An intensely exciting event held only every 2 years
After the Olympic Games, this is the most important event in the world of skiing. They take place every two years on odd-numbered years and have only been held in France on three occasions: at Chamonix in 1937 and 1962 and at Val d’Isère in 2009.
TITLES AND MEDALS
The World Championships bring together in one place both male and female skiers of all disciplines for two weeks.
This is a different competition from the World Cup, which is a circuit of more than 20 different events for men and women, which awards World Cup titles for each discipline and an overall World title.
- 12 days of competition
- 6 disciplines
- 54 medals
SPORTING EXCELLENCE
The skiers will be the central characters in this event and they will set out with the keenest ambition – to win the Holy Grail of skiing on the legendary pistes of L’Eclipse in Courchevel and le Roc de Fer in Méribel.
- 75 countries
- 600 athletes
- 1 800 journalists
A CELEBRATION FOR THE PUBLIC
- 1 000 hours on TV
- 500 millions viewers
- up to 20 000 spectators/day
