Olimpia delle Tofane
| Olimpia delle Tofane | |
|---|---|
 The Tofane above Cortina d'Ampezzo, seen from Faloria | |
Interactive map of Olimpia delle Tofane | |
  Location within Northern Italy | |
| 46°32′05″N 12°07′13″E / 46.5347°N 12.1203°E | |
| Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Mountain | Tofana di Mezzo |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Member | Club5+ |
| Level |  expert |
| Competition | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup |
| Downhill | |
| Start | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) (AA) |
| Finish | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Length | 2.56 km (1.59 mi) |
| Max incline | 65% |
| Avg incline | 30% |
| Most Wins (W) | Lindsey Vonn (12) |
Olimpia delle Tofane is a downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on the lower slopes of the Tofane. It staged the men's downhill of the 1956 Winter Olympics[1][2] and is the regular venue of the women's World Cup races at Cortina. It hosted the women's races of the 2021 World Championships, the women's alpine skiing events of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the para-alpine skiing events of the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[3]
The best-known section of the course is the Tofana Schuss, a steep chute that passes between two high rock outcrops near the top of the run.[4] Lindsey Vonn won a record twelve World Cup races on the course, six each in downhill and super-G.[5]
Course
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The downhill starts at 2,320 m (7,610 ft) above sea level and drops 760 m (2,490 ft) over about 2,560 m (8,400 ft) to the finish at 1,560 m (5,120 ft); the maximum gradient is 65% and the average 30%.[6][7]
The race opens near the Rifugio Pomedes[8] with the Tofana Schuss, a wall with a gradient of up to 65% that funnels the racers over a jump between two rock outcrops about twenty seconds into the run; speeds there reach about 135 km/h (84 mph).[9][4] A blind left turn named the Delta follows; hang gliders (deltaplani) launch from the spot in summer.[9][10] The Duca d'Aosta jump, beside the hut where the super-G starts, leads into the middle part of the course, where the Gran Curvone and the Scarpadon combine fast turns, technical stretches and changes of gradient; other named passages include the Primo Muro, the Secondo Muro and the Diagonale.[11][8] The lower course runs across the Pale di Rumerlo and ends with a final traverse and a man-made finish jump nicknamed the "tooth".[9][12]
Olympics
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Men's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DH | 3 February 1956 |  Toni Sailer |
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Anderl Molterer |
- From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Women's events
| Year | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DH | 8 February 2026 |  Breezy Johnson |
 Emma Aicher |
 Sofia Goggia |
| SG | 12 February 2026 | Federica Brignone |
 Romane Miradoli |
Cornelia Hütter | |
| GS | 15 February 2026 | Federica Brignone |
 Thea Louise Stjernesund Sara Hector |
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| SL | 18 February 2026 | Mikaela Shiffrin |
Camille Rast |
Anna Swenn-Larsson |
Women's team combined
| Year | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TKB | 10 February 2026 | Austria II
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Germany
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World Championships
Men's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DH | 3 February 1956 | Toni Sailer |
Raymond Fellay |
Anderl Molterer |
| 2021 | AC | 15 February 2021 | Marco Schwarz |
Alexis Pinturault |
Loïc Meillard |
- For alpine skiing, the Winter Olympics were concurrent World Championships from 1948 through 1980.
- The slalom run of the 2021 combined event was held on the "Rumerlo" course, the final part of the Olympia delle Tofane.[13]
Women's events
| Year | Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SG | 11 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami |
Corinne Suter |
Mikaela Shiffrin |
| DH | 13 February 2021 | Corinne Suter |
Kira Weidle |
Lara Gut-Behrami | |
| AC | 15 February 2021 | Mikaela Shiffrin |
 Petra Vlhová |
Michelle Gisin | |
| GS | 18 February 2021 | Lara Gut-Behrami |
Mikaela Shiffrin |
Katharina Liensberger |
World Cup
Men
| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | DH | 1968/69 | 9 February 1969 | Josef Minsch | Jean-Pierre Augert | Hans Peter Rohr |
| 268 | DH | 1977/78 | 22 December 1977 | Herbert Plank | Bernhard Russi | Peter Wirnsberger |
| 341 | SL | 1979/80 | 10 March 1980 | Ingemar Stenmark |  Aleksandr Zhirov | Christian Orlainsky |
| 342 | GS | 11 March 1980 | Ingemar Stenmark | Hans Enn | Joël Gaspoz | |
| 387 | SL | 1981/82 | 14 December 1981 | Steve Mahre | Phil Mahre | Ingemar Stenmark |
| 388 | GS | 15 December 1981 | .svg.png){kind=small} Boris Strel | Phil Mahre | Joël Gaspoz | |
| 475 | DH | 1983/84 | 2 February 1984 | Helmut Höflehner | Urs Räber | Conradin Cathomen |
| 688 | DH | 1989/90 | 3 February 1990 | Kristian Ghedina | Daniel Mahrer | Helmut Höflehner |
| 689 | DH | 4 February 1990 | Helmut Höflehner | Franz Heinzer Atle Skårdal | ||
| DH | 2019/20 | 18 March 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| SG | 19 March 2020 | |||||
| GS | 21 March 2020 | |||||
| SL | 22 March 2020 | |||||
| 1880 | SG | 2022/23 | 28 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt | A. Aamodt Kilde | Mattia Casse |
| 1881 | SG | 29 January 2023 | Marco Odermatt | Dominik Paris | Daniel Hemetsberger | |
Women
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Not part of classic Cortina d'Ampezzo races. Replaced St. Moritz (2011), Ga-Pa (2014), Bad Kleinkirchheim (2015), Val-d'Isère (2018), St. Anton (2019, 2023).
Club5+
In 1986, the organizers of five classic downhill races (at Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Val-d'Isère and Val Gardena) founded Club5, an association to promote alpine ski racing at the highest level.[14] Long-standing organizers at Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St. Moritz and Åre joined later, and the group is now called Club5+.[15]
References
- ↑ "Toni Sailer – najuspešnejši tekmovalec v Cortini" [Toni Sailer – the most successful competitor in Cortina]. Ljudska pravica (in Slovenian). 4 February 1956. p. 7. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ↑ "Tretja zlata za Sailerja" [A third gold for Sailer]. Slovenski poročevalec (in Slovenian). 4 February 1956. p. 8. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ↑ "Milano Cortina 2026: Para alpine skiers take on celebrated Olympia delle Tofane". International Paralympic Committee. 6 March 2026. Archived from the original on 11 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- 1 2 "'Your helmet whistles' through Cortina's Tofana Schuss". Ski Racing. Archived from the original on 11 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ Lange, Peter (3 February 2026). "Lindsey Vonn, Cortina, and 12 wins on the sport's ultimate test". Ski Racing. Archived from the original on 3 February 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Women's downhill, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 18 January 2025". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Archived from the original on 12 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Olympia delle Tofane". Cortina 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021.
- 1 2 Tracciato – Olympia delle Tofane (PDF) (Map). Associazione Permanente Coppa del Mondo di Sci Alpino. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 "The slopes". Cortina Ski World Cup. Fondazione Cortina. Archived from the original on 8 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Lindsey Vonn completes another training run, is ready to race Olympic downhill on injured knee". WWNY-TV. Associated Press. 7 February 2026. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Olympia delle Tofane, the Olympic track". ISTA Gestione Impianti Cortina. 22 January 2026. Archived from the original on 11 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "'The Queen of Runs' – Olympia delle Tofane". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Rumerlo". Cortina 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021.
- ↑ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenja" [Srečko Medven president of the elite association]. Naše novice (in Slovenian). June 2010. p. 9. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026 – via Issuu.
- ↑ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". Saslong Classic Club. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
External links
- Official website of the World Cup races, by Fondazione Cortina
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| Valtellina Cluster |
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| Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster |
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| Val di Fiemme Cluster | |
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