It is the oldest active alpine ski racing course in the world and part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest ski competition in the world.
As Switzerland is and always was militarily neutral, alpine competitions were held during World War II.
Männlichen shares a common finish area with "Lauberhorn", Wengen's famous downhill course.
The course runs on natural terrain (pasture in summer), and is used only for World Cup events; its vertical drop is 190 metres (623 ft).
Official course name
In 2020, the name of the course was officially changed (shortened) from "Männlichen / Jungfrau" to "Männlichen" only. It is named after the mountain of the same name in the surrounding area.[2]
DH rescheduled due to lack of training from 14 to 16 January[4] (DH and KB finally cancelled; lack of and heavy snowfall, storm before and on the race day)
weather; replaced on 17 January 1984 in Parpan, counted with Wengen for KB[11][12]
KB
14 January 1984 15 January 1984
rescheduled to 15 and 17 January due to many programm changes;[13][14] (As they moved the DH from Saturday to Sunday, they also moved cancelledMorzine's SL from Sunday to Monday; original Sunday Wengen's SL counted for KB was moved from Monday and again on Tuesday)
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KB
15 January 1984 17 January 1984
Wengen's DH (15th) and replaced Parpan's SL (17th) together counted for KB
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.[24]