FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1997

The 1997 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held between February 6 and February 9 at the Iizuna Kogen Ski Area in Japan. The World Championships featured both men's and women's events in the Moguls, Aerials, and Acro Skiing, and a men's Combined event. This was a test event for the freestyle skiing events that would take place at the Winter Olympics near Nagano the following year.

Results

Men's results

Moguls[1]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Jean-Luc Brassard  Canada 27.52
2nd, silver medalist(s) Stephane Rochon  Canada 26.00
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jesper Roennback  Sweden 25.43

Aerials[2]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Nicolas Fontaine  Canada 254.97
2nd, silver medalist(s) Eric Bergoust  United States 245.63
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Andy Capicik  Canada 235.38

Acro Skiing[3]

Medal Name Nation
1st, gold medalist(s) Fabrice Becker  France26.89
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ian Edmondson  United States26.39
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Heini Baumgartner   Switzerland25.39

Combined[4]

Medal Name Nation
1st, gold medalist(s) Darcy Downs  Canada30.00
2nd, silver medalist(s) Toben Sutherland  Canada27.60
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Oleg Kouleshov  Belarus24.00

Women's results

Moguls[5]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Candice Gilg  France 24.84
2nd, silver medalist(s) Donna Weinbrecht  United States 24.60
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tatjana Mittermayer  Germany 24.19

Aerials[6]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Kirstie Marshall  Australia 197.91
2nd, silver medalist(s) Michele Rohrbach   Switzerland 177.84
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Veronica Brenner  Canada 176.78

Acro Skiing[7]

Medal Name Nation
1st, gold medalist(s) Oksana Kushenko  Russia25.80
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aasa Magnusson  Sweden25.25
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Annika Johansson  Sweden25.25

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2009
  2. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2011
  3. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2007
  4. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2005
  5. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2008
  6. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2010
  7. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=2006
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