Olimpia delle Tofane
| Olimpia delle Tofane | |
|---|---|
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| Place: |  Cortina d'Ampezzo
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| Mountain: | Tofana di Mezzo |
| Member: | Club5+ |
| Opened: | 1956, 70 years ago |
| Level: |  expert
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| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Length: | 2.260 km (1.40 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 33 degrees (65%) |
| Avr. incline: | 16.7 degrees (30%) |
Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
It debuted at the 1956 Winter Olympics with the men's downhill. After seventy years, it is hosting the women's alpine events (speed and technical) of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina.[1][2]
Lindsey Vonn won a record twelve World Cup events on the course (a record six each in downhill and super-G).
The most famous and steepest part of the course is "Tofanaschuss" between rocks.
Course
Sections
- Rifugio Pomedes
- Tofanaschuss
- Duca d'Aosta
- Delta
- Primo Muro
- Secondo Muro
- Diagonale
- Grande Curva
- Scarpadon
- Festis
- Pale di Rumerlo
- Final Traverse
Olympics
Men's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DH | 3 February 1956 |  Toni Sailer
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Raymond Fellay
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Anderl Molterer
|
- From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Women's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DH | 8 February 2026 |  Breezy Johnson
|
 Emma Aicher
|
Sofia Goggia
|
| SG | 12 February 2026 | Federica Brignone
|
 Romane Miradoli
|
Cornelia Hütter
| |
| GS | 15 February 2026 | Federica Brignone
|
 Thea Louise Stjernesund Sara Hector
|
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| SL | 18 February 2026 |
Women's team combined
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TKB | 10 February 2026 | Austria II
|
Germany
|
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World Championships
Men's events
– 12 WC events (record)
– 6 downhills (record)
– 6 super-Gs (record)
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DH | 3 February 1956 | Toni Sailer
|
Raymond Fellay
|
Anderl Molterer
|
| 2021 | AC | 15 February 2021 | Marco Schwarz
|
Alexis Pinturault
|
Loïc Meillard
|
- For alpine skiing, the Winter Olympics were concurrent World Championships from 1948 through 1980.
- The slalom run of the 2021 combined event was held on the "Rumerlo" course.
Women's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SG | 11 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami
|
Corinne Suter
|
Mikaela Shiffrin
|
| DH | 13 February 2021 | Corinne Suter
|
Kira Weidle
|
Lara Gut-Behrami
| |
| AC | 15 February 2021 | Mikaela Shiffrin
|
 Petra Vlhová
|
Michelle Gisin
| |
| GS | 18 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami
|
Mikaela Shiffrin
|
Katharina Liensberger
|
World Cup
Men
| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | DH | 1968/69 | 9 February 1969 | Josef Minsch |
Jean-Pierre Augert |
Hans Peter Rohr
|
| 268 | DH | 1977/78 | 22 December 1977 | Herbert Plank |
Bernhard Russi |
Peter Wirnsberger
|
| 341 | SL | 1979/80 | 10 March 1980 | Ingemar Stenmark |
 Aleksandr Zhirov |
Christian Orlainsky
|
| 342 | GS | 11 March 1980 | Ingemar Stenmark |
Hans Enn |
Joël Gaspoz
| |
| 387 | SL | 1981/82 | 14 December 1981 | Steve Mahre |
Phil Mahre |
Ingemar Stenmark
|
| 388 | GS | 15 December 1981 | .svg.png){kind=small} Boris Strel |
Phil Mahre |
Joël Gaspoz
| |
| 475 | DH | 1983/84 | 2 February 1984 | Helmut Höflehner |
Urs Räber |
Conradin Cathomen
|
| 688 | DH | 1989/90 | 3 February 1990 | Kristian Ghedina |
Daniel Mahrer |
Helmut Höflehner
|
| 689 | DH | 4 February 1990 | Helmut Höflehner |
Franz Heinzer Atle Skårdal |
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| DH | 2019/20 | 18 March 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| SG | 19 March 2020 | |||||
| GS | 21 March 2020 | |||||
| SL | 22 March 2020 | |||||
| 1880 | SG | 2022/23 | 28 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt |
A. Aamodt Kilde |
Mattia Casse
|
| 1881 | SG | 29 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt |
Dominik Paris |
Daniel Hemetsberger
| |
Women
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Not part of classic Cortina d'Ampezzo races. Replaced St. Moritz (2011), Ga-Pa (2014), Bad Kleinkirchheim (2015), Val-d'Isère (2018), St. Anton (2019, 2023).
Club5+
In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible.[3]
Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.[4]
References
- ^ "Toni Sailer – najuspešnejši tekmovalec v Cortini (page 7)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 4 February 1956.
- ^ "Tretja zlata za Sailerja (page 8)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 4 February 1956.
- ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
- ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
External links
46°32′02″N 12°07′12″E / 46.534°N 12.120°E
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| Valtellina Cluster |
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| Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster | |
| Val di Fiemme Cluster | |
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