bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Superstar | |
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Place: | Killington, Vermont, U.S. | |
Mountain: | Skye Peak | |
Opened: | ||
Level: | advanced | |
bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Giant slalom | |
Start: | 1128abbr=on0abbr=onAMSL | |
Finish: | 788abbr=on0abbr=on | |
Vertical drop: | 340abbr=on0abbr=on | |
bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Slalom | |
Start: | 988abbr=on0abbr=on | |
Finish: | 788abbr=on0abbr=on | |
Vertical drop: | 200abbr=on0abbr=on | |
Most wins: | Mikaela Shiffrin (6x) |
The course has hosted the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup since 2016, replacing Aspen, Colorado, as the early season U.S. venue for women's slalom and giant slalom events.[1] This was the first World Cup event in the northeast since 1991 at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire; and the first in Vermont since 1978 at Stratton Mountain.[2] Unlike the lightly attended World Cup events in the North American West, Killington is a very popular stop, with over 30,000 people attending. Since the course's debut, American Mikaela Shiffrin came in first for five slalom events.[3]
As a race course, Superstar is comparable to most classic European venues. With the course consisting of the Upper Headwall, Launch Pad, Upper Field, Lower Field, High Road, Upper Preston's Pitch, and Lower Preston's Pitch sections.
Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third | |||||
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align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1529 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 26 November 2016 | [4] | |||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1530 | SL | 27 November 2016 | [5] | ||||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1566 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 25 November 2017 | [6] | |||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1567 | SL | 26 November 2017 | [7] | ||||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1604 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 24 November 2018 | [8] | |||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1605 | SL | 25 November 2018 | [9] | ||||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1639 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 30 November 2019 | [10] | |||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1640 | SL | 1 December 2019 | [11] | ||||||
bgcolor=EDCCD5 rowspan=3 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 28 November 2020 | North American Tour cancelled before the season; due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
SL | 29 November 2020 | |||||||||
GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 27 November 2021 | align=center style=color:#696969 colspan=3 | cancelled after 9 racers, strong wind; replaced in Courchevel on 22 December 2021 | ||||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1702 | SL | 28 November 2021 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Petra Vlhová | [12] | ||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1737 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 26 November 2022 | Lara Gut-Behrami | Marta Bassino | Sara Hector | [13] | ||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1738 | SL | 27 November 2022 | Katharina Truppe | [14] | |||||
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 5011 | GS | bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2 | 2023/24 | 25 November 2023 | Lara Gut-Behrami | Alice Robinson | Mikaela Shiffrin | [15] | |
align=right bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 5012 | SL | 26 November 2023 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Petra Vlhová | Wendy Holdener | [16] |
The course is situated on a black diamond trail of the same name, consisting of three separate sections: headwall, middle, and lower, moguls line the side of the trail. It is known for enabling one of the longest ski/snowboard seasons in North America, relying on ambitious snowmaking efforts.[17] [18]