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Challenger (ski Course)
Challenger is a World Cup downhill ski course in the western United States, on the north slope of Bald Mountain in Sun Valley, Idaho. The course is part of Sun Valley Ski Resort, the most prestigious in Idaho. Tom Johnston, a very controversial character known as "Cowboy", designed the new or mostly renovated slope, starting on the original old course at Steilhang Traverse; in mid-section it runs left from the original slope, then returns for the finish on the same terrain as the old one. Challenger has the steepest average incline on the World Cup circuit at 36%, surpassing even the Streif course in Kitzbühel. With a vertical drop of , the steepness provides a very demanding but relatively short course at ; lasting about 85 seconds, the average vertical descent rate is approximately per second. Course History The Challenger was a steam locomotive introduced by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1936, the year it founded and opened Sun Valley ski resort with the first ski chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingemar Stenmark
Jan Ingemar Stenmark (; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. He is regarded as a legendary skier and one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever, having won several Olympic medals and world cups during his career. When he retired in 1989, he held the record for the greatest number of international race wins, a record that was only broken in 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin and remains unbroken amongst men. He competed for Tärna IK Fjällvinden. Biography Born in Joesjö, Storuman Municipality, Lapland, Sweden, Lapland, Stenmark and his family moved to Tärnaby near Norway when he was four years old. He became a childhood neighbour of Stig Strand (also born 1956), who tied Stenmark for the World Cup slalom title in 1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1983. Stenmark began skiing at the age of five and won his first national competition at age eight. Competitive record Stenmark made his World Cup debut in December 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franjo Von Allmen
Franjo von Allmen (born 24 July 2001) is a Swiss Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who competes in the speed disciplines of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G. Career Born in Boltigen, Canton of Bern, Bern, von Allmen made his World Cup debut on 4 March 2022–23 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2023, in a downhill at Aspen Mountain (ski area), Aspen in the United States. His first World Cup podium came in January 2023–24 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2024 in a super-G at Kandahar (ski course)#Kandahar 2, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; his first victory was a year later in January 2024–25 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2025, also a super-G, this time on home country snow in Lauberhorn (downhill ski course), Wengen. A few weeks later at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025, 2025 World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Saalbach, Austria, von Allmen won two gold medals — in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 – Men's downhill, downhill and FIS Alpine World Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Haaser
Raphael Haaser (born 17 September 1997) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the technical event of giant slalom and Super-G, a speed event. Career Haaser achieved his first World Cup podium in December 2021, finishing second in a super-G at Bormio. At the World Championships in 2023, he took the bronze medal in the combined, following in the footsteps of his older sister Ricarda, who won the bronze in the women's combined the day before. Haaser won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2025 World Championships. Personal life Haaser's sister, Ricarda Haaser, is also an alpine skier. World Cup results Season standings : Race podiums *0 wins *5 podiums (5 SG); 19 top tens World Championship results Olympic results References External links * * Raphael Haaserat Ski Austria The Austrian Ski Association (Österreichischer Skiverband, abbrev. ÖSV ), is the winter sports federation for Austria. Part of the International Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Feurstein
Lukas Feurstein (born May 18, 2001) is an Austrian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who specializes in super-G and giant slalom. Career Feurstein was raised in the village of Mellau in Vorarlberg, and debuted as a junior in November 2017. In February 2019, he won two medals at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo, finishing second in the mixed team event and third in the slalom. At the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2021, 2021 Junior World Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria, Feurstein secured a win in the giant slalom as well as a silver medal in the super-G. This earned an invitation to compete in the super-G event of the World Cup finals at Lenzerheide, where he finished 19th. In December 2021, Feurstein suffered bilateral tibial contusion when he crashed at race in Zinal, Switzerland. He was able to return into racing a few weeks later and was third in the Super-G standings for the 2021–22 FIS Alpine S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heini Hemmi
Heini Hemmi (born 17 January 1949) is a Swiss former alpine skier, winner of the giant slalom competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He also won the Giant slalom World Cup 1976-77. He is the older brother of Christian Hemmi Christian Hemmi (born 23 August 1954) is a former Swiss alpine skier. He is the brother of Heini Hemmi. Career During his career he has achieved 3 results among the top 3 in the World Cup. World Cup results ;Top 3 References External li ..., who was on the podium thrice in the 1976–77 World Cup. World Cup victories References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemmi, Heini 1949 births Swiss male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Living people 20th-century Swiss sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Hemmi
Christian Hemmi (born 23 August 1954) is a former Swiss alpine skier. He is the brother of Heini Hemmi. Career During his career he has achieved 3 results among the top 3 in the World Cup. World Cup results ;Top 3 References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemmi, Christian 1954 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers 20th-century Swiss sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Mahre
Steven Irving Mahre (born May 10, 1957 in Yakima, Washington) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and younger twin brother (by four minutes) of ski racer Phil Mahre. Career Mahre won the silver medal in slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, 0.21 seconds behind his brother. He won the gold medal in giant slalom at the 1982 World Championships in Schladming, Austria. His best finish in the overall standings was third in 1982 and fourth in 1981 (brother Phil was the overall World Cup champion in 1981, 1982, and 1983). After nine seasons, the Mahre twins retired from the World Cup circuit following the 1984 season. Steve finished his career with 9 World Cup victories and 21 podiums. They would be honored with the ceremonial first pitch at the 1984 Seattle Mariners season home opener. The book ''No Hill Too Fast'', written by the Mahre brothers, was published in 1985. World Cup results Season standings Race victories *9 wins (2 GS, 6 SL, 1 K) *21 podiums (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Gros
Piero "Pierino" Gros (born 30 October 1954) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from northwestern Italy. He won the gold medal in slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and was the World Cup overall champion in 1974. Biography Gros was born at Sauze d'Oulx, in the province of Turin in the Piedmont region. He learned to ski at an early age, thanks to Aldo Monaci and Aldo Zulian. At the age of 8, he was for the first time on the podium of a local race. Gros made his debut in the World Cup at age 18 in December 1972. In that 1973 season, he won two races in Val d'Isère and Madonna di Campiglio; he was the youngest Italian skier ever to win a World Cup race. Two years later he won the overall title, sharing this result in Italy only with his friend and rival Gustav Thöni and with Alberto Tomba. Thöni had won the overall title the three preceding seasons and would reclaim it in 1975; he was the runner-up in 1974, and if not for Gros, would've won an unthinkable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 2024–25 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS), was the 59th World Cup season for men and women as the highest level of international alpine skiing competitions. The season started on 26 October 2024 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 27 March 2025 at the finals in Sun Valley, United States. The season took a break in February for the World Championships in Saalbach, Austria. Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami, both from Switzerland, were the reigning champions from the previous season. Odermatt successfully defended his title, claiming the crystal globe for the 4th consecutive time. Gut-Behrami finished the season in 2nd place, as Federica Brignone from Italy secured the women's overall title for the 2nd time in her career. Season overview The provisional race calendar was published on 9 May 2024. As a result, the downhill race in Zermatt-Cervinia, which was criticized in previous seasons, was removed from the calendar. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west. In comparison to all the U.S. states and territories, Utah, with a population of just over three million, is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 13th largest by area, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 30th most populous, and the List of U.S. states by population density, 11th least densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two regions: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which includes the state capital, Salt Lake City, and is home to roughly two-thirds of the population; and Washington County, Utah, Washington County in the southwest, which has approximately 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2002 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held 10–23 February in the United States near Salt Lake City, Utah. The downhill, super-G, and combined events were held at Snowbasin, the giant slaloms at Park City, and the slaloms at adjacent Deer Valley. Medal table Source: Men's events Source: Women's events Source: Participating NOCs Fifty nations competed in the alpine skiing events at Salt Lake City. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Course information Snowbasin hosted the downhill, super-G, and combined events; the giant slaloms were at Park City and the slaloms at adjacent Deer Valley Source: See also * Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics References External linksFIS-Ski.com– alpine skiing – 2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, Utah, USAOfficial Results Book – Alpine skiing {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
