title: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event
text: # FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event
  
  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.
  
  ## Rules
  
  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.
  
  ## FIS Overall Nations Cup standings
  
  The standings prior to the World Championships:
  
  | Rank | Country | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Austria | 7856 |
  | 2 | Italy | 4208 |
  | 3 | United States | 4084 |
  | 4 | France | 3697 |
  | 5 | Germany | 3472 |
  | 6 | Sweden | 2568 |
  | 7 | Switzerland | 2455 |
  | 8 | Slovenia | 2093 |
  | 9 | Norway | 1908 |
  | 10 | Canada | 1344 |
  | 11 | Finland | 737 |
  | 12 | Croatia | 705 |
  | 13 | Slovakia | 508 |
  | 14 | Liechtenstein | 171 |
  | 15 | Spain | 164 |
  | 16 | Czech Republic | 148 |
  | 17 | Japan | 112 |
  | 18 | Russia | 87 |
  | 19 | Netherlands | 32 |
  | 20 | Poland | 29 |
  | 21 | Great Britain | 16 |
  | 22 | Hungary | 8 |
  
  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).
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  Every nation consists of 4 to 6 athletes.
  
  | Country | Skiers |
  | - | - |
  | Austria | Nicole Hosp |
  | Austria | Michaela Kirchgasser |
  | Austria | Carmen Thalmann |
  | Austria | Marcel Hirscher |
  | Austria | Marcel Mathis |
  | Austria | Philipp Schörghofer |
  | Italy | Chiara Costazza |
  | Italy | Elena Curtoni |
  | Italy | Denise Karbon |
  | Italy | Matteo Marsaglia |
  | Italy | Roberto Nani |
  | Italy | Davide Simoncelli |
  | United States | Stacey Cook |
  | United States | Laurenne Ross |
  | United States | Mikaela Shiffrin |
  | United States | Will Brandenburg |
  | United States | David Chodounsky |
  | United States | Tim Jitloff |
  | France | Anne-Sophie Barthet |
  | France | Anémone Marmottan |
  | France | Tessa Worley |
  | France | Thomas Mermillod-Blondin |
  | France | Steve Missillier |
  | France | Steven Theolier |
  | Germany | Lena Dürr |
  | Germany | Maria Höfl-Riesch |
  | Germany | Veronique Hronek |
  | Germany | Fritz Dopfer |
  | Germany | Stefan Luitz |
  | Germany | Felix Neureuther |
  | Sweden | Nathalie Eklund |
  | Sweden | Frida Hansdotter |
  | Sweden | Maria Pietilä Holmner |
  | Sweden | Jens Byggmark |
  | Sweden | Mattias Hargin |
  | Sweden | André Myhrer |
  | Switzerland | Michelle Gisin |
  | Switzerland | Wendy Holdener |
  | Switzerland | Rahel Kopp |
  | Switzerland | Gino Caviezel |
  | Switzerland | Reto Schmidiger |
  | Switzerland | Markus Vogel |
  | Slovenia | Ana Bucik |
  | Slovenia | Ana Drev |
  | Slovenia | Ilka Štuhec |
  | Slovenia | Zan Kranjec |
  | Slovenia | Miha Kuerner |
  | Slovenia | Misel Zerak |
  | Country | Skiers |
  | Norway | Mona Løseth |
  | Norway | Nina Løseth |
  | Norway | Leif Kristian Haugen |
  | Norway | Henrik Kristoffersen |
  | Canada | Marie-Michèle Gagnon |
  | Canada | Erin Mielzynski |
  | Canada | Brittany Phelan |
  | Canada | Elli Terwiel |
  | Canada | Philip Brown |
  | Canada | Michael Janyk |
  | Finland | Nina Halme |
  | Finland | Tanja Poutiainen |
  | Finland | Merle Soppela |
  | Finland | Victor Malmström |
  | Finland | Eemeli Pirinen |
  | Finland | Marcus Sandell |
  | Croatia | Andrea Komšić |
  | Croatia | Sofija Novoselić |
  | Croatia | Sasa Tršinski |
  | Croatia | Ivica Kostelić |
  | Croatia | Dalibor Šamšal |
  | Croatia | Filip Zubčić |
  | Slovakia | Veronika Zuzulová |
  | Slovakia | Petra Vlhová |
  | Slovakia | Matej Falat |
  | Slovakia | Adam Žampa |
  | Slovakia | Andreas Žampa |
  | Liechtenstein | Anna-Laura Bühler |
  | Liechtenstein | Joana Frick |
  | Liechtenstein | Marina Nigg |
  | Liechtenstein | Nico Gauer |
  | Liechtenstein | Simon Heeb |
  | Liechtenstein | Marco Pfiffner |
  | Czech Republic | Martina Dubovská |
  | Czech Republic | Katerina Paulathová |
  | Czech Republic | Valentina Volopichová |
  | Czech Republic | Ondřej Bank |
  | Czech Republic | Ondřej Berndt |
  | Czech Republic | Filip Trejbal |
  
  ## Results bracket
  
  After the withdrawal of Spain and with only 15 nations remaining, top-seed Austria received a bye to second round.
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | Austria | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 8 | Slovenia | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Slovenia | 2 | 8 | Slovenia | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Norway | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Norway | 2 | | | | 1 | Austria | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 5 | Germany | 0 | | | | |
  | 5 | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Germany | 0 | | | | |
  | 12 | Croatia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Croatia | 1 | 5 | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 4 | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | France | 4 | 4 | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Austria | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sweden | 0 |
  | 6 | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sweden | 0 |
  | 11 | Finland | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Finland | 1 | 6 | Sweden | 3 | | | |
  | | | | 3 | United States | 1 | | | |
  | 3 | United States | 3 | 3 | United States | 1 | | | |
  | 14 | Liechtenstein | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Liechtenstein | 2 | | | | 6 | Sweden | 3 |
  | | | | | | | 10 | Canada | 1 |
  | 7 | Switzerland | 1 | | | | 10 | Canada | 1 | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | 10 | Canada | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Canada | 3 | 10 | Canada | 2 | | | | | 5 | Germany | 2 |
  | | | | 15 | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | | 10 | Canada | 2 |
  | 15 | Czech Republic | 3 | 15 | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | | 10 | Canada | 2 |
  | 2 | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### 1/8 final
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Slovenia | 2–2 | Norway |
  | Drev 20.87 | 2–2 | M. Løseth 20.40 |
  | Kranjec 19.56 | 2–2 | Kristoffersen 19.96 |
  | Bucik 20.40 | 2–2 | N. Løseth 20.86 |
  | Kuerner 20.02 | 2–2 | Haugen 19.62 |
  | Germany | 3–1 | Croatia |
  | Dürr 20.84 | 3–1 | Novoselić 20.83 |
  | Dopfer 19.28 | 3–1 | Šamšal 20.52 |
  | Höfl-Riesch 20.57 | 3–1 | Tršinski 22.26 |
  | Neureuther | 3–1 | Zubčić DQ |
  | France | 4–0 | Slovakia |
  | Worley 20.02 | 4–0 | Zuzulová 20.08 |
  | Mermillod-Blondin 19.80 | 4–0 | Falat 20.44 |
  | Marmottan 20.37 | 4–0 | Vlhová 20.89 |
  | Missillier 19.42 | 4–0 | Adam Zampa 19.66 |
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | Sweden | 3–1 | Finland |
  | Hansdotter 20.41 | 3–1 | Poutiainen 20.18 |
  | Hargin 19.45 | 3–1 | Sandell 20.01 |
  | Pietilä-Holmner 20.42 | 3–1 | Soppela 21.06 |
  | Myhrer 19.39 | 3–1 | Pirinen 20.08 |
  | United States | 3–2 | Liechtenstein |
  | Cook 24.46 | 3–2 | Nigg 21.80 |
  | Jitloff 20.39 | 3–2 | Heeb 20.39 |
  | Ross 21.84 | 3–2 | Bühler DNF |
  | Chodounsky 19.76 | 3–2 | Pfiffner 20.14 |
  | Switzerland | 1–3 | Canada |
  | Holdener 20.63 | 1–3 | Gagnon 21.03 |
  | Vogel 24.10 | 1–3 | Janyk 19.73 |
  | Kopp 20.54 | 1–3 | Mielzynski 20.31 |
  | Caviezel 19.87 | 1–3 | Brown 19.72 |
  | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Italy |
  | Paulathova 20.94 | 3–1 | Costazza 21.04 |
  | Berndt 20.26 | 3–1 | Simoncelli 20.31 |
  | Dubovska 21.42 | 3–1 | Curtoni 21.06 |
  | Trejbal 20.19 | 3–1 | Nani 21.03 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Austria | 3–1 | Slovenia |
  | Thalmann 21.81 | 3–1 | Drev 20.75 |
  | Hirscher 19.08 | 3–1 | Kranjec DNF |
  | Kirchgasser 20.68 | 3–1 | Bucik 21.20 |
  | Schörghofer 20.04 | 3–1 | Zerak 22.27 |
  | Germany | 2–2 | France |
  | Dürr 20.51 | 2–2 | Marmottan 20.48 |
  | Neureuther 19.47 | 2–2 | Mermillod-Blondin DNF |
  | Höfl-Riesch 21.01 | 2–2 | Worley 20.53 |
  | Dopfer 19.35 | 2–2 | Missillier 19.42 |
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | Sweden | 3–1 | United States |
  | Pietilä-Holmner 20.61 | 3–1 | Ross 21.64 |
  | Hargin 19.71 | 3–1 | Chodounsky 19.55 |
  | Hansdotter 20.65 | 3–1 | Cook 21.61 |
  | Myhrer 19.44 | 3–1 | Jitloff 20.14 |
  | Canada | 2–2 | Czech Republic |
  | Mielzynski 20.49 | 2–2 | Paulathova 20.69 |
  | Brown 19.98 | 2–2 | Berndt DNF |
  | Gagnon 21.18 | 2–2 | Dubovska 20.69 |
  | Janyk 20.02 | 2–2 | Trejbal 19.95 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Austria | 4–0 | Germany |
  | Hosp 21.13 | 4–0 | Dürr DNF |
  | Hirscher 18.90 | 4–0 | Dopfer 19.35 |
  | Kirchgasser 20.73 | 4–0 | Höfl-Riesch DNF |
  | Schörghofer 19.23 | 4–0 | Neureuther 19.54 |
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | Sweden | 3–1 | Canada |
  | Hansdotter 20.70 | 3–1 | Phelan 21.83 |
  | Hargin 19.54 | 3–1 | Janyk 19.44 |
  | Pietilä-Holmner 20.30 | 3–1 | Mielzynski 20.50 |
  | Myhrer 19.53 | 3–1 | Brown 21.62 |
  
  ### Bronze medal races
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Germany | 2–2 | Canada |
  | Dürr 20.70 | 2–2 | Phelan 21.21 |
  | Neureuther 19.28 | 2–2 | Janyk 19.21 |
  | Höfl-Riesch 20.73 | 2–2 | Mielzynski 20.72 |
  | Dopfer 19.18 | 2–2 | Brown 19.19 |
  
  ### Gold medal races
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Austria | 4–0 | Sweden |
  | Hosp 20.95 | 4–0 | Pietilä-Holmner 22.29 |
  | Hirscher 19.08 | 4–0 | Hargin 19.52 |
  | Kirchgasser 20.32 | 4–0 | Hansdotter 20.72 |
  | Schörghofer | 4–0 | Myhrer DQ |
  