The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 took place 19–28 February 1993 in Falun, Sweden, for the third time (1954, 1974). This event saw the creation of the combined pursuit where competitors would skate one distance in the classical interval style (10 km: men, 5 km: women) one day, then follow the next day in the freestyle pursuit (15 km: men, 10 km: women) 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, however, the two nations competed as combined teams in women's relay in cross-country skiing and team large hill in ski jumping.
 Official logo for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993. | |
| Host city | Falun |
|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden |
| Events | 15 |
| Opening | 19 February 1993 |
| Closing | 28 February 1993 |
| Main venue | Lugnet |
Men's cross-country
edit10 km classical
edit22 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 24:51.6 | |
| Silver | 24:55.5 | |
| Bronze | 24:58.1 |
10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
edit24 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:01:45.0 | |
| Silver | 1:01:45.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:02:55.5 |
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
edit20 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:17:33.6 | |
| Silver | 1:17:55.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:17:55.3 |
50 km freestyle
edit28 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2:03:36.8 | |
| Silver | 2:04:30.9 | |
| Bronze | 2:05:10.3 |
4 × 10 km relay
edit26 February 1993
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:44:14.9 | |
| Silver | 1:44:24.5 | |
| Bronze | 1:44:27.2 |
Women's cross-country
edit5 km classical
edit21 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 14:07.6 | |
| Silver | 14:12.1 | |
| Bronze | 14:18.3 |
5 km + 10 km combined pursuit
edit23 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 40:19.0 | |
| Silver | 40:19.4 | |
| Bronze | 40:19.7 |
15 km classical
edit19 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 44:49.0 | |
| Silver | 45:39.0 | |
| Bronze | 45:41.9 |
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
edit27 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:22:41.3 | |
| Silver | 1:22:55.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:23:48.3 |
4 × 5 km relay
edit25 February 1993
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 54:15.7 | |
| Silver | 54:35.1 | |
| Bronze | 55:09.0 |
Men's Nordic combined
edit15 km individual Gundersen
edit18 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 46.47.5 | |
| Silver | + 1.34.5 | |
| Bronze | + 2.32.6 |
3 × 10 km team
edit25 February 1993
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editIndividual normal hill
edit27 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 237.8 | |
| Silver | 231.3 | |
| Bronze | 228.2 |
Individual large hill
edit21 February 1993
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 241.4 | |
| Silver | 239.1 | |
| Bronze | 237.6 |
Sakala was the first Czech to medal following Czechoslovakia's breakup earlier that year into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Team large hill
edit23 February 1993
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editMedal winners by nation.
* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |