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The president of Fondazione Cortina 2021, Alessandro Benetton: “Thanks to the great synergy between the institutions and the local area, we will show that despite the current situation we will be able to honour our country.”

It is now 7pm in Royal Cliff in Thailand. If coronavirus had not become a worldwide pandemic, this would be an important moment not just for Crans-Montana, but also for the canton of Valais and for our country. 

Swiss Ski will Wengen die Lauberhornrennen entziehen

Kranjska Gora, March 12, 2020 - The Organizing Committee of the AUDI FIS Alpine ski world cup races for men in Kranjska Gora has today, on the recommendation of the International Ski Federation (FIS) and consultation with the National Institute of National Health of Slovenia, canceled the upcoming Men Alpine Skiing World Cup races.

March 7th showed Kvitfjell from its best side when it comes to winter weather and course conditions. And people arrived in numbers in the arena up to the time of start. Changing temperatures with sun and snow and rain through the winter, combined with months of work well planned, made it possible to present an excellent downhill course this Saturday. 

World Cup Kvitfjell has been a part of Club5 since 2005. A union that was founded in 1988, and which now consists of the biggest and most important international alpine organizers, each responsible for races all over the world on an annual basis. For Kvitfjell, this has been an important and rewarding co-operation.

There have been a multi-pack of races this 2019/20 season in Crans-Montana: no less than 7 competitions organised by the alpine ski races Organising Committee, including a men’s night exhibition slalom (15.01.), three women’s European Cup races (14-16.02) and three women’s World Cup races (21-23.03, the rescheduled Rosa Khutor/RUS Downhill, the Crans-Montana Downhill and the Alpine Combined, with a Super-G and Slalom).

56. Golden Fox ended by a victorious fall. Swede Anna Swenn-Larsson fell through finish line, head first. Moments before crossing the finish line she was leading, but she hit a pole. If only she could continue, it would be her first career win at age 28.

Starting with a sunny day and blue skies the Womens´ Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen took place with perfect weather conditions. The Super-G race started at 11:15 am as announced.

One week after the mens Worlcup races in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, today the women competed on the famous Kandahar racetrack. The downhill race started at 11:30 am as announced.