Ganslernhang (short: Ganslern) is a men's classic slalom World Cup ski course in Kitzbühel, Austria, part of the Hahnenkamm Races since 1937. It is located on the Hahnenkamm mountain (Kitzbühel Alps) in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, adjacent to the famous "Streif" downhill course.
Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden has the most World Cup wins on the Ganslernhang, with five. On the course in 2022, Dave Ryding became the first Briton to win a World Cup race. With an average attendance of 25,000, the Kitzbühel slalom ranks second in attendance on the circuit, behind Schladming, also in Austria.
History From 1931 to 1936, the championship was held on nearby courses "Hahnenkamm" and "Ehrenbachhöhe". Since its premiere in 1937, the Hahnenkamm slalom has been held on this course (Ganslern). In 1954, by exception, no Hahnenkamm Trophy was awarded, they were competing on the so-called "Vorderganslern" at Austrian International Winter Sports III competition. Prior to the introduction of the World Cup in 1967, it was one of the annual fixtures in FIS's racing calendar.
In 1964, 1988, and 1993, the slaloms were cancelled and held elsewhere. In 1970, the downhill was cancelled and replaced with a giant slalom (for the only time); together with slalom counted for classic Hahnenkamm combined event, and an additional slalom was held the following year. In 1998 and 2007, additional slaloms were held on this course, replacing other cancelled venues on the so-called "Vorderganslern" to the finish line of the "Streif". In 2007 and 2008, this route was chosen again due to the high number of spectators; it returned to the traditional Ganslernhang course in 2009.
Sections Goasweg Steilhang Doppelwelle Querfahrt Stadl Kurve Talei
Results
Men TypeDateWinnerSecondThirdInternational Hahnenkamm Races "Hahnenkamm" course — SL 29 March 1931 Hans Mariacher Gordon Cleaver Hansjörg Schlechter"Ehrenbachhöhe" course — SL 20 March 1932 Hans Hauser Rudolph Matt Willy Faude SL 1933 race was planned; not realizedSL 1934 "Hahnenkamm" course — SL 24 March 1935 Siegfried Engl Edi Neubarth Sepp Klingler"Ehrenbachhöhe" course — SL 8 March 1936 Rudolph Matt Kurt Egert Edi Neubarth"Ganslern" course — SL 20 March 1937 Wilhelm Walch Hans Pfnür Markus Maier SL 1938 race was announced; then cancelledSL 1939 no races during World War II period SL 1940 SL 1941 SL 1942 SL 1943 SL 1944 SL 1945 — SL 10 March 1946 Antonín Šponar Karl Koller Toni SeelosSL 9 March 1947 Christian Pravda Engelbert Haider Eberhard KneislSL 14 March 1948 Thaddäus Schwabl Edi Mall Hellmut LantschnerSL 6 March 1949 Egon Schöpf Luis Seyrling Pepi SalvenmoserSL 11 March 1950 Sepp Folger Fritz Huber Alois ZaunerSL 7–9 February 1951 Christian Pravda Engelbert Haider Fritz Huber SL 1952 race was not in plan this yearFIS–A — SL 18 January 1953 Andreas Molterer Walter Schuster Martin JulenGS 18 January 1953 Guy de Huertas Andreas Molterer Martin Julen"Vorderganslern" course;exceptionally no Hahnenkamm trophy awarded in 1954 (International Winter Sports III) — GS 22 January 1954 Toni Spiß Stein Eriksen Christian PravdaSL 24 January 1954 Toni Spiß Georges Schneider Ernst Hinterseer"Ganslern" course — SL 16 January 1955 Toni Spiß Andreas Molterer Ernst HinterseerSL 15 January 1956 Toni Sailer Josl Rieder Sepp BehrSL 20 January 1957 Josl Rieder Ernst Hinterseer François BonlieuGS 17 January 1958 Toni Sailer Ernst Hinterseer Bud WernerSL 19 January 1958 Andreas Molterer Ernst Hinterseer Charles BozonSL 18 January 1959 Andreas Molterer Egon Zimmermann Pepi StieglerGS 15 January 1960 Karl Schranz Hans Peter Lanig Fritz WagnerbergerSL 17 January 1960 Adrien Duvillard Pepi Stiegler Willy BognerSL 22 January 1961 Gerhard Nenning Guy Périllat Ludwig LeitnerSL 21 January 1962 Chuck Ferries Guy Périllat Pepi StieglerSL 20 January 1963 Ludwig Leitner Guy Périllat Adolf Mathis SL 1964 race was announced; then cancelled — GS 22 January 1965 Willy Favre Guy Périllat Jean-Claude KillySL 24 January 1965 Jean-Claude Killy Karl Schranz Per Martin SundeSL 23 January 1966 Jean-Claude Killy Jules Melquiond Guy PérillatWorld Cup 7 SL 22 January 1967 Jean-Claude Killy Bengt-Erik Grahn Louis Jauffret23 SL 21 January 1968 Dumeng Giovanoli Alfred Matt Jean-Claude Killy44 SL 19 January 1969 Patrick Russel Herbert Huber Dumeng Giovanoli68 GS 17 January 1970 Dumeng Giovanoli Andrzej Bachleda Karl Schranz69 SL 18 January 1970 Patrick Russel Gustav Thöni Jean-Noël Augert — SL 23 January 1971 additional slalom race; did not count for classic Hahnenkamm98 SL 24 January 1971 Jean-Noël Augert Alain Penz Harald Rofner120 SL 16 January 1972 Jean-Noël Augert Edmund Bruggmann Andrzej Bachleda146 SL 28 January 1973 Jean-Noël Augert Gustav Thöni Andrzej Bachleda172 SL 27 January 1974 Hansi Hinterseer Hans Kniewasser Gustav Thöni190 SL 19 January 1975 Piero Gros Ingemar Stenmark Paolo De Chiesa221 SL 24 January 1976 Ingemar Stenmark Gustav Thöni Piero Gros241 SL 16 January 1977 Ingemar Stenmark Piero Gros Franco Bieler276 SL 22 January 1978 Klaus Heidegger Petăr Popangelov Andreas Wenzel301 SL 21 January 1979 Christian Neureuther Ingemar Stenmark Phil Mahre329 SL 13 January 1980 Andreas Wenzel Christian Neureuther Jacques Lüthy361 SL 18 January 1981 Ingemar Stenmark Vladimir Andreyev Christian Orlainsky395 SL 17 January 1982 Ingemar Stenmark Phil Mahre Paolo De Chiesa Steve Mahre429 SL 23 January 1983 Ingemar Stenmark Christian Orlainsky Phil Mahre469 SL 22 January 1984 Marc Girardelli Franz Gruber Bojan Križaj503 SL 13 January 1985 Marc Girardelli Oswald Tötsch Bojan Križaj539 SL 19 January 1986 Paul Frommelt Ingemar Stenmark Dietmar Köhlbichler Andreas Wenzel591 SL 25 January 1987 Bojan Križaj Mathias Berthold Armin Bittner SL 17 January 1988 lack of snow; replaced in Bad Kleinkirchheim on the same date648 SL 15 January 1989 Armin Bittner Alberto Tomba Rudolf Nierlich681 SL 21 January 1990 Rudolf Nierlich Ole Kristian Furuseth Armin Bittner712 SL 13 January 1991 Marc Girardelli Ole Kristian Furuseth Rudolf Nierlich744 SL 19 January 1992 Alberto Tomba Patrice Bianchi Armin Bittner SL 17 January 1993 lack of snow; replaced in Lech am Arlberg on the same date811 SL 16 January 1994 Thomas Stangassinger Thomas Sykora Alberto Tomba843 SL 15 January 1995 Alberto Tomba Jure Košir Ole Kristian Furuseth879 SL 14 January 1996 Thomas Sykora Alberto Tomba Jure Košir918 SL 26 January 1997 Mario Reiter Alberto Tomba Finn Christian Jagge"Vorderganslern - Streif Finish" course958 SL 25 January 1998 Thomas Stangassinger Thomas Sykora Ole Kristian Furuseth960 SL 26 January 1998 Thomas Sykora Hans Petter Buraas Thomas Stangassinger"Ganslern" course994 SL 24 January 1999 Jure Košir Didier Plaschy Giorgio Rocca1025 SL 23 January 2000 Mario Matt Matjaž Vrhovnik Benjamin Raich1064 SL 21 January 2001 Benjamin Raich Jure Košir Hans Petter Buraas1100 SL 20 January 2002 Rainer Schönfelder Kilian Albrecht Bode Miller1137 SL 26 January 2003 Kalle Palander Rainer Schönfelder Heinz Schilchegger1172 SL 25 January 2004 Kalle Palander Thomas Grandi Rainer Schönfelder1211 SL 23 January 2005 Manfred Pranger Mario Matt Ivica Kostelić1248 SL 22 January 2006 Jean-Pierre Vidal Reinfried Herbst Benjamin Raich"Vorderganslern - Streif Finish" course1283 SL 27 January 2007 Jens Byggmark Mario Matt Alois Vogl1284 SL 28 January 2007 Jens Byggmark Mario Matt Manfred Mölgg1320 SL 20 January 2008 Jean-Baptiste Grange Jens Byggmark Mario Matt"Ganslern" course1360 SL 25 January 2009 Julien Lizeroux Jean-Baptiste Grange Patrick Thaler1396 SL 24 January 2010 Felix Neureuther Julien Lizeroux Giuliano Razzoli1428 SL 23 January 2011 Jean-Baptiste Grange Ivica Kostelić Giuliano Razzoli1464 SL 22 January 2012 Cristian Deville Mario Matt Ivica Kostelić1511 SL 27 January 2013 Marcel Hirscher Felix Neureuther Ivica Kostelić1541 SL 24 January 2014 Felix Neureuther Henrik Kristoffersen Patrick Thaler1579 SL 25 January 2015 Mattias Hargin Marcel Hirscher Felix Neureuther1615 SL 24 January 2016 Henrik Kristoffersen Marcel Hirscher Fritz Dopfer1658 SL 22 January 2017 Marcel Hirscher Dave Ryding Aleksandr Khoroshilov1697 SL 21 January 2018 Henrik Kristoffersen Marcel Hirscher Daniel Yule1733 SL 26 January 2019 Clément Noël Marcel Hirscher Alexis Pinturault1770 SL 26 January 2020 Daniel Yule Marco Schwarz Clément Noël SL 24 January 2021 COVID-19 pandemic; replaced in Flachau on 17 January 20211840 SL 22 January 2022 Dave Ryding Lucas Braathen Henrik Kristoffersen1877 SL 22 January 2023 Daniel Yule Dave Ryding Lucas Braathen1911 SL 21 January 2024 Linus Strasser Kristoffer Jakobsen Daniel Yule1950 SL 26 January 2025 Clément Noël Alex Vinatzer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen1989 SL 25 January 2026 Manuel Feller Loïc Meillard Linus Straßer
GS in 1950s and 1960s didn't count for Hahnenkamm combined. And in 1970 did together with SL (dowhnill cancelled)
Women TypeYearWinnerInternational Hahnenkamm Races "Ehrenbachhöhe" course SL 1932 Rini Andretta "Hahnenkamm" course SL 1935 Gratia Schimmelpenninck"Ehrenbachhöhe" course SL 1936 Grete Weikert "Ganslern" course SL 1937 Lisa ReschSL 1946 Anneliese Schuh-ProxaufSL 1947 Gundl BaurSL 1948 Sophie NoglerSL 1949 Resi HammererSL 1950 Hannelore Glaser-FrankeSL 1951 Andrea Mead LawrenceFIS–A GS 1953 Lucienne Schmidt-CouttetSL Trude KleckerGS 1954 Mirl BuchnerSL Regina SchöpfSL 1955 Putzi FrandlSL 1956 Astrid SandvikSL 1957 Putzi FrandlGS 1958 Annemarie WaserSL Renée ColliardSL 1959 Annemarie WaserGS 1960 Thérèse LeducSL Linda MeyersSL 1961 Traudl Hecher
Course The slope has numerous changes of terrain and lies at an oblique angle making it one of, if not the hardest and most challenging slalom course in the World Cup, located next to the final straight of the Streif.
It has its own finishing arena. The name "Ganslernhang" comes from a farmstead that stood there until 1993 and took its name from a stream, the Gänsbach, which flowed past it.
In 2009, before relatively short course, was lengthened by moving start higher up in the hill, at the same time new lift was built, with more comfortable standing area.
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.
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.
References
External links Hahnenkamm racing