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Ganslernhang

Coordinates: 47°26′33″N 12°22′45″E / 47.442481°N 12.379251°E / 47.442481; 12.379251
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Ganslern
Place: Austria Kitzbühel
Mountain: Hahnenkamm
Member: Club5+
Opened: 1937
Competition: Hahnenkamm Races
Slalom
Start: 1,002 m (3,287 ft) (AA)
Finish:     811 m (2,661 ft)
Vertical drop:     193 m (633 ft)
Length:     590 m (1,936 ft)
Max. incline:    35 degrees (70%)
Avr. incline: 19.3 degrees (35%)
Min. incline: 11.3 degrees (20%)
Most wins: Sweden Ingemar Stenmark (5x)

Ganslernhang (short: Ganslern) is a men's classic slalom World Cup ski course in Kitzbühel, Austria, competing for Hahnenkamm Races since 1937.

It is located on the Hahnenkamm mountain (Kitzbühel Alps) in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, right next to even more famous "Streif" downhill course.

The record holder for the most wins on this course is the Swede, Ingemar Stenmark, who won five slalom races here. It was also here that, in 2022, that Dave Ryding became the first Briton to win a world cup ski championship.

With average of 25,000 people annually, is the second most visited SL in the circuit, behind Schladming.

History

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From 1931 to 1936 the championship was held on nearby courses "Hahnenkamm" and "Ehrenbachhöhe". Since its premiere in 1937, the Hahnenkamm slalom has been held on this course (Ganslern).

In 1954, by exception, no Hahnenkamm Trophy was awarded, they were competing on the so-called "Vorderganslern" at Austrian International Winter Sports III competition.

Even before the introduction of the World Cup in 1967 it was one of the annual fixtures in FIS's racing calendar. In 1964, 1988 and 1993 the slaloms were cancelled and held elsewhere.

In 1971, the downhill was cancelled and replaced with giant slalom which for the first and last time together with slalom counted for classic Hahnenkamm combined. An additional SL was also held.

In 1998 and 2007 additional slaloms were held on this course, replacing other cancelled venues on the so-called "Vorderganslern" to the finish line of the "Streif".[1]

In 2007 and 2008 this route was chosen again due to the high number of spectators. In 2009 it returned again to the traditional Ganslernhang course.

(pre)World Cup

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Men

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Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
won record 5 slaloms in total
Ganslernhang is located in Alps
Ganslernhang
Location in the Alps
No. Type Date Winner Second Third
International Hahnenkamm Races
"Hahnenkamm" course
SL 29 March 1931   Austria Hans Mariacher United Kingdom Gordon Cleaver Austria Hansjörg Schlechter
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 20 March 1932   Austria Hans Hauser Austria Rudolph Matt Austria Willy Faude
SL 1933   race was planned; not realized
SL 1934  
"Hahnenkamm" course
SL 24 March 1935   Austria Siegfried Engl Austria Edi Neubarth Austria Sepp Klingler
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 8 March 1936   Austria Rudolph Matt Austria Kurt Egert Austria Edi Neubarth
"Ganslern" course
SL 20 March 1937   Austria Wilhelm Walch Switzerland Hans Pfnür Austria Markus Maier
SL 1938   race was announced; then cancelled
SL 1939   no races during World War II period
SL 1940  
SL 1941  
SL 1942  
SL 1943  
SL 1944  
SL 1945  
SL 10 March 1946   Czechoslovakia Antonín Šponar Austria Karl Koller Austria Toni Seelos
SL 9 March 1947   Austria Christian Pravda Austria Engelbert Haider Austria Eberhard Kneisl
SL 14 March 1948   Austria Thaddäus Schwabl Austria Edi Mall Austria Hellmut Lantschner
SL 6 March 1949   Austria Egon Schöpf Austria Luis Seyrling Austria Pepi Salvenmoser
SL 11 March 1950   West Germany Sepp Folger Austria Fritz Huber Austria Alois Zauner
SL 7–9 February 1951   Austria Christian Pravda Austria Engelbert Haider Austria Fritz Huber
SL 1952   race was not in plan this year
FIS–A
SL 18 January 1953   Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Walter Schuster Switzerland Martin Julen
GS 18 January 1953   France Guy de Huertas Austria Andreas Molterer Switzerland Martin Julen
"Vorderganslern" course;
exceptionally no Hahnenkamm trophy awarded in 1954 (International Winter Sports III)
GS 22 January 1954   Austria Toni Spiß Norway Stein Eriksen Austria Christian Pravda
SL 24 January 1954   Austria Toni Spiß Switzerland Georges Schneider Austria Ernst Hinterseer
"Ganslern" course
SL 16 January 1955   Austria Toni Spiß Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Ernst Hinterseer
SL 15 January 1956   Austria Toni Sailer Austria Josl Rieder West Germany Sepp Behr
SL 20 January 1957   Austria Josl Rieder Austria Ernst Hinterseer France François Bonlieu
GS 17 January 1958   Austria Toni Sailer Austria Ernst Hinterseer United States Bud Werner
SL 19 January 1958   Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Ernst Hinterseer France Charles Bozon
SL 18 January 1959   Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Egon Zimmermann Austria Pepi Stiegler
GS 15 January 1960   Austria Karl Schranz West Germany Hans Peter Lanig West Germany Fritz Wagnerberger
SL 17 January 1960   France Adrien Duvillard Austria Pepi Stiegler West Germany Willy Bogner
SL 22 January 1961   Austria Gerhard Nenning France Guy Périllat West Germany Ludwig Leitner
SL 21 January 1962   United States Chuck Ferries France Guy Périllat Austria Pepi Stiegler
SL 20 January 1963   West Germany Ludwig Leitner France Guy Périllat Switzerland Adolf Mathis
SL 1964   race was announced; then cancelled
GS 22 January 1965   Switzerland Willy Favre France Guy Périllat France Jean-Claude Killy
SL 24 January 1965   France Jean-Claude Killy Austria Karl Schranz Norway Per Martin Sunde
SL 23 January 1966   France Jean-Claude Killy France Jules Melquiond France Guy Périllat
World Cup
7 SL 22 January 1967   France Jean-Claude Killy Sweden Bengt-Erik Grahn France Louis Jauffret
23 SL 21 January 1968   Switzerland Dumeng Giovanoli Austria Alfred Matt France Jean-Claude Killy
44 SL 19 January 1969   France Patrick Russel Austria Herbert Huber Switzerland Dumeng Giovanoli
68 GS 17 January 1970   Switzerland Dumeng Giovanoli Poland Andrzej Bachleda Austria Karl Schranz
69 SL 18 January 1970   France Patrick Russel Italy Gustav Thöni France Jean-Noël Augert
SL 23 January 1971   additional slalom race; did not count for classic Hahnenkamm
98 SL 24 January 1971   France Jean-Noël Augert France Alain Penz Austria Harald Rofner
120 SL 16 January 1972   France Jean-Noël Augert Switzerland Edmund Bruggmann Poland Andrzej Bachleda
146 SL 28 January 1973   France Jean-Noël Augert Italy Gustav Thöni Poland Andrzej Bachleda
172 SL 27 January 1974   Austria Hansi Hinterseer Austria Hans Kniewasser Italy Gustav Thöni
190 SL 19 January 1975   Italy Piero Gros Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Italy Paolo De Chiesa
221 SL 24 January 1976   Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Italy Gustav Thöni Italy Piero Gros
241 SL 16 January 1977   Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Italy Piero Gros Italy Franco Bieler
276 SL 22 January 1978   Austria Klaus Heidegger Bulgaria Petăr Popangelov Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
301 SL 21 January 1979   West Germany Christian Neureuther Sweden Ingemar Stenmark United States Phil Mahre
329 SL 13 January 1980   Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel West Germany Christian Neureuther Switzerland Jacques Lüthy
361 SL 18 January 1981   Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Soviet Union Vladimir Andreyev Austria Christian Orlainsky
395 SL 17 January 1982   Sweden Ingemar Stenmark United States Phil Mahre Italy Paolo De Chiesa
United States Steve Mahre
429 SL 23 January 1983   Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Austria Christian Orlainsky United States Phil Mahre
469 SL 22 January 1984   Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Franz Gruber Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj
503 SL 13 January 1985   Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Italy Oswald Tötsch Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj
539 SL 19 January 1986   Liechtenstein Paul Frommelt Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Austria Dietmar Köhlbichler
Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
591 SL 25 January 1987   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj Austria Mathias Berthold West Germany Armin Bittner
SL 17 January 1988   lack of snow; replaced in Bad Kleinkirchheim on the same date[2]
648 SL 15 January 1989   West Germany Armin Bittner Italy Alberto Tomba Austria Rudolf Nierlich
681 SL 21 January 1990   Austria Rudolf Nierlich Norway Ole Kristian Furuseth West Germany Armin Bittner
712 SL 13 January 1991   Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Norway Ole Kristian Furuseth Austria Rudolf Nierlich
744 SL 19 January 1992   Italy Alberto Tomba France Patrice Bianchi Germany Armin Bittner
SL 17 January 1993   lack of snow; replaced in Lech am Arlberg on the same date[3]
811 SL 16 January 1994   Austria Thomas Stangassinger Austria Thomas Sykora Italy Alberto Tomba
843 SL 15 January 1995   Italy Alberto Tomba Slovenia Jure Košir Norway Ole Kristian Furuseth
879 SL 14 January 1996   Austria Thomas Sykora Italy Alberto Tomba Slovenia Jure Košir
918 SL 26 January 1997   Austria Mario Reiter Italy Alberto Tomba Norway Finn Christian Jagge
"Vorderganslern - Streif Finish" course
958 SL 25 January 1998   Austria Thomas Stangassinger Austria Thomas Sykora Norway Ole Kristian Furuseth
960 SL 26 January 1998   Austria Thomas Sykora Norway Hans Petter Buraas Austria Thomas Stangassinger
"Ganslern" course
994 SL 24 January 1999   Slovenia Jure Košir France Didier Plaschy Italy Giorgio Rocca
1025 SL 23 January 2000   Austria Mario Matt Slovenia Matjaž Vrhovnik Austria Benjamin Raich
1064 SL 21 January 2001   Austria Benjamin Raich Slovenia Jure Košir Norway Hans Petter Buraas
1100 SL 20 January 2002   Austria Rainer Schönfelder Austria Kilian Albrecht United States Bode Miller
1137 SL 26 January 2003   Finland Kalle Palander Austria Rainer Schönfelder Austria Heinz Schilchegger
1172 SL 25 January 2004   Finland Kalle Palander Canada Thomas Grandi Austria Rainer Schönfelder
1211 SL 23 January 2005   Austria Manfred Pranger Austria Mario Matt Croatia Ivica Kostelić
1248 SL 22 January 2006   France Jean-Pierre Vidal Austria Reinfried Herbst Austria Benjamin Raich
"Vorderganslern - Streif Finish" course
1283 SL 27 January 2007   Sweden Jens Byggmark Austria Mario Matt Germany Alois Vogl
1284 SL 28 January 2007   Sweden Jens Byggmark Austria Mario Matt Italy Manfred Mölgg
1320 SL 20 January 2008   France Jean-Baptiste Grange Sweden Jens Byggmark Austria Mario Matt
"Ganslern" course
1360 SL 25 January 2009   France Julien Lizeroux France Jean-Baptiste Grange Italy Patrick Thaler
1396 SL 24 January 2010   Germany Felix Neureuther France Julien Lizeroux Italy Giuliano Razzoli
1428 SL 23 January 2011   France Jean-Baptiste Grange Croatia Ivica Kostelić Italy Giuliano Razzoli
1464 SL 22 January 2012   Italy Cristian Deville Austria Mario Matt Croatia Ivica Kostelić
1511 SL 27 January 2013   Austria Marcel Hirscher Germany Felix Neureuther Croatia Ivica Kostelić
1541 SL 24 January 2014   Germany Felix Neureuther Norway Henrik Kristoffersen Italy Patrick Thaler
1579 SL 25 January 2015   Sweden Mattias Hargin Austria Marcel Hirscher Germany Felix Neureuther
1615 SL 24 January 2016   Norway Henrik Kristoffersen Austria Marcel Hirscher Germany Fritz Dopfer
1658 SL 22 January 2017   Austria Marcel Hirscher United Kingdom Dave Ryding Russia Aleksandr Khoroshilov
1697 SL 21 January 2018   Norway Henrik Kristoffersen Austria Marcel Hirscher Switzerland Daniel Yule
1733 SL 26 January 2019   France Clément Noël Austria Marcel Hirscher France Alexis Pinturault
1770 SL 26 January 2020   Switzerland Daniel Yule Austria Marco Schwarz France Clément Noël
SL 24 January 2021   COVID-19 pandemic; replaced in Flachau on 17 January 2021
1840 SL 22 January 2022   United Kingdom Dave Ryding Norway Lucas Braathen Norway Henrik Kristoffersen
1877 SL 22 January 2023   Switzerland Daniel Yule United Kingdom Dave Ryding Norway Lucas Braathen
1911 SL 21 January 2024   Germany Linus Strasser Sweden Kristoffer Jakobsen Switzerland Daniel Yule

 Not part of classic Hahnenkamm Races. Replaced Madonna di Campiglio (1998), Wengen (2007). 
GS in 1950s and 1960s didn't count for Hahnenkamm combined. And in 1970 did together with SL (dowhnill cancelled)

Women

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Type Year Winner
International Hahnenkamm Races
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 1932   Austria Rini Andretta
"Hahnenkamm" course
SL 1935   Netherlands Gratia Schimmelpenninck
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 1936   Austria Grete Weikert
"Ganslern" course
SL 1937   Nazi Germany Lisa Resch
SL 1946   Austria Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf
SL 1947   Austria Gundl Baur
SL 1948   Austria Sophie Nogler
SL 1949   Austria Resi Hammerer
SL 1950   West Germany Hannelore Glaser-Franke
SL 1951   United States Andrea Mead Lawrence
FIS–A
GS 1953   France Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet
SL Austria Trude Klecker
GS 1954   West Germany Mirl Buchner
SL Austria Regina Schöpf
SL 1955   Austria Putzi Frandl
SL 1956   Norway Astrid Sandvik
SL 1957   Austria Putzi Frandl
GS 1958   Switzerland Annemarie Waser
SL Switzerland Renée Colliard
SL 1959   Switzerland Annemarie Waser
GS 1960   France Thérèse Leduc
SL United States Linda Meyers
SL 1961   Austria Traudl Hecher

Course

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The slope has numerous changes of terrain and lies at an oblique angle making it one of, if not the hardest and most challenging slalom course in the World Cup, located next to the final straight of the Streif.

It has its own finishing arena. The name "Ganslernhang" comes from a farmstead that stood there until 1993 and took its name from a stream, the Gänsbach, which flowed past it.

In 2009, before relatively short course, was lengthened by moving start higher up in the hill, at the same time new lift was built, with more comfortable standing area.

Sections

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  • Goasweg, Steilhang, Doppelwelle, Querfahrt, Stadl Kurve, Talei

Club5+

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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.[4]

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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Overview Men's race...races from 1931. pdf" (PDF). hahnenkamm.com/hkr-statistics. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Alberto Tomba že četrtič prvi, Robert Žan pa prvič četrti (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 January 1988.
  3. ^ "Sijajen uspeh Jureta Koširja v slalomu za svetovni pokal (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 January 1993.
  4. ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
  5. ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
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47°26′33″N 12°22′45″E / 47.442481°N 12.379251°E / 47.442481; 12.379251