(ATR)The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships are underway in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The 44th edition of the 12-day competition began on Tuesday, Feb. 7 and features the best skiers in the world squaring off in super-G, downhill, giant slalom, slalom, super combined and the team event.
Six-hundred athletes from 70 countries are competing for the title of world champion and the medals that accompany the top-three finishers in each discipline.
Ilka Stuhec, Stephanie Venier and Lindsey Vonn were medalists for the women's downhill event.
Other athletes including 1976 Olympic downhill champion Franz Klammer were in attendance.
The event marks the fifth time the Alpine World Championships are taking place in St. Moritz, following successful editions in 1934, 1948, 1974 and 2003.
The world championships conclude on Feb. 19.
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Photos by Brian Pinelli in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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