| Host city | Sierra Nevada |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Events | 10 |
| Opening | 12 February 1996 |
| Closing | 25 February 1996 |
| Opened by | Juan Carlos I |
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held 12–25 February in Spain at Sierra Nevada near Granada city. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.[1]
Date: February 17
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Patrick Ortlieb | 2:00.17 |
| 2 | 
|
Kristian Ghedina | 2:00.44 |
| 3 | 
|
Luc Alphand | 2:00.45 |
Date: February 13
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Atle Skårdal | 1:21.80 |
| 2 | 
|
Patrik Järbyn | 1:22.09 |
| 3 |
|
Kjetil André Aamodt | 1:22.11 |
Date: February 23
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Alberto Tomba | 1:58.63 | 57.54 | 1:01.09 |
| 2 | 
|
Urs Kälin | 1:59.07 | 58.19 | 1:00.88 |
| 3 |
|
Michael von Grünigen | 1:59.45 | 58.01 | 1:01.44 |
Date: February 25
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Alberto Tomba | 1:42.26 | 52.02 | 50.24 |
| 2 |
|
Mario Reiter | 1:42.57 | 51.35 | 51.22 |
| 3 |
|
Michael von Grünigen | 1:42.81 | 51.83 | 50.98 |
Date: February 19
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Slalom | Downhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Marc Girardelli | 3:31.95 | 1:38.99 | 1:52.96 |
| 2 |
|
Lasse Kjus | 3:32.20 | 1:40.38 | 1:51.82 |
| 3 |
|
Günther Mader | 3:32.93 | 1:40.55 | 1:52.38 |
Date: February 18
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Picabo Street | 1:54.06 |
| 2 | 
|
Katja Seizinger | 1:54.63 |
| 3 |
|
Hilary Lindh | 1:54.70 |
Date: February 12
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Isolde Kostner | 1:21.00 |
| 2 |
|
Heidi Zurbriggen | 1:21.66 |
| 3 |
|
Picabo Street | 1:21.71 |
Date: February 22
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Deborah Compagnoni | 2:10.74 | 1:07.09 | 1:03.65 |
| 2 |
|
Karin Roten | 2:11.09 | 1:06.68 | 1:04.41 |
| 3 |
|
Martina Ertl | 2:11.44 | 1:08.77 | 1:02.67 |
Date: February 24
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Pernilla Wiberg | 1:31.46 | 44.49 | 46.97 |
| 2 |
|
Patricia Chauvet | 1:32.32 | 45.42 | 46.90 |
| 3 | 
|
Urška Hrovat | 1:32.33 | 44.44 | 47.89 |
Date: February 19
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Downhill | Slalom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Pernilla Wiberg | 3:19.68 | 1:44.00 | 1:35.68 |
| 2 |
|
Anita Wachter | 3:21.73 | 1:43.67 | 1:38.06 |
| 3 |
|
Marianne Kjørstad | 3:22.35 | 1:45.38 | 1:36.97 |
| Place | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden
|
2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 3 | Austria
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States
|
1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Luxembourg
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 7 |  Switzerland
|
- | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Slovenia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
37°05′N 3°24′W / 37.09°N 3.40°W
