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 Jean-Luc Brassard  Canada 27.52
2nd Stephane Rochon  Canada 26.00
3rd Jesper Roennback  Sweden 25.43

Aerials[2]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st Nicolas Fontaine  Canada 254.97
2nd Eric Bergoust  United States 245.63
3rd Andy Capicik  Canada 235.38

Acro Skiing[3]

Medal Name Nation
1st Fabrice Becker  France26.89
2nd Ian Edmondson  United States26.39
3rd Heini Baumgartner   Switzerland25.39

Combined[4]

Medal Name Nation
1st Darcy Downs  Canada30.00
2nd Toben Sutherland  Canada27.60
3rd Oleg Kouleshov  Belarus24.00

Women's results

Moguls[5]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st Candice Gilg  France 24.84
2nd Donna Weinbrecht  United States 24.60
3rd Tatjana Mittermayer  Germany 24.19

Aerials[6]

Medal Name Nation Result
1st Kirstie Marshall  Australia 197.91
2nd Michele Rohrbach   Switzerland 177.84
3rd Veronica Brenner  Canada 176.78

Acro Skiing[7]

Medal Name Nation
1st Oksana Kushenko  Russia25.80
2nd Aasa Magnusson  Sweden25.25
3rd 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

External links

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