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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13–21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country along with the return of the 30 km which was last held in 1926. The Nordic combined saw the ski jump held first with the cross-country distance reduced to 15 km as well. The Soviet Union also debuted in these championships as well.
| Host city | Falun |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 13 February 1954 |
| Closing | 21 February 1954 |
15 km
17 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) |
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| Silver | Arvo Viitanen (FIN) |
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| Bronze | August Kiuru (FIN) |
30 km
14 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Vladimir Kuzin (URS) |
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| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) |
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| Bronze | Martti Lautala (FIN) |
Vladimir Kuzin was the first person from the Soviet Union to win an event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
50 km
21 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vladimir Kuzin (URS) |
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| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) |
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| Bronze | Arvo Viitanen (FIN) |
4 × 10 km relay
20 February 1954
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen) |
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| Silver | Soviet Union (Nikolay Koslov, Fyodor Terentyev, Aleksey Kuznetsov, Vladimir Kuzin) |
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| Bronze |  Sweden (Sune Larsson, Sixten Jernberg, Arthur Olsson, Per-Erik Larsson) |
10 km
21 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) |
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| Silver | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) |
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| Bronze | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) |
Kozyreva was the first woman to win at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
3 × 5 km relay
17 February 1954
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union (Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova) | |
| Silver | Finland (Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, Siiri Rantanen) |
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| Bronze | Sweden (Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Märta Norberg, Sonja Edström) |
Individual
16 February 1954 (Jumping) 17 February 1954 (Skiing, included in 15 km run)
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Sverre Stenersen (NOR) |
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| Silver | Gunder Gundersen (NOR) |
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| Bronze | Kjetil Mårdalen (NOR) |
Individual large hill
14 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Matti Pietikäinen (FIN) |
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| Silver | Veikko Heinonen (FIN) |
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| Bronze | Bror Östman (SWE) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
- The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)
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