Lauberhorn | |
---|---|
Place: | Wengen |
Mountain: | Lauberhorn |
Member: | Club5+ |
Opened: | 1930 |
Level: | advanced |
Competition: | Lauberhornrennen |
Downhill | |
Start: | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) (AA) |
Finish: | 1,287 m (4,222 ft) |
Vertical drop: | 1,028 m (3,373 ft) |
Length: | 4,480 m (2.78 mi) |
Max. incline: | 42 degrees (90%) |
Avr. incline: | 14.7 degrees (26.2%) |
Min. incline: | 6 degrees (10.5%) |
Lauberhorn is the longest World Cup downhill ski course in the world on the same name mountain in Wengen, Switzerland, debuted in 1930.
Course is the oldest active downhill course in the world and part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest ski competition in the world.
As Switzerland is and always was military neutral, downhill competitions were held even during World War II.
Not part of classic Lauberhornrennen. It only replaced other venues.
Combined shared with other venues: Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1976) and Parpan (1984).
Wins | Athlete | Years |
---|---|---|
6 | Karl Molitor | 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947 |
4 | Toni Sailer | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 |
Karl Schranz | 1959, 1963, 1966, 1969 | |
3 | Rudolf Graf | 1941, 1944, 1949 |
Franz Klammer | 1975, 1976, 1977 | |
Beat Feuz | 2012, 2018, 2020 | |
2 | Fritz Steuri | 1931, 1932 |
Heinz von Allmen | 1937, 1938 | |
Othmar Schneider | 1951, 1952 | |
Marc Girardelli | 1989, 1989 | |
Kristian Ghedina | 1995, 1997 | |
Stephan Eberharter | 2002, 2003 | |
Bode Miller | 2007, 2008 | |
Vincent Kriechmayr | 2019, 2022 | |
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | 2022, 2023 | |
Marco Odermatt | 2024, 2024 |
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. [1]
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. [2]
Val Gardena is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Kranjska Gora Ski Resort is Slovenia's oldest ski resort at Kranjska Gora, Upper Carniola, opened in 1948. It is divided into five different sections under the Vitranc Mountain, stretched throughout the whole valley of the same name municipality: Mojstrana, Kranjska Gora, Planica, Podkoren 1, and Podkoren 2. It has a total of 20 km of ski slopes, 40 km tracks for cross-country skiing, and Snow Fun Park.
Ganslernhang is a men's classic slalom World Cup ski course in Kitzbühel, Austria, competing for Hahnenkamm Races since 1937.
The 49th World Cup season began on 25 October 2014, in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 22 March 2015 at the World Cup finals in Meribel, France. The defending overall champions from the 2014 season - Marcel Hirscher and Anna Fenninger, both of Austria, defended their titles successfully. The season was interrupted by the World Championships in February, in the United States at Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado. Combined events were not awarded as a discipline trophy.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup tour is the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2016 season marked the 50th consecutive year for the FIS. This World Cup season began on 24 October 2015, in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in Saint Moritz, Switzerland on 20 March 2016. The World Ski Championship, a biennial event, did not interrupt this competitive season, and the upcoming World Championships were held Saint Moritz, Switzerland in February 2017
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup is the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural FIS World Cup season launched 57 years ago in January 1967 and this 51st season began on 22 October 2016 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in the United States at Aspen on 19 March 2017. The biennial World Championships interrupted the tour in early February in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. The season-ending finals in March were held in North America for the first time in two decades: the last finale in the U.S. was in 1997 at Vail.
Streif is a World Cup downhill ski course in Austria, located on Hahnenkamm mountain in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, and has hosted the Hahnenkamm Races since 1937.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2017–18 season marked the 52nd consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.
Podkoren 3 is a black World Cup technical ski course on Vitranc mountain in Podkoren, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, opened in 1983. It was constructed by Peter Lakota, a successful Slovenian skier.
Chuenisbärgli is a World Cup technical ski course in Switzerland at Adelboden in Bernese Oberland, opened in 1955.
Miranova proga A is a women's World Cup technical ski course in Slovenia, on Pohorje mountain in Radvanje District, Maribor hostin Golden Fox competition since 1978.
Gran Risa is a World Cup giant slalom ski course in Italy at Alta Badia. On Piz La Ila mountain in the Dolomites, it hosted its first World Cup event in 1985.
Saslong is a World Cup downhill ski course in Italy just above Val Gardena/Gröden. Located on the Langkofel in the Dolomites, the race course made its World Cup debut in February 1969. The ski course is named after the mountain Saslonch with an adapted spelling.
Men's Olympic / East Summit is a World Cup downhill ski course in Canada on the Mount Whitehorn in Lake Louise, Alberta. The race course debuted in 1980.
Piste Oreiller-Killy is a World Cup downhill ski course in France, at La Daille on Rocher de Bellevarde in Val d'Isere, Savoie. It debuted 58 years ago in 1966 and is named after ski legends Henri Oreiller and Jean-Claude Killy.
Planai is a World Cup ski course, located on the same name mountain and ski resort in Schladming, Styria, Austria, opened in 1973.
Männlichen is a classic men's World Cup slalom ski course in Wengen, Switzerland. Located in the Bernese Alps on Lauberhorn mountain, the course made its debut in 1930.
Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It debuted 68 years ago at the 1956 Winter Olympics, hosting the men's downhill.
Kandahar is a classic World Cup downhill ski course in southern Germany. Located in Bavaria at the Garmisch Classic ski area on the Zugspitze above Garmisch-Partenkirchen, it opened 88 years ago in 1936.
Vitranc Cup is an annual FIS Alpine Ski World Cup competition, held since 1961 in Kranjska Gora, Upper Carniola, Slovenia.