Lauberhorn (downhill ski course)

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Lauberhorn
Place:Switzerland Wengen
Mountain:Lauberhorn
Member:Club5+
Opened:1930; 96 years ago
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)
Super-G
Start:2,025 m (6,644 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,287 m (4,222 ft)
Vertical drop:   738 m (2,421 ft)
Length:2,950 m (1.83 mi)

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. It debuted in 1930 and with Switzerland's long history of neutrality, downhill competitions were held during World War II.

Part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest active alpine ski competition in the world, the famous classic downhill course offers extraordinary scenery underneath the massive Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Alps.

The Lauberhorn is the longest course on the World Cup circuit at 4.48 kilometres (2.78 miles). Its incline of 42 degrees (90%) at the iconic "Hundschopf" jump course is the steepest section on the circuit.

In 1983, slalom was going to be held on this downhill 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 horrifying fatal crashes happened when Austrian Gernot Reinstadler crashed at full speed into the safety net below the Ziel-S, immediately before the finish. All races were cancelled that weekend and new safety measures were implemented.

Lauberhorn was one of the most traditional venues of combined events (classic, super, and alpine).

Start house

2,315 m (7,595 ft) a.s.l. – Unlike most World Cup start houses that are temporary, the Lauberhorn's is permanent, classic, and wooden, with a spectacular view of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau triple mountain peaks.

Starthang and Obere Kurve

2,315 m a.s.l. – The upper flat part has sliding parts and long curves. A "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 (7,152 ft) a.s.l. – The Russi jump (Russisprung) was built for 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 (81 mph).

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 skiing, 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 skiers 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 (6,480 ft) 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 the skier's line is determined by the end of the net and the skier'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 speed in World Cup history at 161.9 km/h (100.6 mph). 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 and got its name in 1954 after three Austrians fell here: Toni Sailer, Anderl Molterer, and Walter Schuster. The bumps on the course here that caused their falls have since been removed.

Ziel-S

1,385 m (4,544 ft) 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 (4,347 ft) 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 (4,222 ft) a.s.l. – Unlike on the similarly spectacular Streif in Kitzbühel, the racer 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.

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Kernen-S / Brüggli-S Wasserstation Langentrejen Hanneggschuss
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Österreicherloch Ziel-S Zielschuss Finish area
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Races

Men

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

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
International Lauberhornrennen
DH19301930  Switzerland Christian RubiUnited Kingdom L. F. W. JacksonUnited Kingdom Bill Bracken
KB1930  United Kingdom Bill BrackenN/AN/A
DH19311931  Switzerland Fritz SteuriUnited Kingdom H. R. D. WaghornSwitzerland Willy Steuri
KB1931  Switzerland Fritz SteuriN/AN/A
DH19321932  Switzerland Fritz SteuriSwitzerland Willy SteuriSwitzerland Gody Michel
KB1932  Switzerland Fritz SteuriN/AN/A
In 1933 it was the only time in the history of Lauberhornrennen when competition wasn't organized
DH19341934  Switzerland Adolf RubiSwitzerland Arnold GlatthardSwitzerland Ernst von Allmen
KB1934  Switzerland Adolf RubiN/AN/A
DH19351935  Austria Richard WerleSwitzerland Willy SteuriSwitzerland Karl Graf
KB1935  Switzerland Hans RubiN/AN/A
DH19361936  Switzerland Hans SchluneggerFrance Émile AllaisAustria Wilhelm Walch
KB1936  France Émile AllaisN/AN/A
DH19371937  Switzerland Heinz von AllmenAustria Wilhelm WalchAustria Franz Zingerle
KB1937  Austria Wilhelm WalchN/AN/A
DH19381938  Switzerland Heinz von AllmenNazi Germany Rudolf CranzAustria Wilhelm Walch
KB1938  Switzerland Heinz von AllmenN/AN/A
DH19391939  Switzerland Karl MolitorNazi Germany Wilhelm WalchNazi Germany Josef Jennewein
KB1939  Nazi Germany Wilhelm WalchN/AN/A
DH19401940  Switzerland Karl MolitorSwitzerland Hans GertschSwitzerland Oskar Gertsch
KB1940  Switzerland Karl MolitorN/AN/A
DH19411941  Switzerland Rudolf GrafSwitzerland Otto von AllmenSwitzerland Hans Gertsch
KB1941  Switzerland Marcel von AllmenN/AN/A
DH19421942  Switzerland Karl MolitorSwitzerland Rudolf GrafSwitzerland Heinz von Allmen
KB1942  Switzerland Heinz von AllmenN/AN/A
DH19431943  Switzerland Karl MolitorSwitzerland Heinz von AllmenSwitzerland Marcel von Allmen
KB1943  Switzerland Heinz von AllmenN/AN/A
DH19441944  Switzerland Rudolf GrafSwitzerland Fred RubiSwitzerland Hans Gertsch
KB1944  Switzerland Marcel von AllmenN/AN/A
DH19451945  Switzerland Karl MolitorSwitzerland Paul ValärSwitzerland Otto von Allmen
KB1945  Switzerland Otto von AllmenN/AN/A
DH19461946  France Jean BlancSwitzerland Karl MolitorSwitzerland Otto von Allmen
KB1946  Switzerland Karl MolitorN/AN/A
DH19471947  Switzerland Karl MolitorSwitzerland Edy RomingerFrance Jean Blanc
KB1947  Switzerland Edy RomingerN/AN/A
DH19481948  Italy Zeno ColòSwitzerland Ralph OlingerSwitzerland Karl Molitor
KB1948  Switzerland Karl MolitorN/AN/A
DH19491949  Switzerland Rudolf GrafSwitzerland Ralph OlingerItaly Luc de Bigontina
KB1949  Switzerland Adolf OdermattN/AN/A
DH19501950  Switzerland Fred RubiSwitzerland Bernhard PerrenSwitzerland Rudolf Graf
KB1950  Switzerland Fred RubiN/AN/A
DH19511951  Austria Othmar SchneiderAustria Otto LinherItaly Zeno Colò
KB1951  Austria Othmar SchneiderN/AN/A
DH19521952  Austria Othmar SchneiderFrance Maurice SanglardAustria Otto Linher
KB1952  Austria Othmar SchneiderN/AN/A
FIS–A
DH19531953  Austria Andreas MoltererSwitzerland Bernhard PerrenAustria Martin Strolz
KB1953  Austria Andreas MoltererN/AN/A
DH19541954  Austria Christian PravdaAustria Martin StrolzSwitzerland Martin Julen
KB1954  Austria Christian PravdaN/AN/A
DH19551955  Austria Toni SailerAustria Andreas MoltererAustria Ernst Oberaigner
KB1955  Austria Toni SailerN/AN/A
DH19561956  Austria Toni SailerAustria Josef RiederAustria Othmar Schneider
KB1956  Austria Josef RiederN/AN/A
DH19571957  Austria Toni SailerSwitzerland Roger StaubAustria Egon Zimmermann
KB1957  Austria Josef RiederN/AN/A
DH19581958  Austria Toni SailerUnited States Wallace WernerSwitzerland Willi Forrer
KB1958  United States Wallace WernerN/AN/A
DH19591959  Austria Karl SchranzAustria Andreas MoltererSwitzerland Roger Staub
KB1959  Austria Ernst OberaignerN/AN/A
DH19601960  West Germany Willy BognerAustria Josef StieglerAustria Egon Zimmermann
KB1960  Austria Josef StieglerN/AN/A
DH19611961  France Guy PérillatAustria Gerhard NenningAustria Karl Schranz
KB1961  France Guy PérillatN/AN/A
DH19621962  downhill cancelled (SL was held); and consequently also combined event
DH19631963  Austria Karl SchranzFrance Émile ViollatAustria Hugo Nindl
KB1963  France Guy PérillatN/AN/A
DH19641964  giant slalom was organized instead downhill
DH19651965  Austria Stefan SodatAustria Werner BleinerAustria Karl Schranz
KB1965  Austria Karl SchranzN/AN/A
DH19661966  Austria Karl SchranzSwitzerland Josef MinschSwitzerland Edmund Bruggmann
KB1966  Austria Karl SchranzN/AN/A
World Cup
4DH196714 January 1967  France Jean-Claude KillyFrance Léo LacroixSwitzerland Jean-Daniel Dätwyler
20DH1967/6813 January 1968  Austria Gerhard NenningAustria Karl SchranzSwitzerland Edmund Bruggmann
41DH1968/6911 January 1969  Austria Karl SchranzAustria Heinrich MessnerAustria Karl Cordin
66DH1969/7010 January 1970  France Henri DuvillardAustria Karl CordinAustria Heinrich Messner
DH1970/7116 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]
DH1971/7222 January 1972  cancelled due to fog in upper part; rescheduled on next day
DH23 January 1972  rescheduled downhill finally cancelled; again due to fog in upper part[2]
DH1972/7313 January 1973  cancelled due to lack of snow; replaced in nearby Grindelwald on 13 January 1973[3]
168DH1973/7419 January 1974  Switzerland Roland CollombinAustria Franz KlammerItaly Herbert Plank
185DH1974/7511 January 1975  Austria Franz KlammerItaly Herbert PlankNorway Erik Håker
187KB11 January 1975  
12 January 1975  
Italy Gustav ThöniAustria David ZwillingSwitzerland Walter Tresch
213DH1975/769 January 1976  Italy Herbert PlankAustria Franz KlammerSwitzerland Bernhard Russi
214KB5 January 1976  
9 January 1976  
Switzerland Walter TreschItaly Piero GrosItaly Gustav Thöni
215DH10 January 1976  Austria Franz KlammerSwitzerland Philippe RouxCanada Jim Hunter
217KB10 January 1976  
11 January 1976  
Austria Franz KlammerItaly Gustav ThöniSwitzerland Walter Tresch
243DH1976/7722 January 1977  Austria Franz KlammerWest Germany Sepp FerstlSwitzerland Bernhard Russi
245KB22 January 1977  
23 January 1977  
Switzerland Walter TreschItaly Gustav ThöniWest Germany Sepp Ferstl
DH1977/7814 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)
DH16 January 1978  rescheduled DH finally cancelled due to bad weather conditions[5]
KB15 January 1978  
16 January 1978  
although slalom was held on 15 January; combined event was cancelled
DH1978/7913 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)
KB13 January 1979  
14 January 1979  
lack of snow; KB replaced on 9 January (SL) and 14 January (DH) in Crans-Montana[8][9]
330DH1979/8018 January 1980  Canada Ken ReadAustria Josef WalcherAustria Peter Wirnsberger
331DH19 January 1980  Switzerland Peter MüllerCanada Ken ReadCanada Steve Podborski
362DH1980/8124 January 1981  Switzerland Toni BürglerAustria Harti WeiratherCanada Steve Podborski
DH1981/8223 January 1982  interrupted, cancelled and rescheduled due to fog to the next day on 24 January[10]
397DH24 January 1982  Austria Harti WeiratherAustria Erwin ReschAustria Peter Wirnsberger
399KB19 January 1982  
24 January 1982  
Switzerland Pirmin ZurbriggenCzechoslovakia Ivan PacakItaly Thomas Kemenater
DH1982/8315 January 1983  cancelled due to heavy snowfall and wind; replaced in Kitzbühel on 21 January[11][12]
SL16 January 1983  too much of fresh snow; replaced in Markstein on 11 February[13]
KB15 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
DH1983/8414 January 1984  due to weather conditions downhill rescheduled on 15 January[15]
KB14 January 1984  
15 January 1984  
rescheduled to 15 and 17 January due to many programme delays and changes[16]
(As they moved the DH from Saturday to Sunday, they also moved cancelled Morzine's SL from Sunday
to Monday; original Sunday Wengen's SL counted for KB was moved from Monday and again on Tuesday)
464DH15 January 1984  United States Bill JohnsonAustria Anton SteinerAustria Erwin Resch
467KB15 January 1984  
17 January 1984  
Liechtenstein Andreas WenzelAustria Anton SteinerSwitzerland Peter Lüscher
506DH1984/8518 January 1985  Austria Helmut HöflehnerSwitzerland Franz HeinzerAustria Peter Wirnsberger
DH19 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)
507DH20 January 1985  Austria Peter WirnsbergerSwitzerland Peter LüscherSwitzerland Peter Müller
509KB20 January 1985  
21 January 1985  
France Michel VionWest Germany Peter RothSwitzerland Peter Lüscher
DH1985/8631 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)
DH1 February 1986  planned to reschedule it on 2 February (SL day) but finally cancelled due to too much snow[20]
KB1 February 1986  
2 February 1986  
although SL was held; there was no combined event as original downhill was cancelled
586DH1986/8717 January 1987  Germany Markus WasmeierSwitzerland Karl AlpigerSwitzerland Franz Heinzer
588KB17 January 1987  
18 January 1987  
Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggenonly one skier ranked at combined event
DH1987/8827 January 1988  rescheduled in Leukerbad on 24 January due to bad weather[21][22]
SG25 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)
651DH1988/8920 Januar 1989  Luxembourg Marc GirardelliWest Germany Markus WasmeierSwitzerland Daniel Mahrer
652DH21 January 1989  Luxembourg Marc GirardelliSwitzerland Pirmin ZurbriggenSwitzerland Daniel Mahrer
654KB21 January 1989  
22 January 1989  
Luxembourg Marc GirardelliSwitzerland Pirmin ZurbriggenWest Germany Markus Wasmeier
DH1989/9027 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
SG28 January 1990  rescheduled in Val-d'Isère on 28 January; and then again on 29th due to bad weather[26]
DH1990/9119 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
KB19 January 1991  
20 January 1991  
747 DH 1991/92 25 January 1992   Switzerland Franz Heinzer Germany Markus Wasmeier Austria Helmut Höflehner
749KB25 January 1992  
26 January 1992  
Switzerland Paul AccolaAustria Günther MaderAustria Hubert Strolz
DH1992/9323 January 1993  lack of snow; rescheduled in Veysonnaz on 23 and 24 January[27]
KB23 January 1993  
24 January 1993  
815 DH 1993/94 22 January 1994   Switzerland William Besse Luxembourg Marc Girardelli
Italy Peter Runggaldier
816 SG 23 January 1994   Switzerland Marc Girardelli Luxembourg Jan Einar Thorsen Italy Atle Skårdal
846 DH 1994/95 20 January 1995   Italy Kristian Ghedina Austria Peter Rzehak Austria Hannes Trinkl
847 DH 21 January 1995   United States Kyle Rasmussen Austria Werner Franz Austria Armin Assinger
849KB21 January 1995  
22 January 1995  
Luxembourg Marc GirardelliNorway Lasse KjusNorway Harald Strand Nilsen
DH1995/9619 January 1996  lack of snow; replaced in Veysonnaz on 19 January[28][29]
DH20 January 1996  lack of snow; replaced in Veysonnaz on 20 January[30]
KB20 January 1996  
21 January 1996  
lack of snow; replaced in Veysonnaz on 20 and 21 January
914 DH 1996/97 18 January 1997   Italy Kristian Ghedina France Luc Alphand Austria Fritz Strobl
952 DH 1997/98 16 January 1998   Austria Hermann Maier France Nicolas Burtin Austria Andreas Schifferer
953 DH 17 January 1998   Austria Andreas Schifferer France Jean-Luc Crétier Austria Hermann Maier
955 KB16 January 1998  
18 January 1998  
Austria Hermann Maier Switzerland Bruno Kernen Switzerland Paul Accola
989 DH 1998/99 16 January 1999   Norway Lasse Kjus Austria Hannes Trinkl Austria Hans Knauß
991 KB16 January 1999  
17 January 1999  
Norway Lasse Kjus Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Austria Hermann Maier
1021 DH 1999/00 15 January 2000   Austria Josef Strobl Austria Hermann Maier Canada Ed Podivinsky
DH2000/0113 January 2001  cancelled; replaced in Kvitfjell on 2 March 2001
KB13 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   Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Hannes Trinkl Austria Josef Strobl
1097 KB12 January 2002  
13 January 2002  
Norway Kjetil André Aamodt United States Bode Miller Norway Lasse Kjus
1132 DH 2002/03 17 January 2003   Austria Stephan Eberharter United States Daron Rahlves Switzerland Bruno Kernen
1133 DH 18 January 2003   Switzerland Bruno Kernen Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Stephan Eberharter
1135 KB18 January 2003  
19 January 2003  
Norway Kjetil André Aamodt United States Bode Miller Norway Lasse Kjus
DH2003/0416 January 2004  replacement for Bormio's DH cancelled due to heavy snowfall;
(then finally rescheduled in Kitzbühel on 22 January 2004)
DH17 January 2004  another cancelled DH due to heavy snowfall;
(finally rescheduled in Ga-Pa on 30 January 2004)
KB17 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   Austria Benjamin Raich Norway Lasse Kjus Switzerland Didier Défago
1209 DH 15 January 2005   Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Christoph Gruber United States Bode Miller
1243 SC 2005/06 13 January 2006   Austria Benjamin Raich Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Italy Peter Fill
1244 DH 14 January 2006   United States Daron Rahlves Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Fritz Strobl
SC2006/0712 January 2007  rain and high temperatures; rescheduled in Wengen on 14 January 2007
1280 DH 13 January 2007   United States Bode Miller Switzerland Didier Cuche Italy Peter Fill
1281 SC 14 January 2007   Austria Mario Matt Switzerland Marc Berthod Switzerland Silvan Zurbriggen
1315 SC 2007/08 11 January 2008   France Jean-Baptiste Grange Switzerland Daniel Albrecht United States Bode Miller
DH12 January 2008  rescheduled on 13 January due to heavy snow; programme switched with SL
1317 DH 13 January 2008   United States Bode Miller Switzerland Didier Cuche Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis
1355 SC 2008/09 16 January 2009   Austria Klaus Kröll Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland Ambrosi Hoffmann
1356 DH 17 January 2009   Switzerland Didier Défago United States Bode Miller United States Marco Sullivan
1391 SC 2009/10 15 January 2010   United States Bode Miller Switzerland Carlo Janka Switzerland Silvan Zurbriggen
1392 DH 16 January 2010   Switzerland Carlo Janka Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis Liechtenstein Marco Büchel
1423 SC 2010/11 14 January 2011   Croatia Ivica Kostelić Switzerland Carlo Janka Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
1424 DH 15 January 2011   Austria Klaus Kröll Switzerland Didier Cuche Switzerland Carlo Janka
1460 SC 2011/12 13 January 2012   Croatia Ivica Kostelić Switzerland Beat Feuz United States Bode Miller
1461 DH 14 January 2012   Switzerland Beat Feuz Austria Hannes Reichelt Italy Christof Innerhofer
1506 SC 2012/13 18 January 2013   France Alexis Pinturault Croatia Ivica Kostelić Switzerland Carlo Janka
1507 DH 19 January 2013   Italy Christof Innerhofer Austria Klaus Kröll Austria Hannes Reichelt
1538 SC 2013/14 17 January 2014   United States Ted Ligety France Alexis Pinturault Croatia Natko Zrnčić-Dim
1539 DH 18 January 2014   Switzerland Patrick Küng Austria Hannes Reichelt Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
1573 AC 2014/15 16 January 2015   Switzerland Carlo Janka France Victor Muffat-Jeandet Croatia Ivica Kostelić
DH17 January 2015  switched schedule with SL due to heavy snow; moved to 18 January
1575 DH 18 January 2015   Austria Hannes Reichelt Switzerland Beat Feuz Switzerland Carlo Janka
1609 AC 2015/16 15 January 2016   Norway Kjetil Jansrud Norway Aksel Lund Svindal France Adrien Théaux
1610 DH 16 January 2016   Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Hannes Reichelt Austria Klaus Kröll
1654AC2016/1713 January 2017   Switzerland Niels Hintermann France Maxence Muzaton Austria Frederic Berthold
DH14 January 2017  cancelled; replaced in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 27 January 2017
1692 AC 2017/18 12 January 2018   France Victor Muffat-Jeandet Russia Pavel Trikhichev Italy Peter Fill
1693 DH 13 January 2018   Switzerland Beat Feuz Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Matthias Mayer
1729 AC 2018/19 18 January 2019   Austria Marco Schwarz France Victor Muffat-Jeandet France Alexis Pinturault
1730 DH 19 January 2019   Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Switzerland Beat Feuz Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1765 AC 2019/20 17 January 2020   Austria Matthias Mayer France Alexis Pinturault France Victor Muffat-Jeandet
1766 DH 18 January 2020   Switzerland Beat Feuz Italy Dominik Paris Germany Thomas Dreßen
DH2020/2115 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   Switzerland Marco Odermatt Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Austria Matthias Mayer
1836 DH 14 January 2022   Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Switzerland Marco Odermatt Switzerland Beat Feuz
1837 DH 15 January 2022   Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Switzerland Beat Feuz Italy Dominik Paris
1872 SG 2022/23 13 January 2023   Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Switzerland Stefan Rogentin Switzerland Marco Odermatt
1873 DH 14 January 2023   Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Switzerland Marco Odermatt Italy Mattia Casse
1905 DH 2023/24 11 January 2024   Switzerland Marco Odermatt France Cyprien Sarrazin Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1906 SG 12 January 2024   France Cyprien Sarrazin Switzerland Marco Odermatt Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1907 DH 13 January 2024   Switzerland Marco Odermatt France Cyprien Sarrazin Italy Dominik Paris
1945 SG 2024/25 17 January 2025   Switzerland Franjo von Allmen Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Switzerland Stefan Rogentin
1946 DH 18 January 2025   Switzerland Marco Odermatt Switzerland Franjo von Allmen Slovenia Miha Hrobat
1984 SG 2025/26 16 January 2026   Italy Giovanni Franzoni Austria Stefan Babinsky  Switzerland  Franjo von Allmen
1985 DH 17 January 2026    Switzerland  Marco Odermatt Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Italy Giovanni Franzoni

 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 Switzerland Karl Molitor 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947
4 Austria Toni Sailer 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
Austria Karl Schranz 1959, 1963, 1966, 1969
Switzerland Marco Odermatt 2024, 2024, 2025, 2026
3 Switzerland Rudolf Graf 1941, 1944, 1949
Austria Franz Klammer 1975, 1976, 1977
Switzerland Beat Feuz 2012, 2018, 2020
2 Switzerland Fritz Steuri 1931, 1932
Switzerland Heinz von Allmen 1937, 1938
Austria Othmar Schneider 1951, 1952
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1989, 1989
Italy Kristian Ghedina 1995, 1997
Austria Stephan Eberharter 2002, 2003
United States Bode Miller 2007, 2008
Austria Vincent Kriechmayr 2019, 2022
Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde 2022, 2023

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