Männlichen (ski course)

Männlichen is a classic men's World Cup slalom ski course on the same name mountain in Wengen, Switzerland, debuted in 1930.[1]

Männlichen
Place: Wengen
Mountain:Lauberhorn
Member:Club5+
Opened:1930
Level: expert
Competition:Lauberhornrennen
Slalom
Start:1,475 m (4,839 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,285 m (4,216 ft)
Vertical drop:190 m (623 ft)
Max. incline:35.8° degrees (72%)
Avr. incline:17.2° degrees (31%)
Min. incline:  1.1° degrees (2%)
Most wins: Ivica Kostelić (4x)

Course is the oldest active downhill course in the world and part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest ski competition in the world.

As Switzerland is and always was military neutral, downhill competitions were held even during World War II.

Course shares common finish area with "Lauberhorn", another famous course for downhill.

The course runs on natural terrain (pasture in summer), is used only for World Cup.

(pre)World Cup

Men
Location in the Switzerland
Location in the Alps
Ivica Kostelić won record 4 slaloms
lower section of the slalom course
No. Type Year Winner Second Third
International Lauberhorn Races
—SL1930 Ernst Gertsch Bill Bracken Harald Reinl
SL1931 Hans Schlunegger Ernst von Allmen Willy Steuri
SL1932 Fritz von Allmen Peter Lun Ernst Gertsch
SL1933cancelled
—SL1934 Adolf Rubi Ernst von Allmen Arnold Glatthard
SL1935 Arnold Glatthard Willy Steuri Raymond Berthet
SL1936 Hermann Steuri Arnold Glatthard Wilhelm Walch
SL1937 Wilhelm Walch Hans Schlunegger Heinz von Allmen
SL1938 Rudolf Cranz Wilhelm Walch Heinz von Allmen
SL1939 Josef Jennewein Wilhelm Walch Joseph Pertsch
SL1940 Karl Molitor Hans Gertsch Jean Dormond
SL1941 Marcel von Allmen Karl Molitor Otto von Allmen
SL1942 Heinz von Allmen Albert Scheuing Bruno Rota
SL1943 Heinz von Allmen Hans Hansson Marcel von Allmen
SL1944 Marcel von Allmen Hans Gertsch Fred Rubi
SL1945 Otto von Allmen Karl Molitor Walter Haensli
SL1946 Otto von Allmen James Couttet Karl Molitor
SL1947 Olle Dalman James Couttet Zeno Colò
SL1948 Karl Molitor Zeno Colò Roberto Lacedelli
SL1949 Zeno Colò Fernand Grosjean Adolf Odermatt
SL1950 Zeno Colò Fernand Grosjean Adolf Odermatt
SL1951 Stein Eriksen Georges Schneider James Couttet
SL1952 Stein Eriksen Georges Schneider Fred Rubi
FIS–A
—SL1953 Andreas Molterer Benedikt Obermüller Louis Perret
SL1954 Toni Spiss Walter Schuster Louis Perret
SL1955 Martin Julen Bernard Perret Adrien Duvillard
SL1956 Andreas Molterer Josef Rieder Toni Sailer
SL1957 Andreas Molterer Ernst Hinterseer Josef Rieder
SL1958 Josef Rieder Mathias Leitner Wallace Werner
SL1959 Ernst Oberaigner Mathias Leitner Roger Staub
SL1960 Mathias Leitner Josef Stiegler Ernst Hinterseer
SL1961 Josef Stiegler Adolf Mathis Charles Bozon
SL1962 Adolf Mathis Charles Bozon Martin Burger
SL1963 Guy Périllat Martin Burger Egon Zimmermann
SL1964 Ludwig Leitner Mathias Leitner Karl Schranz
SL1965 Guy Périllat Jean-Claude Killy Per Sunde
SL1966 Guy Périllat Jules Melquiond Franz Digruber
World Cup
5SL1967 Jean-Claude Killy Heinrich Messner Jules Melquiond
21SL1968 Dumeng Giovanoli Håkon Mjøen Alfred Matt
42SL1969 Reinhard Tritscher Vladimir Sabich Peter Frei
67SL1970 Patrick Russel Dumeng Giovanoli Henri Bréchu
SL1971lack of snow; replaced on 17 January 1971 in St. Moritz[2]
121SL1972 Jean-Noël Augert Gustav Thöni Bob Cochran
141SL1973 Christian Neureuther Walter Tresch Claude Perrot
169SL1974 Christian Neureuther Fausto Radici David Zwilling
186SL1975 Ingemar Stenmark Piero Gros Paolo De Chiesa
216SL1976 Ingemar Stenmark Piero Gros Christian Neureuther
244SL1977 Ingemar Stenmark Paul Frommelt Walter Tresch
272SL1978 Klaus Heidegger Petăr Popangelov Mauro Bernardi
SL1979lack of snow; replaced on 9 January 1979 in Crans-Montana[3]
332SL1980 Bojan Križaj Ingemar Stenmark Paul Frommelt
363SL1981 Bojan Križaj Marc Girardelli Ingemar Stenmark
398SL1982 Phil Mahre Ingemar Stenmark
SL1983heavy snowfall; replaced on 11 February 1983 in Markstein[4][5]
SL1984weather; replaced on 17 January 1984 in Parpan, counted with Wengen for KB[6][7]
508SL1985 Marc Girardelli Ingemar Stenmark Paul Frommelt
544SL1986 Rok Petrovič Didier Bouvet Bojan Križaj
587SL1987 Joël Gaspoz Dietmar Köhlbichler Bojan Križaj
SL1988cancelled
653SL1989 Rudolf Nierlich Alberto Tomba Hubert Strolz
SL1990cancelled
SL1991cancelled after the tragic accident of Gernot Reinstadler at the training[8][9]
748SL1992 Alberto Tomba Paul Accola Armin Bittner
SL1993cancelled; replaced on 24 January 1993 in Veysonnaz[10]
SL1994Super-G exceptionally organized instead SL on Lauberhorn course
848SL1995 Alberto Tomba Michael von Grünigen Jure Košir
SL1996cancelled; replaced on 21 January 1996 in Veysonnaz[11]
915SL1997 Thomas Sykora Thomas Stangassinger Sébastien Amiez
SL1998replaced on 18 January 1996 in Veysonnaz, counted with Wengen for KB[12]
990SL1999 Benjamin Raich Michael von Grünigen Lasse Kjus
1022SL2000 Kjetil André Aamodt Ole Kristian Furuseth Drago Grubelnik
1061SL2001 Benjamin Raich Rainer Schönfelder Mario Matt
1096SL2002 Ivica Kostelić Mitja Kunc Edoardo Zardini
1134SL2003 Giorgio Rocca Akira Sasaki Ivica Kostelić
1168SL2004 Benjamin Raich Rainer Schönfelder Ivica Kostelić
1210SL2005 Alois Vogl Ivica Kostelić Benjamin Raich
1245SL2006 Giorgio Rocca Kalle Palander Alois Vogl
SL2007cancelled; replaced on 27 January 2007 in Kitzbühel
1316SL2008 Jean-Baptiste Grange Jens Byggmark Ted Ligety
1357SL2009 Manfred Pranger Reinfried Herbst Ivica Kostelić
1393SL2010 Ivica Kostelić André Myhrer Reinfried Herbst
1425SL2011 Ivica Kostelić Marcel Hirscher Jean-Baptiste Grange
1462SL2012 Ivica Kostelić André Myhrer Fritz Dopfer
1508SL2013 Felix Neureuther Marcel Hirscher Ivica Kostelić
1540SL2014 Alexis Pinturault Felix Neureuther Marcel Hirscher
1575SL2015 Felix Neureuther Stefano Gross Henrik Kristoffersen
1611SL2016 Henrik Kristoffersen Giuliano Razzoli Stefano Gross
1655SL2017 Henrik Kristoffersen Marcel Hirscher Felix Neureuther
1697SL2018 Marcel Hirscher Henrik Kristoffersen André Myhrer
1731SL2019 Clément Noël Manuel Feller Marcel Hirscher
1767SL2020 Clément Noël Henrik Kristoffersen Aleksandr Khoroshilov
SL2021COVID-19 pandemic; replaced on 17 January 2021 in Kitzbühel
1838SL2022 Lucas Braathen   Daniel Yule Giuliano Razzoli

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 prestigius 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]

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

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