Stelvio (ski course)
Stelvio | |
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Place: | Bormio |
Mountain: | Vallecetta |
Opened: | 1985 |
Level: | expert |
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: | 32.2 degrees (63%) |
Avr. incline: | 17.7 degrees (30.9%) |
Most wins: | Dominik Paris (7x) |
Stelvio is a World Cup downhill piste in northern Italy, considered[according to whom?] as second hardest in the world. Located on Vallecetta mountain in Bormio, it debuted at the World Championships in 1985.[1][2]
Widely considered[by whom?] as the second most difficult and scariest[clarification needed] downhill course in the world, after the Streif at Kitzbühel, many[who?] consider it even as the toughest downhills of all.[citation needed] It hosted two World Championships (1985, 2005), and three World Cup finals (1995, 2000, 2008).
Dominik Paris has seven World Cup downhill victories on the Stelvio, a record for a single discipline on one course.
Course sections
- ...La Rocca, Canalino Sertorelli, Fontana Longa, Pian Del'Orso, Carcentina, San Pietro, La Konta.
World Championships
Men's events
Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 | DH | 3 February 1985 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Peter Müller | Doug Lewis |
KB | (DH) 1 February 1985 (SL) 5 February 1985 |
Pirmin Zurbriggen | Ernst Riedlsperger | Thomas Bürgler | |
GS | 7 February 1985 | Markus Wasmeier | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Marc Girardelli | |
SL | 10 February 1985 | Jonas Nilsson | Marc Girardelli | Robert Zoller | |
2005 | SG | 29 January 2005 | Bode Miller | Michael Walchhofer | Benjamin Raich |
KB | 3 February 2005 | Benjamin Raich | Aksel Lund Svindal | Giorgio Rocca | |
DH | 5 February 2005 | Bode Miller | Daron Rahlves | Michael Walchhofer | |
GS | 10 February 2005 | Hermann Maier | Benjamin Raich | Daron Rahlves | |
SL | 12 February 2005 | Benjamin Raich | Rainer Schönfelder | Giorgio Rocca |
Women's events
Combined event 1985 (slalom held on "Stelvio" and downhill on "Cividale" course).
Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 | KB | (DH) 31 January 1985 (SL) 4 February 1985 |
Erika Hess | Sylvia Eder | Tamara McKinney |
SL | 9 February 1985 | Perrine Pelen | Christelle Guignard | Paoletta Magoni |
Team event
Both Super-G and Slalom runs were held on "Stelvio".
Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2005 | TE | 13 February 2005 | Germany | Austria | France |
World Cup
Men
Women
Not in original World Cup calendar. It replaced other venues.
References
- ^ "Stelvio: the history of a legendary slope". bormioski.eu. 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Slope profile in PDF" (PDF). bormioski.eu. 23 November 2021.
External links
- Bormio ski map bormioski.eu