| Karl-Schranz-Piste | |
|---|---|
| Place: |  St Anton am Arlberg |
| Opened: | 2000 |
| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,023 m (6,637 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 681 m (2,234 ft) |
| Length: | 2.068 km (1.28 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 38 degrees (78%) |
Karl-Schranz-Piste is a World Cup speed ski course in St Anton am Arlberg, Austria.
A very demanding downhill course, was originally built for FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001, originally intended for men's events. It was opened and tested in men's World Cup already in 2000. Since season 2007/08 only women use this course irregularly, at first every three years and currently every two. [1] [2] [3]
The course has maximum inclne at "Eisfall" section at 38° (78%).
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SG | 30 January 2001 |  Daron Rahlves | Stephan Eberharter | Hermann Maier |
| KB | 5 January 2001 |  Kjetil André Aamodt | Mario Matt |  Paul Accola | |
| DH | 7 January 2001 | Hannes Trinkl | Hermann Maier |  Florian Eckert | |
| GS | 8 February 2001 | Michael von Grünigen | Kjetil André Aamodt |  Frédéric Covili |
| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | SG | 1999/00 | 12 February 2000 | Josef Strobl | Didier Cuche | Stephan Eberharter |
| 1031 | SG | 13 February 2000 | Werner Franz Fritz Strobl | Hermann Maier | ||
| 1180 | DH | 2003/04 | 14 February 2004 | Hermann Maier | Stephan Eberharter | Hans Grugger |
| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1227 | DH | 2007/08 | 21 December 2007 | Lindsey Vonn |  Kelly VanderBeek | Julia Mancuso |
| 1228 | SC | 22 December 2007 | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Julia Mancuso | |
| 1406 | DH | 2012/13 | 12 January 2013 | Alice McKennis |  Daniela Merighetti | Anna Fenninger |
| 1407 | SG | 13 January 2013 |  Tina Maze | Anna Fenninger | Fabienne Suter | |
| DH | 2015/16 | 9 January 2016 | warm temperatures and lack of snow; replaced in Zauchensee | |||
| SG | 10 January 2016 | |||||
| DH | 2018/19 | 12 January 2019 | over three metres of snow; rescheduled on 18 January 2019 in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |||
| SG | 13 January 2019 | over three metres of snow; not rescheduled | ||||
| 1678 | DH | 2020/21 | 9 January 2021 | Sofia Goggia | Tamara Tippler | Breezy Johnson |
| 1679 | SG | 10 January 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami | Marta Bassino | Corinne Suter | |
| DH | 2022/23 | 14 January 2023 | program changes; DH replaced with Super-G | |||
| 1754 | SG | 14 January 2023 | Federica Brignone | Joana Hählen | Lara Gut-Behrami | |
| 1755 | SG | 15 January 2023 | Lara Gut-Behrami | Federica Brignone | Marta Bassino | |
| 1824 | DH | 2024/25 | 11 January 2025 | Federica Brignone | Malorie Blanc |  Ester Ledecká |
| 1825 | SG | 12 January 2025 | Lauren Macuga | Stephanie Venier | Federica Brignone | |
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