Nationale

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.

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".

Course

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.

World Championships

Men's events

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

Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1987 SL 7 February 1987   Erika Hess Roswitha Steiner Mateja Svet

World Cup

Men

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
295 SL 1978/79 9 January 1979   Christian Neureuther Petar Popangelov Karl Trojer
296 DH 14 January 1979   Toni Bürgler Peter Müller Ken Read
297 SL 15 January 1979   Paul Frommelt Andreas Wenzel Ingemar Stenmark
298 KB 15 January 1979   Phil Mahre Andreas Wenzel Piero Gros
389 DH 1981/82 21 December 1981   Steve Podborski Peter Müller Ken Read
545 SG 1985/86 3 February 1986   Peter Müller Pirmin Zurbriggen Markus Wasmeier
546 KB 7 December 1985  
3 February 1986  		 Peter Müller Michael Mair Karl Alpiger
547 SG 5 February 1986   Marc Girardelli Markus Wasmeier Peter Müller
758 GS 1991/92 20 March 1992   Alberto Tomba Kjetil André Aamodt Didrik Marksten
759 SL 22 March 1992   Alberto Tomba Paul Accola Finn Christian Jagge
814 GS 1993/94 18 January 1994   Jan Einar Thorsen Mitja Kunc Rainer Salzgeber
967 DH 1997/98 13 March 1998   Josef Strobl    Didier Cuche Fritz Strobl
968 GS 14 March 1998   Stephan Eberharter Hans Knauß Hermann Maier
969 SL 15 March 1998   Alberto Tomba   Hans Petter Buraas   Finn Christian Jagge
1476 SG 2011/12 24 February 2012      Didier Cuche Jan Hudec Benjamin Raich
1477 SG 25 February 2012   Benjamin Raich Adrien Théaux    Didier Cuche
1478 GS 26 February 2012   Massimiliano Blardone Marcel Hirscher Hannes Reichelt

Women

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
238 DH 1976/77 25 January 1977   Brigitte Totschnig Evi Mittermaier Annemarie Moser-Pröll
239 SL 26 January 1977   Perrine Pelen Lise-Marie Morerod Fabienne Serrat
240 KB 27 January 1977   Marie-Theres Nadig Annemarie Moser-Pröll Hanni Wenzel
340 DH 1980/81 19 January 1981  
341 SL 21 January 1981   Erika Hess Christin Cooper Hanni Wenzel
342 KB 21 January 1981   Christa Kinshofer Erika Hess Christin Cooper
508 DH 1985/86 1 February 1986   Laurie Graham Brigitte Örtli Katrin Gutensohn
509 DH 2 February 1986   Katrin Gutensohn Maria Walliser Zoë Haas
702 SG 1991/92 19 March 1992   Carole Merle Merete Fjeldavlie Zoe Haas
703 GS 21 March 1992   Carole Merle Blanca Fernández Ochoa Corinne Rey-Bellet
844 SL 1996/97 21 December 1996   Claudia Riegler Pernilla Wiberg Patricia Chauvet
899 SL 1997/98 14 March 1998   Urška Hrovat Martina Ertl Hilde Gerg
900 GS 15 March 1998   Alexandra Meissnitzer Martina Ertl Deborah Compagnoni
1247 DH 2007/08 8 March 2008   Lindsey Vonn Renate Götschl Nadia Fanchini
1248 SC 9 March 2008   Anja Pärson Maria Riesch Lindsey Vonn
SC 2009/10 5 March 2010   high winds
1312 DH 6 March 2010   Lindsey Vonn Johanna Schnarf    Marianne Abderhalden
1313 SG 7 March 2010      Dominique Gisin Lindsey Vonn Julia Mancuso

References

  1. ^ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
  6. ^ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj izpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1979. p. 11.

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