The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 took place February
19-28, 1982 in Oslo,
Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was
Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the
1952 Winter Olympics, and 1966. The Nordic combined 3
× 10 km team event and the ski jumping team large hill events were added to these championships. Additionally this was the year
in which cross country competitions had the freestyle (or skating) technique debuted.
Men's cross country
15 km
February 23, 1982
30 km
February 20, 1982
Bill Koch, who developed the freestyle technique used in cross country skiing,
was the first American to medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski
Championships.
50 km
February 27, 1982
4 × 10 km relay
February 28, 1982
| Medal |
Team |
Time |
| Gold |
Norway (Lars-Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Oddvar Brå) |
1:56:27.6 |
| Gold |
USSR
(Vladimir Nikitin, Alexander Batyuk,
Yuriy Burlakov, Alexander Zavyalov) |
1:56:27.6 |
| Bronze |
Finland (Kari Härkönen, Aki Karvonen, Harri Kirvesniemi, Juha Mieto) |
1:58:49.4 |
| Bronze |
East
Germany (Uwe Bellmann, Uwe Winsch, Stefan Schicker, Frank Schröder) |
1:58:49.4 |
Women's cross country
5 km
February 22 1982
10 km
February 19, 1982
20 km
February 26, 1982
4 × 5 km relay
February 28, 1982
Men's nordic combined
15 km Individual
February 19, 1982
3 × 10 km team
February 20, 1982
Men's ski jumping
Individual normal hill
February 21, 1982
Individual large hill
February 28, 1982
Team large hill
February 19, 1982
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