3 Franco Berthod

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3 Franco Berthod
Place: Flag of Italy.svg La Thuile
Downhill
Start:2,227 m (7,306 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,520 m (4,987 ft)
Vertical drop:   707 m (2,320 ft)
Length:2,310 m (7,578.74 ft)
Max. incline:37.2 degrees (76%)
Avr. incline:23.7 degrees (44%)
Min. incline:      8 degrees (14%)

3 Franco Berthod is the women's World Cup downhill ski course in La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy.

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The course is very demanding in the upper part and not hat difficult in lower part of the slope. The steepest part has maximum incline at 76% (37.3 degrees). It is a rare and not a regular World Cup host, as they have for the first time organised World event in 2015/16 season won by Swiss Lara Gut and returned in 2019/20 and 2024/25. [1] [2] [3]

Course

Sections

World Cup

Women

SeasonDateEventWinnerSecondThird
2015/16 19 February 2016  DH Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lara Gut Flag of Austria.svg Cornelia Hütter Flag of Italy.svg Nadia Fanchini
20 February 2016  DH Flag of Italy.svg Nadia Fanchini Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Italy.svg Daniela Merighetti
21 February 2016  SG Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lara Gut Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn
2019/20 29 Februar 2020  SG Flag of Austria.svg Nina Ortlieb Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Corinne Suter
1 March 2020  ACcancelled due to heavy snowfall
2024/25 13 March 2025  DHno training due to unfavourable weather conditions; not replaced
13 March 2025  SG Flag of Germany.svg Emma Aicher Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone
14 March 2025  SGswitched with cancelled downhill on 13 March (the date used for SG replacement)
14 March 2025  SG Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia Flag of France.svg Romane Miradoli
 Replacement for St. Moritz (2025). 

References

  1. "Najhitrejše smuči Lindsey Vonn pustile na cedilu" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 19 February 2016.
  2. "Vonnova po opravičilu za kladivo znova 43 točk pred Laro Gut" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 20 February 2016.
  3. "Gutova zaostanek za Vonnovo znižala na 23 točk" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 21 February 2016.

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