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Corviglia (ski course)

Coordinates: 46°30′14″N 9°48′04″E / 46.504°N 9.801°E / 46.504; 9.801
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Corviglia
Place: Switzerland St. Moritz
Mountain: Piz Nair, Albula Alps
Opened: 1934
Level: advanced
Downhill
Start: 2,840 m (9,318 ft) (AA)
Finish: 2,040 m (6,693 ft)
Vertical drop:    800 m (2,625 ft)
Length: 2,774 m (1.72 mi)
Max. incline:    45 degrees (100%)
Avr. incline: 15.3 degrees (27.4%)
Min. incline:   6.8 degrees (12%)
Super-G
Start: 2,645 m (8,678 ft) (AA)
Finish: 2,040 m (6,693 ft)
Vertical drop:    605 m (1,985 ft)
Length: 2,196 m (1.36 mi)
Max. incline: 31.4 degrees (61%)
Avr. incline: 15.4 degrees (27.6%)
Min. incline:   6.8 degrees (12%)

Corviglia is a World Cup ski course in Switzerland at St. Moritz, Grisons. Opened 90 years ago in 1934, it is located in the Engadin valley on Piz Nair mountain in the Albula Alps.[1][2][3]

Corviglia has hosted a record five World Championships (1934, 1948, 1974, 2003, 2017) and the Winter Olympics in 1948 (concurrent World Championships).[4]

It is adjacent to the newer "Engiadina", a course used for women's speed events, which hosted those events during the two most recent World Championships (2003, 2017).

"Free Fall", a new downhill start constructed in 2003 by Bernhard Russi, has the steepest incline in circuit at 45 degrees (100% gradient).[5][6]

Winter Olympics

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The descent started at Piz Nair Pitschen in 1948, with the finish area below the Signalbahn mountain station at an elevation of 1,870 meters (6,135 ft) above sea level.

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were concurrent World Championships for alpine skiing.[7]

Men's events

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Year Event Date Gold Silver Bronze
1948 DH 2 February 1948   France Henri Oreiller Austria Franz Gabl  Switzerland  Karl Molitor
 Switzerland  Rolf Olinger
KB 2 / 4 February 1948   France Henri Oreiller  Switzerland  Karl Molitor France James Couttet
SL 5 February 1948    Switzerland  Edy Reinalter France James Couttet France Henri Oreiller

Women's events

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Year Event Date Gold Silver Bronze
1948 DH 2 February 1948    Switzerland  Hedy Schlunegger Austria Trude Beiser Austria Resi Hammerer
KB 2 / 4 February 1948   Austria Erika Mahringer United States Gretchen Fraser Austria Erika Mahringer
SL 5 February 1948   United States Gretchen Fraser  Switzerland  Antoinette Meyer Austria Erika Mahringer

World Championships

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During its first World Championships in 1934, the downhill's course length was 4.4 km (2.7 mi) for both men and women. The start was at Munt da San Murezzan and the finish line at St. Moritz Bad, which was never used again. An access path had to be cut in the forest.[7]

Corviglia (ski course) is located in Alps
Corviglia (ski course)
Location in the Alps

Men's events

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Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1934 DH 15 February 1934    Switzerland  David Zogg Germany Franz Pfnür Italy Ido Cattaneo
 Switzerland  Heinz von Allmen
SL 17 February 1934   Germany Franz Pfnür  Switzerland  David Zogg  Switzerland  Willi Steuri
KB 15 / 17 February 1934    Switzerland  David Zogg Germany Franz Pfnür  Switzerland  Heinz Von Allmen
1974 GS 5 February 1974   Italy Gustav Thöni Austria Hansi Hinterseer Italy Piero Gros
DH 9 February 1974   Austria David Zwilling Austria Franz Klammer Liechtenstein Willi Frommelt
SL 10 February 1974   Italy Gustav Thöni Austria David Zwilling Spain Francisco Fernández-Ochoa
KB 5 / 9 / 10 February 1974   Austria Franz Klammer Poland Andrzej Bachleda West Germany Wolfgang Junginger
2003 SG 2 February 2003   Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Hermann Maier United States Bode Miller
KB 6 February 2003   United States Bode Miller NorwayLasse Kjus NorwayKjetil André Aamodt
DH 8 February 2003   Austria Michael Walchofer NorwayKjetil André Aamodt  Switzerland  Bruno Kernen
SL 16 February 2003   Croatia Ivica Kostelić  Switzerland  Silvan Zurbriggen Italy Giorgio Rocca
2017 SG 8 February 2017   Canada Erik Guay NorwayKjetil Jansrud Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis
DH 12 February 2017    Switzerland  Beat Feuz Canada Erik Guay Austria Max Franz
AC 13 February 2017    Switzerland  Luca Aerni Austria Marcel Hirscher  Switzerland  Mauro Caviezel
GS 17 February 2017   Austria Marcel Hirscher Austria Roland Leitinger NorwayLeif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen

Women's events

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Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1934 DH 15 February 1934    Switzerland  Anny Rüegg Germany Christl Cranz Germany Lisa Resch
SL 16 February 1934   Germany Christl Cranz Germany Lisa Resch  Switzerland  Rösli Rominger
KB 15 / 16 February 1934   Germany Christl Cranz Germany Lisa Resch  Switzerland  Anny Rüegg
1974 GS 3 February 1974   France Fabienne Serrat West Germany Traudl Treichl France Jacqueline Rouvier
DH 7 February 1974   Austria Annemarie Pröll Canada Betsy Clifford Austria Wiltrud Drexel
SL 8 February 1974   Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel France Michèle Jacot  Switzerland  Lise-Marie Morerod
KB 3 / 7 / 8 February 1974   France Fabienne Serrat Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel Austria Monika Kaserer
2017 AC 10 February 2017    Switzerland  Wendy Holdener United States Michelle Gisin Austria Michaela Kirchgasser
GS 16 February 2017   France Tessa Worley United States Mikaela Shiffrin Italy Sofia Goggia
  • Championships from 1954 to 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

World Cup

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Men

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No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
95 DH 1970/71 16 January 1971    Switzerland  Walter Tresch  Switzerland  Bernhard Russi  Switzerland  Andreas Sprecher
96 SL 17 January 1971   United States Tyler Palmer Austria Harald Rofner Italy Gustav Thöni
112 DH 1971/72 5 December 1971    Switzerland  Bernhard Russi Austria Heinrich Messner  Switzerland  Walter Tresch
149 DH 1972/73 11 February 1973   Austria Werner Grissmann Austria Josef Walcher Austria Franz Klammer
180 DH 1974/75 15 December 1974   Austria Franz Klammer Italy Herbert Plank Austria Werner Grissmann
351 DH 1980/81 21 December 1980   Canada Steve Podborski Austria Peter Wirnsberger  Switzerland  Peter Müller
1105 DH 2001/02 2 February 2002   Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Fritz Strobl Austria Michael Walchhofer
1106 GS 3 February 2002   Austria Stephan Eberharter  Switzerland  Didier Cuche Austria Hans Knauß
DH 2013/14 1 February 2014   instead of Ga-Pa, cancelled due to fog; replaced in Kvitfjell on 28 February 2014
1546 GS 2 February 2014   United States Ted Ligety Austria Marcel Hirscher France Alexis Pinturault
1633 DH 2015/16 16 March 2016    Switzerland  Beat Feuz United States Steven Nyman Canada Erik Guay
1634 SG 17 March 2016    Switzerland  Beat Feuz NorwayKjetil Jansrud
NorwayAleksander Aamodt Kilde
1635 GS 19 March 2016   France Thomas Fanara France Alexis Pinturault France Mathieu Faivre
1636 SL 20 March 2016   Sweden Andre Myhrer Austria Marcel Hirscher NorwaySebastian Foss-Solevåg

Women

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Unclear if 1999, 2000 and 2001 events were held on Corviglia or Engiadina course?

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
110 DH 1971/72 3 December 1971   Austria Annemarie Pröll France Françoise Macchi France Jacqueline Rouvier
146 DH 1972/73 10 February 1973   Austria Annemarie Pröll Austria Ingrid Gfölner Austria Wiltrud Drexel
947 DH 1999/00 17 December 1999   Italy Isolde Kostner Germany Regina Häusl Slovenia Špela Bračun
948 DH 18 December 1999   Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Austria Renate Götschl Germany Hilde Gerg
949 SG 19 December 1999   Italy Karen Putzer Italy Alessandra Merlin France Régine Cavagnoud
988 DH 2000/01 16 December 2000   Austria Brigitte Obermoser Austria Renate Götschl Canada Emily Brydon
989 DH 17 December 2000   Austria Renate Götschl Italy Isolde Kostner France Régine Cavagnoud
1020 DH 2001/02 21 December 2001    Switzerland  Sylviane Berthod Italy Isolde Kostner  Switzerland  Corinne Rey-Bellet
1021 SG 22 December 2001   Italy Karen Putzer Italy Daniela Ceccarelli United States Kirsten Lee Clark
Austria Stefanie Schuster
1087 DH 2003/04 20 December 2003   Austria Renate Götschl United States Hilde Gerg Germany Maria Riesch
1164 SG 2005/06 20 January 2006   Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Nicole Hosp
1165 DH 21 January 2006   Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Renate Götschl Croatia Janica Kostelić
1166 SC 22 January 2006   Croatia Janica Kostelić Sweden Anja Pärson United States Lindsey Kildow
DH 2006/07 9 December 2006   replaced in Val d'Isère on 20 December 2006
SC 10 December 2006   replaced in Reiteralm on 15 December 2006
1225 DH 2007/08 15 December 2007   Sweden Anja Pärson United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch
1226 SG 16 December 2007   Sweden Anja Pärson Canada Emily Brydon Austria Renate Götschl
1240 DH 2 February 2008   Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Maria Holaus  Switzerland  Lara Gut
1241 SG 3 February 2008   Canada Emily Brydon Austria Elisabeth Görgl Austria Renate Götschl
1260 SC 2008/09 19 December 2008   Sweden Anja Pärson Austria Nicole Hosp  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter
1261 SG 20 December 2008    Switzerland  Lara Gut  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter Italy Nadia Fanchini
DH 21 December 2008   high winds; replaced in Bansko on 27 February 2009
1309 SC 2009/10 9 January 2010   Sweden Anja Pärson Austria Michaela Kirchgasser United States Lindsey Vonn
1310 DH 10 January 2010   Germany Maria Riesch France Ingrid Jacquemod  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter
1311 SG 11 January 2010   United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Andrea Fischbacher
France Marie Marchand-Arvier
SG 2010/11 11 December 2010   cancelled during 1st run, strong winds; replaced in Val-d'Isère on 17 December 2010
1325 GS 12 December 2010   France Tessa Worley Finland Tanja Poutiainen Slovenia Tina Maze
1369 SC 2011/12 27 January 2012   United States Lindsey Vonn Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Nicole Hosp
1371 SC 29 January 2012   Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Nicole Hosp
1397 GS 2012/13 9 December 2012   Slovenia Tina Maze Germany Viktoria Rebensburg France Tessa Worley
1432 GS 2013/14 15 December 2013   France Tessa Worley Sweden Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Slovenia Tina Maze
1524 SG 2015/16 17 March 2016   Liechtenstein Tina Weirather  Switzerland  Lara Gut Austria Cornelia Hütter
1525 SL 19 March 2016   United States Mikaela Shiffrin Slovakia Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Sweden Frida Hansdotter
1526 GS 20 March 2016   Germany Viktoria Rebensburg France Taina Barioz  Switzerland  Lara Gut
1706 SG 2021/22 11 December 2021    Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Sofia Goggia United States Mikaela Shiffrin
1707 SG 12 December 2021   Italy Federica Brignone Italy Elena Curtoni United States Mikaela Shiffrin
1744 DH 2022/23 16 December 2022   Italy Elena Curtoni Italy Sofia Goggia  Switzerland  Corinne Suter
1745 DH 17 December 2022   Italy Sofia Goggia Slovenia Ilka Štuhec Germany Kira Weidle
1746 DH 18 December 2022   United States Mikaela Shiffrin Italy Elena Curtoni France Romane Miradoli

 Super-G (speed event of super combined) was held on Engiadina course. 
 Not in original World Cup calendar. It replaced Laax (2003) and Val-d'Isère (2007, 2012). 

Full course sections

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  • Frei Fall, Super-G start, Suvretta Kante, Lanigiro, Mauritius, Mauer, Weißes Band, Alp Giop, Romingersprung, Lärchensprung, Salastrains (finish area).

References

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  1. ^ "Race courses (Engiadina map)". engadin.ch. 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ski-Weltmeisterschaft 2017 in St. Moritz" (in German). urlaub-schweiz.biz. 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Egiadina (official course name from World Cup)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Official report of the Olympic Winter Games St-Moritz 1948" (in French). olympic.org. 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Freier Fall – Nichts für schwache Nerven" (in German). grheute.ch. 20 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Free Fall: Vertical Start for Men's Alpine Ski Downhill Run". mountains.ch. 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Die fünfte Ski-WM in St. Moritz nach 1934, 1948, 1974 und 2003" (in German). 1815.ch. 4 February 2017.
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