The Hahnenkamm Races (german: Hahnenkamm Rennen or ''Rooster Comb Races'') is one of the world's most prestigious

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race in

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, held annually since 1931. This is the world's second oldest alpine skiing competition after

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, with the second most appreciated ski trophy after the Lauberhorn race. In first six years, before competition moved to the current location, it was held in five different slopes: Flecklam, Stickelberg, Pengelstein, Ehrenbachhöhe and Hahnenkamm. Since 1937, competition is held on

Streif Streif is a World Cup downhill ski course in Austria, located on Hahnenkamm mountain (Kitzbühel Alps) in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, competing for the Hahnenkamm Races since 1937. It runs on natural terrain (pasture in summer) with minor modifications ...

and

Ganslernhang 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 Hahnenkamm mountain (Kitzbühel Alps) in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, right next to even m ...

, both famous

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and

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slopes, next to each other on Hahnenkamm in

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. Since 2017 the combined competition was abolished, and now everyone who wins one of the Hahnenkamm races is a Hahnenkamm winner. There are now three races, one on friday called, the Kitzbühel Downhill. And the traditional races on Saturday called the Hahnenkamm Downhill, and on Sunday the Hahnenkamm Slalom.

List of winners

Hahnenkamm classic

Combined winner was also Hanhenkamm trophy champion.

Other additional races

Regular, rescheduled or replaced races that didn't count for classic Hahnenkamm.

References

External links

* {{Official, https://hahnenkamm.com/en/ Alpine skiing competitions Alpine skiing in Austria Kitzbühel Recurring sporting events established in 1931