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2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super-G
The men's super-G in the 2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2020 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved six events, as the last two scheduled Super-Gs were canceled. With three events to go, 2016 discipline champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde held a slim lead in the Super-G over four competitors ranging between 51 and 74 points behind; however, at a Super-G race in Hinterstoder, Austria, Kilde crashed and failed to finish, allowing the top two finishers in the race—Swiss skier Mauro Caviezel (who had been in second and finished second) and local native Vincent Kriechmayr (who had been in fifth and won)—to both pass Kilde with two races still to go in the season. Caviezel held a narrow three-point lead over Kriechmayr, with Kilde 29 points back and the other two still in close pursuit. However, the next-to-last Super-G of the season at Kvitfjell, Kilde's home turf, was cancelled due to bad weather, and then the finals were also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus handing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super-G
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988. Much like downhill, a super-G course consists of widely set gates that racers must pass through. The course is set so that skiers must turn more than in downhill, though the speeds are still much higher than in giant slalom (hence the name). Each athlete only has one run to clock the best time. In the Olympics, super-G courses are usually set on the same slopes as the downhill, but with a lower starting point. History Super-G was run as a World Cup test event during the 1982 season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings. Approved by the International Ski Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspen Times
''The Aspen Times'' is an 11,500-circulation, 7-day-a-week newspaper in the ski resort town of Aspen, Colorado, United States, with a history dating back to 1881. History The Aspen Weekly Times' first issue was published April 23, 1881 when Aspen was a silver mining town, and the purpose of the newspaper was to bring news about the outside world to miners. The original owner was D.H. Waite & Co under the leadership of Davis Hanson Waite who sold the paper to B. Clark Wheeler in 1885 and later became Governor of Colorado. Within months, Wheeler converted the paper into a daily. Wheeler was a promoter and had various business interests. In 1880, Wheeler changed the name of the city from Ute City to Aspen. In the 1890s, the paper returned to a weekly publication schedule as the population of Aspen dropped due to the bust in silver prices. In 1956, Bil Dunaway, a U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division veteran, bought The Aspen Times, and over the next 35 years would amass a local media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Odermatt
Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who races in giant slalom and the speed disciplines. Odermatt competed for Switzerland at two Junior World Championships and three World Championships. Career At the 2016 Junior World Championships in Sochi, Odermatt won the bronze medal in super-G and the gold medal in giant slalom, which allowed him to make his World Cup debut in March 2016 in the giant slalom at the season finals in St. Moritz. At the 2018 Junior World Championships in Davos, Odermatt won an unprecedented five gold medals (combined, downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and team event). He gained his first World Cup podium at Kranjska Gora in and his first win in December 2019 in a super-G at Beaver Creek. In the next season, Odermatt achieved his first victory in giant slalom in Santa Caterina and finished second in the giant slalom and overall World Cup titles, both times after Alexis Pinturault. Odermatt dominated the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattia Casse
Mattia Casse (born 19 February 1990) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Moncalieri in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, he specializes in the speed events (Downhill and Super-G) and has competed in four World Championships. Career The son of the ski racer and trainer Alessandro, Casse made his World Cup debut on 29 December 2009 in a downhill at Bormio, just missing out on points in 31st place. He scored his first World cup points later that season on 10 March, finishing 22nd in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen downhill. Casse attained his first top ten result in December 2015 with a fourth place in the Super-G at Beaver Creek, just missing the podium; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjetil Jansrud
Kjetil Jansrud (born 28 August 1985) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion. He competed in all alpine disciplines apart from slalom, and his best event was the giant slalom where he has six World Cup podiums and an Olympic silver medal. Since 2012, he had concentrated on the speed events, where all but two of his World Cup victories had come. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won the super-G and placed third in the downhill. At the World Championships in 2019 at Åre, Jansrud won gold in the downhill. Born in Stavanger, Jansrud hails from Vinstra in Gudbrandsdalen, about Career At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Jansrud finished tenth in the combined. He broke his thumb in the Olympic giant slalom which ended his 2006 season. A bulging disc discovered that September kept him out of the entire 2007 season. Jansrud made his first World Cup podium in January 2009 at Adelboden and finished ninth in the super combined in February at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Mayer
Matthias Mayer (; born 9 June 1990) is an Austrian retired FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and Career Born in Afritz am See in Carinthia (state), Carinthia, Mayer made his World Cup debut in Sestriere in February 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2009. His best discipline is super-G. After several top ten finishes, his first World Cup podium came at Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel in a super-G in January 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2013. At the Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Mayer won the Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill, downhill to become the seventh Austrian gold medalist in the 18th edition of the List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing#Downhill, event. Joining him on the podium at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort, Rosa Khutor were Christof Innerhofer of Italy and Kjetil Jansrud of Norway. Immediately after the Olympics, he had two podium finishes in Norway, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Crystal Globe
FIS or fis may refer to: Science and technology * ''Fis'', an ''E. Coli'' gene * Fis phenomenon, a phenomenon in linguistics * F♯ (musical note) * Flight information service, an air traffic control service * Frame Information Structure, a Serial ATA technology Organizations * FIS (company), an American financial services company * Fairy Investigation Society * Federal Intelligence Service, a Swiss intelligence service * Festival Internacional de Santander, a Spanish music festival * Fiji Intelligence Services * Fish Information and Services, an international news agency * Flandreau Indian School * Frankfurt International School * French International School of Hong Kong * Fukuoka International School * International Ski Federation (French: ') * Islamic Salvation Front (French: '), a defunct political party in Algeria * Italian Fencing Federation (Italian: ') * Italian Scout Federation (Italian: ') Surname * Julio Fis (born 1974), Spanish handball player * Ljubomir Pavić ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olimpia Delle Tofane
Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It debuted at the 1956 Winter Olympics, hosting the men's downhill. Olympics Men's events : World Championships Men's events : Women's events World Cup Men Women Course sections *Rifugio Pomedes, Tofanaschuss, Duca d'Aosta, Delta, Primo Muro, Secondo Muro, Traverse Diagonale, Gran Curvone, Scarpadon, Festis, Pale di Rumerlo, Final Traverse Club5+ In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigius 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. 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 Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well known for its skiing and other winter sports. A four piste network consisting of Saalbach, Hinterglemm, Fieberbrunn and Leogang is located in the municipality, adding up to 270 kilometers of ski slopes. It is short transfer to resort from Salzburg Airport. Geography Saalbach-Hinterglemm is located in the Pinzgau region, in the Saalbach Valley, which is oriented east-west. The region is a part of the Kitzbüheler Alpen. The highest point is Spielberghorn (2,044 m) in the north and Hochkogel (2,249 m) in the south. The nearest large city is Zell am See, located about 20 km away. The municipality consists of two small towns: Saalbach and Hinterglemm, which each make up several ''Katastralgemeinden''. History The oldest evidence of settlements in the municipality stems from 1222. The name ''Salpach'' first showed up in 1350. Before 1410 ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel
The Hahnenkamm is a mountain in Europe, directly southwest of Kitzbühel in the Kitzbühel Alps of Austria. The elevation of its summit is above sea level. The Hahnenkamm (''German'': rooster's comb) is part of the ski resort of Kitzbühel, and hosts an annual World Cup alpine ski race, the ''Hahnenkammrennen''. The most famous slope on the Hahnenkamm is the classic downhill course, the '' Streif'' (streak, or stripe), which is regarded as the most demanding race course on the World Cup circuit. The course features highly technical, "fall-away" turns (reverse bank), many with limited visibility. It also contains several flat gliding sections, immediately preceded by difficult turns, placing a premium on both technical and gliding skills. The ''Streif'' is located on the mountain's northeast face which in January is mostly in the shade, adding the difficulty of flat vision to the already exceptionally demanding run. Hahnenkamm races The ''Hahnenkammrennen'' are the annual r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area. Geography The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The mountains that surround the valley are formed by dolomite rocks, which confer on them a characteristic appearance. Most of the steep slopes are covered by pine woods. The favoured cultivations are barley, rye, potatoes, flax, buckwheat. The three municipalities in Val Gardena are Urtijëi, Sëlva, and Santa Cristina; they were served by the Val Gardena Railway from 1916 until 1960. Culture Val Gardena is one of five valleys with a majority of Ladin speakers (two of these valleys are in South Tyrol). The form of the Ladin language spoken in this valley is called ''Gardenese'' in Italian, ''Grödnerisch'' in German and ''Gherdëina'' in Ladin. Woodcarving The woodcarving industry has flourished in Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of Prey (ski Course)
Birds of Prey is a World Cup downhill ski course in the western United States, located at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colorado. The race course made its World Cup debut in December 1997. Beaver Creek is a traditional early December stop on the men's World Cup calendar. The course hosted the World Championships in 1999 and 2015, and is also used for super-G and giant slalom races. Prior to 1995, the World Cup speed events in North America were usually held in the latter part of the racing season. This course has hosted total of 65 men's World Cup events ( eighth all-time), and an additional three speed events in March 1988 were on "Centennial", the former speed course at Beaver Creek. In December 2021, ''Birds of Prey'' became the first course in World Cup history to host four speed events on four consecutive days (two downhills, two super-G's). History The ''Birds of Prey'' course was developed for the 1999 World Championships, designed by Swiss Olympic downhill champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
