Gran Risa is a World Cup giant slalom ski course in Italy at Alta Badia. On Piz La Ila mountain in the Dolomites, it hosted its first World Cup event in 1985.
This slope is considered one of the three most demanding giant slalom courses on the World Cup circuit, along with Kranjska Gora (SLO) and Adelboden (SUI).
Course The men's World Cup giant slalom was held on the Gran Risa for the first time in 1985, and every year since 1990 (usually in mid-December). From 2006 to 2011, World Cup slaloms also took place on the Gran Risa.
Since 2015, the Gran Risa has also been the venue for World Cup parallel giant slaloms. Women's giant slaloms have only been held twice so far, in 1994 and 2003. The record winner is Marcel Hirscher with six giant slalom victories, with additional wins in slalom and parallel giant slalom.
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World Cup This course hosted a total of 49 men's World Cup events (11th of all-time) and total 2 for ladies (108th of all-time).
The elevation at the start of the men's giant slalom is , with a vertical drop of . It has a maximum incline of 34.6 degrees (69%) and the average gradient is 19.8 degrees (36%).
Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Gran RisaWon record 6 giant slalomsOne of the slope sections
Men TypeSeasonDateWinnerSecondThird529 GS 1985/86 15 December 1985 Ingemar Stenmark Hubert Strolz Roberto Erlacher530 KB 14 December 1985 Val Gardena (DH) ---------------------------- 15 December 1985 Alta Badia (GS) Marc Girardelli Niklas Henning Pirmin Zurbriggen576 GS 1986/87 14 December 1986 Richard Pramotton Alberto Tomba Oswald Totsch577 GS 15 December 1986 Joël Gaspoz Richard Pramotton Markus Wasmeier607 GS 1987/88 13 December 1987 Alberto Tomba Rudolf Nierlich Joël Gaspoz Hans Pieren679 GS 1989/90 14 January 1990 Richard Kröll Günther Mader Hubert Strolz Rudolf Nierlich705 GS 1990/91 16 December 1990 Alberto Tomba Urs Kälin Marc Girardelli734 GS 1991/92 15 December 1991 Alberto Tomba Steve Locher Paul Accola766 GS 1992/93 13 December 1992 Marc Girardelli Alain Feutrier Alberto Tomba 803 GS 1993/94 19 December 1993 Steve Locher Alberto Tomba Christian Mayer 838 GS 1994/95 22 December 1994 Alberto Tomba Urs Kälin Christian Mayer 871 GS 1995/96 17 December 1995 Hans Knauß Michael von Grünigen Alberto Tomba906 GS 1996/97 22 December 1996 Michael von Grünigen Steve Locher Matteo Nana942 GS 1997/98 21 December 1997 Christian Mayer Michael von Grünigen Hermann Maier980 GS 1998/99 20 December 1998 Michael von Grünigen Patrick Holzer Andreas Schifferer1015 GS 1999/00 19 December 1999 Joël Chenal Hermann Maier Rainer Salzgeber GS 2000/01 17 December 2000 cancelled1087 GS 2001/02 16 December 2001 Frédéric Covili Michael von Grünigen Sami Uotila1125 GS 2002/03 22 December 2002 Bode Miller Davide Simoncelli Christian Mayer1158 GS 2003/04 14 December 2003 Kalle Palander Davide Simoncelli Frédéric Covili1201 GS 2004/05 19 December 2004 Thomas Grandi Benjamin Raich Didier Cuche Hermann Maier1237 GS 2005/06 18 December 2005 Massimiliano Blardone Davide Simoncelli François Bourque1272 GS 2006/07 17 December 2006 Kalle Palander Bode Miller Didier Défago1273 SL 18 December 2006 Markus Larsson Ted Ligety Ivica Kostelić1310 GS 2007/08 16 December 2007 Kalle Palander Benjamin Raich Marc Berthod1311 SL 17 December 2007 Jean-Baptiste Grange Felix Neureuther Ted Ligety1349 GS 2008/09 21 December 2008 Daniel Albrecht Ivica Kostelić Hannes Reichelt 1350 SL 22 December 2008 Ivica Kostelić Jean-Baptiste Grange Benjamin Raich 1386 GS 2009/10 20 December 2009 Massimiliano Blardone Davide Simoncelli Cyprien Richard1387 SL 21 December 2009 Reinfried Herbst Silvan Zurbriggen Manfred Pranger1417 GS 2010/11 19 December 2010 Ted Ligety Cyprien Richard Thomas Fanara 1453 GS 2011/12 18 December 2011 Massimiliano Blardone Hannes Reichelt Philipp Schörghofer 1454 SL 19 December 2011 Marcel Hirscher Giuliano Razzoli Felix Neureuther 1499 GS 2012/13 16 December 2012 Ted Ligety Marcel Hirscher Thomas Fanara 1533 GS 2013/14 22 December 2013 Marcel Hirscher Alexis Pinturault Ted Ligety1567 GS 2014/15 21 December 2014 Marcel Hirscher Ted Ligety Thomas Fanara 1603 GS 2015/16 20 December 2015 Marcel Hirscher Henrik Kristoffersen Victor Muffat-Jeandet1604 PG 21 December 2015 Kjetil Jansrud Aksel Lund Svindal André Myhrer1646 GS 2016/17 18 December 2016 Marcel Hirscher Mathieu Faivre Florian Eisath1647 PG 19 December 2016 Cyprien Sarrazin Carlo Janka Kjetil Jansrud1683 GS 2017/18 17 December 2017 Marcel Hirscher Henrik Kristoffersen Žan Kranjec1684 PG 18 December 2017 Matts Olsson Henrik Kristoffersen Marcel Hirscher1718 GS 2018/19 16 December 2018 Marcel Hirscher Thomas Fanara Alexis Pinturault1719 PG 17 December 2018 Marcel Hirscher Thibaut Favrot Alexis Pinturault1756 GS 2019/20 22 December 2019 Henrik Kristoffersen Cyprien Sarrazin Žan Kranjec1757 PG 23 December 2019 Rasmus Windingstad Stefan Luitz Roland Leitinger1791 GS 2020/21 20 December 2020 Alexis Pinturault Atle Lie McGrath Justin Murisier1792 SL 21 December 2020 Ramon Zenhäusern Manuel Feller Marco Schwarz1828 GS 2021/22 19 December 2021 Henrik Kristoffersen Marco Odermatt Manuel Feller1829 GS 20 December 2021 Marco Odermatt Luca De Aliprandini Alexander Schmid 1864 GS 2022/23 18 December 2022 Lucas Braathen Henrik Kristoffersen Marco Odermatt1865 GS 19 December 2022 Marco Odermatt Henrik Kristoffersen Žan Kranjec1898GS2023/2417 December 2023 Marco Odermatt Filip Zubčić Žan Kranjec1899GS 18 December 2023 Marco Odermatt Marco Schwarz Žan Kranjec1938GS2024/2522 December 2024 Marco Odermatt Léo Anguenot Alexander Steen Olsen1939SL23 December 2024 Timon Haugan Loïc Meillard Atle Lie McGrath1978GS2025/2621 December 2025 Marco Schwarz Lucas Pinheiro Braathen Stefan Brennsteiner1979SL22 December 2025 Atle Lie McGrath Clément Noël Loïc Meillard
Women TypeSeasonDateWinnerSecondThird838 GS 1994/95 21 December 1994 Sabina Panzanini Anita Wachter Deborah Compagnoni1084 GS 2003/04 13 December 2003 Denise Karbon Nicole Hosp Elisabeth Görgl
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 long-term organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.
References
External links Ski resort of Alta Badia AltaBadia.it Ski Map of Alta Badia DolomitiSuperski.com FIS Ski World Cup AltaBadia.org