Piste Nationale
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| Nationale | |
|---|---|
| Place: |  Crans-Montana
|
| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,514 m (8,248 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 969 m (3,179 ft) |
| Length: | 3,600 m (2.24 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 31.4 degrees (61%) |
| Min. incline: | 15.1 degrees (27%) |
| Min. incline: | 0 degrees (0%) |
Nationale is a World Cup downhill ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened 85 years ago in 1940.[1][2][3]
Crans-Montana hosted the World Championships in 1987, and Swiss racers (Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess, and Peter Müller) dominated in front of the home crowd, winning eight of the ten events and fourteen of the thirty medals.
In addition to Nationale, two nearby ski courses also hosted events at those World Championships; nearby "Mont Lachaux" was the women's downhill course and "Chetzeron" in Crans village.[4][5][6][7][8]
Course
[edit]The course's World Cup debut came in January 1977, with women's events in downhill, slalom, and combined.
The men's World Cup events on this slope premiered in 1979 with slalom.[9]
Sections
[edit]- Dévers De Dellavi
- Cassure De Cry D'er
- Plat De Houlés
- Mur De Mélèzes
- L'Étoile
- Saut Des 4000
World Championships
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | KB | (SL) 27 January 1987 (DH) 1 February 1987 |
 Marc Girardelli
|
Pirmin Zurbriggen
|
 Günther Mader
|
| DH | 31 January 1987 | Peter Müller
|
Pirmin Zurbriggen
|
Karl Alpiger
| |
| SL | 8 February 1987 |  Frank Wörndl
|
Günther Mader
|
Armin Bittner
|
- The men's World Championships combined slalom was held on "Chetzeron" ski course.
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SL | 7 February 1987 | Erika Hess
|
Roswitha Steiner
|
 Mateja Svet
|
World Cup
[edit]Men
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Women
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References
[edit]- ^ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Mont-Lachaux". myswitzerland.com. 2 February 1987.
- ^ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Super G neznanka? Tudi naša dvojica" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 February 1987. p. 9.
- ^ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
- ^ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
- ^ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
- ^ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
- ^ "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj izpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1979. p. 11.
External links
[edit]- Crans Montana (official)