FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993


The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 took place 19–28 February 1993 in Falun, Sweden, for the third time. This event saw the creation of the combined pursuit where competitors would skate one distance in the classical interval style one day, then follow the next day in the freestyle pursuit with the first distance winner going first in the pursuit. Additionally it was the first competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991 and the first competition with Czechoslovakia having been split up as the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Men's cross-country

10 km classical

22 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold24:51.6
Silver24:55.5
Bronze24:58.1

10 km + 15 km combined pursuit

24 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold1:01:45.0
Silver1:01:45.0
Bronze1:02:55.5

Dæhlie edged Smirnov at the finish line to earn the gold medal. Smirnov later stated that he lost out to Dæhlie by "only 16 centimeters".

30 km classical

20 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold1:17:33.6
Silver1:17:55.0
Bronze1:17:55.3

50 km freestyle

28 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold2:03:36.8
Silver2:04:30.9
Bronze2:05:10.3

4×10 km relay

26 February 1993
MedalTeamTime
Gold 1:44:14.9
Silver 1:44:24.5
Bronze 1:44:27.2

Women's cross-country

5 km classical

21 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold14:07.6
Silver14:12.1
Bronze14:18.3

5 km + 10 km combined pursuit

23 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold40:19.0
Silver40:19.4
Bronze40:19.7

15 km classical

19 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold44:49.0
Silver45:39.0
Bronze45:41.9

Välbe was the first Russian to win a gold medal in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's breakup in late 1991.

30 km freestyle

27 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold1:22:41.3
Silver1:22:55.0
Bronze1:23:48.3

4×5 km relay

26 February 1993
MedalTeamTime
Gold 54:15.7
Silver 54:35.1
Bronze 55:09.0

Men's Nordic combined

15 km individual Gundersen

18 February 1993
MedalAthleteTime
Gold
Silver
Bronze

3 × 10 km team

25 February 1993
MedalTeamTime
Gold 1:19:25.7
Silver +3:46.3
Bronze +8:30.5

Japan's four-minute victory margin at this event, followed by their nearly five-minute victory at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer the following year, would lead the FIS to change the Nordic combined team event from a 3 x 10 km relay to a 4 x 5 km relay that would become effective at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 in Thunder Bay and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. This was in an effort to lessen the emphasis on the ski jumping part of the competition.

Men's ski jumping

Individual normal hill

27 February 1993
MedalAthletePoints
Gold237.8
Silver231.3
Bronze228.2

Individual large hill

21 February 1993
MedalAthletePoints
Gold241.4
Silver239.1
Bronze237.6

Sakala was the first Czech to medal following Czechoslovakia's breakup earlier that year into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Team large hill

23 February 1993
MedalTeamPoints
Gold 821.5
Silver
772.1
Bronze 745.4

The Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as a combined team despite their countries agreement to split from Czechoslovakia on 25 November 1992. The country's split was made after the team had been selected prior to the championships.

Medal table

Medal winners by nation.