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Lauberhorn (downhill ski course)

Lauberhorn
Place: Switzerland 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.

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Hundschopf Minsch-Kante Canadian Corner Alpenweg
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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
DH 1930 1930   Switzerland Christian Rubi United Kingdom L. F. W. Jackson United Kingdom Bill Bracken
KB 1930   United Kingdom Bill Bracken N/A N/A
DH 1931 1931   Switzerland Fritz Steuri United Kingdom H. R. D. Waghorn Switzerland Willy Steuri
KB 1931   Switzerland Fritz Steuri N/A N/A
DH 1932 1932   Switzerland Fritz Steuri Switzerland Willy Steuri Switzerland Gody Michel
KB 1932   Switzerland 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   Switzerland Adolf Rubi Switzerland Arnold Glatthard Switzerland Ernst von Allmen
KB 1934   Switzerland Adolf Rubi N/A N/A
DH 1935 1935   Austria Richard Werle Switzerland Willy Steuri Switzerland Karl Graf
KB 1935   Switzerland Hans Rubi N/A N/A
DH 1936 1936   Switzerland Hans Schlunegger France Émile Allais Austria Wilhelm Walch
KB 1936   France Émile Allais N/A N/A
DH 1937 1937   Switzerland Heinz von Allmen Austria Wilhelm Walch Austria Franz Zingerle
KB 1937   Austria Wilhelm Walch N/A N/A
DH 1938 1938   Switzerland Heinz von Allmen Nazi Germany Rudolf Cranz Austria Wilhelm Walch
KB 1938   Switzerland Heinz von Allmen N/A N/A
DH 1939 1939   Switzerland Karl Molitor Nazi Germany Wilhelm Walch Nazi Germany Josef Jennewein
KB 1939   Nazi Germany Wilhelm Walch N/A N/A
DH 1940 1940   Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland Hans Gertsch Switzerland Oskar Gertsch
KB 1940   Switzerland Karl Molitor N/A N/A
DH 1941 1941   Switzerland Rudolf Graf Switzerland Otto von Allmen Switzerland Hans Gertsch
KB 1941   Switzerland Marcel von Allmen N/A N/A
DH 1942 1942   Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland Rudolf Graf Switzerland Heinz von Allmen
KB 1942   Switzerland Heinz von Allmen N/A N/A
DH 1943 1943   Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland Heinz von Allmen Switzerland Marcel von Allmen
KB 1943   Switzerland Heinz von Allmen N/A N/A
DH 1944 1944   Switzerland Rudolf Graf Switzerland Fred Rubi Switzerland Hans Gertsch
KB 1944   Switzerland Marcel von Allmen N/A N/A
DH 1945 1945   Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland Paul Valär Switzerland Otto von Allmen
KB 1945   Switzerland Otto von Allmen N/A N/A
DH 1946 1946   France Jean Blanc Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland Otto von Allmen
KB 1946   Switzerland Karl Molitor N/A N/A
DH 1947 1947   Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland Edy Rominger France Jean Blanc
KB 1947   Switzerland Edy Rominger N/A N/A
DH 1948 1948   Italy Zeno Colò Switzerland Ralph Olinger Switzerland Karl Molitor
KB 1948   Switzerland Karl Molitor N/A N/A
DH 1949 1949   Switzerland Rudolf Graf Switzerland Ralph Olinger Italy Luc de Bigontina
KB 1949   Switzerland Adolf Odermatt N/A N/A
DH 1950 1950   Switzerland Fred Rubi Switzerland Bernhard Perren Switzerland Rudolf Graf
KB 1950   Switzerland Fred Rubi N/A N/A
DH 1951 1951   Austria Othmar Schneider Austria Otto Linher Italy Zeno Colò
KB 1951   Austria Othmar Schneider N/A N/A
DH 1952 1952   Austria Othmar Schneider France Maurice Sanglard Austria Otto Linher
KB 1952   Austria Othmar Schneider N/A N/A
FIS–A
DH 1953 1953   Austria Andreas Molterer Switzerland Bernhard Perren Austria Martin Strolz
KB 1953   Austria Andreas Molterer N/A N/A
DH 1954 1954   Austria Christian Pravda Austria Martin Strolz Switzerland Martin Julen
KB 1954   Austria Christian Pravda N/A N/A
DH 1955 1955   Austria Toni Sailer Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Ernst Oberaigner
KB 1955   Austria Toni Sailer N/A N/A
DH 1956 1956   Austria Toni Sailer Austria Josef Rieder Austria Othmar Schneider
KB 1956   Austria Josef Rieder N/A N/A
DH 1957 1957   Austria Toni Sailer Switzerland Roger Staub Austria Egon Zimmermann
KB 1957   Austria Josef Rieder N/A N/A
DH 1958 1958   Austria Toni Sailer United States Wallace Werner Switzerland Willi Forrer
KB 1958   United States Wallace Werner N/A N/A
DH 1959 1959   Austria Karl Schranz Austria Andreas Molterer Switzerland Roger Staub
KB 1959   Austria Ernst Oberaigner N/A N/A
DH 1960 1960   West Germany Willy Bogner Austria Josef Stiegler Austria Egon Zimmermann
KB 1960   Austria Josef Stiegler N/A N/A
DH 1961 1961   France Guy Périllat Austria Gerhard Nenning Austria Karl Schranz
KB 1961   France Guy Périllat N/A N/A
DH 1962 1962   downhill cancelled (SL was held); and consequently also combined event
DH 1963 1963   Austria Karl Schranz France Émile Viollat Austria Hugo Nindl
KB 1963   France Guy Périllat N/A N/A
DH 1964 1964   giant slalom was organized instead downhill
DH 1965 1965   Austria Stefan Sodat Austria Werner Bleiner Austria Karl Schranz
KB 1965   Austria Karl Schranz N/A N/A
DH 1966 1966   Austria Karl Schranz Switzerland Josef Minsch Switzerland Edmund Bruggmann
KB 1966   Austria Karl Schranz N/A N/A
World Cup
4 DH 1967 14 January 1967   France Jean-Claude Killy France Léo Lacroix Switzerland Jean-Daniel Dätwyler
20 DH 1967/68 13 January 1968   Austria Gerhard Nenning Austria Karl Schranz Switzerland Edmund Bruggmann
41 DH 1968/69 11 January 1969   Austria Karl Schranz Austria Heinrich Messner Austria Karl Cordin
66 DH 1969/70 10 January 1970   France Henri Duvillard Austria Karl Cordin Austria 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   Switzerland Roland Collombin Austria Franz Klammer Italy Herbert Plank
185 DH 1974/75 11 January 1975   Austria Franz Klammer Italy Herbert Plank Norway Erik Håker
187 KB 11 January 1975  
12 January 1975  
Italy Gustav Thöni Austria David Zwilling Switzerland Walter Tresch
213 DH 1975/76 9 January 1976   Italy Herbert Plank Austria Franz Klammer Switzerland Bernhard Russi
214 KB 5 January 1976  
9 January 1976  
Switzerland Walter Tresch Italy Piero Gros Italy Gustav Thöni
215 DH 10 January 1976   Austria Franz Klammer Switzerland Philippe Roux Canada Jim Hunter
217 KB 10 January 1976  
11 January 1976  
Austria Franz Klammer Italy Gustav Thöni Switzerland Walter Tresch
243 DH 1976/77 22 January 1977   Austria Franz Klammer West Germany Sepp Ferstl Switzerland Bernhard Russi
245 KB 22 January 1977  
23 January 1977  
Switzerland Walter Tresch Italy Gustav Thöni West Germany 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   Canada Ken Read Austria Josef Walcher Austria Peter Wirnsberger
331 DH 19 January 1980   Switzerland Peter Müller Canada Ken Read Canada Steve Podborski
362 DH 1980/81 24 January 1981   Switzerland Toni Bürgler Austria Harti Weirather Canada 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   Austria Harti Weirather Austria Erwin Resch Austria Peter Wirnsberger
399 KB 19 January 1982  
24 January 1982  
Austria Pirmin Zurbriggen Czechoslovakia Ivan Pacak Italy 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   United States Bill Johnson Austria Anton Steiner Austria Erwin Resch
467 KB 15 January 1984  
17 January 1984  
Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel Austria Anton Steiner Switzerland Peter Lüscher
506 DH 1984/85 18 January 1985   Austria Helmut Höflehner Switzerland Franz Heinzer Austria 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   Austria Peter Wirnsberger Switzerland Peter Lüscher Switzerland Peter Müller
509 KB 20 January 1985  
21 January 1985  
France Michel Vion West Germany Peter Roth Switzerland 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   Germany Markus Wasmeier Switzerland Karl Alpiger Switzerland Franz Heinzer
588 KB 17 January 1987  
18 January 1987  
Switzerland 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   Luxembourg Marc Girardelli West Germany Markus Wasmeier Switzerland Daniel Mahrer
652 DH 21 January 1989   Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Switzerland Daniel Mahrer
654 KB 21 January 1989  
22 January 1989  
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen West Germany 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   Switzerland Franz Heinzer Germany Markus Wasmeier Austria Helmut Höflehner
749 KB 25 January 1992  
26 January 1992  
Luxembourg Paul Accola Austria Günther Mader Austria 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   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
849 KB 21 January 1995  
22 January 1995  
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Norway Lasse Kjus Norway 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   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 KB 16 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 KB 16 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
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   Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Hannes Trinkl Austria Josef Strobl
1097 KB 12 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 KB 18 January 2003  
19 January 2003  
Norway Kjetil André Aamodt United States Bode Miller Norway 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   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
SC 2006/07 12 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
DH 12 January 2008   resheduled on 13 January due to heavy snow; programm 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
DH 17 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
1654 AC 2016/17 13 January 2017   Switzerland Niels Hintermann France Maxence Muzaton Austria Frederic Berthold
DH 14 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
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   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  
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 Switzerland Karl Molitor 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947
4 Austria Toni Sailer 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
Austria Karl Schranz 1959, 1963, 1966, 1969
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
Switzerland 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]

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  32. ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.

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