FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 were the 44th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and were held from 6 to 19 February 2017 at Piz Nair in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The host city was selected at the FIS Congress in South Korea, on 31 May 2012. The other finalists were Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and Åre, Sweden.

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017
Host citySt. Moritz
CountrySwitzerland
Nations76
Athletes589
Events11
Opening6 February 2017 (2017-02-06)
Closing19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)
Opened byDoris Leuthard
Piz Nair
Location in the Alps of Europe
Piz Nair
Location in Switzerland

It was the fifth Alpine World Ski Championships at St. Moritz, after 1934, 1948, 1974, and 2003.

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