| Nationale | |
|---|---|
| Place: |  Crans-Montana
|
| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,520 m (8,268 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 975 m (3,199 ft) |
| Length: | 3,670 m (12,041 ft) |
Nationale is a World Cup men's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1940.[1]
They hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1987, with Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess and Peter Müller who took 8 of 10 available gold medals, dominating in front of the home crowd. Other events were held on another two nearby ski courses, "Mont Lachaux" and "Chetzeron".[2][3][4][5][6]
Course edit
The women's World Cup debut was held in 1977 with downhill, slalom and combined.
The men's World Cup events on this slope premiered in 1979 with slalom.[7]
World Championships edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | KB | (SL) 27 January 1987 (DH) 1 February 1987 |
 Marc Girardelli
|
Pirmin Zurbriggen
|
 Günther Mader
|
| DH | 31 January 1987 | Peter Müller
|
Pirmin Zurbriggen
|
Karl Alpiger
| |
| SL | 8 February 1987 |  Frank Wörndl
|
Günther Mader
|
Armin Bittner
|
- The men's World Championships combined slalom was held on "Chetzeron" ski course.
Women's events edit
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SL | 7 February 1987 | Erika Hess
|
Roswitha Steiner
|
 Mateja Svet
|
World Cup edit
Men edit
Women edit
References edit
- ^ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
- ^ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
- ^ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
- ^ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
- ^ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj izpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1979. p. 11.
External links edit
- Crans Montana (official)