Stelvio (ski course)

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Stelvio
Place:Italy Bormio
Mountain:Vallecetta
Opened:1985, 41 years ago
Level: expert
Architect:Oreste Peccedi (ITA)
Downhill
Start:2,255 m (7,398 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,245 m (4,085 ft)
Vertical drop:1,010 m (3,314 ft)
Length:3.270 km (2.03 mi)
Max. incline:36.1 degrees (73%)
Avg. incline:17.7 degrees (30.9%)
Min. incline:  4.6 degrees (8%)
Super-G
Start:1,959 m (6,427 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,245 m (4,085 ft)
Vertical drop:   714 m (2,343 ft)
Length:2.414 km (1.50 mi)

Stelvio is a World Cup downhill piste in northern Italy was built and opened in 1985. It is located on Vallecetta mountain in Bormio and debuted at the World Championships in 1985.[1][2]

Stelvio is widely considered one of the, if not the, most difficult and technical downhill courses in the world, with an average incline of 30.9%, steeper than Streif at Kitzbühel. It hosted two World Championships (1985, 2005), and three World Cup finals (1995, 2000, 2008).

This course hosted all five men's alpine ski events (both speed, technical and team combined) at the 2026 Winter Olympics in MilanCortina d'Ampezzo.

Course named after Stelvio Pass, was designed by late Italian architect from Bormio, Oreste Peccedi.

Dominik Paris has seven World Cup downhill wins, a record for a single discipline on one course.

Sections

  • La Rocca Jump
  • Rifugio La Rocca
  • Canalino Sertorelli
  • Fontana Lunga
  • Pian Del'Orso
  • Carcentina
  • Ciuk
  • San Pietro Jump
  • Muro San Pietro
  • Sali dell'Ermellino
  • La Konta
  • Bosco Basso
  • Feleit

Winter Olympics

Men's events

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
2026 DH 7 February 2026 Switzerland Franjo von Allmen Italy Giovanni Franzoni Italy Dominik Paris
SG 11 February 2026 Switzerland Franjo von Allmen United States Ryan Cochran-Siegle Switzerland Marco Odermatt
GS 14 February 2026 Brazil Lucas Pinheiro Braathen Switzerland Marco Odermatt Switzerland Loïc Meillard
SL 16 February 2026 Switzerland Loïc Meillard Austria Fabio Gstrein Norway Henrik Kristoffersen

Men's team combined

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
2026 TKB 9 February 2026  Switzerland II
Franjo von Allmen
Tanguy Nef




 Austria I
Vincent Kriechmayr
Manuel Feller

 Switzerland I
Marco Odermatt
Loïc Meillard
not awarded

World Championships

Men's events

Bormio is located in Italy
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Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1985 DH 3 February 1985  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen  Switzerland  Peter Müller United States Doug Lewis
KB (DH) 1 February 1985
(SL) 5 February 1985
 Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen Austria Ernst Riedlsperger  Switzerland  Thomas Bürgler
GS 7 February 1985 Germany Markus Wasmeier  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen Luxembourg Marc Girardelli
SL 10 February 1985 Sweden Jonas Nilsson Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Robert Zoller
2005 SG 29 January 2005 United States Bode Miller Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Benjamin Raich
KB 3 February 2005 Austria Benjamin Raich Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Giorgio Rocca
DH 5 February 2005 United States Bode Miller United States Daron Rahlves Austria Michael Walchhofer
GS 10 February 2005 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Benjamin Raich United States Daron Rahlves
SL 12 February 2005 Austria Benjamin Raich Austria Rainer Schönfelder Italy Giorgio Rocca

Women's events

Combined event 1985 (slalom held on "Stelvio" and downhill on "Cividale" course).

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1985 KB (DH) 31 January 1985
(SL) 4 February 1985
 Switzerland  Erika Hess Austria Sylvia Eder  United States  Tamara McKinney
SL 9 February 1985 France Perrine Pelen France Christelle Guignard Italy Paoletta Magoni

Team event

Both Super-G and Slalom runs were held on "Stelvio".

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
2005 TE 13 February 2005  Germany
Monika Bergmann
Andreas Ertl
Martina Ertl
Florian Eckert
Hilde Gerg
Felix Neureuther
 Austria
Nicole Hosp
Renate Götschl
Benjamin Raich
Rainer Schönfelder
Michael Walchhofer
Kathrin Zettel
 France
Pierrick Bourgeat
Ingrid Jacquemod
Carole Montillet
Christel Pascal
Laure Péquegnot
Jean-Pierre Vidal

World Cup

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