Corviglia is a

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ski course in

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. Opened in 1934, it is located in the

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valley on

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mountain in the

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. Corviglia has hosted a record five

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(

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

, 1948,

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) and the

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(concurrent World Championships). It is adjacent to the newer " Engiadina", a course used for women's speed events, which hosted those events during the two most recent World Championships (2003, 2017). "Free Fall", a new downhill start constructed in 2003 by

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Winter Olympics

The descent started at Piz Nair Pitschen in

, with the finish area below the Signalbahn mountain station at an

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of above

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. From 1948 through

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, the

were concurrent

for alpine skiing.

Men's events

Women's events

World Championships

During its first World Championships in

, the downhill's course length was for both men and women. The start was at Munt da San Murezzan and the finish line at St. Moritz Bad, which was never used again. An access path had to be cut in the forest.

Men's events

Women's events

*Championships from

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

World Cup

Men

Women

Unclear if 1999, 2000 and 2001 events were held on Corviglia or Engiadina course?

Full course sections

*Frei Fall, Super-G start, Suvretta Kante, Lanigiro, Mauritius, Mauer, Weißes Band, Alp Giop, Romingersprung, Lärchensprung, Salastrains (finish area).

References

External links

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
– St. Moritz, Switzerland
Ski-db.com
- St. Moritz women's races
Ski-db.com
- St. Moritz men's races {{Ski World Cup pistes Alpine skiing in Switzerland Skiing in Switzerland Ski courses