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Roland Thöni
Roland Thöni (17 January 1951 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the Alpine Skiing World Cup, World Cup circuit during the 1970s. Biography Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a ''frazione'' of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut on 7 February 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the Slalom skiing, slalom at Mürren, Switzerland. His best year was 1972 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1972, which he opened with a bronze medal in the slalom at the Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing behind his cousin Gustav and Francisco Fernández Ochoa, the gold medalist from Spain. In mid-March 1972, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days. He did not reach the podium in the following World Cup seasons. His last international race was the downhill (ski competition), downhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiamme Gialle
The Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle is the sport department of the Italian financial police force Guardia di Finanza. The club's activity is carried out in the following twelve sport disciplines: sport of athletics, athletics, Swimming (sport), swimming, judo, karate, shooting sports, shooting, fencing, Diving (sport), diving, canoeing, Rowing (sport), rowing, Sailing (sport), sailing, alpine skiing, and speed skating. In athletics, the group is called ''Gruppo Atletico Fiamme Gialle (G.A. Fiamme Gialle)''. History The first appearance of the Guardia di Finanza in sporting events date back to 1911. The team participated the gymnastics event organized in Turin, for the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. However, the ''Scudo Nelli Trophy's'' first organized team, the ''Fiamme Gialle'' (Yellow Flames), was founded in 1921 to compete in a walking race. The trophy was eventually given out following three victories in 1922, 1925, and 1928. In the following years, the activity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa (25 February 1950 – 6 November 2006) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid and raised north of the city in Cercedilla, he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school. Paquito raced in all of the alpine disciplines and specialized in slalom. At the age of 21, he won an Olympic gold medal in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. He is known for being the first and only Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Career Fernández Ochoa made his international debut at age 17 at the 1968 Winter Olympics, where he finished 38th in the downhill and giant slalom, and 23rd in the slalom. His first top ten finish on the World Cup circuit was the following season, a sixth-place finish in the slalom at Megève, France, on January 26, 1969. He was one of five siblings that raced for the Spanish alpine ski team and competed at the Winter Olympics (the others being his brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Alpine Ski Team
The Italy national alpine ski team represents Italy in international alpine skiing competitions such as Winter Olympic Games, FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. World Cup Italian alpine skiers won seven overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, six men and one women. Titles Men Women Race winner Men Updated to 5 February 2021 NA - Disciplines didn't exist yet Women Updated to 18 January 2025 NA - Disciplines didn't exist yet Podiums Updated to 31 January 2023, individual podium Italian skiers, and podiums per nations. Men Women Team Total uploaded at the end of the World Cup 2022. Team podiums (0, 1, 1) are excluded. Closed in the top ten in overall The Italian alpine skiers finished 56 times men (15 times on podium) and 32 times women (4 times on podium), on top ten in overall at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. Men Women Closed in the podium on discipline standings (Men) Men's slalom Men's giant slalom Men's dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wengen
Wengen () is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland. Located in the canton of Bern at an elevation of above sea level, it is part of the Jungfrauregion and has approximately 1,300 year-round residents, which swells to 5,000 during summer and to 10,000 in the winter. Wengen hosts the classic Lauberhorn ski races of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in January. History Wengen was first mentioned in official documents in 1268, and the origin of the name is unknown. Primarily an alpine farming community, the village began to be visited by tourists in the early 19th century. Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley's '' History of a Six Weeks' Tour'' and Byron's ''Manfred'', in which the scenery of the area is described, were published in 1817. This literature became the advent of the modern tourism industry for the village. Felix Mendelssohn, to whom there is a memorial above the village, also visited in the early nineteenth century. Guesthouses and hotels began to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sestriere
Sestriere (, , , ) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the France, French border. Its name derives from Latin language, Latin: ''ad petram sistrariam'', that is at sixty Roman mile, Roman miles from Turin. Geography Sestriere has 929 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021 and is located on the pass that links Val Chisone and Val Susa, at above mean sea level. The village is completely surrounded by mountains, which have been exploited to build one of the biggest ski resorts in Italy. The main mountains around Sestriere are: Monte Fraiteve in the north-east, Monte Sises , Punta Rognosa di Sestriere and Monte Motta in the south-east. Sestriere is divided into several smaller hamlets: Sestriere Colle, on the pass top, Sestriere Borgata, in Val Chisone, Champlas du Col and Champlas Janvier, in Val Susa. History Formerly, the pass belonged to the municipality of Cesana, but from 18 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; ; ) is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. 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 (rock), 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 S.Crestina Gherdeina, Santa Cristina; they were served by the Val Gardena Railway from 1916 until 1960. History The first document about Val Gardena dates back to 993/94–1005: in a tradition note of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, diocese of Freising, the Bavarian Count Otto from the Rapoton family transferred, among other things, "ad Gredine forestum" (forest area in Val Gardena) to Bishop Gottschal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pra Loup
Pra-Loup is a ski resort in France, at Uvernet-Fours in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, from the town of Barcelonnette. Geography Ski area The ski station has two separate base areas, 2 km apart: * Pra-Loup 1600 - primary base area at above sea level * Pra-Loup 1500 - (Les Molanès) The lift-served summit elevation is , for a vertical drop of to Pra-Loup 1600. The resort has 53 lifts, of tracks, and its ski area is linked to that of through the valley of Agneliers. Pra-Loup hosted the Junior World Championships for alpine skiing in 1999. Climate The climate is of the Alpine type. Transport By road: *From Paris and the north: via Lyon, Grenoble, Gap and Barcelonnette. *From the south of France: via Aix-en-Provence, on the A51 autoroute as far as Tallard, then in the direction of Barcelonnette. Toponymy The name of Pra-Loup consists of ''Pra'', ''Pro'' and ''lovin'', derived from a patoise form ''Pralovin'', isolated houses in a clearing and Latin ''lupinus'' "pré au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Klammer
Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. He dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975– 78). He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel by a margin of 0.33 seconds with a time of 1:45.73. Klammer won 25 World Cup downhills, including four on the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel. He also holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at Kitzbühel. Background Klammer was born into a farming family in Mooswald, community Fresach, Carinthia; like many alpine farm boys, he skied to school each winter day. His home village did not have any ski lifts, so as a child he climbed up the pasture behind his house to ski downhill. Klammer started racing at the relatively late age of 14, competing in the winter whilst working on the family farm during the summer after he dropped out of school. He had a tough struggle to make the Austri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1976 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events. Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel (above Igls), the other five events at Axamer Lizum. The events began on 5 February and ended on 13 February 1976. Medal summary Nine nations won medals in Alpine skiing, with West Germany led the medal table with two gold and a silver, all won by Rosi Mittermaier. Italy won the most total medals, with four. The two medals won by Liechtenstein were the first for the country at the Olympic Games. The four medals won by West Germany were the first in the sport for the country on its own; Germany had previously won medals when unified as a single team. Olympic medal table Source: Men's events Source: Women's events Source: Course information Source: Participating nations Thirty-three nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Innsbruck. Andorra and San Marino made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downhill (ski Competition)
Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (Slalom skiing, slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, super giant slalom, and alpine skiing combined, combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", according to the International Ski Federation, FIS "International Ski Competition Rules (ICR)".. Speeds of up to are common in international competition. Athletes must have an aerodynamically efficient tuck position to minimize drag coefficient, drag and increase speed. The term, "downhill skiing", is also used as a synonym for alpine skiing as a recreational activity. History The rules for downhill skiing competitions were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1925 British National Ski Championships. A speed of was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2013 Lauberhorn ski races, Lauberhorn FIS Alpine Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
