Olympiabakken
| Olympiabakken | |
|---|---|
| |
| Place: |  Kvitfjell
|
| Architect: | Bernhard Russi |
| Member: | Club5+ |
| Opened: | 1993 |
| Downhill | |
| Start: | 1,020 m (3,346 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
| Length: | 3,035 m (1.89 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 32.6 degrees (64%) |
| Avg. incline: | 15.4 degrees (27.6%) |
| Min. incline: | 0 degrees (0%) |
| Super-G | |
| Start: | 832 m (2,730 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
| Length: | 2,451 m (1.52 mi) |
Olympiabakken is an Olympic and World Cup downhill ski course in Kvitfjell, Norway, north of Lillehammer; it hosted its first World Cup events in March 1993,[1][2][3] and the alpine speed events of the 1994 Winter Olympics the following February.
Course
Olympiabakken was constructed by Swiss downhill course architect Bernhard Russi, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist (and silver medalist in 1976). Built in 1990, the course hosted all speed and half of the combined events at the 1994 Winter Olympics for both men and women.
Since 1995, Kvitfjell has been a regular stop for late season World Cup speed events for men, and occasionally for women. Olympiabakken hosted the speed events of the season finals in March 1996 and 2003; in 2021, the two scheduled men's events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A favorable downhill course, it is among the least demanding on the men's World Cup circuit.
Sections
- Winterhogget
- Russispranget
- Jansrudhoppet
- S-Svingen
- Bøygen
- Løftet
- Tunnelhoppet
Olympics
Men's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | DH | 13 February 1994 |  Tommy Moe
|
Kjetil André Aamodt
|
 Ed Podivinsky
|
| SG | 17 February 1994 |  Markus Wasmeier
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Tommy Moe
|
Kjetil André Aamodt
| |
| KB | 14–25 February 1994 | Lasse Kjus
|
Kjetil André Aamodt
|
Harald Strand Nilsen
|
- The men's combined slalom was held at Hafjell on Olympialøypa course on 25 February 1994.
Women's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | SG | 15 February 1994 | Diann Roffe
|
 Svetlana Gladysheva
|
 Isolde Kostner
|
| DH | 19 February 1994 | Katja Seizinger
|
Picabo Street
|
Isolde Kostner
| |
| KB | 20–21 February 1994 |  Pernilla Wiberg
|
 Vreni Schneider
|
 Alenka Dovžan
|
- The women's combined slalom was held at Hafjell on Olympialøypa course on 21 February 1994.
World Cup
Men
Replacement for Aspen (1993), Wengen (2001), Val d'Isere (2007, 2008), Beaver Creek (2011), Ga-Pa (2012, 2014, 2025), Lake Louise (2022).
Women
| Season | Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992/93 | 13 March 1993 | DH | Kate Pace
|
Picabo Street
|
 Carole Montillet
|
| [a]14 March 1993 | KB | Bibiana Perez
|
Morena Gallizio
|
Miriam Vogt
| |
| 1995/96 | 6 March 1996 | DH | Heidi Zurbriggen
|
Isolde Kostner
|
Katja Seizinger
|
| 7 March 1996 | SG | Ingeborg Helen Marken
|
Katja Seizinger
|
Isolde Kostner
| |
| 2002/03 | 12 March 2003 | DH |  Renate Götschl
|
Ingrid Jacquemod
|
Kirsten Clark
|
| 13 March 2003 | SG | Karen Putzer
|
Martina Ertl Alexandra Meissnitzer
|
N/a | |
| 2022/23 | 3 March 2023 | SG | Cornelia Hütter
|
Elena Curtoni
|
Lara Gut
|
| 4 March 2023 | DH | Kajsa Vickhoff Lie
|
Sofia Goggia
|
Corinne Suter
| |
| 5 March 2023 | SG | Nina Ortlieb
|
Stephanie Venier
|
Franziska Gritsch
| |
| 2023/24 | 2 March 2024 | DH | Lara Gut
|
Cornelia Hütter
|
Mirjam Puchner
|
| 3 March 2024 | SG | Federica Brignone
|
Lara Gut
|
 Ester Ledecká
| |
| 2024/25 | 28 February 2025 | DH | Cornelia Hütter
|
Emma Aicher
|
Breezy Johnson
|
| 1 March 2025 | DH | Emma Aicher
|
Lauren Macuga
|
Cornelia Hütter
| |
| 2 March 2025 | SG | Federica Brignone
|
Lara Gut
|
Sofia Goggia
|
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.[4]
Later over the years other classic long-term organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.[5]
Notes
References
- ^ "Na olimpijskih prizoriščih so naši smučarji že otipali teren" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1994. p. 8.
- ^ "Smuk prinesel skupno zmago Katji Seizinger" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1994. p. 8.
- ^ "Abfahrtsarchitekt Russi" (in German). skionline.ch. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
- ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
External links
- kvitfjell.no official