Lauberhorn (downhill ski course)

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%)
Most wins:	Karl Molitor (6x)

Lauberhorn is the longest and oldest active World Cup downhill ski course in the world, which is located and named after the same name mountain in Wengen, Switzerland, debuted in 1930. As Switzerland is and always was military neutral, downhill competitions were held even during World War II.

It is part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest active alpine ski competition in the world and the course is very famous after extraordinary scenery with Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau mountains in Bernese Alps.

It is the longest ski course in World Cup circuit, almost 4.5 kilometres long. And with incline of 42 degrees (90%) at the iconic "Hundschopf", also course with the steepest section in the circuit.

In 1983, slalom was going to be held on this downhnill course, not on Männlichen slalom course, the only time in history of this race. However all races that weekend were cancelled due to heavy snowfall.

On 18 January 1991, at the official downhill training, one of the most horror fatal crashes happened when Austrian skier Gernot Reinstadler at full speed crashed at the Ziel-S, just before the finish. They cancelled all the races that weekend and consequently increased the safety measurements.

It was, not anymore, one of most traditional venues of combined events (classic, super and alpine).

Sections

Start house

2,315 m a.s.l. – Unlike most World Cup start temporary only houses, here they still use a permanent classic wooden start house with spectacular view at Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau triple mountain peaks.

Starthang and Obere Kurve

2,315 m a.s.l. – Upper flat part has sliding parts and long curves. "Simple" start with a low gradient and hardly any turning requires great acceleration and gliding skills. It turns into a long right-hand bend that leads over a narrow passage between rocks and safety nets to the Russisprung.

Russisprung

2,180 m a.s.l. – The Russi jump (Russisprung) was built in testing purposes by ex-ski racer and piste builder Bernhard Russi in 1988 and named after him. At the instigation of race director Fredy Fuchs, the jump was integrated into the race track. The jump leads into flat terrain and is ideally around 40 to 50 meters long. The Russisprung leads past a reservoir that was created to feed the snowmaking systems.

Traversenschuss

2,120 m a.s.l. – Another gliding part, the "traverse shot" interspersed with slight curves and two terrain waves. It goes from 100 to over 130 km/h.

Traverse

2,010 m a.s.l. – A sharp left turn forms the transition to the traverse, in which the terrain slopes away to the right. Only here, after 40 seconds of driving, is the first intermediate time measured. The start of the combination downhill run is in this region.

Panoramakurve

2,000 m a.s.l. – Due to the ever faster material, adjustments have been necessary again and again throughout the history of the slope. In order to reduce the speed, the so-called panoramic curve was created in order to reduce the speed of the drivers before the tricky passage at Hundschopf. The long right-hand bend gets its name from the view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau peaks towering monumentally above the slope.

Hundschopf

1,975 m a.s.l. – After a tight S-curve to reduce the speed, comes the most famous part of the descent, the spectacular jump over the Hundschopf. The edge lies in a narrow place between two rocks, where it drops 15 meters. The short fall space and the slope that immediately turns to the left make the area even more difficult. «Everything that is required of a downhill skier comes into play in the tightest of spaces. The curves in front of it are narrower than usual, there are a maximum of 5 meters between the rocks on the left and the safety net on the right, the edge of the jump can only be guessed at, the choice of line is determined by the end of the net and the driver's imagination. And then the bottomless!» (Bernhard Russi)

Minsch-Kante

1,915 m a.s.l. – Immediately after the left-hand bend comes the Minsch edge, where Josef Minsch had a serious fall in 1965. It is a smaller jump, but its difficulty lies in the fact that it is approached in a left-hand movement and left in a right-hand movement - the rider has to change the inner ski on the edge of the jump, so to speak. Russi describes the spot as a «brilliant combination of jump, curve and choice of line!»

Canadian Corner

1,890 m a.s.l. – The sharply turning curve at the left-sloping transition into the Alpweg is named after the Crazy Canucks, a place where Dave Irwin and Ken Read crashed in 1976. The goal is to stay crouched despite the strong rotation. From here, the route briefly follows the Hasenbach valley parallel to the Wengernalpbahn. The Girmschbiel hill, located on the opposite side of the small valley, has become a fan stadium in the middle of the route for several years thanks to its location right next to the Wengernalp train station. On the hill and in the temporary bars and VIP zones set up there, over 10,000 visitors watch the race - only here they have a direct view of the famous key points of Hundschopf, Minsch-Kante and Canadian Corner.

Alpweg

1,860 m a.s.l. – Another fast gliding section, the Alpweg. The section is built as a just three meter wide connecting piece between the upper and lower parts of the run in the middle of the steep slope in the Hasenbachtal and must therefore be secured with safety nets on the left.

Kernen-S / Brüggli-S

1,825 m a.s.l. – Russi calls this combination of curves “the craziest chicane in the World Cup circus.” This very tight combination of a right and a left bend leads over a short bridge. Due to the high entry speed of 100 km/h, the driver has to drift in order to slow down and find the most technically sophisticated line possible without losing much speed. Quite a few drivers are driven a short distance up the opposite slope when exiting. Some of the world's best downhill skiers such as Karl Molitor, Jean-Claude Killy, Toni Sailer and Karl Schranz were eliminated at this technically difficult point. If you have an exit speed that is too low (at least 70 km/h is required), you risk losing more time on the following gliding sections. Until 2007, this passage was still called Brüggli-S. It was renamed after the resignation of Bruno Kernen, who had a serious fall here in 1997 and was almost uninjured.

Steilhang vor der Wasserstation

1,775 m a.s.l. – The racer takes a small jump to reach a steep slope, but it is too short to pick up speed again if it has been lost in the Kernen-S.

Wasserstation

1,770 m a.s.l. – Here the route runs through a short and narrow tunnel under the tracks of the Wengernalp Railway. The tunnel is only 9 meters wide, although the accessible area is significantly narrower due to the vaulted ceiling, the snow and the safety padding. After the tunnel, the route unusually runs a few meters uphill. This spot is unique in the World Cup and is therefore one of the distinguishing features of the Lauberhorn route.

Langentrejen

1,775 m a.s.l. – Extraordinarily elongated glider section. Where the route was straight in the 1950s, today there are curves like in a Super-G. It has no key points and is relatively unspectacular in terms of landscape, which is why it is sometimes omitted from television broadcasts. Nevertheless, this passage can be decisive in the race, as the driver can lose the race here if he chooses the wrong material or has insufficient gliding and aerodynamic skills. Mental conduct also plays a role, as the driver has time to reflect on his previous race on the long, rather flat section.

Hanneggschuss

1,590 m a.s.l. – This impressive steep slope in the middle of the forest has the highest speeds in this sport. In 2013, Johan Clarey reached the highest ever top speed in Alpine Ski World Cup on the descent at 161.9 km/h. It is approached via a left-hand bend. The upper part of the steep slope is slightly flatter than the lower one - the terrain transition can be "pushed" like a wave or jumped like an edge. The speed is so high here that the skis only come into contact with the ground every 10 meters. The compression at the foot of the steep slope must be managed with particular sensitivity.

Seilersboden

1,470 m a.s.l. – A very flat section, a long left-right combination leads to the Silberhornsprung. «A brief moment of calm. Here, on this small flat piece, breathing can return to normal. After the 'crescendo' in the Haneggschuss, you have to switch to a fine feeling of pressure and speed in the flat left-hand bend." (B. Russi)

Silberhornsprung

1,450 m a.s.l. – After this passage you go over the Silberhornsprung (jump), which was newly built in 2003. The jump was designed so that in the camera angle of the television broadcasts, the picturesque triangle shaped Silberhorn mountain can be seen in the background alongside the jumping racers. The difficulty here is choosing the line when approaching, as the jump is in the middle of a right-hand bend.

Wegscheide

1,420 m a.s.l. – The passage through the forest is characterized by restless curves.

Österreicherloch

1,390 m a.s.l. – The Österreicherloch belongs to the crossroads. It got its name in 1954 after the three Austrians Toni Sailer, Anderl Molterer and Walter Schuster fell here. The bumps that they threw off the slopes back then have now been removed.

Ziel-S

1,385 m a.s.l. – A sharp left turn with a subsequent bump leads to the last key point, the Ziel-S. At this point, all other World Cup downhills are long over. The technically difficult, heavily turning, often icy and unsettled right-left combination at the end of the long descent demands a lot of strength from the racers and often decides the outcome of the race.

Zielschuss

1,325 m a.s.l. – The target S leads into the target shot, the second steepest section after the Hundschopf. The finish jump was flattened before the 2009 race for safety reasons and the access road was widened. Previously, many riders had fallen here, including Peter Müller, Silvano Beltrametti, Adrien Duvillard and Bode Miller - who slid across the finish line as the winner. The target shot still demands the last reserves from skier.

Finish

1,287 m a.s.l. – Unlike on the similarly spectacular Streif in Kitzbühel, the driver here only sees the finish stadium with the temporary grandstand and the permanent media center at the finish line. The destination is in Innerwengen, around one kilometer south of the village center.

Gallery

From top to bottom

Start house	Russisprung	Traversenschuss	Panoramakurve
180x	180x	180x	180x

Hundschopf	Minsch-Kante	Canadian Corner	Alpenweg
180x	180x	180x	180x

Kernen-S / Brüggli-S	Wasserstation	Langentrejen	Hanneggschuss
180x	180x	180x	180x

Österreicherloch	Ziel-S	Zielschuss	Finish area
180x	180x	180x	180x

Races

Men

Combined times didn't count for World Cup between 1967 and 1974.

No.	Type	Season	Date	Winner	Second	Third
International Lauberhornrennen
—	DH	1930	1930	Christian Rubi	L. F. W. Jackson	Bill Bracken
	KB		1930	Bill Bracken	N/A	N/A
	DH	1931	1931	Fritz Steuri	H. R. D. Waghorn	Willy Steuri
	KB		1931	Fritz Steuri	N/A	N/A
	DH	1932	1932	Fritz Steuri	Willy Steuri	Gody Michel
	KB		1932	Fritz Steuri	N/A	N/A
In 1933 it was the only time in the history of Lauberhornrennen when competition wasn't organized
—	DH	1934	1934	Adolf Rubi	Arnold Glatthard	Ernst von Allmen
	KB		1934	Adolf Rubi	N/A	N/A
	DH	1935	1935	Richard Werle	Willy Steuri	Karl Graf
	KB		1935	Hans Rubi	N/A	N/A
	DH	1936	1936	Hans Schlunegger	Émile Allais	Wilhelm Walch
	KB		1936	Émile Allais	N/A	N/A
	DH	1937	1937	Heinz von Allmen	Wilhelm Walch	Franz Zingerle
	KB		1937	Wilhelm Walch	N/A	N/A
	DH	1938	1938	Heinz von Allmen	Rudolf Cranz	Wilhelm Walch
	KB		1938	Heinz von Allmen	N/A	N/A
	DH	1939	1939	Karl Molitor	Wilhelm Walch	Josef Jennewein
	KB		1939	Wilhelm Walch	N/A	N/A
	DH	1940	1940	Karl Molitor	Hans Gertsch	Oskar Gertsch
	KB		1940	Karl Molitor	N/A	N/A
	DH	1941	1941	Rudolf Graf	Otto von Allmen	Hans Gertsch
	KB		1941	Marcel von Allmen	N/A	N/A
	DH	1942	1942	Karl Molitor	Rudolf Graf	Heinz von Allmen
	KB		1942	Heinz von Allmen	N/A	N/A
	DH	1943	1943	Karl Molitor	Heinz von Allmen	Marcel von Allmen
	KB		1943	Heinz von Allmen	N/A	N/A
	DH	1944	1944	Rudolf Graf	Fred Rubi	Hans Gertsch
	KB		1944	Marcel von Allmen	N/A	N/A
	DH	1945	1945	Karl Molitor	Paul Valär	Otto von Allmen
	KB		1945	Otto von Allmen	N/A	N/A
	DH	1946	1946	Jean Blanc	Karl Molitor	Otto von Allmen
	KB		1946	Karl Molitor	N/A	N/A
	DH	1947	1947	Karl Molitor	Edy Rominger	Jean Blanc
	KB		1947	Edy Rominger	N/A	N/A
	DH	1948	1948	Zeno Colò	Ralph Olinger	Karl Molitor
	KB		1948	Karl Molitor	N/A	N/A
	DH	1949	1949	Rudolf Graf	Ralph Olinger	Luc de Bigontina
	KB		1949	Adolf Odermatt	N/A	N/A
	DH	1950	1950	Fred Rubi	Bernhard Perren	Rudolf Graf
	KB		1950	Fred Rubi	N/A	N/A
	DH	1951	1951	Othmar Schneider	Otto Linher	Zeno Colò
	KB		1951	Othmar Schneider	N/A	N/A
	DH	1952	1952	Othmar Schneider	Maurice Sanglard	Otto Linher
	KB		1952	Othmar Schneider	N/A	N/A
FIS–A
—	DH	1953	1953	Andreas Molterer	Bernhard Perren	Martin Strolz
	KB		1953	Andreas Molterer	N/A	N/A
	DH	1954	1954	Christian Pravda	Martin Strolz	Martin Julen
	KB		1954	Christian Pravda	N/A	N/A
	DH	1955	1955	Toni Sailer	Andreas Molterer	Ernst Oberaigner
	KB		1955	Toni Sailer	N/A	N/A
	DH	1956	1956	Toni Sailer	Josef Rieder	Othmar Schneider
	KB		1956	Josef Rieder	N/A	N/A
	DH	1957	1957	Toni Sailer	Roger Staub	Egon Zimmermann
	KB		1957	Josef Rieder	N/A	N/A
	DH	1958	1958	Toni Sailer	Wallace Werner	Willi Forrer
	KB		1958	Wallace Werner	N/A	N/A
	DH	1959	1959	Karl Schranz	Andreas Molterer	Roger Staub
	KB		1959	Ernst Oberaigner	N/A	N/A
	DH	1960	1960	Willy Bogner	Josef Stiegler	Egon Zimmermann
	KB		1960	Josef Stiegler	N/A	N/A
	DH	1961	1961	Guy Périllat	Gerhard Nenning	Karl Schranz
	KB		1961	Guy Périllat	N/A	N/A
	DH	1962	1962	downhill cancelled (SL was held); and consequently also combined event
—	DH	1963	1963	Karl Schranz	Émile Viollat	Hugo Nindl
	KB		1963	Guy Périllat	N/A	N/A
	DH	1964	1964	giant slalom was organized instead downhill
—	DH	1965	1965	Stefan Sodat	Werner Bleiner	Karl Schranz
	KB		1965	Karl Schranz	N/A	N/A
	DH	1966	1966	Karl Schranz	Josef Minsch	Edmund Bruggmann
	KB		1966	Karl Schranz	N/A	N/A
World Cup
4	DH	1967	14 January 1967	Jean-Claude Killy	Léo Lacroix	Jean-Daniel Dätwyler
20	DH	1967/68	13 January 1968	Gerhard Nenning	Karl Schranz	Edmund Bruggmann
41	DH	1968/69	11 January 1969	Karl Schranz	Heinrich Messner	Karl Cordin
66	DH	1969/70	10 January 1970	Henri Duvillard	Karl Cordin	Heinrich Messner
	DH	1970/71	16 January 1971	cancelled due to lack of snow; replaced in St. Moritz on 16 January 1971 (After agreement between both organisers, this was oficial Lauberhorn downhill) [1]
	DH	1971/72	22 January 1972	cancelled due to fog in upper part; rescheduled on next day
	DH		23 January 1972	rescheduled downhill finally cancelled; again due to fog in upper part [2]
	DH	1972/73	13 January 1973	cancelled due to lack of snow; replaced in nearby Grindelwald on 13 January 1973 [3]
168	DH	1973/74	19 January 1974	Roland Collombin	Franz Klammer	Herbert Plank
185	DH	1974/75	11 January 1975	Franz Klammer	Herbert Plank	Erik Håker
187	KB		11 January 1975   12 January 1975	Gustav Thöni	David Zwilling	Walter Tresch
213	DH	1975/76	9 January 1976	Herbert Plank	Franz Klammer	Bernhard Russi
214	KB		5 January 1976   9 January 1976	Walter Tresch	Piero Gros	Gustav Thöni
215	DH		10 January 1976	Franz Klammer	Philippe Roux	Jim Hunter
217	KB		10 January 1976   11 January 1976	Franz Klammer	Gustav Thöni	Walter Tresch
243	DH	1976/77	22 January 1977	Franz Klammer	Sepp Ferstl	Bernhard Russi
245	KB		22 January 1977   23 January 1977	Walter Tresch	Gustav Thöni	Sepp Ferstl
	DH	1977/78	14 January 1978	cancelled and rescheduled due to lack of training to 16 January [4] (due to lack of snow, heavy snowfall and storm before and on the race day)
	DH		16 January 1978	rescheduled DH finally cancelled due to bad weather conditions [5]
	KB		15 January 1978   16 January 1978	although slalom was held on 15 January; combined event was cancelled
	DH	1978/79	13 January 1979	lack of snow; replaced on 14 January in Crans-Montana; [6] [7] (first replacement date on 13 January, but due to strong wind moved on the next day)
	KB		13 January 1979   14 January 1979	lack of snow; KB replaced on 9 January (SL) and 14 January (DH) in Crans-Montana [8] [9]
330	DH	1979/80	18 January 1980	Ken Read	Josef Walcher	Peter Wirnsberger
331	DH		19 January 1980	Peter Müller	Ken Read	Steve Podborski
362	DH	1980/81	24 January 1981	Toni Bürgler	Harti Weirather	Steve Podborski
	DH	1981/82	23 January 1982	interrupted, cancelled and rescheduled due to fog to the next day on 24 January [10]
397	DH		24 January 1982	Harti Weirather	Erwin Resch	Peter Wirnsberger
399	KB		19 January 1982   24 January 1982	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Ivan Pacak	Thomas Kemenater
	DH	1982/83	15 January 1983	cancelled due to heavy snowfall and wind; replaced in Kitzbühel on 21 January [11] [12]
	SL		16 January 1983	too much of fresh snow; replaced in Markstein on 11 February [13]
	KB		15 January 1983   16 January 1983	cancelled due too much of fresh snow; organisers were unable to remove it in time; [14] replaced in Kitzbühel (DH) on 21 January and in Markstein (SL) on 11 February
	DH	1983/84	14 January 1984	due to weather conditions downhill rescheduled on 15 January [15]
	KB		14 January 1984   15 January 1984	rescheduled to 15 and 17 January due to many programm delays and changes [16] (As they moved the DH from Saturday to Sunday, they also moved cancelledMorzine's SL from Sunday to Monday; original Sunday Wengen's SL counted for KB was moved from Monday and again on Tuesday)
464	DH		15 January 1984	Bill Johnson	Anton Steiner	Erwin Resch
467	KB		15 January 1984   17 January 1984	Andreas Wenzel	Anton Steiner	Peter Lüscher
506	DH	1984/85	18 January 1985	Helmut Höflehner	Franz Heinzer	Peter Wirnsberger
	DH		19 January 1985	cancelled due to fog; rescheduled on next day to 20 January; [17] [18] (and consequently both SL and KB were postponed for one day; from 20 to 21 January)
507	DH		20 January 1985	Peter Wirnsberger	Peter Lüscher	Peter Müller
509	KB		20 January 1985   21 January 1985	Michel Vion	Peter Roth	Peter Lüscher
	DH	1985/86	31 January 1986	replacement for St. Anton was rescheduled to 1 February due to snow storm [19] (because of too much snow on Saturday they didn't manage too remove it and finally cancelled it)
	DH		1 February 1986	planned to reschedule it on 2 February (SL day) but finally cancelled due to too much snow [20]
	KB		1 February 1986   2 February 1986	although SL was held; there was no combined event as original downhill was cancelled
586	DH	1986/87	17 January 1987	Markus Wasmeier	Karl Alpiger	Franz Heinzer
588	KB		17 January 1987   18 January 1987	Pirmin Zurbriggen	only one skier ranked at combined event
	DH	1987/88	27 January 1988	rescheduled in Leukerbad on 24 January due to bad weather [21] [22]
	SG		25 January 1988	rescheduled in Leukerbad on 25 January due to bad weather [23] (interrupted after 78 of over 100 skiers due to snow and fog with official results)
651	DH	1988/89	20 Januar 1989	Marc Girardelli	Markus Wasmeier	Daniel Mahrer
652	DH		21 January 1989	Marc Girardelli	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Daniel Mahrer
654	KB		21 January 1989   22 January 1989	Marc Girardelli	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Markus Wasmeier
	DH	1989/90	27 January 1990	rescheduled in Val-d'Isère on 27 January; and then again on 29th [24] [25] as DH on 26th, a replacement for December's Val d'Isere's cancelled DH, was due to heavy snowfall rescheduled on 27th. That's why Wengen's DH was rescheduled on 29th
	SG		28 January 1990	rescheduled in Val-d'Isère on 28 January; and then again on 29th due to bad weather [26]
	DH	1990/91	19 January 1991	all races that weekend were cancelled after fatal accident in Ziel-S of Austrian skier Gernot Reinstadler at the downhill training on 18 January 1991
	KB		19 January 1991   20 January 1991
747	DH	1991/92	25 January 1992	Franz Heinzer	Markus Wasmeier	Helmut Höflehner
749	KB		25 January 1992   26 January 1992	Paul Accola	Günther Mader	Hubert Strolz
	DH	1992/93	23 January 1993	lack of snow; rescheduled in Veysonnaz on 23 and 24 January [27]
	KB		23 January 1993   24 January 1993
815	DH	1993/94	22 January 1994	William Besse	Marc Girardelli Peter Runggaldier
816	SG		23 January 1994	Marc Girardelli	Jan Einar Thorsen	Atle Skårdal
846	DH	1994/95	20 January 1995	Kristian Ghedina	Peter Rzehak	Hannes Trinkl
847	DH		21 January 1995	Kyle Rasmussen	Werner Franz	Armin Assinger
849	KB		21 January 1995   22 January 1995	Marc Girardelli	Lasse Kjus	Harald Strand Nilsen
	DH	1995/96	19 January 1996	lack of snow; replaced in Veysonnaz on 19 January [28] [29]
	DH		20 January 1996	lack of snow; replaced in Veysonnaz on 20 January [30]
	KB		20 January 1996   21 January 1996	lack of snow; replaced in Veysonnaz on 20 and 21 January
914	DH	1996/97	18 January 1997	Kristian Ghedina	Luc Alphand	Fritz Strobl
952	DH	1997/98	16 January 1998	Hermann Maier	Nicolas Burtin	Andreas Schifferer
953	DH		17 January 1998	Andreas Schifferer	Jean-Luc Crétier	Hermann Maier
955	KB		16 January 1998   18 January 1998	Hermann Maier	Bruno Kernen	Paul Accola
989	DH	1998/99	16 January 1999	Lasse Kjus	Hannes Trinkl	Hans Knauß
991	KB		16 January 1999   17 January 1999	Lasse Kjus	Kjetil André Aamodt	Hermann Maier
1021	DH	1999/00	15 January 2000	Josef Strobl	Hermann Maier	Ed Podivinsky
	DH	2000/01	13 January 2001	cancelled; replaced in Kvitfjell on 2 March 2001
	KB		13 January 2001   14 January 2001	although SL was held; there was no combined event as original downhill was cancelled
1095	DH	2001/02	12 January 2002	Stephan Eberharter	Hannes Trinkl	Josef Strobl
1097	KB		12 January 2002   13 January 2002	Kjetil André Aamodt	Bode Miller	Lasse Kjus
1132	DH	2002/03	17 January 2003	Stephan Eberharter	Daron Rahlves	Bruno Kernen
1133	DH		18 January 2003	Bruno Kernen	Michael Walchhofer	Stephan Eberharter
1135	KB		18 January 2003   19 January 2003	Kjetil André Aamodt	Bode Miller	Lasse Kjus
	DH	2003/04	16 January 2004	replacement for Bormio's DH cancelled due to heavy snowfall; (then finally rescheduled in Kitzbühel on 22 January 2004)
	DH		17 January 2004	another cancelled DH due to heavy snowfall; (finally rescheduled in Ga-Pa on 30 January 2004)
	KB		17 January 2004   18 January 2004	although SL was held; there was no KB event as original DH was cancelled
1208	SC	2004/05	14 January 2005	Benjamin Raich	Lasse Kjus	Didier Défago
1209	DH		15 January 2005	Michael Walchhofer	Christoph Gruber	Bode Miller
1243	SC	2005/06	13 January 2006	Benjamin Raich	Kjetil André Aamodt	Peter Fill
1244	DH		14 January 2006	Daron Rahlves	Michael Walchhofer	Fritz Strobl
	SC	2006/07	12 January 2007	rain and high temperatures; rescheduled in Wengen on 14 January 2007
1280	DH		13 January 2007	Bode Miller	Didier Cuche	Peter Fill
1281	SC		14 January 2007	Mario Matt	Marc Berthod	Silvan Zurbriggen
1315	SC	2007/08	11 January 2008	Jean-Baptiste Grange	Daniel Albrecht	Bode Miller
	DH		12 January 2008	resheduled on 13 January due to heavy snow; programm switched with SL
1317	DH		13 January 2008	Bode Miller	Didier Cuche	Manuel Osborne-Paradis
1355	SC	2008/09	16 January 2009	Klaus Kröll	Aksel Lund Svindal	Ambrosi Hoffmann
1356	DH		17 January 2009	Didier Défago	Bode Miller	Marco Sullivan
1391	SC	2009/10	15 January 2010	Bode Miller	Carlo Janka	Silvan Zurbriggen
1392	DH		16 January 2010	Carlo Janka	Manuel Osborne-Paradis	Marco Büchel
1423	SC	2010/11	14 January 2011	Ivica Kostelić	Carlo Janka	Aksel Lund Svindal
1424	DH		15 January 2011	Klaus Kröll	Didier Cuche	Carlo Janka
1460	SC	2011/12	13 January 2012	Ivica Kostelić	Beat Feuz	Bode Miller
1461	DH		14 January 2012	Beat Feuz	Hannes Reichelt	Christof Innerhofer
1506	SC	2012/13	18 January 2013	Alexis Pinturault	Ivica Kostelić	Carlo Janka
1507	DH		19 January 2013	Christof Innerhofer	Klaus Kröll	Hannes Reichelt
1538	SC	2013/14	17 January 2014	Ted Ligety	Alexis Pinturault	Natko Zrnčić-Dim
1539	DH		18 January 2014	Patrick Küng	Hannes Reichelt	Aksel Lund Svindal
1573	AC	2014/15	16 January 2015	Carlo Janka	Victor Muffat-Jeandet	Ivica Kostelić
	DH		17 January 2015	switched schedule with SL due to heavy snow; moved to 18 January
1575	DH		18 January 2015	Hannes Reichelt	Beat Feuz	Carlo Janka
1609	AC	2015/16	15 January 2016	Kjetil Jansrud	Aksel Lund Svindal	Adrien Théaux
1610	DH		16 January 2016	Aksel Lund Svindal	Hannes Reichelt	Klaus Kröll
1654	AC	2016/17	13 January 2017	Niels Hintermann	Maxence Muzaton	Frederic Berthold
	DH		14 January 2017	cancelled; replaced in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 27 January 2017
1692	AC	2017/18	12 January 2018	Victor Muffat-Jeandet	Pavel Trikhichev	Peter Fill
1693	DH		13 January 2018	Beat Feuz	Aksel Lund Svindal	Matthias Mayer
1729	AC	2018/19	18 January 2019	Marco Schwarz	Victor Muffat-Jeandet	Alexis Pinturault
1730	DH		19 January 2019	Vincent Kriechmayr	Beat Feuz	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1765	AC	2019/20	17 January 2020	Matthias Mayer	Alexis Pinturault	Victor Muffat-Jeandet
1766	DH		18 January 2020	Beat Feuz	Dominik Paris	Thomas Dreßen
	DH	2020/21	15 January 2021	cancelled due to COVID-19; replaced in Saalbach-Hinterglemm on 5 March 2021
	DH		16 January 2021	cancelled due to COVID-19; replaced in Kitzbühel on 22 January 2021
1835	SG	2021/22	13 January 2022	Marco Odermatt	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	Matthias Mayer
1836	DH		14 January 2022	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	Marco Odermatt	Beat Feuz
1837	DH		15 January 2022	Vincent Kriechmayr	Beat Feuz	Dominik Paris
1872	SG	2022/23	13 January 2023	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	Stefan Rogentin	Marco Odermatt
1873	DH		14 January 2023	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	Marco Odermatt	Mattia Casse
1905	DH	2023/24	11 January 2024	Marco Odermatt	Cyprien Sarrazin	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1906	SG		12 January 2024	Cyprien Sarrazin	Marco Odermatt	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1907	DH		13 January 2024	Marco Odermatt	Cyprien Sarrazin	Dominik Paris
1945	SG	2024/25	17 January 2025
1946	DH		18 January 2025

 Replacement for; Schladming (1980), Bormio (1985, 2022), Ga-Pa/Laax (1989), Ga-Pa/C.-Montana (1995), V. Gardena (1998) and B. Creek (2024). 
 Combined shared with other venues: Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1976), Adelboden (1982), Parpan (1984) and Veysonnaz (1998). 

Most downhill wins

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

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. ^[31]

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. ^[32]

References

1. "Smuk stoletja" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 January 1978. p. 9.
2. "Augert zmaguje" (in Slovenian). Delo. 24 January 1972. p. 1.
3. "Russi začel" (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 January 1973. p. 12.
4. "Smuk z Lauberhorna danes" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 January 1978. p. 9.
5. "Wengen - brez smuka" (in Slovenian). Delo. 17 January 1978. p. 9.
6. "Začetek vročih januarskih dni" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 January 1979. p. 9.
7. "Kanadčan Murray najhitrejši" (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 January 1979. p. 9.
8. "Švicarji mojstri smuka Lüscher iztržil malo..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 January 1979. p. 9.
9. "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj odpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 January 1979. p. 11.
10. "V ponovitvi - Weirather" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 January 1982. p. 10.
11. "Tudi Wengnu vreme ni prizaneslo Laubernhornsko tekmo prekril sneg" (in Slovenian). Delo. 17 January 1983. p. 9.
12. "Kernen na "Streifu" dobil wengenski smuk" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 January 1983. p. 7.
13. "Položno smučišče ne navdušuje" (in Slovenian). Delo. 11 February 1983. p. 9.
14. "Sedemdeseta zmaga Stenmarka, B. Križaj 10., J. Kuralt pa 15" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 January 1983. p. 7.
15. "Slalomski vihar v Parpanu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 January 1984. p. 7.
16. "V treh dneh tekmovalci trikrat za točke SP" (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 January 1984. p. 5.
17. "Slalomisti spet zapostavljeni" (in Slovenian). Delo. 21 January 1985. p. 9.
18. "Rezultati iz Wengna" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 January 1985. p. 9.
19. "Na lauberhornski progi v Wengnu pustošil vihar" (in Slovenian). Delo. 31 January 1986. p. 9.
20. "Halo, Wengen" (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1986. p. 9.
21. "Avstrijec Assinger hiter" (in Slovenian). Delo. 23 January 1988. p. 5.
22. "Smuka presenčenj" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 January 1988. p. 9.
23. "Kanadčanu Felixu Belczyku se je nasmehnila sreča" (in Slovenian). Delo. 26 January 1988. p. 11.
24. "Kitzbühel "visi" Maribor: dve tekmi" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 January 1990. p. 8.
25. "V Val d'Iseru so pod streho spravili samo tekmo smukačev" (in Slovenian). Delo. 29 January 1990. p. 11.
26. "Hoflehner drugič zapored Dvojno presenečenje v SVSL" (in Slovenian). Delo. 30 January 1978. p. 9.
27. "Odpovedana Adelboden in Wengen" (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 January 1993. p. 8.
28. "Wengen odpovedan, Sierra Nevada v nevarnosti" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1996. p. 8.
29. "Brezavšček le dve sekundi za najhitrejšimi" (in Slovenian). Delo. 19 January 1996. p. 11.
30. "Bruno Kernen dodobra izkoristil domačo progo" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 January 1996. p. 15.
31. "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
32. "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.

External links

• Official website

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