Stelvio (ski course)

Stelvio
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: 36.1 degrees (73%)
Avr. incline: 17.7 degrees (30.9%)
Min. incline:   4.6 degrees (8%)

Stelvio is a World Cup downhill piste in northern Italy was built and opened in 1985. It is located on Vallecetta mountain in Bormio and debuted at the World Championships in 1985.[1][2]

Stelvio is widely considered one of the, if not the, most difficult and technical downhill courses in the world, with an average incline of 30.9%, steeper than Streif at Kitzbühel. It hosted two World Championships (1985, 2005), and three World Cup finals (1995, 2000, 2008).

Dominik Paris has seven World Cup downhill wins, a record for a single discipline on one course.

Course

Sections

  • Muro
  • Sali dell'Ermellino
  • Della Rocca
  • Canalino Sertorelli
  • Fontana Longa
  • Pian Del'Orso
  • Carcentina
  • San Pietro
  • La Konta

World Championships

Men's events

Location in Italy
Location in the Alps
Location in Europe
Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
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
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
2005 TE 13 February 2005   Germany
Monika Bergmann
Andreas Ertl
Martina Ertl
Florian Eckert
Hilde Gerg
Felix Neureuther
 Austria
Nicole Hosp
Renate Götschl
Benjamin Raich
Rainer Schönfelder
Michael Walchhofer
Kathrin Zettel
 France
Pierrick Bourgeat
Ingrid Jacquemod
Carole Montillet
Christel Pascal
Laure Péquegnot
Jean-Pierre Vidal

World Cup

Dominik Paris (ITA) Stelvio slope Feleit Stelvio slope
Won record 7 races in total
(and record 6 downhills) 		The bottom part and finish One of the sections From the distance

Men

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
806 DH 1993/94 29 December 1993   Hannes Trinkl Marc Girardelli Tommy Moe
857 DH 1994/95 15 March 1995   Luc Alphand A. J. Kitt Lasse Kjus
858 SG 16 March 1995   Richard Kröll Peter Runggaldier Werner Perathoner
859 GS 18 March 1995   Alberto Tomba Günther Mader Rainer Salzgeber
860 SL 19 March 1995   Ole Kristian Furuseth Thomas Stangassinger Yves Dimier
875 DH 1995/96 29 December 1995     Lasse Kjus Andreas Schifferer Ed Podivinsky
907 DH 1996/97 29 December 1996   Luc Alphand    William Besse Kristian Ghedina
943 DH 1997/98 29 December 1997   Hermann Maier Andreas Schifferer Werner Franz
944 DH 30 December 1997   Andreas Schifferer Werner Franz   Lasse Kjus
982 DH 1998/99 29 December 1999   Hermann Maier Fritz Strobl Stephan Eberharter
1041 DH 1999/00 15 March 2000   Hannes Trinkl Hermann Maier Christian Greber
1042 SG 16 March 2000   Hermann Maier Fritz Strobl Werner Franz
Andreas Schifferer
1043 GS 18 March 2000   Benjamin Raich Christian Mayer Heinz Schilchegger
1044 SL 19 March 2000     Ole Kristian Furuseth Benjamin Raich Matjaž Vrhovnik
1058 GS 2000/01 21 December 2000   Christoph Gruber Erik Schlopy Fredrik Nyberg
1091 DH 2001/02 28 December 2001   Christian Greber Fritz Strobl Stephan Eberharter
1092 DH 29 December 2001   Fritz Strobl Josef Strobl Stephan Eberharter
1126 DH 2002/03 29 December 2002   Daron Rahlves Fritz Strobl Hannes Trinkl
1129 DH 11 January 2003   Stephan Eberharter Michael Walchhofer Daron Rahlves
1130 SL 12 January 2003   Ivica Kostelić Bode Miller   Hans Petter Buraas
DH 2003/04 29 December 2003   cancelled; replaced in Kitzbühel on 22 January 2004
1204 DH 2004/05 29 December 2004   Hans Grugger Michael Walchhofer Fritz Strobl
1240 DH 2005/06 29 December 2005   Daron Rahlves Fritz Strobl Tobias Grünenfelder
1272 DH 2006/07 28 December 2006   Michael Walchhofer Didier Cuche Mario Scheiber
1273 DH 29 December 2006   Michael Walchhofer Peter Fill Mario Scheiber
1312 DH 2007/08 29 December 2007   Bode Miller Andreas Buder Jan Hudec
DH 12 March 2008   warm weather and deteriorated course conditions
1315 SG 13 March 2008   Hannes Reichelt Didier Défago Aleš Gorza
1316 GS 14 March 2008   Ted Ligety Benjamin Raich Cyprien Richard
1317 SL 15 March 2008   Reinfried Herbst Daniel Albrecht Marcel Hirscher
1351 DH 2008/09 28 December 2008   Christof Innerhofer Klaus Kröll Michael Walchhofer
1388 DH 2009/10 29 December 2009   Andrej Jerman    Didier Défago Michael Walchhofer
1418 DH 2010/11 29 December 2010   Michael Walchhofer Silvan Zurbriggen Christof Innerhofer
1456 DH 2011/12 29 December 2011      Didier Défago    Patrick Küng Klaus Kröll
1501 DH 2012/13 29 December 2012   Hannes Reichelt
Dominik Paris		 Aksel Lund Svindal
1534 DH 2013/14 29 December 2013   Aksel Lund Svindal Hannes Reichelt Erik Guay
1535 SL 6 January 2014   Felix Neureuther Thomas Fanara Marcel Hirscher
1686 DH 2017/18 28 December 2017   Dominik Paris Aksel Lund Svindal Kjetil Jansrud
1687 AC 29 December 2017   Alexis Pinturault Peter Fill Kjetil Jansrud
1723 DH 2018/19 28 December 2018   Dominik Paris Christof Innerhofer    Beat Feuz
1724 SG 29 December 2018   Dominik Paris Matthias Mayer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1758 DH 2019/20 27 December 2019   Dominik Paris    Beat Feuz Matthias Mayer
1759 DH 28 December 2019   Dominik Paris    Urs Kryenbühl    Beat Feuz
1760 AC 29 December 2019   Alexis Pinturault   Aleksander Aamodt Kilde    Loïc Meillard
DH 2020/21 28 December 2020   cancelled due to bad weather forecast; replaced on 30 December 2020
1794 SG 29 December 2020   Ryan Cochran-Siegle Vincent Kriechmayr   Adrian Smiseth Sejersted
1795 DH 30 December 2020   Matthias Mayer Vincent Kriechmayr    Urs Kryenbühl
1832 DH 2021/22 28 December 2021   Dominik Paris    Marco Odermatt    Niels Hintermann
1833 SG 29 December 2021   Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Raphael Haaser Vincent Kriechmayr
SG 30 December 2021   rescheduled from Lake Louise, warm weather; replaced in Wengen on 13 January 2022
1867 DH 2022/23 28 December 2022   Vincent Kriechmayr James Crawford Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1868 SG 29 December 2022      Marco Odermatt Vincent Kriechmayr Loic Meillard
1901 DH 2023/24 28 December 2023   Cyprien Sarrazin    Marco Odermatt Cameron Alexander
1902 SG 29 December 2023      Marco Odermatt Raphael Haaser Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1940 DH 2024/25 28 December 2024      Alexis Monney    Franjo von Allmen Cameron Alexander
1941 SG 29 December 2024   Fredrik Møller Vincent Kriechmayr    Alexis Monney

Women

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
798 DH 1994/95 15 March 1995   Picabo Street Varvara Zelenskaya Barbara Merlin
799 GS 18 March 1995   Špela Pretnar Sabina Panzanini Urška Hrovat
800 SG 19 March 1995   Katja Seizinger Renate Götschl Florence Masnada
801 SL 19 March 1995   Vreni Schneider Pernilla Wiberg Urška Hrovat
844 SL 1997/98 5 January 1998   Ylva Nowén Hilde Gerg Špela Pretnar
845 GS 6 January 1998   Deborah Compagnoni Martina Ertl Alexandra Meissnitzer
846 GS 10 January 1998   Martina Ertl Katja Seizinger Deborah Compagnoni
847 SL 11 January 1998   Hilde Gerg Kristina Koznick Špela Pretnar
973 DH 1999/00 15 March 2000   Régine Cavagnoud    Corinne Rey-Bellet Renate Götschl
974 SG 16 March 1995   Renate Götschl Martina Ertl Brigitte Obermoser
975 SG 18 March 1995   Brigitte Obermoser Michaela Dorfmeister Birgit Heeb
976 SL 19 March 1995   Kristina Koznick Anja Pärson Elisabetta Biavaschi
1061 GS 2002/03 4 January 2003      Sonja Nef Anja Pärson Michaela Dorfmeister
1062 SL 5 January 2003   Janica Kostelić Elisabeth Görgl Anja Pärson
DH 2007/08 12 March 2008   cancelled due to warm weather & deteriorated course conditions
1249 SG 13 March 2008   Fabienne Suter Lindsey Vonn Alexandra Meissnitzer
1250 SL 14 March 2008   Marlies Schild Veronika Zuzulová Šárka Záhrobská
1251 GS 15 March 2008   Elisabeth Görgl Manuela Mölgg Kathrin Zettel
1438 SL 2013/14 5 January 2014   Mikaela Shiffrin Maria Pietilä-Holmner Nastasia Noens

 Not in original World Cup calendar. It replaced other venues. 

References

  1. ^ "Stelvio: the history of a legendary slope". bormioski.eu. 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Slope profile in PDF" (PDF). bormioski.eu. 23 November 2021.

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