Ganslern
Place: Austria Kitzbühel
Mountain: Hahnenkamm
Member: Club5+
Opened: 1937
Competition: Hahnenkamm Races
Slalom
Start: 1,002 m (3,287 ft) (AA)
Finish:     811 m (2,661 ft)
Vertical drop:     193 m (633 ft)
Length:     590 m (1,936 ft)
Max. incline:    35 degrees (70%)
Avr. incline: 19.3 degrees (35%)
Min. incline: 11.3 degrees (20%)
Most wins: Sweden Ingemar Stenmark (5x)

Ganslernhang (short: Ganslern) is a men's classic slalom World Cup ski course in Kitzbühel, Austria, competing for Hahnenkamm Races since 1937.

It is located on the Hahnenkamm mountain (Kitzbühel Alps) in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, right next to even more famous "Streif" downhill course.

The record holder for the most wins on this course is the Swede, Ingemar Stenmark, who won five slalom races here. It was also here that, in 2022, that Dave Ryding became the first Briton to win a world cup ski championship.

With average of 25,000 people annually, is the second most visited SL in the circuit, behind Schladming.

History

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From 1931 to 1936 the championship was held on nearby courses "Hahnenkamm" and "Ehrenbachhöhe". Since its premiere in 1937, the Hahnenkamm slalom has been held on this course (Ganslern).

In 1954, by exception, no Hahnenkamm Trophy was awarded, they were competing on the so-called "Vorderganslern" at Austrian International Winter Sports III competition.

Even before the introduction of the World Cup in 1967 it was one of the annual fixtures in FIS's racing calendar. In 1964, 1988 and 1993 the slaloms were cancelled and held elsewhere.

In 1971, the downhill was cancelled and replaced with giant slalom which for the first and last time together with slalom counted for classic Hahnenkamm combined. An additional SL was also held.

In 1998 and 2007 additional slaloms were held on this course, replacing other cancelled venues on the so-called "Vorderganslern" to the finish line of the "Streif".[1]

In 2007 and 2008 this route was chosen again due to the high number of spectators. In 2009 it returned again to the traditional Ganslernhang course.

(pre)World Cup

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Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
won record 5 slaloms in total
 
 
Location in the Alps
No. Type Date Winner Second Third
International Hahnenkamm Races
"Hahnenkamm" course
SL 29 March 1931     Hans Mariacher   Gordon Cleaver   Hansjörg Schlechter
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 20 March 1932     Hans Hauser   Rudolph Matt   Willy Faude
SL 1933   race was planned; not realized
SL 1934  
"Hahnenkamm" course
SL 24 March 1935     Siegfried Engl   Edi Neubarth   Sepp Klingler
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 8 March 1936     Rudolph Matt   Kurt Egert   Edi Neubarth
"Ganslern" course
SL 20 March 1937     Wilhelm Walch   Hans Pfnür   Markus Maier
SL 1938   race was announced; then cancelled
SL 1939   no races during World War II period
SL 1940  
SL 1941  
SL 1942  
SL 1943  
SL 1944  
SL 1945  
SL 10 March 1946     Antonín Šponar   Karl Koller   Toni Seelos
SL 9 March 1947     Christian Pravda   Engelbert Haider   Eberhard Kneisl
SL 14 March 1948     Thaddäus Schwabl   Edi Mall   Hellmut Lantschner
SL 6 March 1949     Egon Schöpf   Luis Seyrling   Pepi Salvenmoser
SL 11 March 1950     Sepp Folger   Fritz Huber   Alois Zauner
SL 7–9 February 1951     Christian Pravda   Engelbert Haider   Fritz Huber
SL 1952   race was not in plan this year
FIS–A
SL 18 January 1953     Andreas Molterer   Walter Schuster   Martin Julen
GS 18 January 1953     Guy de Huertas   Andreas Molterer   Martin Julen
"Vorderganslern" course;
exceptionally no Hahnenkamm trophy awarded in 1954 (International Winter Sports III)
GS 22 January 1954     Toni Spiß   Stein Eriksen   Christian Pravda
SL 24 January 1954     Toni Spiß   Georges Schneider   Ernst Hinterseer
"Ganslern" course
SL 16 January 1955     Toni Spiß   Andreas Molterer   Ernst Hinterseer
SL 15 January 1956     Toni Sailer   Josl Rieder   Sepp Behr
SL 20 January 1957     Josl Rieder   Ernst Hinterseer   François Bonlieu
GS 17 January 1958     Toni Sailer   Ernst Hinterseer   Bud Werner
SL 19 January 1958     Andreas Molterer   Ernst Hinterseer   Charles Bozon
SL 18 January 1959     Andreas Molterer   Egon Zimmermann   Pepi Stiegler
GS 15 January 1960     Karl Schranz   Hans Peter Lanig   Fritz Wagnerberger
SL 17 January 1960     Adrien Duvillard   Pepi Stiegler   Willy Bogner
SL 22 January 1961     Gerhard Nenning   Guy Périllat   Ludwig Leitner
SL 21 January 1962     Chuck Ferries   Guy Périllat   Pepi Stiegler
SL 20 January 1963     Ludwig Leitner   Guy Périllat   Adolf Mathis
SL 1964   race was announced; then cancelled
GS 22 January 1965     Willy Favre   Guy Périllat   Jean-Claude Killy
SL 24 January 1965     Jean-Claude Killy   Karl Schranz   Per Martin Sunde
SL 23 January 1966     Jean-Claude Killy   Jules Melquiond   Guy Périllat
World Cup
7 SL 22 January 1967     Jean-Claude Killy   Bengt-Erik Grahn   Louis Jauffret
23 SL 21 January 1968     Dumeng Giovanoli   Alfred Matt   Jean-Claude Killy
44 SL 19 January 1969     Patrick Russel   Herbert Huber   Dumeng Giovanoli
68 GS 17 January 1970     Dumeng Giovanoli   Andrzej Bachleda   Karl Schranz
69 SL 18 January 1970     Patrick Russel   Gustav Thöni   Jean-Noël Augert
SL 23 January 1971   additional slalom race; did not count for classic Hahnenkamm
98 SL 24 January 1971     Jean-Noël Augert   Alain Penz   Harald Rofner
120 SL 16 January 1972     Jean-Noël Augert   Edmund Bruggmann   Andrzej Bachleda
146 SL 28 January 1973     Jean-Noël Augert   Gustav Thöni   Andrzej Bachleda
172 SL 27 January 1974     Hansi Hinterseer   Hans Kniewasser   Gustav Thöni
190 SL 19 January 1975     Piero Gros   Ingemar Stenmark   Paolo De Chiesa
221 SL 24 January 1976     Ingemar Stenmark   Gustav Thöni   Piero Gros
241 SL 16 January 1977     Ingemar Stenmark   Piero Gros   Franco Bieler
276 SL 22 January 1978     Klaus Heidegger   Petăr Popangelov   Andreas Wenzel
301 SL 21 January 1979     Christian Neureuther   Ingemar Stenmark   Phil Mahre
329 SL 13 January 1980     Andreas Wenzel   Christian Neureuther   Jacques Lüthy
361 SL 18 January 1981     Ingemar Stenmark   Vladimir Andreyev   Christian Orlainsky
395 SL 17 January 1982     Ingemar Stenmark   Phil Mahre   Paolo De Chiesa
  Steve Mahre
429 SL 23 January 1983     Ingemar Stenmark   Christian Orlainsky   Phil Mahre
469 SL 22 January 1984     Marc Girardelli   Franz Gruber   Bojan Križaj
503 SL 13 January 1985     Marc Girardelli   Oswald Tötsch   Bojan Križaj
539 SL 19 January 1986     Paul Frommelt   Ingemar Stenmark   Dietmar Köhlbichler
  Andreas Wenzel
591 SL 25 January 1987     Bojan Križaj   Mathias Berthold   Armin Bittner
SL 17 January 1988   lack of snow; replaced in Bad Kleinkirchheim on the same date[2]
648 SL 15 January 1989     Armin Bittner   Alberto Tomba   Rudolf Nierlich
681 SL 21 January 1990     Rudolf Nierlich   Ole Kristian Furuseth   Armin Bittner
712 SL 13 January 1991     Marc Girardelli   Ole Kristian Furuseth   Rudolf Nierlich
744 SL 19 January 1992     Alberto Tomba   Patrice Bianchi   Armin Bittner
SL 17 January 1993   lack of snow; replaced in Lech am Arlberg on the same date[3]
811 SL 16 January 1994     Thomas Stangassinger   Thomas Sykora   Alberto Tomba
843 SL 15 January 1995     Alberto Tomba   Jure Košir   Ole Kristian Furuseth
879 SL 14 January 1996     Thomas Sykora   Alberto Tomba   Jure Košir
918 SL 26 January 1997     Mario Reiter   Alberto Tomba   Finn Christian Jagge
"Vorderganslern - Streif Finish" course
958 SL 25 January 1998     Thomas Stangassinger   Thomas Sykora   Ole Kristian Furuseth
960 SL 26 January 1998     Thomas Sykora   Hans Petter Buraas   Thomas Stangassinger
"Ganslern" course
994 SL 24 January 1999     Jure Košir   Didier Plaschy   Giorgio Rocca
1025 SL 23 January 2000     Mario Matt   Matjaž Vrhovnik   Benjamin Raich
1064 SL 21 January 2001     Benjamin Raich   Jure Košir   Hans Petter Buraas
1100 SL 20 January 2002     Rainer Schönfelder   Kilian Albrecht   Bode Miller
1137 SL 26 January 2003     Kalle Palander   Rainer Schönfelder   Heinz Schilchegger
1172 SL 25 January 2004     Kalle Palander   Thomas Grandi   Rainer Schönfelder
1211 SL 23 January 2005     Manfred Pranger   Mario Matt   Ivica Kostelić
1248 SL 22 January 2006     Jean-Pierre Vidal   Reinfried Herbst   Benjamin Raich
"Vorderganslern - Streif Finish" course
1283 SL 27 January 2007     Jens Byggmark   Mario Matt   Alois Vogl
1284 SL 28 January 2007     Jens Byggmark   Mario Matt   Manfred Mölgg
1320 SL 20 January 2008     Jean-Baptiste Grange   Jens Byggmark   Mario Matt
"Ganslern" course
1360 SL 25 January 2009     Julien Lizeroux   Jean-Baptiste Grange   Patrick Thaler
1396 SL 24 January 2010     Felix Neureuther   Julien Lizeroux   Giuliano Razzoli
1428 SL 23 January 2011     Jean-Baptiste Grange   Ivica Kostelić   Giuliano Razzoli
1464 SL 22 January 2012     Cristian Deville   Mario Matt   Ivica Kostelić
1511 SL 27 January 2013     Marcel Hirscher   Felix Neureuther   Ivica Kostelić
1541 SL 24 January 2014     Felix Neureuther   Henrik Kristoffersen   Patrick Thaler
1579 SL 25 January 2015     Mattias Hargin   Marcel Hirscher   Felix Neureuther
1615 SL 24 January 2016     Henrik Kristoffersen   Marcel Hirscher   Fritz Dopfer
1658 SL 22 January 2017     Marcel Hirscher   Dave Ryding   Aleksandr Khoroshilov
1697 SL 21 January 2018     Henrik Kristoffersen   Marcel Hirscher   Daniel Yule
1733 SL 26 January 2019     Clément Noël   Marcel Hirscher   Alexis Pinturault
1770 SL 26 January 2020     Daniel Yule   Marco Schwarz   Clément Noël
SL 24 January 2021   COVID-19 pandemic; replaced in Flachau on 17 January 2021
1840 SL 22 January 2022     Dave Ryding   Lucas Braathen   Henrik Kristoffersen
1877 SL 22 January 2023     Daniel Yule   Dave Ryding   Lucas Braathen
1911 SL 21 January 2024     Linus Strasser   Kristoffer Jakobsen   Daniel Yule

 Not part of classic Hahnenkamm Races. Replaced Madonna di Campiglio (1998), Wengen (2007). 
GS in 1950s and 1960s didn't count for Hahnenkamm combined. And in 1970 did together with SL (dowhnill cancelled)

Women

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Type Year Winner
International Hahnenkamm Races
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 1932     Rini Andretta
"Hahnenkamm" course
SL 1935     Gratia Schimmelpenninck
"Ehrenbachhöhe" course
SL 1936     Grete Weikert
"Ganslern" course
SL 1937     Lisa Resch
SL 1946     Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf
SL 1947     Gundl Baur
SL 1948     Sophie Nogler
SL 1949     Resi Hammerer
SL 1950     Hannelore Glaser-Franke
SL 1951     Andrea Mead Lawrence
FIS–A
GS 1953     Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet
SL   Trude Klecker
GS 1954     Mirl Buchner
SL   Regina Schöpf
SL 1955     Putzi Frandl
SL 1956     Astrid Sandvik
SL 1957     Putzi Frandl
GS 1958     Annemarie Waser
SL   Renée Colliard
SL 1959     Annemarie Waser
GS 1960     Thérèse Leduc
SL   Linda Meyers
SL 1961     Traudl Hecher

Course

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The slope has numerous changes of terrain and lies at an oblique angle making it one of, if not the hardest and most challenging slalom course in the World Cup, located next to the final straight of the Streif.

It has its own finishing arena. The name "Ganslernhang" comes from a farmstead that stood there until 1993 and took its name from a stream, the Gänsbach, which flowed past it.

In 2009, before relatively short course, was lengthened by moving start higher up in the hill, at the same time new lift was built, with more comfortable standing area.

Sections

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  • Goasweg, Steilhang, Doppelwelle, Querfahrt, Stadl Kurve, Talei

Club5+

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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.[4]

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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Overview Men's race...races from 1931. pdf" (PDF). hahnenkamm.com/hkr-statistics. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Alberto Tomba že četrtič prvi, Robert Žan pa prvič četrti (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 January 1988.
  3. ^ "Sijajen uspeh Jureta Koširja v slalomu za svetovni pokal (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 January 1993.
  4. ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
  5. ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
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