Karl-Schranz-Piste

Karl-Schranz-Piste
Place: St Anton am Arlberg
Opened: 2000
Downhill
Start: 2,023 m (6,637 ft) (AA)
Finish: 1,324 m (4,344 ft)
Vertical drop:    681 m (2,234 ft)
Length: 2.068 km (1.28 mi)
Max. incline: 38 degrees (78%)

Karl-Schranz-Piste is a World Cup speed ski course in St Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

Course

A very demanding downhill course, was originally built for FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001, originally intended for men's events. It was opened and tested in men's World Cup already in 2000. Since season 2007/08 only women use this course irregularly, at first every three years and currently every two.[1][2][3]

The course has maximum incline at "Eisfall" section at 38° (78%).

Sections

  • Himmeleck
  • Eisfall (78%)
  • Fang

World Championships

Men's events

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
2001 SG 30 January 2001   Daron Rahlves Stephan Eberharter Hermann Maier
KB 5 January 2001   Kjetil André Aamodt Mario Matt    Paul Accola
DH 7 January 2001   Hannes Trinkl Hermann Maier Florian Eckert
GS 8 February 2001      Michael von Grünigen Kjetil André Aamodt Frédéric Covili

World Cup

Men

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
1030 SG 1999/00 12 February 2000   Josef Strobl    Didier Cuche Stephan Eberharter
1031 SG 13 February 2000   Werner Franz
Fritz Strobl
Hermann Maier
1180 DH 2003/04 14 February 2004   Hermann Maier Stephan Eberharter Hans Grugger

Women

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
1227 DH 2007/08 21 December 2007   Lindsey Vonn Kelly VanderBeek Julia Mancuso
1228 SC 22 December 2007   Lindsey Vonn Maria Riesch Julia Mancuso
1406 DH 2012/13 12 January 2013   Alice McKennis Daniela Merighetti Anna Fenninger
1407 SG 13 January 2013   Tina Maze Anna Fenninger    Fabienne Suter
DH 2015/16 9 January 2016   warm temperatures and lack of snow; replaced in Zauchensee
SG 10 January 2016  
DH 2018/19 12 January 2019   over three metres of snow; rescheduled on 18 January 2019 in Cortina d'Ampezzo
SG 13 January 2019   over three metres of snow; not rescheduled
1678 DH 2020/21 9 January 2021   Sofia Goggia Tamara Tippler Breezy Johnson
1679 SG 10 January 2021      Lara Gut-Behrami Marta Bassino    Corinne Suter
DH 2022/23 14 January 2023   program changes; DH replaced with Super-G
1754 SG 14 January 2023   Federica Brignone    Joana Hählen    Lara Gut-Behrami
1755 SG 15 January 2023      Lara Gut-Behrami Federica Brignone Marta Bassino
1824 DH 2024/25 11 January 2025   Federica Brignone    Malorie Blanc Ester Ledecká
1825 SG 12 January 2025   Lauren Macuga Stephanie Venier Federica Brignone

References

  1. ^ "St. Anton am Arlberg im Glanz der Ski-WM 2001" (in German). meinbezirk.at. 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Jubiläum: St. Anton am Arlberg im WM-Glanz" (in German). st-anton.at. 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Karl-Schranz-Piste FIS profile" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 9 January 2025.

47°06′58″N 10°15′58″E / 47.116°N 10.266°E / 47.116; 10.266