Olimpia delle Tofane
| Olimpia delle Tofane | |
|---|---|
| |
| Place: |  Cortina d'Ampezzo
|
| Mountain: | Tofana di Mezzo |
| Member: | Club5+ |
| Opened: | 1956, 68 years ago |
| Level: |  expert
|
| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Length: | 2.260 km (1.40 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 33 degrees (65%) |
| Avr. incline: | 16.7 degrees (30%) |
| Most wins: |  Lindsey Vonn (6x)
|
| Super-G | |
| Start: | 2,160 m (7,087 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
| Length: | 2.150 km (1.34 mi) |
| Most wins: | Lindsey Vonn (6x)
|
Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It debuted 68 years ago at the 1956 Winter Olympics, hosting the men's downhill.[1][2]
Olympics
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DH | 3 February 1956 |  Toni Sailer
|
 Raymond Fellay
|
Anderl Molterer
|
- From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
World Championships
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AC | 15 February 2021 | Marco Schwarz
|
 Alexis Pinturault
|
Loïc Meillard
|
- Slalom run of men's combined event was held on "Rumerlo" course.
Women's events
[edit]| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SG | 11 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami
|
Corinne Suter
|
Mikaela Shiffrin
|
| DH | 13 February 2021 | Corinne Suter
|
 Kira Weidle
|
Lara Gut-Behrami
| |
| AC | 15 February 2021 | Mikaela Shiffrin
|
 Petra Vlhová
|
Michelle Gisin
| |
| GS | 18 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami
|
Mikaela Shiffrin
|
Katharina Liensberger
|
World Cup
[edit]Men
[edit]
– 12 World Cup events (record)
– 6 downhills (record)
– 6 super-Gs (record)
| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | DH | 1968/69 | 9 February 1969 | Josef Minsch |
Jean-Pierre Augert |
Hans Peter Rohr
|
| 268 | DH | 1977/78 | 22 December 1977 | Herbert Plank |
Bernhard Russi |
Peter Wirnsberger
|
| 341 | SL | 1979/80 | 10 March 1980 |  Ingemar Stenmark |
 Aleksandr Zhirov |
Christian Orlainsky
|
| 342 | GS | 11 March 1980 | Ingemar Stenmark |
Hans Enn |
Joël Gaspoz
| |
| 387 | SL | 1981/82 | 14 December 1981 | Steve Mahre |
Phil Mahre |
Ingemar Stenmark
|
| 388 | GS | 15 December 1981 |  Boris Strel |
Phil Mahre |
Joël Gaspoz
| |
| 475 | DH | 1983/84 | 2 February 1984 | Helmut Höflehner |
Urs Räber |
Conradin Cathomen
|
| 688 | DH | 1989/90 | 3 February 1990 | Kristian Ghedina |
Daniel Mahrer |
Helmut Höflehner
|
| 689 | DH | 4 February 1990 | Helmut Höflehner |
Franz Heinzer Atle Skårdal |
||
| DH | 2019/20 | 18 March 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| SG | 19 March 2020 | |||||
| GS | 21 March 2020 | |||||
| SL | 22 March 2020 | |||||
| 1880 | SG | 2022/23 | 28 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt |
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde |
Mattia Casse
|
| 1881 | SG | 29 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt |
Dominik Paris |
Daniel Hemetsberger
| |
Women
[edit]
Not part of classic Cortina d'Ampezzo races. Replaced St. Moritz (2011), Ga-Pa (2014), Bad Kleinkirchheim (2015), Val-d'Isère (2018), St. Anton (2019, 2023).
Course sections
[edit]- Rifugio Pomedes, Tofanaschuss, Duca d'Aosta, Delta, Primo Muro, Secondo Muro, Traverse Diagonale, Gran Curvone, Scarpadon, Festis, Pale di Rumerlo, Final Traverse
Club5+
[edit]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.[3]
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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Toni Sailer – najuspešnejši tekmovalec v Cortini (page 7)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 4 February 1956.
- ^ "Tretja zlata za Sailerja (page 8)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 4 February 1956.
- ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
- ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
External links
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