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2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships



The 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place February 15-25, 2001 in Lahti, Finland for a record sixth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989). These championships also saw the most event changes since the 1950s with the 5 km women and 10 km men's events being discontinued, the 10 km women and 15 km men's events return to their normal status for the first time since the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the debut of a combined pursuit as a separate category (5 km + 5 km for women, 10 km + 10 km for men), the addition of the individual sprint race for both genders, and the debut of the ski jumping team normal hill event.



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