78th Kitzbuehel World Cup 2018
January 14 th - 21 st
JANUARY 16 - 18 - Tuesday - Thursday
11:30 Downhill Training
Friday Jan 19 th
Entertainment starts at 10:30
11:30 Streifalm Super G
General Admission Euro 20
Sat 20th
Entertainment starts at 10:30
11:30 Steifalm
Hannenkamm DOWNHILL
General Admission Euro 30
Medal ceremony 6:30 pm followed by fireworks
Sunday 21st
At the Ganslern
Entrainment starts at 10:00 am
10:30 am Slalom 1st Run
1:30 pm 2nd Run
Followed by medal ceremony
77th Kitzbuehel World Cup 2018
Jan 14 - 21
Mon January 15 th
Opening Juniors race week
Tues 10:00 am
Hahnenkamm Slalom Ganslern
Wednesday
11:00 downhill training Streif
Thursday Downhill training - Streif 11:00 am
Friday Jan 19th
10:00 Entertainment Finish area
11:00 Hahnenkamm Super-G
Streifalm
Medal presentation 6:30 pm
Saturday 10:0 am entertainment
11:00 am Downhill Hahnenkamm Steif
2:30 Slalom
6”30 Downhill medals
Sunday 9:30 entertainment
10:30 Slalom
1st run
2:30 2nd run
76th Kitzbuehel World Cup 2016
Tuesday Jan 19th
11:30 am Downhill training at the Streif
7:30 pm Opening ceremonies – Hahnenkamm Raceweek Legend Park
Wednesday Jan 20th
10:00 am : Hahnenkamm Juniors 1st race GS Ganslern
11:45 Downhill training
1:00 pm Hahnenkamm Juniors 2nd race SL
Thursday Jan 21st
11:30 am Downhill training at the Streif
Friday Jan 22nd
10:30 Entertainment Program at the Finish Area
11:30 am Hahnenkamm Super G - Streifalm
4:00 pm Entertainment program at the Finish area
4:45 pm Hahnenkamm Slalom combined – Ganslern
6:30 pm Draw Finish Area
Saturday Jan 23rd
10:30 Entertainment program
11:45 am Hahnenkamm Downhill
2:00 Trophy presentation
6:00 Draw and Fireworks
Sunday January 24
9:30 am Entertainment program
10:00 am Hahnenkamm Slalom 1st run Ganslern
1:00 Entertainment program Finish Area
1:30 Hahnenkamm Slalom 2nd run Ganslern
75th Kitzbuehel World Cup 2015
The Greatest Alpine ski venue of all - Kitzbuhel,Tirol Austria.
World renown as the most challenging and spectacular of competition courses this is the biggest prize for the Alpine skiing athletes, and the most anticipated race of the year for Alpine skiing fans.
The Kitzbuehel races are refereed to as the grandfather of all ski races,
The most difficult Alpine ski course on the World Cup circuit
, this is the big one!
In North American, Sports commentators often refer to Kitzbuehel
( the Hahnenkamm race) as the Super Bowl of Alpine World Cup Ski-racing
The Hahnenkamm’s incredible steep slopes and difficult terrain
- the Streif course have challenged all who dare to master this mountain.
Over 1500 people work to put on this great alpine skiing event.
Tuesday Opening Ceremonies
At Legends Park. Thirteen World Junior teams were welcomed.
A Plaque to honour past winners was unveiled as was a memorial plaque to Toni Sailer Austrian “ Athlete of the Century” !
Olympic gold Medallist and World Champion. A postal van then delivered
The new commemorative stamp in his honour.
This summer 4 other plaques will be set up in Legends Park to honour Herbert Huber, Christian Pravgda, Christl Haas along with Toni Sailer.
The hi-light of the ceremony was the official unveiling of the
new monument to Toni Sailer , by the four members of the Kitzbuehler “Wonder Team” , Anderl Molterer, Ernst Hinterseer, Fritz Huber and Hias Leitner. The monument to Toni Sailer was created by Gregor Unterrainer, a local artisan. The 5 meter tall monument is that of a Black bolt of lightning and his signature, in recognition of the ski legends most memorable film - Der Schwarze Blitz / the black lightning , Sailer had black hair and became know as the schwarze blitz aus Kitz, the black lightning from Kitzbuehel.
All Races Mens Alpine Events, local times
Race Times:
Thursday Jan 22nd
11:00 am Downhill training
Friday Jan 23rd
Super G - 11:30 Hahnenkamm - Streifalm
Race start at 1343 meters, finish 805 meters with an elevation difference
Of 549 vertical meters
First Super G was held in 1995- one of the steepest in the world.
This course is 2150 m in length.
Slalom Combined 4:45 local time , Ganslern course
Gen Admission E 25
Sat Jan 24th
Mens Downhill 11:45 am local time VIP tickets sold out
Streif course starting gate is at 1665 meters finish line at 805 meters
Vertical difference in elevation of 860 m,
the skiers can reach speeds of up to 140 km/hr
The course is 3 312 m in lengths,
Sun Jab 25th
Slalom - Ganslern course
10:15 local time Hahnenkamm first Run
Second Run 1:30 pm
Starting gate at 1004 m ,
Elevation drop of 195 m , course length is 590 m
The Kitzbueheler Ski Klub was created in 1902.
This fabled Club has over 7000 members today.
Over the years members of the Kitzbuehel ski Club have won 53 Olympic and World Championships
Past Champions include the great Toni Sailer, Anderl Molterer, Ernst Hinterseer, Fritz Huber and Hias Leitner.
The record holder of the Hahnenkamm downhill is Fritz Strobl of Austria,
With a time of 1:51: 58 , Jan 25th 1997
Kitzbuehel + Triol Itinerary Visiting guide
Winners of the Kitzbuehel Mens Alpine Downhill Races
1931 Ferdl Friedensbacher AUT 4:34.2
1932 Walter Prager SWISS 7:56.4
1933 – 34 no races
1935 Siegfried Engl AUT 4:38.8
1936 Freidl Pfeifer AUT 5:03.2
1937 Thaddaeus Schwabl AUT 3: 53.1
First race is held the Streif course
1938-1945 no races held
1946 Thaddaeus Schwabl AUT 3:04 .3
1947 Karl Feix AUT 3:36.0
1948 Helmut Lantschner AUT 3:16.33
1949 Egon Schoepf AUT 3:03.0
1950 Fritz Huber AUT 3:04. 3
1951 Christian Pravda AUT 2:57.1
1952 no races
1953 Bernhard Perren SWISS 2:54.5
1954 Christian Pravda AUT 2:47.9
1955 Anderl Molterer AUT 2:46.2
1956 Toni Sailer AUT 2:57.8
1957 Toni Sailer AUT 2:47.1
1958 Anderl Molterer AUT 2:40.7
1959 Buddy Werner USA 2:33.4
1960 Adrien Duvillard FRA 2:26.1
1961 Guy Perillat FRA 2:29.2
1962 Willi Forrer SWISS 2:37.6
1963 Egon Zimmerman AUT 2:20.7
1964 lack of snow races canceled
1965 Ludwig Leitner BRD 2:30.8
1966 Karl Schranz AUT 2:16.6
World Cup Era begins
1967 Jean-Claude Killy FRA 2:11.82
7 year record
1968 Gerhard Nenning AUT 2:14.49
1969 Karl Schranz AUT 2:18 .80
1970-71 no down hill race
1972 Karl Schranz AUT 2:24. 36
Extra race held Karl Schraz AUT 2:23.70
1973 Roland Collombin SWISS 2:13.32
1974 Roland Collombin SWISS 2:03. 29
1975 Franz Klammer AUT 2:03.22
A record that held for 7 years
1976 Franz Klammer AUT 2:03.79
1977 Franz Klammer AUT 2:09.71
1978 Josef Walcher AUT 2:07.81
A tie Sepp Ferstl BRD 2:07.81
Extra race Josef Walcher 2:06.90
1979 Sepp Ferstl BRD 2:04.48
1980 Ken Read CAN 2:04.93
1981 Steve Podborski CAN 2:03.76
1982 Steve Podborski CAN 1:57:24
Extra race
Harti Weirather AUT 1:57.20
1983 Todd Brooker CAN 2:01.96
Extra race Bruno Kernern SWISS 2:06.68
1984 Franz Klammer AUT 2:02.82
His 4th win
1985 Pirmin Zurbringgen SWISS 2:02..65
Extra race Pirmin Zubriggen SWISS 2:06.95
1986 Peter Wirnsberger AUT 2:02.04
Extra race Peter Wirnsberger AUT 2:01.77
1987 Pirnin Zurbringen SWISS 1:58.06
1988 no races
1989 Daniel Mahrer SWISS 1:58.42
Extra race Marc Girardelli LUX 2:01.25
1990 Atle Skardal NOR 2:26.20
1991 Franz Heinzer SWISS 1:58.71
1992 Franz Heinzer SWISS 1:56.63
Extra race Franz Heinzer SWISS 1:56.04
Record for 4 years
1993 no snow races cancelled snowmaking equipment installed that summer
1994 Patrick Ortlieb AUT 2:00.12
1995 Luc Alphand FRA 1:40.97 shortened race
Extra race Luc Alphand FRA 1:40.33
1996 Guenther Mader AUT 1:54.29
1997 Fritz Strobl 1:51.58 Standing record time for entire course
1998 Kristian Ghedina ITA 2:05.49
Extra race Didier Cuche SWISS 2:31.55
Both shorter runs
1999 Hans Knauss AUT 1:54.18
Extra race Lasse Kjus NOR 2:14.13
2000 Fritz Strobl AUT 1:46.54 shorter race
2001 Herman Maier AUT 1:56.84
2002 Stephan Eberharter AUT 1:55.48
Extra race Lasse Kjus NOR 1:58.78
2003 Daron Rahlves USA 1:09.63 s
shorter race fog lower 2/3 of course
2004 Stephan Eberharter AUT 1:55.48
Extra race Lasse Kjus NOR 1:58.78
2005 no race snow rain mix safety concerns
2006 Michael Walchhofer AUT 1:46.75
Start below Mausfalle due to fog
2007 no races held lack of snow high temperature
2008 Didier Cuche SWISS 1:52.75
2009 Didier Defago SWISS 1:56.09
2010 Didier Cuche SWISS 1:53.74
2011 Didier Couche SWISS 1:57.72
2012 Didier Couche SWISS 1:13.28 shortened course
Due to snowing couse was shortened to lower 2/3 3 km
2013 Dominik Paris ITA 1:57.56
2014 Hannes Reichelt AUT 2:03.38
Zeilschuss and Quwerfahrt bypassed course lengthened
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