Kandahar (ski course)

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Kandahar
Snowy mountains in Kandahar.jpg
Place: Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Mountain: Kreuzeck / Zugspitze
Garmisch Classic
Member:Club5+
Opened:1936 (Kandahar 1)
2009 (Kandahar 2)
Competition: Arlberg-Kandahar races
Downhill
Kandahar 1 (women's course)
Start:1,490 m (4,888 ft) (AA)
Finish:   770 m (2,526 ft)
Vertical drop:   720 m (2,362 ft)
Length:2.920 km (1.81 mi)
Max. incline:  40.4 degrees (85%)
Most wins (W): Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn (5x)
Most wins (M):  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Roland Collombin (3x)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Podborski (3x)
Kandahar 2 (men's course)
Start:1,690 m (5,545 ft) (AA)
Finish:   770 m (2,526 ft)
Vertical drop:   920 m (3,018 ft)
Length:3.330 km (2.07 mi)
Max. incline:  42.6 degrees (92%)
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Location in Germany
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Location in the Alps

Kandahar is a classic World Cup downhill ski course in Bavaria, Germany, opened in 1936. It is located at the Garmisch Classic ski area on the Zugspitze, above Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [1]

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Since 1954, the competition called Arlberg-Kandahar races have been held here, which is rotating with other notable downhill ski courses in Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy.

In 2009, the new "Kandahar 2" course opened, parallel to the original, which became "Kandahar 1". [2] [3] With a max. incline of 42.6 degrees (92%), it has the 2nd steepest gradient on the World Cup circuit.

Kandahar 1

The name origin

The course was named after Sir Frederick Roberts, a British Victorian era major general who was known as "Baron of Kandahar", who led the Kabul Field Force in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and defeated Ayub Khan at the Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. The Kandahar Ski Club of Mürren, Switzerland, was founded by Arnold Lunn and other British skiers in early 1924.

Women's course

The original Kandahar 1 course was built for the Olympic debut of alpine skiing in 1936. Since 2009, it is used only for women's World Cup speed events, as a new parallel, more demanding "Kandahar 2" downhill ski course opened for the men's events.

The Kandahar 1 course starts on "Tröglhang" at 1,490 m (4,888 ft) (AA), and follows mainly the old men's route. After the "Schußanger" with two curves, "Himmelreich" jump follows where the Super-G start is located, then "Bödele". Then comes the "Waldeck" with 85% gradient, the steepest section in women's circuit and a technically very demending traverse. From 2009, course from there continues by newly built route where also giant slalom starts; the "Eishang" is bypassed by via the "Ramwiesen" and via the "Höllentor" it returns to the original Kandahar in "Hölle", the steep section. Then passing the "FIS Schneise", a sloping run that, after a hard left-hand bend, ends in the men's course just before the "Tauber-Schuss". [4]

K1 course sections

Kandahar 2

Men's course

A new downhill run for men in 2009, "Kandahar 2" shares the same start and finish with the original course. It begins at the original start at 1,690 m (5,545 ft) (AA) on Kreuzjoch mountain, reaching speed up to 100 km/h (62 mph) after the "S-Kurve". After the "Tröglhang", the steepest section until 2008, the course continues into newly built route in 2009 to "Olympia-Kurve" and then to "Panorama-Sprung".

After that comes the "Alte Quelle", before the route at the "Bödele" returns into the original Kandahar to the start of the giant slalom above "Eishang" and after the cable car jump (40 to 60 m (130 to 195 ft)), the racers turn right into the second newly designed part at the "Kramersprung" (20 to 40 m (65 to 130 ft)). Then to the next newly section called "Padöls" and into "Auf der Mauer" flat passage. Next is "Frei Fall", with 92% incline, the absolute steepest section in this competition. At the end, last couple of hundred metres, routes joins with the old original course into the "Tauber-Schuss" and a twenty-metre (65 ft) jump just before the finish line.

K2 course sections

Olympics

Men's events

EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze
1936 KB 7–9 February 1936 Flag of Norway.svg Birger Ruud Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Franz Pfnür Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gustav Lantschner

Women's events

EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze
1936 KB 7–8 February 1936 Flag of Norway.svg Laila Schou Nilsen Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Lisa Resch Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Käthe Grasegger

Combined (both downhills held on "Kandahar" and both slaloms on "Gudiberg" course.)

World Championships

Men's events

EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze
1978 DH 29 January 1978   Flag of Austria.svg Josef Walcher Flag of Germany.svg Michael Veith Flag of Austria.svg Werner Grissmann
KB (DH) 29 January 1978  
(GS) 2 February 1978  
(SL) 5 February 1978  		 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel Flag of Germany.svg Sepp Ferstl Flag of the United States.svg Pete Patterson
2011 SG 9 February 2011   Flag of Italy.svg Christof Innerhofer Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Reichelt Flag of Croatia.svg Ivica Kostelić
DH 12 February 2011   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Guay   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche Flag of Italy.svg Christof Innerhofer
SC 14 February 2011   Flag of Norway.svg Aksel Lund Svindal Flag of Italy.svg Christof Innerhofer Flag of Italy.svg Peter Fill
GS 18 February 2011   Flag of the United States.svg Ted Ligety Flag of France.svg Cyprien Richard Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Schörghofer

Women's events

EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze
2011 SG 8 February 2011   Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Görgl Flag of the United States.svg Julia Mancuso Flag of Germany.svg Maria Riesch
SC 11 February 2011   Flag of Norway.svg Anna Fenninger Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze Flag of Sweden.svg Anja Pärson
DH 13 February 2011   Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Görgl Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Germany.svg Maria Riesch
GS 17 February 2011   Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone Flag of France.svg Tessa Worley

Team event

EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze
2011 PG 16 February 2011  Flag of France.svg  France
Taïna Barioz
Anémone Marmottan
Tessa Worley
Thomas Fanara
Cyprien Richard
Gauthier de Tessières
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Anna Fenninger
Michaela Kirchgasser
Marlies Schild
Romed Baumann
Benjamin Raich
Philipp Schörghofer
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sara Hector
Anja Pärson
Maria Pietilä-Holmner
Axel Bäck
Hans Olsson
Matts Olsson

World Cup

The World Cup circuit debuted in January 1967.

Gen. Frederick Roberts Roland Collombin Steve Podborski Christoph Gruber
300x Earl Roberts of Kandahar.jpg
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"Baron of Kandahar"
(course is named after him)		won record
3 downhills		won record
3 downhills		won record
3 super-Gs
Hermann Maier Lindsey Vonn Lara Gut-Behrami
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won record 3 super-Gs
and record 5 events in total		won record 5 downhills
and record 8 events in total		won record
4 super-Gs

Men

No.TypeSeasonDateWinnerSecondThird
"Kandahar 1" (old course)
FIS–A
DH19541954   Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Oberaigner N/AN/A
KB1954   Flag of Austria.svg Anderl Molterer N/AN/A
DH19597 February 1959   Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Roger Staub N/A
KB1959   Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz N/AN/A
GS19641964   Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Killy N/AN/A
KB1964   Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Heuga N/AN/A
World Cup
76DH 1969/70 1 February 1970   Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Karl Cordin Flag of Germany.svg Franz Vogler
138DH 1972/73 6 January 1973    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Roland Collombin   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Philippe Roux
Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Varallo
139DH7 January 1973    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Roland Collombin Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Varallo   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Bernhard Russi
164DH 1973/74 6 January 1974    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Roland Collombin Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank
183DH 1974/75 5 January 1975   Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Austria.svg Werner Grissmann Flag of Austria.svg Josef Walcher
237DH 1976/77 8 January 1977   Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Winkler Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger
238GS9 January 1977   Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Heidegger   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Heini Hemmi Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Willi Frommelt
304DH 1978/79 27 January 1979   Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger Flag of Austria.svg Uli Spieß Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank
306KB28 January 1979    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Lüscher Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel
354DH 1980/81 10 January 1981   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Podborski   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Müller Flag of Austria.svg Harti Weirather
356KB6 January 1981  
10 January 1981  		 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Müller Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel
401DH 1981/82 13 February 1982   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Podborski   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Conradin Cathomen Flag of Austria.svg Harti Weirather
403KB14 February 1982   Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mahre Flag of France.svg Michel Vion   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Lüscher
437SG 1982/83 9 February 1983    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Lüscher   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Pirmin Zurbriggen Flag of Austria.svg Hans Enn
472DH 1983/84 28 February 1984   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Podborski Flag of Austria.svg Erwin Resch Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer
473SG29 February 1984   Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Pirmin Zurbriggen Flag of Austria.svg Hans Enn
474KB28 February 1984  
29 February 1984  		  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Pirmin Zurbriggen Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Müller
510DH 1984/85 26 February 1985   Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Höflehner   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Müller Flag of Austria.svg Anton Steiner
511SG27 February 1985   Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marc Girardelli Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel Flag of Germany.svg Hans Stuffer
512KB26 February 1985  
27 February 1985  		  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Müller   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Lüscher   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Franz Heinzer
583DH 1986/87 10 January 1987    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Pirmin Zurbriggen Flag of Italy.svg Michael Mair   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Peter Müller
584SG11 January 1987   Flag of Germany.svg Markus Wasmeier   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Pirmin Zurbriggen Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ghidoni
709DH 1990/91 5 January 1991    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Daniel Mahrer Flag of Norway.svg Atle Skårdal
Flag of Germany.svg Hannes Zehentner
710SG6 January 1991   Flag of Austria.svg Günther Mader   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Franz Heinzer Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marc Girardelli
738DH 1991/92 11 January 1992   Flag of Germany.svg Markus Wasmeier Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Ortlieb Flag of Germany.svg Hansjörg Tauscher
739SG12 January 1992   Flag of Italy.svg Patrick Holzer   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Paul Accola Flag of Austria.svg Peter Rzehak
741KB11 January 1992  
13 January 1992  		  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Paul Accola Flag of Norway.svg Ole Kristian Furuseth Flag of Austria.svg Hubert Strolz
DH 1992/93 8 January 1993  recheduled DH from Val d'Isere cancelled; moved to 11 January
DH9 January 1993  original DH (9.1.) program switched with SL (10.1.) due to weather
772DH10 January 1993    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Franz Heinzer Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Vitalini Flag of Austria.svg Günther Mader
773KB9 January 1993  
10 January 1993  		 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marc Girardelli Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt Flag of Austria.svg Günther Mader
774DH11 January 1993    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Daniel Mahrer Flag of Austria.svg Peter Rzehak   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Franz Heinzer
888DH 1995/96 2 February 1996   Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Stemmle Flag of Italy.svg Peter Runggaldier
DH3 February 1996  moved to Monday on 5 February due to weather
SG4 February 1996  
DH5 February 1996  double programm; morning DH cancelled due to TV broadcast problems [5]
889SG5 February 1996   Flag of Italy.svg Werner Perathoner Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Wirth
922SG 1996/97 21 February 1997   Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Italy.svg Werner Perathoner
923DH22 February 1997   Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Vitalini Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina
924SG23 February 1997   Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Norway.svg Atle Skårdal
Flag of Norway.svg Lasse Kjus
961DH 1997/98 31 January 1998   Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer Flag of France.svg Nicolas Burtin Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier
962SG1 February 1998   Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Austria.svg Hans Knauß Flag of Norway.svg   Lasse Kjus
1027DH 1999/00 29 January 2000   Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Trinkl
1067DH 2000/01 27 January 2001   Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Peter Rzehak   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Franco Cavegn
1068SG28 January 2001   Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Gruber Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche
1103SG 2001/02 26 January 2002   Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Eberharter
1104SG27 January 2002   Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Eberharter   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer
1141DH 2002/03 22 February 2003   Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Eberharter   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche Flag of the United States.svg Daron Rahlves
1142SG23 February 2003   Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Marco Büchel Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Eberharter   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Tobias Grünenfelder
1175DH 2003/04 30 January 2004    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche Flag of the United States.svg Daron Rahlves Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Eberharter
1176DH31 January 2004   Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Eberharter Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Fattori
1177SG1 February 2004   Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of France.svg Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Tobias Grünenfelder
1214DH 2004/05 18 February 2005   Flag of Austria.svg Michael Walchhofer Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of the United States.svg Bode Miller
1215DH19 February 2005   Flag of Austria.svg Michael Walchhofer Flag of Austria.svg Mario Scheiber Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl
1216SG20 February 2005   Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Gruber   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Défago Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg François Bourque
1251DH 2005/06 28 January 2006   Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Kröll Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Buder
1252SG29 January 2006   Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Gruber Flag of the United States.svg Scott Macartney Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt
1286DH 2006/07 23 February 2007   Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Jerman Flag of Austria.svg Hans Grugger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Guay
1287DH24 February 2007   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Guay Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Jerman   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche
"Kandahar 2" (new course)
DH 2008/09 31 January 2009  fog at mid-course; replaced in Kvitfjell on 6 March 2009
1404DH 2009/10 10 March 2010    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Carlo Janka Flag of Austria.svg Mario Scheiber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Guay
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Patrick Küng
1405SG11 March 2010   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Guay Flag of Croatia.svg Ivica Kostelić Flag of Norway.svg Aksel Lund Svindal
1406GS12 March 2010    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Carlo Janka Flag of Italy.svg Davide Simoncelli Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Schörghofer
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Ligety
1467DH 2011/12 28 January 2012    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Didier Cuche Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Guay Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Reichelt
SG29 January 2012  fog; replaced in Kvitfjell on 2 March 2012
1514DH 2012/13 23 February 2013   Flag of Italy.svg Christof Innerhofer Flag of Austria.svg Georg Streitberger Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Kröll
1515GS24 February 2013   Flag of France.svg Alexis Pinturault Flag of Austria.svg Marcel Hirscher Flag of the United States.svg Ted Ligety
DH 2013/14 1 February 2014  lack of snow; replaced in St. Moritz on 1 February 2014
GS2 February 2014  lack of snow; replaced in St. Moritz on 2 February 2014
1583DH 2014/15 28 February 2015   Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Reichelt Flag of Austria.svg Romed Baumann Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Mayer
1584GS1 March 2015   Flag of Austria.svg Marcel Hirscher Flag of Germany.svg Felix Neureuther Flag of Austria.svg Benjamin Raich
1617DH 2015/16 30 January 2016   Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Flag of Slovenia.svg Boštjan Kline   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Beat Feuz
GS31 January 2016  humid, pouring rain, fog; replaced in Kranjska Gora on 4 March 2016
1660DH 2016/17 27 January 2017   Flag of the United States.svg Travis Ganong Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Jansrud Flag of Italy.svg Peter Fill
1661DH28 January 2017   Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Reichelt Flag of Italy.svg Peter Fill   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Beat Feuz
1662GS29 January 2017   Flag of Austria.svg Marcel Hirscher Flag of Sweden.svg Matts Olsson Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Luitz
1699DH 2017/18 27 January 2018    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Beat Feuz Flag of Austria.svg Vincent Kriechmayr
Flag of Italy.svg Dominik Paris
1700GS28 January 2018   Flag of Austria.svg Marcel Hirscher Flag of Austria.svg Manuel Feller Flag of the United States.svg Ted Ligety
DH 2018/19 2 February 2019  cancelled; fog, rain, heavy snowfall, replaced in Kvitfjell on 1 March 2019
GS3 February 2019  cancelled; fog, rain, heavy snowfall
1772DH 2019/20 1 February 2020   Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Dreßen Flag of Norway.svg   Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Flag of France.svg Johan Clarey
1773GS2 February 2020   Flag of France.svg Alexis Pinturault   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Loïc Meillard Flag of Norway.svg   Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
SG 2020/21 5 February 2021  originally scheduled SG was moved to 6 February due to weather
1808DH5 February 2021   Flag of Italy.svg Dominik Paris   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Beat Feuz Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Mayer
DH6 February 2021  originally scheduled DH was moved to 5 February due to weather
1809SG6 February 2021   Flag of Austria.svg Vincent Kriechmayr Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Mayer   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Marco Odermatt
DH 2022/23 28 January 2023  lack of snow; no replacement
GS29 January 2023  lack of snow; moved to Schladming on 25 January 2023
1914SG 2023/24 27 January 2024   Flag of France.svg Nils Allègre Flag of Italy.svg Guglielmo Bosca   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Loïc Meillard
1915SG28 January 2024    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Marco Odermatt Flag of Austria.svg Raphael Haaser   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Franjo von Allmen
1953DH 2024/25 2 February 2025  

 Not in original calendar. It replaced Val d'Isere (1993), Sestriere (1996), Whistler Mountain (1997), Wengen (2004, 2017), Kitzbühel (2005, 2007). 
 Cancelled SL in St. Anton (1992) replaced in Ga-Pa and with scheduled DH there counted for classic combined. 
 In 1981, GS in Morzine (6 January) counted for combined with DH in Garmisch (10 January). 

Women

No.TypeYearDateWinnerSecondThird
FIS–A
—DH1954—   Flag of Germany.svg Miri Buchner N/AN/A
KB Flag of Germany.svg Miri Buchner N/AN/A
DH1959 Flag of Austria.svg Erika Netzer N/AN/A
KB Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anne Heggtveit N/AN/A
GS1964 Flag of Austria.svg Edith Zimmermann N/AN/A
KB Flag of France.svg Marielle Goitschel N/AN/A
World Cup
75DH 1970 30 January   Flag of France.svg Françoise Macchi Flag of Austria.svg Wiltrud Drexel Flag of France.svg Michèle Jacot
233DH 1977 11 January   Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Bernadette Zurbriggen   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Marie-Theres Nadig
661DH 1991 8 February    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Chantal Bournissen Flag of France.svg Carole Merle Flag of Austria.svg Veronika Wallinger
662SG9 February   Flag of France.svg Carole Merle Flag of Germany.svg Karin Dedler Flag of Germany.svg Michaela Gerg
758DH 1994 29 January   Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner Flag of France.svg Melanie Suchet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Ruthven
784SG 1995 14 January   Flag of France.svg Florence Masnada Flag of the United States.svg Picabo Street Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Nobis
819SG 1996 13 January   Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Martina Ertl Flag of Austria.svg Alexandra Meissnitzer
1003SG 2001 16 February   Flag of France.svg Carole Montillet Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl Flag of Austria.svg Brigitte Obermoser
SG17 February  cancelled
SG 2009 31 January  fog in mid-course; replaced on 1 February 2009
1273SG1 February   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Sweden.svg Anja Pärson Flag of Sweden.svg Jessica Lindell-Vikarby
1314DH 2010 10 March   Flag of Germany.svg Maria Riesch Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Sweden.svg Anja Pärson
1315GS11 March   Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Hölzl Flag of Germany.svg Maria Riesch
1316SG12 March   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Görgl   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Nadia Styger
1372DH 2012 4 February   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Nadja Kamer Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather
1373SG5 February   Flag of the United States.svg Julia Mancuso Flag of Austria.svg Anna Fenninger Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather
1416SG 2013 1 March   Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze
Flag of the United States.svg Julia Mancuso
1417DH2 March   Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze Flag of the United States.svg Laurenne Ross Flag of Germany.svg Maria Höfl-Riesch
1418SG3 March   Flag of Austria.svg Anna Fenninger Flag of Germany.svg Maria Höfl-Riesch Flag of the United States.svg Julia Mancuso
DH 2014 1 February  lack of snow; replaced in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 25 January 2014
SG2 February  lack of snow; replaced in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 26 January 2014
1479DH 2015 7 March   Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather Flag of Austria.svg Anna Fenninger Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze
1480SG8 March   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze Flag of Austria.svg Anna Fenninger
1510DH 2016 6 February   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Fabienne Suter Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria Rebensburg
1511SG7 February    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria Rebensburg Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn
1547DH 2017 21 January   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria Rebensburg
1548SG22 January    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut Flag of Austria.svg Stephanie Venier Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather
1593DH 2018 3 February   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia Flag of Austria.svg Cornelia Hütter
1594DH4 February   Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Tina Weirather
1624SG 2019 26 January   Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Schmidhofer Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami
1625DH27 January   Flag of Austria.svg Stephanie Venier Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia Flag of Germany.svg Kira Weidle
1659DH 2020 8 February   Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria Rebensburg Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ester Ledecká
1660SG9 February    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Corinne Suter Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Schmidhofer   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wendy Holdener
1687SG 2021 30 January    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of Norway.svg   Kajsa Vickhoff Lie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Michèle Gagnon
1688SG1 February    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of Slovakia.svg Petra Vlhová Flag of Austria.svg Tamara Tippler
1723DH 2022 29 January    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Corinne Suter   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Jasmine Flury Flag of Austria.svg Cornelia Hütter
1724SG30 January   Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone
Flag of Austria.svg Cornelia Hütter 		Flag of Austria.svg Tamara Tippler
1830DH 2025 25 January   Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Goggia   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Corinne Suter
1831SG26 January    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of Norway.svg Kajsa Vickhoff Lie Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone

 Not in original calendar. It replaced Val d'Isere (2013). 

Sections

Kandahar 1 (W)

Kandahar 2 (M)

Fatal accidents

On 29 January 1994, Austrian ski racer Ulrike Maier suffered fatal injuries at "FIS Schneise" section crashing into intermediate timing device at 105 km/h (65 mph) during the World Cup downhill event. A week before, she won a giant slalom in Maribor. [6] [7] [8]

Thirty-five years earlier in 1959, Canadian John Semmelink crashed into a rock-filled gully and later succumbed to his injuries. [9] Held on an icy course on 7 February in challenging conditions of fog and flat light, Semmerlink was the 44th racer on the course. At a lower section named Himmelreich (heaven) just 500 yards (460 m) from the finish, witnesses said one of his bindings opened and he crashed into a rock-filled gully. [10] Semmerlink had a serious head injury and was taken by U.S. Army helicopter to a nearby U.S. military dispensary, but died of his injuries. [10] [11] Of the 89 starters, 39 did not finish the race. [10] [12]

Club5+

In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible. [13]

Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Official men's downhill training 2 (2009)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 30 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Women's super G (2009)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 1 February 2009.
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  7. ↑ "Na Zlati lisici se je izkazalo še celo vreme (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 January 1994.
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