The location was scheduled to be decided in May 2020 during the 52nd FIS Congress in Pattaya (Thailand), but was cancelled to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote took place during a video conference on 3 October 2020; Saalbach-Hinterglemm won over German Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Swiss Crans Montana by a vote of 12–1–1.[1]
In the western part of Salzburgstate near the Tyrol border, Saalbach-Hinterglemm previously hosted the World Championships in 1991; Austria last hosted in 2013 at Schladming in Styria.
Schedule
The competitive program as currently scheduled (all times CET):[2]