Olympiabakken
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Architect: | Bernhard Russi |
Member: | Club5+ |
Opened: | 1993 |
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Start: | 1,020 m (3,346 ft) (AA) |
Finish: | 182 m (597 ft) |
Vertical drop: | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
Length: | 3,035 m (1.89 mi) |
Max. incline: | 32.6 degrees (64%) |
Avg. incline: | 15.4 degrees (27.6%) |
Min. incline: | 0 degrees (0%) |
Olympiabakken is an Olympic and World Cup downhill ski course in Kvitfjell, Norway, north of Lillehammer; it hosted its first World Cup events in March 1993,[1][2][3] and the alpine speed events of the 1994 Winter Olympics the following February.
Course
[edit]Olympiabakken was constructed by Swiss downhill course architect Bernhard Russi, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist (and silver medalist in 1976). Built in 1990, the course hosted all speed and half of the combined events at the 1994 Winter Olympics for both men and women.
Since 1995, Kvitfjell has been a regular stop for late season World Cup speed events for men, and occasionally for women. Olympiabakken hosted the speed events of the season finals in March 1996 and 2003; in 2021, the two scheduled men's events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A favorable downhill course, it is among the least demanding on the men's World Cup circuit.
Sections
[edit]- Winterhogget
- Russispranget
- Jansrudhoppet
- S-Svingen
- Bøygen
- Tunnelhoppet
Olympics
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1994 | DH | 13 February 1994 | ![]() |
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SG | 17 February 1994 | ![]() |
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KB | 14–25 February 1994 | ![]() |
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- The men's combined slalom was held at Hafjell on Olympialøypa course on 25 February 1994.
Women's events
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1994 | SG | 15 February 1994 | ![]() |
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DH | 19 February 1994 | ![]() |
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KB | 20–21 February 1994 | ![]() |
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- The women's combined slalom was held at Hafjell on Olympialøypa course on 21 February 1994.
World Cup
[edit]Men
[edit]Replacement for Aspen (1993), Wengen (2001), Val d'Isere (2007, 2008), Beaver Creek (2011), Ga-Pa (2012, 2014, 2025), Lake Louise (2022).
Women
[edit]Season | Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
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1992/93 | 13 March 1993 | DH | ![]() |
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[a]14 March 1993 | KB | ![]() |
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1995/96 | 6 March 1996 | DH | ![]() |
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7 March 1996 | SG | ![]() |
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2002/03 | 12 March 2003 | DH | ![]() |
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13 March 2003 | SG | ![]() |
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2022/23 | 3 March 2023 | SG | ![]() |
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4 March 2023 | DH | ![]() |
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5 March 2023 | SG | ![]() |
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2023/24 | 2 March 2024 | DH | ![]() |
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3 March 2024 | SG | ![]() |
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2024/25 | 28 February 2025 | DH | ![]() |
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1 March 2025 | DH | ![]() |
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2 March 2025 | SG | ![]() |
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Club5+
[edit]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 long-term organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Na olimpijskih prizoriščih so naši smučarji že otipali teren" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1994. p. 8.
- ^ "Smuk prinesel skupno zmago Katji Seizinger" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1994. p. 8.
- ^ "Abfahrtsarchitekt Russi" (in German). skionline.ch. 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
- ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- kvitfjell.no official