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Val Gardena (Alto Adige) ITA

Web: Val Gardena
Elevation Area: 1 700 m - Summit: 2 730 m

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Nearest International Airports:
Bolzano, Innsbruck, AUT
Nearest Train Station:
Chiusa

Val Gardena is one of the great "Classics" of speed skiing. It was an FIS World Championship host in 1970 and has been a regular World Cup stop since 1969.

All top downhillers try to win on its long and bumpy course in the mid-December. Dominated by the magnificent scenery with craggy Dolomites Peaks and greyish-pink rock, the challenging "Saslong" course is famous among the fans with its "Camel Jumps" and the icy turns on the "Ciaslat".

Skiing in this part of the beautiful Dolomites started after the railway was built during World War I as a former part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Yet ski racing has an even older tradition and the first races were held early in the 20th Century.

A Val Gardena Ski Club was first founded in 1908. Traditional wood-carving and tourism are the main business in the valley where the locals speak three languages: Ladin, an old Alpine language, German and Italian. Thanks to the "Superski Dolomiti" ski-pass, its possible to ski to many resorts in the area - including more than 1,100 km of slopes and 470 lifts
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Franz Klammer (AUT) 1975 DH / 1st Christian Ghedina (ITA) 2002 DH / 1st

Val Gardena Men's Result
. 1 2 3
1969 DH Daetwyler J.-D. 2:07,75 Duvillard -0.79 Sailer R. -0.93
1970 DH Russi 2:24,57 Colden -0.22 Milne -0.52
GS Schranz 4:19,19 Bleiner -0.39 Giovanoli -1.94
SL Augert J.-N. 99,47 Russel -0.04 Kidd -0.06
1972 DH Russi 2:06,06 Berthod -1.17 Lafferty -1.51
GS Bruggmann 3:41,61 Tritscher -3.21 Thoeni R. -3.45
DH Collonbin 2:05,67 Colden -0.46 Zwilling -0.48
1975 DH Klammer 2:01,22 Haker -0.62 Russi -1.05
P Thoeni . Stenmark . Tresch .
1976 DH Klammer 2:03,83 Plank -1.08 Haker -1.44
DH Klammer 2:05,71 Walcher -0.95 Russi -1.59
1977 DH Plank 2:01,47 Wirnsberger -1.13 Klammer -1.85
1978 DH Walcher 2:11,86 Mueller -0.30 Vesti -1.05
DH Haker 2:06,37 Mueller -1.26 Read -2.08
1979 DH Mueller 2:03,49 Haker -0.78 Grissmann -0.90
1980 DH Weirather 1:52,96 Spiess -0.13 Mueller -0.40
DH Mueller 2:01,24 Weirather -0.35 Podborski -0.76
1981 DH Resch 2:07,41 Bartelski -0.11 Stock -0.40
1982 DH Cathomen 2:09,54 Resch -0.33 Klammer -0.55
DH Klammer 2:08,91 Mueller -0.48 Raeber -0.70
1983 DH Raeber 1:56,80 Brooker -0.61 Podborski -0.99
SG Zurbriggen 1:35,33 Hangl -0.43 Stock -1.30
1984 DH Hoeflehner 2:06,82 Cathomen -0.84 Wirnsberger -1.43
1985 DH Wirnsberger 2:04,29 Mueller -0.53 Wirdgruber -0.99
1986 DH Boyd 2:01,76 Mair -0.14 Wasmeier -0.21
1987 DH Boyd 2:02,29 Zurbriggen -0.21 Stemmle -0.78
1988 DH Mueller 2:00,51 Assinger -0.18 Boyd -0.28
DH Hoeflehner 2:02,67 Ortlieb -0.08 Mueller -0.35
1989 DH Zurbriggen 2:01,88 Heinzer -0.54 Ghedina -0.55
1990 DH Heinzer 2:00,21 Huber -0.36 Skaardal -0.43
DH Skaardal 2:00,00 Boyd -0.28 Alphand -0.74
1991 DH Heinzer 2:00,17 Stock -0.27 Skaardal -0.41
1992 DH Besse 1:59,49 Thorsen -0.97 Ortlieb -0.61
DH Stock 2:01,90 Besse -0.34 Kitt -0.36
1993 DH Foser 2:08,90 Franz -0.19 Girardelli -0.31
DH Ortlieb 2:00,36 Mahrer -0.41 Cretier -0.52
1995 DH Ortlieb 2:00,36 Gigandet -0.44 Alphand -0.48
1996 DH Alphand 1:53,10 Skaardal -0.15 Ghedina -0.20
DH Ghedina 2:00,28 Alphand -0.23 Strobl J -0.37
1998 DH Kjus 2:02,18 Franz -0.91 Maier -1.10
DH Ghedina 2:04,17 Kjus -0.14 Franz -0.28
1999 DH Ghedina 2:02.99 Strobl J. -1.35 Podborski -1.38
DH Schfferer 2:04.78 Ghedina -0.11 Maier -0.22
2001 DH Ghedina 2:01.47 Kjus 2:01.63 Surzenbacher 2:01.20
DH Eberharter 2:01.24 Walchhofer 2:01.46 Aamodt 2:01.50
2002 SG Defago 1:38.11 Reichelt 1:38.22 Buechel 1:38.49
DH Deneriaz 1:55.95 Warchhofer 1;56.17 Strobl J. 1:56.26
2003 SG: Kjus 1:36.94 Eberharter 1:37.04 Maier 1:37.42
DH: Deneriaz 1:52.99 Walchhofer 1:53.88 Knaus 1:53.91
2004 SG: Warchhofer 1:31.17 Maier 1:31.29 Raich 1:31.47
DH: Rauffer 1:50.59 Gruenenferder J. 1:50.64 Grugger 1:50.72
2005 SG: Grugger 1:37.35 Guay 1:37.66 Hoffmann 1:37.67
DH: Buechel 1:27.99 Walchhofer 1:28.01 Guay 1:28.19
2006 SG: Miller 1:32.35 Gruber 1:32.99 Kuchera 1:33.08
DH: Nyman 1:56.52 Cuche 1:56.54 Strobl F. 1:56.95

World Alpine Ski Championships Val Gardena 1970
. Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Combind
Men 1. Russi(SUI) Schranz(AUT) Augert J.-N.(FRA) Kidd(USA)
2. Cordin(AUT) Bleiner(AUT) Russel(FRA) Russel(FRA)
3. Milne(AUS) giovanoli(SUI) Kidd(USA) Bachleda(POL)
4. Schranz(AUT) Rieger(BRD) Thoeni G.(ITA) Rieger(BRD)
5. Varello(ITA) Kidd(USA) Penz(FRA) Bruggmann(SUI)
6. Kidd(USA) Bachleda(POL) Giovanoli(SUI) Schlager(BRD)
Women 1. Zrid(SUI) Clifford(CAN) Lafforgue(FRA) Jacot(FRA)
2. Mir(FRA) Lafforgue(FRA) Cochran B.(USA) Steurer(FRA)
3. Proell(AUT) Macchi(FRA) Jacot(FRA) Cochran M.(USA)
4. Crawford(CAN) Jacot(FRA) Gabl(AUT) Cochran B.(USA)
5. Gfoellner(AUT) Gabl(AUT) Nagel(USA) Mittermaier R.(BRD)
6. Steurer(FRA) Cochran M.(USA) Cochran M.(USA) Proell(AUT

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