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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event

Nations team event
at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013
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Venue Planai
Schladming, Austria
Date 12 February 2013
Teams 16
Medalists
gold medal     Austria
silver medal     Sweden
bronze medal     Germany
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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013
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Super combined men women
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women
Super-G men women
Team mixed

The nations team event competition at the 2013 World Championships was held on 12 February at 17:00 local time, the seventh race of the championships. Athletes from the best 16 nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup ranking competed.

The 16 best nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup Ranking were eligible to participate in this event. Each team consisted of 4 to 6 skiers, but at least two female and two male skiers.

The format was a knock-out round competition with the pairings being made according to the Nations Cup Ranking. In each pairing, two female and two male skiers from each team raced a parallel slalom in a best-of-4 system. In the event of a tie, the faster cumulated time of the best male and the best female skier decides which team advanced to the next round.

The standings prior to the World Championships:

Spain was eligible to participate, but decided not to. Therefore top seeded Austria started with a bye in the round of 16 (1/8 finals).

Every nation consists of 4 to 6 athletes.

After the withdrawal of Spain and with only 15 nations remaining, top-seed Austria received a bye to second round.


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