Olimpia delle Tofane
Downhill ski couse in Cortina, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It debuted 68 years ago at the 1956 Winter Olympics, hosting the men's downhill.[1][2]
| Olimpia delle Tofane | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Place: |  Cortina d'Ampezzo |
| Mountain: | Tofana di Mezzo |
| Member: | Club5+ |
| Opened: | 1956, 68 years ago |
| Level: |  expert |
| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Length: | 2.260 km (1.40 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 33 degrees (65%) |
| Avr. incline: | 16.7 degrees (30%) |
| Most wins: |  Lindsey Vonn (6x) |
| Super-G | |
| Start: | 2,160 m (7,087 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
| Length: | 2.150 km (1.34 mi) |
| Most wins: | Lindsey Vonn (6x) |
Men's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DH | 3 February 1956 |  Toni Sailer |
 Raymond Fellay |
Anderl Molterer |
- From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Men's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AC | 15 February 2021 | Marco Schwarz |
 Alexis Pinturault |
Loïc Meillard |
- Slalom run of men's combined event was held on "Rumerlo" course.
Women's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SG | 11 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami |
Corinne Suter |
Mikaela Shiffrin |
| DH | 13 February 2021 | Corinne Suter |
 Kira Weidle |
Lara Gut-Behrami | |
| AC | 15 February 2021 | Mikaela Shiffrin |
 Petra Vlhová |
Michelle Gisin | |
| GS | 18 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami |
Mikaela Shiffrin |
Katharina Liensberger |
Men
Location in Italy
Location in Europe
– 12 World Cup events (record)
– 6 downhills (record)
– 6 super-Gs (record)
| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | DH | 1968/69 | 9 February 1969 | Josef Minsch | Jean-Pierre Augert | Hans Peter Rohr |
| 268 | DH | 1977/78 | 22 December 1977 | Herbert Plank | Bernhard Russi | Peter Wirnsberger |
| 341 | SL | 1979/80 | 10 March 1980 |  Ingemar Stenmark |  Aleksandr Zhirov | Christian Orlainsky |
| 342 | GS | 11 March 1980 | Ingemar Stenmark | Hans Enn | Joël Gaspoz | |
| 387 | SL | 1981/82 | 14 December 1981 | Steve Mahre | Phil Mahre | Ingemar Stenmark |
| 388 | GS | 15 December 1981 |  Boris Strel | Phil Mahre | Joël Gaspoz | |
| 475 | DH | 1983/84 | 2 February 1984 | Helmut Höflehner | Urs Räber | Conradin Cathomen |
| 688 | DH | 1989/90 | 3 February 1990 | Kristian Ghedina | Daniel Mahrer | Helmut Höflehner |
| 689 | DH | 4 February 1990 | Helmut Höflehner | Franz Heinzer Atle Skårdal | ||
| DH | 2019/20 | 18 March 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| SG | 19 March 2020 | |||||
| GS | 21 March 2020 | |||||
| SL | 22 March 2020 | |||||
| 1880 | SG | 2022/23 | 28 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | Mattia Casse |
| 1881 | SG | 29 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt | Dominik Paris | Daniel Hemetsberger | |
Women
Not part of classic Cortina d'Ampezzo races. Replaced St. Moritz (2011), Ga-Pa (2014), Bad Kleinkirchheim (2015), Val-d'Isère (2018), St. Anton (2019, 2023).
- Rifugio Pomedes, Tofanaschuss, Duca d'Aosta, Delta, Primo Muro, Secondo Muro, Traverse Diagonale, Gran Curvone, Scarpadon, Festis, Pale di Rumerlo, Final Traverse
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.[3]
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.[4]
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