1931 in Sports - Alpine Skiing

Alpine Skiing

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Inaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:

  • Men's Downhill – Walter Prager (Switzerland)
  • Men's Slalom – David Zogg (Switzerland)
  • Women's Downhill – Esme Mackinnon (Great Britain)
  • Women's Slalom – Esme Mackinnon (Great Britain)

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