Hahnenkamm Races

Hahnenkamm Races
Hahnenkamm Renen
Hahnenkamm mountain above Kitzbühel
StatusActive
GenreFIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Date(s)January
FrequencyAnnual
VenueStreif (DH), Streifalm (SG),
Ganslernhang (SL)
Location(s)Kitzbühel, Austria
(Hahnenkamm mountain)
Inaugurated1931 (1931)
Organised byInternational Ski Federation

The Hahnenkamm Races (German: Hahnenkamm Rennen or Rooster Comb Races) is one of the world's most prestigious FIS Alpine Ski World Cup race in Kitzbühel, Austria, held annually since 1931.

This is the world's second oldest alpine skiing competition after Lauberhorn, with the second most esteemed ski trophy after the Lauberhorn race.

In first six years, before the competition moved to the current location, it was held in five different slopes: Fleckalm, Stickelberg, Pengelstein, Ehrenbachhöhe and Hahnenkamm.

Since 1937, the competition has been held on Streif and Ganslernhang, both famous downhill and slalom slopes, next to each other on Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel Alps.

In 2017, the combined competition was abolished, and now everyone who wins one of the Hahnenkamm races is a Hahnenkamm winner. There are now three races, first the Kitzbühel Downhill on Friday followed by the traditional races on the weekend—Saturday's race the Hahnenkamm Downhill and Sunday's race the Hahnenkamm Slalom.[1]

List of winners

Hahnenkamm classic

Combined winner was also Hanhenkamm trophy champion.

Year Downhill Slalom Combined Notes
Flecklam Hahnenkamm DH + SL best time
1931 Austria Ferdl Friedensbacher Austria Hans Mariacher United Kingdom Gordon Cleaver
Stickelberg Ehrenbachhöhe DH + SL best time
1932 Switzerland Walter Prager Austria Hans Hauser Austria Hans Hauser
1933 planned, but not announced; due to political reasons
1934
Stickelberg Hahnenkamm DH + SL best time
1935 Austria Siegfried Engl Austria Siegfried Engl Austria Siegfried Engl
Pengelstein Ehrenbachhöhe DH + SL best time
1936 Austria Friedl Pfeifer Austria Rudolph Matt Austria Rudolph Matt
Streif Ganslernhang DH + SL best time
1937 Austria Thaddäus Schwabl Austria Wilhelm Walch Austria Wilhelm Walch moved to current slopes
1938 lack of snow
1939
1946 Austria Thaddäus Schwabl Czechoslovakia Antonín Šponar Austria Karl Koller
1947 Austria Karl Feix Austria Christian Pravda Austria Christian Pravda
1948 Austria Hellmut Lantschner Austria Thaddäus Schwabl Austria Hellmut Lantschner
1949 Austria Egon Schöpf Austria Egon Schöpf Austria Egon Schöpf
1950 Austria Fritz Huber West Germany Sepp Folger Austria Fritz Huber
1951 Austria Christian Pravda Austria Christian Pravda Austria Christian Pravda
FIS--A
1953 Switzerland Bernhard Perren Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Andreas Molterer first FIS-A event (then highest level competition)
1954 Austria Christian Pravda Austria Toni Spiss Austria Christian Pravda SL -- held on the Vorderganslern slope
1955 Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Toni Spiss Austria Andreas Molterer
1956 Austria Toni Sailer Austria Toni Sailer Austria Toni Sailer
1957 Austria Toni Sailer Austria Josef Rieder Austria Josef Rieder
1958 Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Andreas Molterer
1959 United States Buddy Werner Austria Andreas Molterer Austria Andreas Molterer ORF -- first live broadcast (four cameras)
1960 France Adrien Duvillard France Adrien Duvillard France Adrien Duvillard
1961 France Guy Périllat Austria Gerhard Nenning France Guy Périllat
1962 Switzerland Willi Forrer United States Chuck Ferries Austria Gerhard Nenning
1963 Austria Egon Zimmermann West Germany Ludwig Leitner Austria Egon Zimmermann
1964 lack of snow
1965 West Germany Ludwig Leitner France Jean-Claude Killy France Jean-Claude Killy
1966 Austria Karl Schranz France Jean-Claude Killy Austria Karl Schranz
World Cup
1967 France Jean-Claude Killy France Jean-Claude Killy France Jean-Claude Killy World Cup premiere
1968 Austria Gerhard Nenning Switzerland Dumeng Giovanoli France Jean-Claude Killy
1969 Austria Karl Schranz France Patrick Russel France Guy Périllat
1970 Switzerland Dumeng Giovanoli (GS) France Patrick Russel France Patrick Russel (GS+SL) GS -- instead of downhill; the one time exception
1971 lack of snow France Jean-Noël Augert France Henri Duvillard DH -- rescheduled to Mégève, counted for Combined
1972 Austria Karl Schranz France Jean-Noël Augert France Henri Duvillard DH -- snow (Hausberg bypassed by Vorderganslern)
1973 Switzerland Roland Collombin France Jean-Noël Augert United States Bob Cochran
1974 Switzerland Roland Collombin Austria Hansi Hinterseer Italy Gustav Thöni
1975 Austria Franz Klammer Italy Piero Gros Italy Gustav Thöni
1976 Austria Franz Klammer Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Switzerland Walter Tresch snowfall -- switch (SL on Saturday, DH on Sunday)
1977 Austria Franz Klammer Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Italy Gustav Thöni
1978 Austria Josef Walcher
West Germany Sepp Ferstl
Austria Klaus Heidegger France Patrice Pellat-Finet High-safety A-Nets used for the first time
1979 West Germany Sepp Ferstl West Germany Christian Neureuther Austria Anton Steiner ORF -- eight cameras used in broadcast the first time
1980 Canada Ken Read Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
1981 Canada Steve Podborski Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Czechoslovakia Bohumír Zeman
1982 Canada Steve Podborski Sweden Ingemar Stenmark United States Phil Mahre SL -- first use of flex poles; DH -- first use of williy bags
1983 Canada Todd Brooker Sweden Ingemar Stenmark United States Phil Mahre first use of artificial snowmaking machinery
1984 Austria Franz Klammer Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Anton Steiner ABC broadcast the DH race to the United States
1985 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
1986 Austria Peter Wirnsberger Liechtenstein Paul Frommelt Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen
1987 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen
1988 lack of snow
1989 Switzerland Daniel Mahrer West Germany Armin Bittner Luxembourg Marc Girardelli
1990 Norway Atle Skårdal Austria Rudolf Nierlich Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen DH -- snow, two runs (lower start: Alte Schneise);
Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed over Vorderganslern
1991 Switzerland Franz Heinzer Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Luxembourg Marc Girardelli
1992 Switzerland Franz Heinzer Italy Alberto Tomba Switzerland Paul Accola
1993 lack of snow
1994 Austria Patrick Ortlieb Austria Thomas Stangassinger Norway Lasse Kjus
1995 France Luc Alphand Italy Alberto Tomba Luxembourg Marc Girardelli DH -- heavy snowfall (lower start: Steilhang)
1996 Austria Günther Mader Austria Thomas Sykora Austria Günther Mader
1997 Austria Fritz Strobl Austria Mario Reiter Norway Lasse Kjus DH -- Strobl set full course record at 1:51.58
1998 Italy Kristian Ghedina Austria Thomas Stangassinger Norway Kjetil André Aamodt DH -- Hausberg bypassed over Vorderganslern
SL -- start: Vorderganslern, finish: Streif
1999 Austria Hans Knauß Slovenia Jure Košir Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 99,000 -- record attendance (DH record at 53,000)
2000 Austria Fritz Strobl Austria Mario Matt Norway Kjetil André Aamodt DH -- heavy snow (lower start: Mausefalle_bottom)
2001 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Benjamin Raich Norway Lasse Kjus
2002 Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Rainer Schönfelder Norway Kjetil André Aamodt
2003 United States Daron Rahlves Finland Kalle Palander Austria Michael Walchhofer DH -- fog (lower start: Alte Schneise)
2004 Austria Stephan Eberharter Finland Kalle Palander United States Bode Miller
2005 lack of snow Austria Manfred Pranger not awarded
2006 Austria Michael Walchhofer France Jean-Pierre Vidal Austria Benjamin Raich DH -- strong wind (lower start: Mausefalle_bottom)
2007 lack of snow Sweden Jens Byggmark not awarded SL -- hurricane (start: Vorderganslern - finish: Streif)
2008 Switzerland Didier Cuche France Jean-Baptiste Grange United States Bode Miller DH -- strong wind (lower start: Mausefalle_top)
SL -- start: Vorderganslern, finish: Streif
2009 Switzerland Didier Défago France Julien Lizeroux Switzerland Silvan Zurbriggen
2010 Switzerland Didier Cuche Germany Felix Neureuther Croatia Ivica Kostelić
2011 Switzerland Didier Cuche France Jean-Baptiste Grange Croatia Ivica Kostelić
2012 Switzerland Didier Cuche Italy Cristian Deville Croatia Ivica Kostelić DH -- heavy snowfall (lower start: Alte Schneise)
2013 Italy Dominik Paris Austria Marcel Hirscher Croatia Ivica Kostelić
2014 Austria Hannes Reichelt Germany Felix Neureuther France Alexis Pinturault DH -- snow lack (Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed)
2015 Norway Kjetil Jansrud Sweden Mattias Hargin France Alexis Pinturault DH -- thick fog (lower start: Seidlalmsprung)
2016 Italy Peter Fill Norway Henrik Kristoffersen France Alexis Pinturault DH -- wind, snow (lower start: Mausefalle_top)
2017 Italy Dominik Paris Austria Marcel Hirscher KB no more on the calendar;
from now on they are all considered Hahnenkamm winners
[2]
2018 Germany Thomas Dreßen Norway Henrik Kristoffersen
2019 Italy Dominik Paris France Clément Noël DH -- on Friday instead of Saturday (bad forecast)
2020 Austria Matthias Mayer Switzerland Daniel Yule
2021 Switzerland Beat Feuz COVID-19 pandemic DH -- on Sunday instead of Saturday (bad forecast)
2022 Switzerland Beat Feuz United Kingdom David Ryding
2023 Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Switzerland Daniel Yule
2024 France Cyprien Sarrazin Germany Linus Strasser

Other additional races

Regular, rescheduled or replaced races that didn't count for classic Hahnenkamm.

Year Winner Event Notes
1932 Austria Rudolph Matt 3KB 3 combined disciplines; with ski jumping
1936 Austria Hans Hauser 4KB 4 combined disciplines
1937 Austria Hubert Hammerschmidt 4KB 4 combined disciplines
1948 Austria Edi Mall DH additional downhill race
1950 Austria Fritz Huber DH additional downhill race
1951 Austria Christian Pravda DH additional downhill race
1953 France Guy de Huertas GS
1954 Austria Toni Spiss GS
1958 Austria Toni Sailer GS
1960 Austria Karl Schranz GS
1965 Switzerland Willy Favre GS
1971 France Jean-Noël Augert SL additional slalom, counted only for FIS points
World Cup
1971 Switzerland Bernhard Russi DH race rescheduled to Megève, counted for combined
1972 Austria Karl Schranz DH additional race; replaced event from Val d'Isere
1978 Austria Josef Walcher DH additional race; replaced event from Heavenly Valley
1982 Austria Harti Weirather DH additional race; replaced event from Morzine
1983 Switzerland Bruno Kernen DH additional race; replaced event from Wengen
1985 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen DH additional race; replaced event from Val d'Isere
1986 Austria Peter Wirnsberger DH additional race; replaced event from Ga-Pa
1989 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli DH additional race; replaced event from Las Leñas
1992 Switzerland Franz Heinzer DH additional race; replaced event from St. Anton
1995 France Luc Alphand DH additional race; replaced St. Anton (start: Steilhang)
1995 Austria Günther Mader SG additional race; replaced event from Bad Kleinkirchheim
1997 France Luc Alphand DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise)
1998 Switzerland Didier Cuche DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise);
Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed over Vorderganslern
Austria Thomas Sykora SL additional race; replaced Madonna di Campiglio
1999 Norway Lasse Kjus DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise)
2000 Austria Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2001 Austria Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2002 Austria Stephan Eberharter SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2003 Austria Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Monday)
2004 Norway Lasse Kjus DH additional race; replaced event from Bormio
United States Daron Rahlves SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2005 Austria Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Monday)
2006 Austria Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2007 Sweden Jens Byggmark SL additional race; replaced event from Wengen
2008 Liechtenstein Marco Büchel SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2009 Austria Klaus Kröll SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2010 Switzerland Didier Cuche SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2011 Croatia Ivica Kostelić SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2012 Switzerland Didier Cuche SG canceled due to rain; replaced in Crans-Montana
2013 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2014 Switzerland Didier Défago SG in the calendar; regular (Sunday, start: Seidlalm Sprung)
2015 Italy Dominik Paris SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2016 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2017 Austria Matthias Mayer SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2018 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2019 Germany Josef Ferstl SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Sunday)
2020 Norway Kjetil Jansrud SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2021 Switzerland Beat Feuz DH additional race; replaced event from Wengen
Austria Vincent Kriechmayr SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Sunday to Monday)
2022 Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday
2023 Austria Vincent Kriechmayr DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday
2024 France Cyprien Sarrazin DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday

References

  1. ^ "Super-Gs, Double Downhillers and Hahnenkamm Winners". hahnenkamm.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Super-Gs, Double Downhillers and Hahnenkamm Winners". hahnenkamm.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.