Ganslernhang
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| Ganslernhang | |
|---|---|
| 2010 Hahnenkamm Races |
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| Place: | Kitzbühel Kitzbühel -Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer... , |
| Mountain: | Hahnenkamm |
| Slalom | |
| Start: | |
| Finish: | |
| Height difference: | 193 metres |
| Length: | 590 metres |
| Steepest gradient: | 72 % |
| Average gradient: | 35 % |
The Ganslernhang (or Ganslern for short) is a ski piste
Piste
A piste is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. The term is European, from the French for trail or track, synonymous with trail, slope, or groomed run in North America....
in Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, on which the slalom
Slalom
To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It can refer to:Sports:*Alpine Slalom skiing*Whitewater slalom/kayaking*Freestyle slalom skating*Slalom skateboarding*Slalom water skiing*Slalom ice skating*Slalom windsurfing...
events of the Hahnenkamm Races take place. The slope has numerous changes of terrain and lies an an oblique angle making it one of the most challenging slalom courses in the Alpine Ski World Cup. It is located next to the final straight of the Streif downhill course, but has its own finishing arena. The name "Ganslernhang" comes from a farmstead that stood there until 1993 and took its name from a stream, the Gänsbach, which flowed past it.
The Hahnenkamm slalom took place for the first time on the Ganslern in 1937. Even before the introduction of the World Cup in 1967 it was one of the annual fixtures in FIS's racing calendar. In the years 1964, 1988 and 1993 the slalom had to be cancelled. In 1998 there was – as in 1971 – an additional slalom in Kitzbühel. However, due to the snow situation the two races that year had to be carried out on a different route, running down the so-called Vorderganslern and the finish straight of the downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
run into its finishing arena. In 2007 and 2008 this route was chosen again due to the high number of spectators. In 2009 it returned again to the traditional Ganslernhang course.
The record holder for the most wins on the Ganslernhang is Ingemar Stenmark
Ingemar Stenmark
Jan Ingemar Stenmark is a Swedish former skier, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Fjällvinden Tärnaby.Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland...
, who won five slalom races here.
→ See also: FIS Alpine Ski World Cup