Alpine Ski World Championships (Saalbach 2025): Race calendar and program
When do the 2025 Alpine Ski World Championships start?
The Alpine World Ski Championships are coming soon and the best skiers in the world are ready to compete for glory on the most acclaimed stage for mountain lovers. From 4 to 16 February 2025 , Saalbach ( Austria ) will be the beating heart of winter sports, hosting the great event that will mark the season in the SalzburgerLand .
34 years after the 1991 edition, the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn ski area is once again hosting the event, to experience a new ski festival, with facilities in full operation and an atmosphere full of emotions. The anticipation is already sky-high and preparations are in full swing!
Let's get closer to the competition by discovering some historical curiosities, the calendar and the types of races scheduled , also taking a look at the roll of honor to discover who has won the most Ski World Championships in previous editions.
A Brief History of the Alpine Ski World Championships
The Alpine World Ski Championships , or Alpine World Ski Championships , represent one of the most prestigious events in the winter sports panorama and are organized by the International Ski Federation ( FIS ), every two years. Born in 1931 with the first edition in Mürren , they were initially held annually until 1939, but were suspended during the Second World War.
Resumed in 1948, they took place every two years, with the peculiarity that until 1980 the Alpine skiing Olympic titles were also valid as world titles. Since 1985, to avoid overlaps with the Olympic Games, the Alpine Skiing World Championships have been held in odd-numbered years, with the sole exception of 1996, when the Championships scheduled in Sierra Nevada were postponed by a year due to lack of snow.
Now, the wait is all for Saalbach 2025 !
What are the disciplines in the Alpine Ski World Championships?
The Alpine Ski World Championships competition system includes training events for the speed events, qualifications for lower-ranked athletes in the technical disciplines, and two-run finals for the Slalom and Giant Slalom . Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the top three in each discipline, with no points classification by nation.
The athletes are selected by the National Federations based on the World Cup results and internal qualifications and are called to compete in different disciplines, divided into men's and women's categories:
- Downhill : the fastest race, characterised by steep descents and long courses, with speeds exceeding 130 km/h;
- Super-G (Super-G) : a combination of the speed of downhill and the technique of giant slalom, with wide curves and fast passages;
- Giant Slalom : technical race with gates more spaced than the special slalom, which requires precision and control;
- Special Slalom : the most technical discipline, with tight curves and fast passages between very close gates;
- Combined (DH/SL) : sum of the times of a downhill or super-G race and a special slalom, which rewards the most complete skiers;
- Team Event : A single-elimination race in which mixed teams of men and women compete on parallel tracks.
The motto of this year's edition remains unchanged: 1 mountain, 11 races, one goal !
2025 Alpine World Ski Championships Calendar
Here is all the information about the times and the program of the Alpine Ski World Championships 2025 in Saalbach in SalzburgerLand. A calendar full of exciting races , all to follow.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Women: 11:00 – 1st Downhill Race
- Men/Women: 15:15 / 17:50 – Parallel team race and opening ceremony
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Women: 10:00 – 2nd Downhill Race
- Men: 12:00 – 1st Downhill Race
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Women: 11:30 – Super-G
- Men: 9:30 – 2nd Downhill Race
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Women: 9:30 – 3rd Downhill Race
- Men: 11:30 – Super-G
Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Women: 11:30 – Downhill
- Men: 9:30 – 3rd Downhill Race
Sunday, February 9, 2025
- Men: 11:30 – Downhill
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Spare Day
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Women: 10:00 / 13:15 – Team Combined (DH/SL)
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Women: 10:00 / 13:00 – Giant Slalom Qualifications
- Men: 10:00 / 13:15 – Team Combined (DH/SL)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Women: 9.45am / 1.15pm – Giant Slalom
- Men: 10:00 / 13:00 – Giant Slalom Qualifications
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Women: 10:00 / 13:00 – Special Slalom Qualifications
- Men: 9:45 / 13:15 – Giant Slalom
Saturday, February 15, 2025
- Women: 9:45 / 13:15 – Special Slalom
- Men: 10:00 / 13:00 – Special Slalom Qualifications
Sunday, February 16, 2025
- Men: 9:45 / 13:15 – Special Slalom
- Closing Ceremony
Alpine Ski World Championships: Roll of Honour
Here is the list of skiers who have won the most World Ski Championships , obtaining at least four gold medals , and of the Nations with the most titles.
Men
- Toni Sailer , Austria – 7 gold
- Jean-Claude Killy , France – 6 gold
- Marcel Hirscher , Austria – 5 gold
- Kjetil André Aamodt , Norway – 5 gold
- Aksel Lund Svindal , Norway – 5 gold
- Gustav Thöni , Italy – 5 gold
- Ingemar Stenmark , Sweden – 5 gold
- Ted Ligety , United States – 5 golds
- Marc Girardelli , Luxembourg – 4 gold
- Pirmin Zurbriggen , Switzerland – 4 gold
- Émile Allais , France – 4 gold
- Rudolf Rominger , Switzerland – 4 gold
- Stein Eriksen , Norway – 4 gold
- Bode Miller , USA – 4 golds
- Anton Seelos , Austria – 4 gold
Women
- Christl Cranz , Germany – 12 gold
- Mikaela Shiffrin , USA – 7 golds
- Marielle Goitschel , France – 7 gold
- Anja Pärson , Sweden – 7 gold
- Erika Hess , Switzerland – 6 gold
- Annemarie Moser-Pröll , Austria – 5 gold
- Janica Kostelić , Croatia – 5 gold
- Tina Maze , Slovenia – 4 golds
- Hanni Wenzel , Liechtenstein – 4 gold
- Pernilla Wiberg , Sweden – 4 gold
Medals by Nation
The list also includes gold medals won in nine editions of the Winter Olympic Games (from 1948 to 1980), as they counted as World Ski Championships . Team events were included in the overall count.
- Austria – 101 golds
- Switzerland – 72 golds
- France – 48 golds
- Germany – 35 golds
- United States – 31 golds
- Norway – 27 golds
- Italy – 24 golds
- Sweden – 17 golds
- Canada – 16 golds
- Slovenia – 7 golds
- Croatia – 6 golds
- Liechtenstein – 5 golds
- Great Britain – 4 golds
- Luxembourg – 4 golds
- Slovakia – 1 gold
- Finland – 1 gold
- Czech Republic – 1 gold
- Australia – 1 gold
- Spain – 1 gold
Where are the 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships taking place?
The 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships , the 48th edition in the history of the event, will be held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm , Austria , which also hosted the World Championships in 1991. This is the ninth time that Austria has hosted the event, confirming the country's central role in international alpine skiing . The races will take place on the Zwölfer slope , divided into the Ulli Maier and Schneekristall courses, and will see the introduction of the team combined for both men and women for the first time, a novelty inspired by the recent junior world championships.
The venue was awarded in 2020 during the 52nd FIS Congress, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Saalbach–Hinterglemm beating out Swiss candidate Crans–Montana and German candidate Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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How to watch the 2025 Alpine Ski World Championships on TV
In Italy, the Saalbach 2025 World Championships will be broadcast live on free-to-air channels Rai and Eurosport . The detailed programming will be defined later and we recommend consulting the TV schedules for updated information.
As for streaming , it will be possible to follow the competitions on RaiPlay , Discovery+ , Sky Go and NOW . In addition, Eurosport is also available on DAZN.
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