The FIS awarded the 2007 event in 2002; other finalists were Lillehammer, Norway, and Val-d'Isère, France, which was later selected to host the 2009 championships.

These were the first world championships to use the "super-combined" format (one run each of downhill and slalom) for the combined event.

First run on the World Cup circuit in 2005 at Wengen, the "super-combi" format (SC) made its debut at the Winter Olympics in 2010.

Six athletes from each country, including at least two men and two women, compete in a total of four super-G and four slalom runs.

Renate Götschl Michaela Kirchgasser Marlies Schild Mario Matt Fritz Strobl Benjamin Raich Anna Ottosson Anja Pärson Jens Byggmark Patrik Järbyn Markus Larsson Hans Olsson Sandra Gini Rabea Grand Nadia Styger Fabienne Suter Daniel Albrecht Marc Berthod 60 nations participated: (number of athletes in parentheses)