The Hahnenkamm Races (German: Hahnenkamm Rennen or Rooster Comb Races) is one of the world's most prestigious FIS Alpine Ski World Cup race in Kitzbühel, Austria, held annually since 1931.

Hahnenkamm Races
Hahnenkamm Renen
Hahnenkamm mountain above Kitzbühel
StatusActive
GenreFIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Date(s)January
FrequencyAnnual
VenueStreif (DH), Streifalm (SG),
Ganslernhang (SL)
Location(s)Kitzbühel, Austria
(Hahnenkamm mountain)
Inaugurated1931 (1931)
Organised byInternational Ski Federation

This is the world's second oldest alpine skiing competition after Lauberhorn, with the second most esteemed ski trophy after the Lauberhorn race.

In first six years, before the competition moved to the current location, it was held in five different slopes: Fleckalm, Stickelberg, Pengelstein, Ehrenbachhöhe and Hahnenkamm.

Since 1937, the competition has been held on Streif and Ganslernhang, both famous downhill and slalom slopes, next to each other on Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel Alps.

In 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, first the Kitzbühel Downhill on Friday followed by the traditional races on the weekend—Saturday's race the Hahnenkamm Downhill and Sunday's race the Hahnenkamm Slalom.[1]

List of winners edit

Hahnenkamm classic edit

Combined winner was also Hanhenkamm trophy champion.

Year Downhill Slalom Combined Notes
Flecklam Hahnenkamm DH + SL best time
1931   Ferdl Friedensbacher   Hans Mariacher   Gordon Cleaver
Stickelberg Ehrenbachhöhe DH + SL best time
1932   Walter Prager   Hans Hauser   Hans Hauser
1933 planned, but not announced; due to political reasons
1934
Stickelberg Hahnenkamm DH + SL best time
1935   Siegfried Engl   Siegfried Engl   Siegfried Engl
Pengelstein Ehrenbachhöhe DH + SL best time
1936   Friedl Pfeifer   Rudolph Matt   Rudolph Matt
Streif Ganslernhang DH + SL best time
1937   Thaddäus Schwabl   Wilhelm Walch   Wilhelm Walch moved to current slopes
1938 lack of snow
1939
1946   Thaddäus Schwabl   Antonín Šponar   Karl Koller
1947   Karl Feix   Christian Pravda   Christian Pravda
1948   Hellmut Lantschner   Thaddäus Schwabl   Hellmut Lantschner
1949   Egon Schöpf   Egon Schöpf   Egon Schöpf
1950   Fritz Huber   Sepp Folger   Fritz Huber
1951   Christian Pravda   Christian Pravda   Christian Pravda
FIS--A
1953   Bernhard Perren   Andreas Molterer   Andreas Molterer first FIS-A event (then highest level competition)
1954   Christian Pravda   Toni Spiss   Christian Pravda SL -- held on the Vorderganslern slope
1955   Andreas Molterer   Toni Spiss   Andreas Molterer
1956   Toni Sailer   Toni Sailer   Toni Sailer
1957   Toni Sailer   Josef Rieder   Josef Rieder
1958   Andreas Molterer   Andreas Molterer   Andreas Molterer
1959   Buddy Werner   Andreas Molterer   Andreas Molterer ORF -- first live broadcast (four cameras)
1960   Adrien Duvillard   Adrien Duvillard   Adrien Duvillard
1961   Guy Périllat   Gerhard Nenning   Guy Périllat
1962   Willi Forrer   Chuck Ferries   Gerhard Nenning
1963   Egon Zimmermann   Ludwig Leitner   Egon Zimmermann
1964 lack of snow
1965   Ludwig Leitner   Jean-Claude Killy   Jean-Claude Killy
1966   Karl Schranz   Jean-Claude Killy   Karl Schranz
World Cup
1967   Jean-Claude Killy   Jean-Claude Killy   Jean-Claude Killy World Cup premiere
1968   Gerhard Nenning   Dumeng Giovanoli   Jean-Claude Killy
1969   Karl Schranz   Patrick Russel   Guy Périllat
1970   Dumeng Giovanoli (GS)   Patrick Russel   Patrick Russel (GS+SL) GS -- instead of downhill; the one time exception
1971 lack of snow   Jean-Noël Augert   Henri Duvillard DH -- rescheduled to Mégève, counted for Combined
1972   Karl Schranz   Jean-Noël Augert   Henri Duvillard DH -- snow (Hausberg bypassed by Vorderganslern)
1973   Roland Collombin   Jean-Noël Augert   Bob Cochran
1974   Roland Collombin   Hansi Hinterseer   Gustav Thöni
1975   Franz Klammer   Piero Gros   Gustav Thöni
1976   Franz Klammer   Ingemar Stenmark   Walter Tresch snowfall -- switch (SL on Saturday, DH on Sunday)
1977   Franz Klammer   Ingemar Stenmark   Gustav Thöni
1978   Josef Walcher
  Sepp Ferstl
  Klaus Heidegger   Patrice Pellat-Finet High-safety A-Nets used for the first time
1979   Sepp Ferstl   Christian Neureuther   Anton Steiner ORF -- eight cameras used in broadcast the first time
1980   Ken Read   Andreas Wenzel   Andreas Wenzel
1981   Steve Podborski   Ingemar Stenmark   Bohumír Zeman
1982   Steve Podborski   Ingemar Stenmark   Phil Mahre SL -- first use of flex poles; DH -- first use of williy bags
1983   Todd Brooker   Ingemar Stenmark   Phil Mahre first use of artificial snowmaking machinery
1984   Franz Klammer   Marc Girardelli   Anton Steiner ABC broadcast the DH race to the United States
1985   Pirmin Zurbriggen   Marc Girardelli   Andreas Wenzel
1986   Peter Wirnsberger   Paul Frommelt   Pirmin Zurbriggen
1987   Pirmin Zurbriggen   Bojan Križaj   Pirmin Zurbriggen
1988 lack of snow
1989   Daniel Mahrer   Armin Bittner   Marc Girardelli
1990   Atle Skårdal   Rudolf Nierlich   Pirmin Zurbriggen DH -- snow, two runs (lower start: Alte Schneise);
Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed over Vorderganslern
1991   Franz Heinzer   Marc Girardelli   Marc Girardelli
1992   Franz Heinzer   Alberto Tomba   Paul Accola
1993 lack of snow
1994   Patrick Ortlieb   Thomas Stangassinger   Lasse Kjus
1995   Luc Alphand   Alberto Tomba   Marc Girardelli DH -- heavy snowfall (lower start: Steilhang)
1996   Günther Mader   Thomas Sykora   Günther Mader
1997   Fritz Strobl   Mario Reiter   Lasse Kjus DH -- Strobl set full course record at 1:51.58
1998   Kristian Ghedina   Thomas Stangassinger   Kjetil André Aamodt DH -- Hausberg bypassed over Vorderganslern
SL -- start: Vorderganslern, finish: Streif
1999   Hans Knauß   Jure Košir   Kjetil André Aamodt 99,000 -- record attendance (DH record at 53,000)
2000   Fritz Strobl   Mario Matt   Kjetil André Aamodt DH -- heavy snow (lower start: Mausefalle_bottom)
2001   Hermann Maier   Benjamin Raich   Lasse Kjus
2002   Stephan Eberharter   Rainer Schönfelder   Kjetil André Aamodt
2003   Daron Rahlves   Kalle Palander   Michael Walchhofer DH -- fog (lower start: Alte Schneise)
2004   Stephan Eberharter   Kalle Palander   Bode Miller
2005 lack of snow   Manfred Pranger not awarded
2006   Michael Walchhofer   Jean-Pierre Vidal   Benjamin Raich DH -- strong wind (lower start: Mausefalle_bottom)
2007 lack of snow   Jens Byggmark not awarded SL -- hurricane (start: Vorderganslern - finish: Streif)
2008   Didier Cuche   Jean-Baptiste Grange   Bode Miller DH -- strong wind (lower start: Mausefalle_top)
SL -- start: Vorderganslern, finish: Streif
2009   Didier Défago   Julien Lizeroux   Silvan Zurbriggen
2010   Didier Cuche   Felix Neureuther   Ivica Kostelić
2011   Didier Cuche   Jean-Baptiste Grange   Ivica Kostelić
2012   Didier Cuche   Cristian Deville   Ivica Kostelić DH -- heavy snowfall (lower start: Alte Schneise)
2013   Dominik Paris   Marcel Hirscher   Ivica Kostelić
2014   Hannes Reichelt   Felix Neureuther   Alexis Pinturault DH -- snow lack (Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed)
2015   Kjetil Jansrud   Mattias Hargin   Alexis Pinturault DH -- thick fog (lower start: Seidlalmsprung)
2016   Peter Fill   Henrik Kristoffersen   Alexis Pinturault DH -- wind, snow (lower start: Mausefalle_top)
2017   Dominik Paris   Marcel Hirscher KB no more on the calendar;
from now on they are all considered Hahnenkamm winners
[2]
2018   Thomas Dreßen   Henrik Kristoffersen
2019   Dominik Paris   Clément Noël DH -- on Friday instead of Saturday (bad forecast)
2020   Matthias Mayer   Daniel Yule
2021   Beat Feuz COVID-19 pandemic DH -- on Sunday instead of Saturday (bad forecast)
2022   Beat Feuz   David Ryding
2023   Aleksander Aamodt Kilde   Daniel Yule
2024   Cyprien Sarrazin   Linus Strasser

Other additional races edit

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

Year Winner Event Notes
1932   Rudolph Matt 3KB 3 combined disciplines; with ski jumping
1936   Hans Hauser 4KB 4 combined disciplines
1937   Hubert Hammerschmidt 4KB 4 combined disciplines
1948   Edi Mall DH additional downhill race
1950   Fritz Huber DH additional downhill race
1951   Christian Pravda DH additional downhill race
1953   Guy de Huertas GS
1954   Toni Spiss GS
1958   Toni Sailer GS
1960   Karl Schranz GS
1965   Willy Favre GS
1971   Jean-Noël Augert SL additional slalom, counted only for FIS points
World Cup
1971   Bernhard Russi DH race rescheduled to Megève, counted for combined
1972   Karl Schranz DH additional race; replaced event from Val d'Isere
1978   Josef Walcher DH additional race; replaced event from Heavenly Valley
1982   Harti Weirather DH additional race; replaced event from Morzine
1983   Bruno Kernen DH additional race; replaced event from Wengen
1985   Pirmin Zurbriggen DH additional race; replaced event from Val d'Isere
1986   Peter Wirnsberger DH additional race; replaced event from Ga-Pa
1989   Marc Girardelli DH additional race; replaced event from Las Leñas
1992   Franz Heinzer DH additional race; replaced event from St. Anton
1995   Luc Alphand DH additional race; replaced St. Anton (start: Steilhang)
1995   Günther Mader SG additional race; replaced event from Bad Kleinkirchheim
1997   Luc Alphand DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise)
1998   Didier Cuche DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise);
Hausberg, Zielschuss bypassed over Vorderganslern
  Thomas Sykora SL additional race; replaced Madonna di Campiglio
1999   Lasse Kjus DH downhill sprint in two short runs (start: Alte Schneise)
2000   Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2001   Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2002   Stephan Eberharter SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2003   Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Monday)
2004   Lasse Kjus DH additional race; replaced event from Bormio
  Daron Rahlves SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2005   Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Monday)
2006   Hermann Maier SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2007   Jens Byggmark SL additional race; replaced event from Wengen
2008   Marco Büchel SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2009   Klaus Kröll SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2010   Didier Cuche SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2011   Ivica Kostelić SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2012   Didier Cuche SG canceled due to rain; replaced in Crans-Montana
2013   Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2014   Didier Défago SG in the calendar; regular (Sunday, start: Seidlalm Sprung)
2015   Dominik Paris SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2016   Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2017   Matthias Mayer SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2018   Aksel Lund Svindal SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2019   Josef Ferstl SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Friday to Sunday)
2020   Kjetil Jansrud SG in the calendar; regular super-G race
2021   Beat Feuz DH additional race; replaced event from Wengen
  Vincent Kriechmayr SG in the calendar; regular (moved from Sunday to Monday)
2022   Aleksander Aamodt Kilde DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday
2023   Vincent Kriechmayr DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday
2024   Cyprien Sarrazin DH in the calendar; regular; on Friday

References edit

  1. ^ "Super-Gs, Double Downhillers and Hahnenkamm Winners". hahnenkamm.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Super-Gs, Double Downhillers and Hahnenkamm Winners". hahnenkamm.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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