Olympialøypa

Olympialøypa
Place: Norway Hafjell
Opened: 1991
Giant slalom
Start:    644 m (2,113 ft) (AA)
Finish:    273 m (896 ft)
Vertical drop:    371 m (1,217 ft)
Max. incline:    26.1 degrees (49%)
Avg. incline:    17.8 degrees (32%)
Min. incline:      6.8 degrees (12%)
Slalom
Start:    493 m (1,617 ft) (AA)
Finish:    273 m (896 ft)
Vetical drop:    220 m (722 ft)
Max. incline:    27.5 degrees (52%)
Avg. incline:    18.8 degrees (34%)
Min. incline:      5.7 degrees (10%)
Hafjell is located in Norway
Hafjell
Hafjell
Location in Norway

Olympialøypa is an Olympic and World Cup technical ski course in Hafjell, Norway.[1][2][3]

History

Olympialøypa debuted in March 1991 with men's World Cup events in giant slalom and slalom. The course was built especially for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer for alpine skiing in the technical disciplines for men and women. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell on its Olympiabakken course.

The course hosted the season-ending World Cup finals in 1996 and 2003 in slalom and giant slalom for both men and women. Unlike Kvitfjell's Olympiabakken speed course, a regular stop on the circuit, this technical course has hosted only a handful of World Cup events.

Olympics

Men's events

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1994 GS 23 February 1994   Germany Markus Wasmeier  Switzerland  Urs Kälin Austria Christian Mayer
KB 14 February 1994  
25 February 1994  
NorwayLasse Kjus NorwayKjetil André Aamodt NorwayHarald Christian Strand Nilsen
SL 27 February 1994   Austria Thomas Stangassinger Italy Alberto Tomba Slovenia Jure Košir
The combined dowhnill was held at Olympiabakken on 14 February.

Women's events

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1994 KB 20 February 1994  
21 February 1994  
Sweden Pernilla Wiberg  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider Slovenia Alenka Dovžan
GS 24 February 1994   Italy Deborah Compagnoni Germany Martina Ertl  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider
SL 26 February 1994    Switzerland  Vreni Schneider Austria Elfi Eder Slovenia Katja Koren
The women's combined was held at Olympiabakken on 20 February.

World Cup

Men

Season Date Event Winner Second Third
1990/91 1 March 1991   GS Italy Alberto Tomba Austria Rudolf Nierlich Austria Stephan Eberharter
2 March 1991   SL Austria Michael Tritscher Austria Thomas Stangassinger  Switzerland  Paul Accola
1995/96 9 March 1996   GS  Switzerland  Urs Kälin NorwayTom Stiansen France Christophe Saioni
10 March 1996   SL Austria Thomas Sykora France Sébastien Amiez Slovenia Jure Košir
2002/03 15 March 2003   GS Austria Hans Knauß Austria Benjamin Raich  Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen
16 March 2003   SL Italy Giorgio Rocca Finland Kalle Palander Austria Manfred Pranger
2024/25 15 March 2025   GS  Switzerland  Loïc Meillard  Switzerland  Marco Odermatt  Switzerland  Thomas Tumler
16 March 2025   SL  Switzerland  Loïc Meillard NorwayAtle Lie McGrath Brazil Lucas Pinheiro Braathen

Women

Season Date Event Winner Second Third
1995/96 9 March 1996   GS Germany Katja Seizinger Germany Martina Ertl Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
10 March 1996   SL Austria Karin Roten Sweden Pernilla Wiberg NorwayMarianne Kjørstad
2002/03 15 March 2003   SL United States Kristina Koznick France Laure Pequegnot Austria Marlies Schild
16 March 2003   GS Italy Karen Putzer Italy Denise Karbon Austria Nicole Hosp

References

  1. ^ "Alberto Tomba se je oddolžil za SP" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 March 1991. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Prvič M. Tritscher" (in Slovenian). Delo. 4 March 1991. p. 9.
  3. ^ "V veleslalomu drugo zlato Wasmeierju, Kunc zapravil lepo priložnost" (in Slovenian). Delo. 24 February 1994. p. 7.

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