Hahnenkamm Races

Hahnenkamm Races
Hahnenkamm Renen
Hahnenkamm mountain above Kitzbühel
StatusActive
GenreFIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Date(s)January
FrequencyAnnual
VenueStreif (DH), Streifalm (SG),
Ganslernhang (SL)
Location(s)Kitzbühel, Austria
(Hahnenkamm mountain)
Inaugurated1931 (1931)
Organised byInternational Ski Federation

The Hahnenkamm Races (German: Hahnenkamm Rennen or Rooster Comb Races) is one of the world's most prestigious FIS Alpine Ski World Cup race in Kitzbühel, Austria, held annually since 1931.

This is the world's second oldest alpine skiing competition after Lauberhorn, with the second most esteemed ski trophy after the Lauberhorn race.

In first six years, before the competition moved to the current location, it was held in five different slopes: Fleckalm, Stickelberg, Pengelstein, Ehrenbachhöhe and Hahnenkamm.

Since 1937, the competition has been held on Streif and Ganslernhang, both famous downhill and slalom slopes, next to each other on Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel Alps.

The combined competition was ended in 2017. There are now three races, first the Kitzbühel Downhill on Friday followed by the traditional races on the weekend—Saturday's race the Hahnenkamm Downhill and Sunday's race the Hahnenkamm Slalom.[1]

List of winners

Hahnenkamm classic

Combined winner was also Hanhenkamm trophy champion.

Year Downhill Slalom Combined Notes
Flecklam Hahnenkamm DH + SL best time
1931 Ferdl Friedensbacher Hans Mariacher Gordon Cleaver
Stickelberg Ehrenbachhöhe DH + SL best time
1932 Walter Prager Hans Hauser Hans Hauser
1933 planned, but not announced; due to political reasons
1934
Stickelberg Hahnenkamm DH + SL best time
1935 Siegfried Engl Siegfried Engl Siegfried Engl
Pengelstein Ehrenbachhöhe DH + SL best time
1936 Friedl Pfeifer Rudolph Matt Rudolph Matt
Streif Ganslernhang DH + SL best time
1937 Thaddäus Schwabl Wilhelm Walch Wilhelm Walch moved to current slopes
1938 lack of snow
1939
1946 Thaddäus Schwabl Antonín Šponar Karl Koller
1947 Karl Feix Christian Pravda Christian Pravda
1948 Hellmut Lantschner Thaddäus Schwabl Hellmut Lantschner
1949 Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf
1950 Fritz Huber Sepp Folger Fritz Huber
1951 Christian Pravda Christian Pravda Christian Pravda
FIS--A
1953 Bernhard Perren Andreas Molterer Andreas Molterer first FIS-A event (then highest level competition)
1954 Christian Pravda Toni Spiss Christian Pravda SL -- held on the Vorderganslern slope
1955 Andreas Molterer Toni Spiss Andreas Molterer
1956 Toni Sailer Toni Sailer Toni Sailer
1957 Toni Sailer Josef Rieder Josef Rieder
1958 Andreas Molterer Andreas Molterer Andreas Molterer
1959 Buddy Werner Andreas Molterer Andreas Molterer ORF -- first live broadcast (four cameras)
1960 Adrien Duvillard Adrien Duvillard Adrien Duvillard
1961 Guy Périllat Gerhard Nenning Guy Périllat
1962 Willi Forrer Chuck Ferries Gerhard Nenning
1963 Egon Zimmermann Ludwig Leitner Egon Zimmermann
1964 lack of snow
1965 Ludwig Leitner Jean-Claude Killy Jean-Claude Killy
1966 Karl Schranz Jean-Claude Killy Karl Schranz
World Cup
1967 Jean-Claude Killy Jean-Claude Killy Jean-Claude Killy World Cup premiere
1968 Gerhard Nenning Dumeng Giovanoli Jean-Claude Killy
1969 Karl Schranz Patrick Russel Guy Périllat
1970 Dumeng Giovanoli (GS) Patrick Russel Patrick Russel (GS+SL) GS -- instead of downhill; the one time exception
1971 lack of snow Jean-Noël Augert Henri Duvillard DH -- rescheduled to Mégève, counted for Combined
1972 Karl Schranz Jean-Noël Augert Henri Duvillard DH -- snow (Hausberg bypassed by Vorderganslern)
1973 Roland Collombin Jean-Noël Augert Bob Cochran
1974 Roland Collombin Hansi Hinterseer Gustav Thöni
1975 Franz Klammer Piero Gros Gustav Thöni
1976 Franz Klammer Ingemar Stenmark Walter Tresch snowfall -- switch (SL on Saturday, DH on Sunday)
1977 Franz Klammer Ingemar Stenmark Gustav Thöni
1978 Josef Walcher
Sepp Ferstl
Klaus Heidegger Patrice Pellat-Finet High-safety A-Nets used for the first time
1979 Sepp Ferstl Christian Neureuther Anton Steiner ORF -- eight cameras used in broadcast the first time
1980 Ken Read Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel
1981 Steve Podborski Ingemar Stenmark Bohumír Zeman
1982 Steve Podborski Ingemar Stenmark Phil Mahre SL -- first use of flex poles; DH -- first use of williy bags
1983 Todd Brooker Ingemar Stenmark Phil Mahre first use of artificial snowmaking machinery
1984 Franz Klammer Marc Girardelli Anton Steiner ABC broadcast the DH race to the United States
1985 Pirmin Zurbriggen Marc Girardelli Andreas Wenzel
1986 Peter Wirnsberger Paul Frommelt Pirmin Zurbriggen
1987 Pirmin Zurbriggen Bojan Križaj Pirmin Zurbriggen
1988 lack of snow
1989 Daniel Mahrer Armin Bittner Marc Girardelli
1990 Atle Skårdal Rudolf Nierlich Pirmin Zurbriggen DH -- snow, two runs (lower start: Alte Schneise);
Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed over Vorderganslern
1991 Franz Heinzer Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli
1992 Franz Heinzer Alberto Tomba Paul Accola
1993 lack of snow
1994 Patrick Ortlieb Thomas Stangassinger Lasse Kjus
1995 Luc Alphand Alberto Tomba Marc Girardelli DH -- heavy snowfall (lower start: Steilhang)
1996 Günther Mader Thomas Sykora Günther Mader
1997 Fritz Strobl Mario Reiter Lasse Kjus DH -- Strobl set full course record at 1:51.58
1998 Kristian Ghedina Thomas Stangassinger Kjetil André Aamodt DH -- Hausberg bypassed over Vorderganslern
SL -- start: Vorderganslern, finish: Streif
1999 Hans Knauß Jure Košir Kjetil André Aamodt 99,000 -- record attendance (DH record at 53,000)
2000 Fritz Strobl Mario Matt Kjetil André Aamodt DH -- heavy snow (lower start: Mausefalle_bottom)
2001 Hermann Maier Benjamin Raich Lasse Kjus
2002 Stephan Eberharter Rainer Schönfelder Kjetil André Aamodt
2003 Daron Rahlves Kalle Palander Michael Walchhofer DH -- fog (lower start: Alte Schneise)
2004 Stephan Eberharter Kalle Palander Bode Miller
2005 lack of snow Manfred Pranger not awarded
2006 Michael Walchhofer Jean-Pierre Vidal Benjamin Raich DH -- strong wind (lower start: Mausefalle_bottom)
2007 lack of snow Jens Byggmark not awarded SL -- hurricane (start: Vorderganslern - finish: Streif)
2008 Didier Cuche Jean-Baptiste Grange Bode Miller DH -- strong wind (lower start: Mausefalle_top)
SL -- start: Vorderganslern, finish: Streif
2009 Didier Défago Julien Lizeroux Silvan Zurbriggen
2010 Didier Cuche Felix Neureuther Ivica Kostelić
2011 Didier Cuche Jean-Baptiste Grange Ivica Kostelić
2012 Didier Cuche Cristian Deville Ivica Kostelić DH -- heavy snowfall (lower start: Alte Schneise)
2013 Dominik Paris Marcel Hirscher Ivica Kostelić
2014 Hannes Reichelt Felix Neureuther Alexis Pinturault DH -- snow lack (Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed)
2015 Kjetil Jansrud Mattias Hargin Alexis Pinturault DH -- thick fog (lower start: Seidlalmsprung)
2016 Peter Fill Henrik Kristoffersen Alexis Pinturault DH -- wind, snow (lower start: Mausefalle_top)
2017 Dominik Paris Marcel Hirscher KB no more on the calendar;
from now on they are all considered Hahnenkamm winners
[2]
2018 Thomas Dreßen Henrik Kristoffersen
2019 Dominik Paris Clément Noël DH -- on Friday instead of Saturday (bad forecast)
2020 Matthias Mayer Daniel Yule
2021 Beat Feuz COVID-19 pandemic DH -- on Sunday instead of Saturday (bad forecast)
2022 Beat Feuz David Ryding
2023 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Daniel Yule
2024 Cyprien Sarrazin Linus Strasser
2025 James Crawford Clément Noël

Other additional races

Regular, rescheduled or replaced races that didn't count for classic Hahnenkamm.

Year Winner Event Notes
1932 Rudolph Matt 3KB 3 combined disciplines; with ski jumping
1936 Hans Hauser 4KB 4 combined disciplines
1937 Hubert Hammerschmidt 4KB 4 combined disciplines
1948 Edi Mall DH additional downhill race
1950 Fritz Huber DH additional downhill race
1951 Christian Pravda DH additional downhill race
1953 Guy de Huertas GS
1954 Toni Spiss GS
1958 Toni Sailer GS
1960 Karl Schranz GS
1965 Willy Favre GS
1971 Jean-Noël Augert SL additional slalom, counted only for FIS points
World Cup
1971 Bernhard Russi DH race rescheduled to Megève, counted for combined
1972 Karl Schranz DH additional race; replaced event from Val d'Isere
1978 Josef Walcher DH additional race; replaced event from Heavenly Valley
1982 Harti Weirather DH additional race; replaced event from Morzine
1983 Bruno Kernen DH additional race; replaced event from Wengen
1985 Pirmin Zurbriggen DH additional race; replaced event from Val d'Isere
1986 Peter Wirnsberger DH additional race; replaced event from Ga-Pa
1989 Marc Girardelli DH additional race; replaced event from Las Leñas
1992 Franz Heinzer DH additional race; replaced event from St. Anton
1995 Luc Alphand DH additional race; replaced St. Anton (start: Steilhang)
1995 Günther Mader SG additional race; replaced event from Bad Kleinkirchheim
1997 Luc Alphand DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise)
1998 Didier Cuche DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise);
Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed over Vorderganslern
Thomas Sykora SL additional race; replaced Madonna di Campiglio
1999 Lasse Kjus DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise)
2000 Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2001 Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2002 Stephan Eberharter SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2003 Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Monday)
2004 Lasse Kjus DH additional race; replaced event from Bormio
Daron Rahlves SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2005 Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Monday)
2006 Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2007 Jens Byggmark SL additional race; replaced event from Wengen
2008 Marco Büchel SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2009 Klaus Kröll SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2010 Didier Cuche SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2011 Ivica Kostelić SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2012 Didier Cuche SG canceled due to rain; replaced in Crans-Montana
2013 Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2014 Didier Défago SG in the calendar; regular (Sunday, start: Seidlalm Sprung)
2015 Dominik Paris SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2016 Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2017 Matthias Mayer SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2018 Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2019 Josef Ferstl SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Sunday)
2020 Kjetil Jansrud SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2021 Beat Feuz DH additional race; replaced event from Wengen
Vincent Kriechmayr SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Sunday to Monday)
2022 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday
2023 Vincent Kriechmayr DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday
2024 Cyprien Sarrazin DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday

References

  1. ^ "Super-Gs, Double Downhillers and Hahnenkamm Winners". hahnenkamm.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Super-Gs, Double Downhillers and Hahnenkamm Winners". hahnenkamm.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.