Männlichen (ski course) explained

bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" Männlichen
Place: Wengen
Mountain: Lauberhorn
Member: Club5+
Opened: 1930
Level: expert
Competition: Lauberhornrennen
bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" Slalom
Start: 1475m (4,839feet) (AA)
Finish: 1285m (4,216feet)
Vertical drop: 190m (620feet)
Max. incline: 35.8 degrees (72%)
Avg. incline: 17.2 degrees (31%)
Min. incline: 1.1 degrees (2%)
Most wins: Ivica Kostelić (4x)
Männlichen is a classic men's World Cup slalom ski course in Wengen, Switzerland. Located in the Bernese Alps on Lauberhorn mountain, the course made its debut in 1930.[1]

It is the oldest active alpine ski racing course in the world and part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest ski competition in the world.

As Switzerland is and always was militarily neutral, alpine competitions were held during World War II.

Männlichen shares a common finish area with "Lauberhorn", Wengen's famous downhill course.

The course runs on natural terrain (pasture in summer), and is used only for World Cup events; its vertical drop is 190m (620feet).

(pre)World Cup

Men

TypeYearWinnerSecondThird
International Lauberhorn Races
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan=3— SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1930
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1931
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1932
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1933 cancelled
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan=19— SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1934
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1935
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1936
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1937
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1938
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1939
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1940
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1941
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1942
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1943
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1944
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1945
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1946
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1947
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1948
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1949
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1950
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1951
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1952
FIS–A
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan=14— SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1953
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1954
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1955
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1956
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1957
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1958
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1959
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1960
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1961
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1962
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1963
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1964
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1965
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center1966
World Cup
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"5 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"21 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"42 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"67 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerlack of snow; replaced on 17 January 1971 in St. Moritz[2]
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"121 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Bob Cochran
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"141 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Claude Perrot
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"169 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center David Zwilling
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"186 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Paolo De Chiesa
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"216 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Christian Neureuther
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"244 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Walter Tresch
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"272 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Mauro Bernardi
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerlack of snow; replaced on 9 January 1979 in Crans-Montana[3]
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"332 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Paul Frommelt
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"363 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Ingemar Stenmark
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"398 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Paul Frommelt
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5" rowspan=2SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerheavy snowfall; replaced on 11 February 1983 in Markstein[4] [5]
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerweather; replaced on 17 January 1984 in Parpan, counted with Wengen for KB[6] [7]
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"508 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Paul Frommelt
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"544 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Bojan Križaj
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"587 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Bojan Križaj
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centercancelled
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"653 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Hubert Strolz
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5" rowspan=2SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centercancelled
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centercancelled after the tragic accident of Gernot Reinstadler at the training[8] [9]
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"748 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Armin Bittner
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5" rowspan=2SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centercancelled; replaced on 24 January 1993 in Veysonnaz[10]
SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerSuper-G exceptionally organized instead SL on Lauberhorn course
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"848 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Jure Košir
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centercancelled; replaced on 21 January 1996 in Veysonnaz[11]
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"915 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Sébastien Amiez
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerreplaced on 18 January 1996 in Veysonnaz, counted with Wengen for KB[12]
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"990 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Lasse Kjus
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1022 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Drago Grubelnik
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1061 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Mario Matt
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1096 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Edoardo Zardini
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1134 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Ivica Kostelić
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1168 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Ivica Kostelić
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1210 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Benjamin Raich
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1245 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Alois Vogl
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centercancelled; replaced on 27 January 2007 in Kitzbühel
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1316 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Ted Ligety
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1357 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Ivica Kostelić
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1393 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Reinfried Herbst
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1425 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Jean-Baptiste Grange
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1462 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Fritz Dopfer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1508 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Ivica Kostelić
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1540 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Marcel Hirscher
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1575 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Henrik Kristoffersen
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1611 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Stefano Gross
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1655 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Felix Neureuther
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1697 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center André Myhrer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1731 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Marcel Hirscher
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1767 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Aleksandr Khoroshilov
align=right bgcolor="#EDCCD5"SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=centerCOVID-19 pandemic
replaced on 17 January 2021 in Kitzbühel
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1838 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Giuliano Razzoli
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1874 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Lucas Braathen
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"1908 SL bgcolor=gainsboro align=center Henrik Kristoffersen

Official course name

In 2020, the name of the course was officially changed (shortened) from "Männlichen / Jungfrau" to "Männlichen" only. It is named after the mountain of the same name in the surrounding area.[13]

Club5+

In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible.[14]

Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St. Moritz, and Åre.[15]

External links

46.5939°N 7.9242°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sportnachrichten. (...) Die Skiwettkämpfe in Wengen. (page 5). Reichspost. 3 February 1930. de.
  2. Web site: Zmaga s številko 39 (page 1). Delo. 17 January 1971. sl.
  3. Web site: Prvi Stenmark, 3. Križaj... (page 9). Delo. 8 January 1979. sl.
  4. Web site: Tudi Wengnu vreme ni prizaneslo, Lauberhornsko tekmo... (page 9). Delo. 17 January 1983. sl.
  5. Web site: Sedemdeseta zmaga Stenmarka, B. Križaj 10., J: Kuralt pa 15. (page 14). Delo. 12 February 1983. sl.
  6. Web site: V treh dneh tekmovalci trikrat za točke SP (page 5). Delo. 14 January 1984. sl.
  7. Web site: Vse je kazalo na veliko senzacijo, na koncu pa je... (page 8). Delo. 18 January 1984. sl.
  8. News: Austrian Skier Dies After Accident in Qualifying. 19 January 1991. The Los Angeles Times.
  9. Web site: Tragičen padec na smuku (page 9). Delo. 21 January 1991. sl.
  10. Web site: Velemojstrska premiera prvokategornika Koširja (page 9). Delo. 25 January 1993. sl.
  11. Web site: Brezavšček le dve sekundi za najhitrejšimi (page 11). Delo. 19 January 1996. sl.
  12. Web site: Madonno je v Švici zatrpal sneg (page 18). Delo. 20 January 1998. sl.
  13. Web site: Slalom World Cup event in Wengen 2020 (course name). International Ski Federation. 16 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9). Naše novice. June 2010. sl.
  15. Web site: Club5+ workshop in Adelboden. saslong.org. 23 October 2021.

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