Corviglia (ski course)

Corviglia

Place:	St. Moritz
Mountain:	Piz Nair, Albula Alps
Opened:	1934
Level:	advanced
Downhill
Start:	2,840 m (9,318 ft) (AA)
Finish:	2,040 m (6,693 ft)
Vertical drop:	800 m (2,625 ft)
Length:	2,774 m (1.72 mi)
Max. incline:	45 degrees (100%)
Avr. incline:	15.3 degrees (27.4%)
Min. incline:	6.8 degrees (12%)
Super-G
Start:	2,645 m (8,678 ft) (AA)
Finish:	2,040 m (6,693 ft)
Vertical drop:	605 m (1,985 ft)
Length:	2,196 m (1.36 mi)
Max. incline:	31.4 degrees (61%)
Avr. incline:	15.4 degrees (27.6%)
Min. incline:	6.8 degrees (12%)

Corviglia is a World Cup ski course in Switzerland at St. Moritz, Grisons. Opened 90 years ago in 1934, it is located in the Engadin valley on Piz Nair mountain in the Albula Alps.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Corviglia has hosted a record five World Championships (1934, 1948, 1974, 2003, 2017) and the Winter Olympics in 1948 (concurrent World Championships).^[4]

It is adjacent to the newer "Engiadina", a course used for women's speed events, which hosted those events during the two most recent World Championships (2003, 2017).

"Free Fall", a new downhill start constructed in 2003 by Bernhard Russi, has the steepest incline in circuit at 45 degrees (100% gradient).^[5]^[6]

Winter Olympics

The descent started at Piz Nair Pitschen in 1948, with the finish area below the Signalbahn mountain station at an elevation of 1,870 meters (6,135 ft) above sea level.

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were concurrent World Championships for alpine skiing.^[7]

Men's events

Year	Event	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948	DH	2 February 1948	Henri Oreiller	Franz Gabl	Karl Molitor Rolf Olinger
	KB	2 / 4 February 1948	Henri Oreiller	Karl Molitor	James Couttet
	SL	5 February 1948	Edy Reinalter	James Couttet	Henri Oreiller

Women's events

Year	Event	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948	DH	2 February 1948	Hedy Schlunegger	Trude Beiser	Resi Hammerer
	KB	2 / 4 February 1948	Erika Mahringer	Gretchen Fraser	Erika Mahringer
	SL	5 February 1948	Gretchen Fraser	Antoinette Meyer	Erika Mahringer

World Championships

During its first World Championships in 1934, the downhill's course length was 4.4 km (2.7 mi) for both men and women. The start was at Munt da San Murezzan and the finish line at St. Moritz Bad, which was never used again. An access path had to be cut in the forest.^[7]

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Location in Switzerland

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Location in the Alps

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Location in Europe

Men's events

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934	DH	15 February 1934	David Zogg	Franz Pfnür	Ido Cattaneo Heinz von Allmen
	SL	17 February 1934	Franz Pfnür	David Zogg	Willi Steuri
	KB	15 / 17 February 1934	David Zogg	Franz Pfnür	Heinz Von Allmen
1974	GS	5 February 1974	Gustav Thöni	Hansi Hinterseer	Piero Gros
	DH	9 February 1974	David Zwilling	Franz Klammer	Willi Frommelt
	SL	10 February 1974	Gustav Thöni	David Zwilling	Francisco Fernández-Ochoa
	KB	5 / 9 / 10 February 1974	Franz Klammer	Andrzej Bachleda	Wolfgang Junginger
2003	SG	2 February 2003	Stephan Eberharter	Hermann Maier	Bode Miller
	KB	6 February 2003	Bode Miller	Lasse Kjus	Kjetil André Aamodt
	DH	8 February 2003	Michael Walchofer	Kjetil André Aamodt	Bruno Kernen
	SL	16 February 2003	Ivica Kostelić	Silvan Zurbriggen	Giorgio Rocca
2017	SG	8 February 2017	Erik Guay	Kjetil Jansrud	Manuel Osborne-Paradis
	DH	12 February 2017	Beat Feuz	Erik Guay	Max Franz
	AC	13 February 2017	Luca Aerni	Marcel Hirscher	Mauro Caviezel
	GS	17 February 2017	Marcel Hirscher	Roland Leitinger	Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen

Women's events

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934	DH	15 February 1934	Anny Rüegg	Christl Cranz	Lisa Resch
	SL	16 February 1934	Christl Cranz	Lisa Resch	Rösli Rominger
	KB	15 / 16 February 1934	Christl Cranz	Lisa Resch	Anny Rüegg
1974	GS	3 February 1974	Fabienne Serrat	Traudl Treichl	Jacqueline Rouvier
	DH	7 February 1974	Annemarie Pröll	Betsy Clifford	Wiltrud Drexel
	SL	8 February 1974	Hanni Wenzel	Michèle Jacot	Lise-Marie Morerod
	KB	3 / 7 / 8 February 1974	Fabienne Serrat	Hanni Wenzel	Monika Kaserer
2017	AC	10 February 2017	Wendy Holdener	Michelle Gisin	Michaela Kirchgasser
2017	GS	16 February 2017	Tessa Worley	Mikaela Shiffrin	Sofia Goggia

Championships from 1954 to 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

World Cup

Men

No.	Type	Season	Date	Winner	Second	Third
95	DH	1970/71	16 January 1971	Walter Tresch	Bernhard Russi	Andreas Sprecher
96	SL	1970/71	17 January 1971	Tyler Palmer	Harald Rofner	Gustav Thöni
112	DH	1971/72	5 December 1971	Bernhard Russi	Heinrich Messner	Walter Tresch
149	DH	1972/73	11 February 1973	Werner Grissmann	Josef Walcher	Franz Klammer
180	DH	1974/75	15 December 1974	Franz Klammer	Herbert Plank	Werner Grissmann
351	DH	1980/81	21 December 1980	Steve Podborski	Peter Wirnsberger	Peter Müller
1105	DH	2001/02	2 February 2002	Stephan Eberharter	Fritz Strobl	Michael Walchhofer
1106	GS	2001/02	3 February 2002	Stephan Eberharter	Didier Cuche	Hans Knauß
	DH	2013/14	1 February 2014	instead of Ga-Pa, cancelled due to fog; replaced in Kvitfjell on 28 February 2014
1546	GS	2013/14	2 February 2014	Ted Ligety	Marcel Hirscher	Alexis Pinturault
1633	DH	2015/16	16 March 2016	Beat Feuz	Steven Nyman	Erik Guay
1634	SG		17 March 2016	Beat Feuz	Kjetil Jansrud   Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
1635	GS		19 March 2016	Thomas Fanara	Alexis Pinturault	Mathieu Faivre
1636	SL		20 March 2016	Andre Myhrer	Marcel Hirscher	Sebastian Foss-Solevåg

Women

Unclear if 1999, 2000 and 2001 events were held on Corviglia or Engiadina course?

No.	Type	Season	Date	Winner	Second	Third
110	DH	1971/72	3 December 1971	Annemarie Pröll	Françoise Macchi	Jacqueline Rouvier
146	DH	1972/73	10 February 1973	Annemarie Pröll	Ingrid Gfölner	Wiltrud Drexel

947	DH	1999/00	17 December 1999	Isolde Kostner	Regina Häusl	Špela Bračun
948	DH		18 December 1999	Pernilla Wiberg	Renate Götschl	Hilde Gerg
949	SG		19 December 1999	Karen Putzer	Alessandra Merlin	Régine Cavagnoud
988	DH	2000/01	16 December 2000	Brigitte Obermoser	Renate Götschl	Emily Brydon
989	DH	2000/01	17 December 2000	Renate Götschl	Isolde Kostner	Régine Cavagnoud
1020	DH	2001/02	21 December 2001	Sylviane Berthod	Isolde Kostner	Corinne Rey-Bellet
1021	SG	2001/02	22 December 2001	Karen Putzer	Daniela Ceccarelli	Kirsten Lee Clark Stefanie Schuster

1087	DH	2003/04	20 December 2003	Renate Götschl	Hilde Gerg	Maria Riesch
1164	SG	2005/06	20 January 2006	Michaela Dorfmeister	Tina Maze	Nicole Hosp
1165	DH		21 January 2006	Michaela Dorfmeister	Renate Götschl	Janica Kostelić
1166	SC		22 January 2006	Janica Kostelić	Anja Pärson	Lindsey Kildow
	DH	2006/07	9 December 2006	replaced in Val d'Isère on 20 December 2006
	SC	2006/07	10 December 2006	replaced in Reiteralm on 15 December 2006
1225	DH	2007/08	15 December 2007	Anja Pärson	Lindsey Vonn	Maria Riesch
1226	SG		16 December 2007	Anja Pärson	Emily Brydon	Renate Götschl
1240	DH		2 February 2008	Tina Maze	Maria Holaus	Lara Gut
1241	SG		3 February 2008	Emily Brydon	Elisabeth Görgl	Renate Götschl
1260	SC	2008/09	19 December 2008	Anja Pärson	Nicole Hosp	Fabienne Suter
1261	SG		20 December 2008	Lara Gut	Fabienne Suter	Nadia Fanchini
	DH		21 December 2008	high winds; replaced in Bansko on 27 February 2009
1309	SC	2009/10	9 January 2010	Anja Pärson	Michaela Kirchgasser	Lindsey Vonn
1310	DH		10 January 2010	Maria Riesch	Ingrid Jacquemod	Fabienne Suter
1311	SG		11 January 2010	Lindsey Vonn	Andrea Fischbacher Marie Marchand-Arvier
	SG	2010/11	11 December 2010	cancelled during 1st run, strong winds; replaced in Val-d'Isère on 17 December 2010
1325	GS	2010/11	12 December 2010	Tessa Worley	Tanja Poutiainen	Tina Maze
1369	SC	2011/12	27 January 2012	Lindsey Vonn	Tina Maze	Nicole Hosp
1371	SC	2011/12	29 January 2012	Maria Höfl-Riesch	Lindsey Vonn	Nicole Hosp
1397	GS	2012/13	9 December 2012	Tina Maze	Viktoria Rebensburg	Tessa Worley
1432	GS	2013/14	15 December 2013	Tessa Worley	Jessica Lindell-Vikarby	Tina Maze
1524	SG	2015/16	17 March 2016	Tina Weirather	Lara Gut	Cornelia Hütter
1525	SL		19 March 2016	Mikaela Shiffrin	Veronika Velez-Zuzulová	Frida Hansdotter
1526	GS		20 March 2016	Viktoria Rebensburg	Taina Barioz	Lara Gut
1706	SG	2021/22	11 December 2021	Lara Gut-Behrami	Sofia Goggia	Mikaela Shiffrin
1707	SG	2021/22	12 December 2021	Federica Brignone	Elena Curtoni	Mikaela Shiffrin
1744	DH	2022/23	16 December 2022	Elena Curtoni	Sofia Goggia	Corinne Suter
1745	DH		17 December 2022	Sofia Goggia	Ilka Štuhec	Kira Weidle
1746	DH		18 December 2022	Mikaela Shiffrin	Elena Curtoni	Romane Miradoli

Super-G (speed event of super combined) was held on Engiadina course.
Not in original World Cup calendar. It replaced Laax (2003) and Val-d'Isère (2007, 2012).

Full course sections

Frei Fall, Super-G start, Suvretta Kante, Lanigiro, Mauritius, Mauer, Weißes Band, Alp Giop, Romingersprung, Lärchensprung, Salastrains (finish area).

References

^ "Race courses (Engiadina map)". engadin.ch. 9 December 2021.
^ "Ski-Weltmeisterschaft 2017 in St. Moritz" (in German). urlaub-schweiz.biz. 9 December 2021.
^ "Egiadina (official course name from World Cup)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 11 December 2021.
^ "Official report of the Olympic Winter Games St-Moritz 1948" (in French). olympic.org. 16 December 2019.
^ "Freier Fall – Nichts für schwache Nerven" (in German). grheute.ch. 20 December 2016.
^ "Free Fall: Vertical Start for Men's Alpine Ski Downhill Run". mountains.ch. 11 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Die fünfte Ski-WM in St. Moritz nach 1934, 1948, 1974 und 2003" (in German). 1815.ch. 4 February 2017.

External links

Official website
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – St. Moritz, Switzerland
Ski-db.com - St. Moritz women's races
Ski-db.com - St. Moritz men's races

46°30′14″N 9°48′04″E / 46.504°N 9.801°E / 46.504; 9.801

[1] "Race courses (Engiadina map)". engadin.ch. 9 December 2021.

[2] "Ski-Weltmeisterschaft 2017 in St. Moritz" (in German). urlaub-schweiz.biz. 9 December 2021.

[3] "Egiadina (official course name from World Cup)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 11 December 2021.

[4] "Official report of the Olympic Winter Games St-Moritz 1948" (in French). olympic.org. 16 December 2019.

[5] "Freier Fall – Nichts für schwache Nerven" (in German). grheute.ch. 20 December 2016.

[6] "Free Fall: Vertical Start for Men's Alpine Ski Downhill Run". mountains.ch. 11 December 2021.

[Moritz-7] "Die fünfte Ski-WM in St. Moritz nach 1934, 1948, 1974 und 2003" (in German). 1815.ch. 4 February 2017.

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