  Germany 2
14  Liechtenstein 2   10  Canada 2
  6  Sweden 3
  10  Canada 1  
7   Switzerland 1  
10  Canada 3  
  10  Canada 2
    15  Czech Republic 2  
15  Czech Republic 3
2  Italy 1  

Results

1/8 final

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal races
Team 1 Score Team 2
Germany 2–2 Canada
Dürr 20.70 Phelan 21.21
Neureuther 19.28 Janyk 19.21
Höfl-Riesch 20.73 Mielzynski 20.72
Dopfer 19.18 Brown 19.19

Gold medal races
Team 1 Score Team 2
Austria 4–0 Sweden
Hosp 20.95 Pietilä-Holmner 22.29
Hirscher 19.08 Hargin 19.52
Kirchgasser 20.32 Hansdotter 20.72
Schörghofer Myhrer DQ

References
  1. Teamcontest Men and Women
  2. Cup Standings
  3. "Start list" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  4. "Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-12.
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