Nationale is a

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downhill

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course in

Crans-Montana Crans-Montana is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sierre (district), Sierre in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Valais, ...

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, opened in 1940. Crans-Montana hosted the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

, and Swiss racers (

Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Alpine skiing ...

Maria Walliser Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss former alpine skiing, alpine skier. Career Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980. Together with her fellow Swiss Erika Hess, Miche ...

Erika Hess Erika Hess (born 6 March 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the best female racers of the 1980s, Hess had 31 World Cup wins (22 in slalom), four slalom titles (1981– 83 and 1985), and two overall titles (1982 ...

, and Peter Müller) dominated in front of the home crowd, winning eight of the ten events and fourteen of the thirty medals. In addition to Nationale, two nearby ski courses also hosted events at those World Championships; nearby "

Mont Lachaux Mont Lachaux is a World Cup women's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1987. They hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1987, with Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess Erika Hess (born 6 March ...

" was the women's downhill course and "Chetzeron" in Crans village.

Course

The course's World Cup debut came in January

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

, with women's events in downhill, slalom, and combined. The men's World Cup events on this slope premiered in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

with slalom.

Sections

* Dévers De Dellavi * Cassure De Cry D'er * Plat De Houlés * Mur De Mélèzes * L'Étoile * Saut Des 4000

World Championships

Men's events

Women's events

World Cup

Men

Women

References

External links

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