After the cancellation of the 1st downhill training on Thursday, the speed ladies hope that the weather will play along in St. Anton am Arlberg on Friday and that they will find a well-groomed slope. On Thursday, the heavy snowfall prevented regular training. On Saturday there is a downhill run (11.00 a.m.) and a Super-G is planned for Sunday (11.30 a.m.). The 2nd downhill training is over for Friday 10.30 a.m planned, but still needs to be confirmed at the Team Captain Meeting. The official FIS start list for the 2nd downhill training on the “Karl Schranz race track” on Friday at 10.30 a.m in St. Anton am Arlberg, as well as the start numbers and the FIS live ticker can be found here in the menu.
Facts and Figures – Downhill World Cup
4th women’s downhill in St. Anton am ArlbergFIS start list: 2nd downhill training for women
FIS live ticker: 2nd downhill training for women
FIS final result: 1st downhill training for womenWomen’s overall World Cup standings 2022/23
Women’s World Cup Downhill 2022/23Nations Cup: women’s ranking
Nations Cup: overall standingsAll data will be updated upon arrival
For the Ski World Cup Speed Ladies, things really get down to business this coming weekend in St. Anton am Arlberg. The “Karl Schranz race track” is considered to be one of the toughest World Cup tracks in the world. If on Friday the big favorites Sofia Goggia and Corinne Suter contest the only downhill training in St. Anton, they know, like all daring women who face the challenge, that a lot of adrenaline will be released in the next few days. The anticipation, but also the respect is great among all participants.
In the Tyrolean Alps, it’s all about hundredths of a second, valuable points and sporting reputation – and they do it in the very place where it all began: St. Anton am Arlberg, dedicated to skiing for more than 90 years and often referred to as the “cradle of alpine skiing ” designated.
The women start at an altitude of 2023 meters. The demanding “Karl Schranz route” stretches over 2,023 meters and has a maximum incline of 88%, with the speed athletes overcoming an altitude difference of 681 meters. Over the Kapallsprung, Himmeleck, Gampenschuss and of course through the ice fall, we head towards the finish, which is 1342 meters above sea level.
In addition to Sofia Goggia and Corinne Suter, the experienced Slovakian also want to Stuhec’s teeth and Elena Curtoni from Italy show that you always have to have them on the bill. The Austrians too Nina Ortlieb, Miriam Puchner and Cornelia Hütter have their sights set on the podium at their home race. The German hopes rest on Count Weidlein Switzerland one is on the cutting of Lara Gut-Behrami, Joana Haehlen and Jasmin Flury tense.
The men’s ski world cup calendar for the 2022/23 season
The women’s ski world cup calendar for the 2022/23 season 