FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021
fis alpine world ski championship held – february cortina dampezzo italy may italian winter sport federation fisi event organizing committee asked international ski federation fis postpone event due covid pandemic however request rejected fis organizer moved forward plan host city selected fis congress cancún mexico june cortina dampezzo applicant finalist previous two championship cortina previously hosted world championship winter olympics held numerous world cup event tofane regular stop womens speed event january scheduled host alpine skiing event winter olympics seventh edition italy addition cortina site bormio sestriere val gardena sestriere also alpine host winter olympics womens speed event san sicario december world antidoping agency wada banned russia international sport period four year russian government found tampered laboratory data provided wada january condition russian antidoping agency reinstated result ban wada plan allow individually cleared russian athlete take part – world championship winter olympics neutral banner instigated winter olympics permitted compete team sport title neutral banner yet determined wada compliance review committee head jonathan taylor stated ioc would able use olympic athlete russia oar emphasizing neutral athlete cannot portrayed representing specific country russia later filed appeal court arbitration sport ca wada decision reviewing case appeal ca ruled december reduce penalty wada placed russia instead banning russia sporting event ruling allowed russia participate olympics international event period two year team cannot use russian name flag anthem must present neutral athlete neutral team ruling allow team uniform display russia uniform well use russian flag color within uniform design although name equal predominance neutral athleteteam designation thirteen event scheduled completed time local utc host nation italy total country competed official website