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Coordinates: 61°14′32″N 10°26′31″E / 61.242222°N 10.441944°E / 61.242222; 10.441944
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Olympialøypa
Place: Norway Hafjell
Opened: 1991
Giant slalom
Start:    644 m (2,113 ft) (AA)
Finish:    273 m (896 ft)
Vertical drop:    371 m (1,217 ft)
Max. incline:    26.1° degrees (49%)
Avr. incline:    17.8° degrees (32%)
Min. incline:      6.8° degrees (12%)
Slalom
Start:    493 m (1,617 ft) (AA)
Finish:    273 m (896 ft)
Vertical drop:    220 m (722 ft)
Max. incline:    27.5° degrees (52%)
Avr. incline:    18.8° degrees (34%)
Min. incline:      5.7° degrees (10%)

Olympialøypa is an olympic and World Cup technical ski course in Hafjell, Norway.[1][2][3]

History

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It was opened in 1991 with first World Cup event for men's giant slalom and slalom. The course was built especially for 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer for alpine skiing in technical discipline for men and women.

The course also hosted 1995/96 and 2002/03 seasons World Cup finals in slalom and giant slalom for both men and women. But unlike the Olympic course in Kvitfjell regular on calendar, this one is hosting World Cup rarely.

Olympics

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Men's events

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Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1994 GS 23 February 1994   Germany Markus Wasmeier Switzerland Urs Kälin Austria Christian Mayer
KB 14 February 1994  
25 February 1994   		Norway Lasse Kjus Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Norway H.C. Strand Nilsen
SL 27 February 1994   Austria T. Stangassinger Italy Alberto Tomba Slovenia Jure Košir
The combined dowhnill was held at Olympiabakken on 14 February.

Women's events

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Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1994 KB 20 February 1994  
21 February 1994   		Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Switzerland Vreni Schneider Slovenia Alenka Dovžan
GS 24 February 1994   Italy Deborah Compagnoni Germany Martina Ertl Switzerland Vreni Schneider
SL 26 February 1994   Switzerland Vreni Schneider Austria Elfi Eder Slovenia Katja Koren
The women's combined was held at Olympiabakken on 20 February.

World Cup

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Men

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Season Date Event Winner Second Third
1990/91 1 March 1991   GS Italy Alberto Tomba Austria Rudolf Nierlich Austria Stephan Eberharter
2 March 1991   SL Austria Michael Tritscher Austria Thomas Stangassinger Switzerland Paul Accola
1995/96 9 March 1996   GS Switzerland Urs Kälin Norway Tom Stiansen France Christophe Saioni
10 March 1996   SL Austria Thomas Sykora France Sébastien Amiez Slovenia Jure Košir
2002/03 15 March 2003   GS Austria Hans Knauß Austria Benjamin Raich Switzerland Michael von Grünigen
16 March 2003   SL Italy Giorgio Rocca Finland Kalle Palander Austria Manfred Pranger
2024/25 15 March 2025   GS Switzerland Loïc Meillard Switzerland Marco Odermatt Switzerland Thomas Tumler
16 March 2025   SL Switzerland Loïc Meillard Norway Atle Lie McGrath Brazil Lucas Pinheiro Braathen

Women

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Season Date Event Winner Second Third
1995/96 9 March 1996   GS Germany Katja Seizinger Germany Martina Ertl Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
10 March 1996   SL Austria Karin Roten Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Norway Marianne Kjørstad
2002/03 15 March 2003   SL United States Kristina Koznick France Laure Pequegnot Austria Marlies Schild
16 March 2003   GS Italy Karen Putzer Italy Denise Karbon Austria Nicole Hosp

References

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  1. ^ "Alberto Tomba se je oddolžil za SP" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 March 1991. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Prvič M. Tritscher" (in Slovenian). Delo. 4 March 1991. p. 9.
  3. ^ "V veleslalomu drugo zlato Wasmeierju, Kunc zapravil lepo priložnost" (in Slovenian). Delo. 24 February 1994. p. 7.
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61°14′32″N 10°26′31″E / 61.242222°N 10.441944°E / 61.242222; 10.441944

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