Olympiabakken is an Olympic and World Cup downhill ski course in Kvitfjell, Norway, north of Lillehammer; it hosted its first World Cup events in March 1993, and the alpine speed events of the 1994 Winter Olympics the following February.
Course Olympiabakken was constructed by Swiss downhill course architect Bernhard Russi, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist (and silver medalist in 1976). Built in 1990, the course hosted all speed and half of the combined events at the 1994 Winter Olympics for both men and women.
Since 1995, Kvitfjell has been a regular stop for late season World Cup speed events for men, and occasionally for women. Olympiabakken hosted the speed events of the season finals in March 1996 and 2003; in 2021, the two scheduled men's events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A favorable downhill course, it is among the least demanding on the men's World Cup circuit.
Sections Winterhogget Russispranget Jansrudhoppet S-Svingen Bøygen Løftet Tunnelhoppet
Olympics
Men's events EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze 1994 DH13 February 1994 Tommy Moe Kjetil André Aamodt Ed Podivinsky SG17 February 1994 Markus Wasmeier Tommy Moe KB14–25 February 1994 Lasse Kjus
Women's events EventTypeDateGoldSilverBronze 1994 SG15 February 1994 Diann Roffe Isolde Kostner DH19 February 1994 Katja Seizinger Picabo Street Isolde Kostner KB20–21 February 1994 Pernilla Wiberg Vreni Schneider Alenka Dovžan
World Cup
Men SeasonDateEventWinnerSecond Third1992/9319 March 1993 DH Adrien Duvillard Werner Perathoner Atle Skårdal20 March 1993 DH Armin Assinger Werner Perathoner Hannes Trinkl21 March 1993 SG Kjetil André Aamodt Daniel Mahrer Dietmar Thöni1994/9510 March 1995 SG Werner Perathoner Kristian Ghedina Kyle Rasmussen11 March 1995 DH Kyle Rasmussen Kristian Ghedina Patrick Ortlieb1995/966 March 1996 DH Lasse Kjus Günther Mader Kristian Ghedina7 March 1996 SG Kjetil André Aamodt Luc Alphand Lasse Kjus1996/972 March 1997 DH Lasse Kjus Pietro Vitalini Ed Podivinsky3 March 1997 SG Josef Strobl Andreas Schifferer Lasse Kjus1997/987 March 1998 DH Nicolas Burtin Werner Perathoner Lasse Kjus Josef Strobl8 March 1998 SG Hans Knauß Patrik Järbyn Didier Cuche1998/995 March 1999 DH Andreas Schifferer Stephan Eberharter Kjetil André Aamodt6 March 1999DH Andreas Schifferer Lasse Kjus Stephan Eberharter7 March 1999 SG Hermann Maier Stephan Eberharter Andreas Schifferer1999/003 March 2000DH Daron Rahlves Didier Cuche Hermann Maier4 March 2000 DH Daron Rahlves Kristian Ghedina Max Rauffer5 March 2000 SG Kristian Ghedina Hermann Maier Andreas Schifferer2000/012 March 2001 DH Hermann Maier Florian Eckert Lasse Kjus3 March 2001 DH Stephan Eberharter Florian Eckert Fritz Strobl4 March 2001 SG Hermann Maier Hannes Trinkl Stephan Eberharter2001/022 March 2002 DH Hannes Trinkl Claude Crétier Franco Cavegn Kristian Ghedina3 March 2002 SG Alessandro Fattori Didier Défago Stephan Eberharter2002/0312 March 2003 DH Antoine Dénériaz Stephan Eberharter Daron Rahlves13 March 2003 SG Stephan Eberharter Lasse Kjus Hannes Reichelt2003/046 March 2004DH Stephan Eberharter Fritz Strobl Antoine Dénériaz7 March 2004 SG Daron Rahlves Bjarne Solbakken Hermann Maier2004/055 March 2005DH Hermann Maier Mario Scheiber Ambrosi Hoffmann6 March 2005 SG Hermann Maier Didier Défago Daron Rahlves2006/079 March 2007 SC Benjamin Raich Silvan Zurbriggen Aksel Lund Svindal9 March 2007 DHrecheduled to 10 March; due to super combined replacement10 March 2007 DH Didier Cuche Erik Guay Marco Büchel10 March 2007 SGrecheduled to 11 March; due to super combined replacement11 March 2007SG Hans Grugger Mario Scheiber Didier Cuche2007/0829 February 2008 DH Werner Heel Bode Miller Klaus Kröll1 March 2008DH Bode Miller Didier Cuche Werner Heel2 March 2008SG Georg Streitberger Bode Miller Didier Cuche2008/096 March 2009 DH Manuel Osborne-Paradis Michael Walchhofer Aksel Lund Svindal7 March 2009 DH Klaus Kröll Michael Walchhofer Manuel Osborne-Paradis2009/106 March 2010 DH Didier Cuche Aksel Lund Svindal Klaus Kröll7 March 2010 SG Erik Guay Hannes Reichelt Tobias Grünenfelder Aksel Lund Svindal2010/1111 March 2011 DH Beat Feuz Erik Guay Michael Walchhofer12 March 2011 DH Michael Walchhofer Klaus Kröll Beat Feuz13 March 2011SG Didier Cuche Klaus Kröll Joachim Puchner2011/122 March 2012 SG Beat Feuz Klaus Kröll Kjetil Jansrud3 March 2012 DH Klaus Kröll Kjetil Jansrud Aksel Lund Svindal4 March 2012 SG Kjetil Jansrud Aksel Lund Svindal Beat Feuz2012/132 March 2013 DH Adrien Théaux Aksel Lund Svindal Klaus Kröll3 March 2013 SG Aksel Lund Svindal Georg Streitberger Werner Heel2013/1428 February 2014 DH Kjetil Jansrud Georg Streitberger Travis Ganong1 March 2014 DH Erik Guay Johan Clarey Matthias Mayer2 March 2014 SG Kjetil Jansrud Patrick Küng Matthias Mayer2014/157 March 2015 DH Hannes Reichelt Manuel Osborne-Paradis Werner Heel8 March 2015 SG Kjetil Jansrud Vincent Kriechmayr Dustin Cook2015/1612 March 2016 DH Dominik Paris Valentin Giraud Moine Steven Nyman13 March 2016SG Kjetil Jansrud Vincent Kriechmayr Dominik Paris2016/1724 February 2017 DH Boštjan Kline Matthias Mayer Kjetil Jansrud25 February 2017 DH Kjetil Jansrud Peter Fill Beat Feuz26 February 2017 SG Peter Fill Hannes Reichelt Erik Guay2017/1810 March 2018 DH Thomas Dreßen Beat Feuz Aksel Lund Svindal11 March 2018SG Kjetil Jansrud Beat Feuz Brice Roger2018/192 March 2019 DH Dominik Paris Beat Feuz Matthias Mayer3 March 2019 SG Dominik Paris Kjetil Jansrud Beat Feuz2019/207 March 2020DH Matthias Mayer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Carlo Janka8 March 2020 SGcancelled due to rain, wind and fog2020/216 March 2021 DHcancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic7 March 2021 SG2021/224 March 2022DH Cameron Alexander Niels Hintermann Matthias Mayer5 March 2022 DH Dominik Paris Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Beat Feuz Niels Hintermann6 March 2022 SG Aleksander Aamodt Kilde James Crawford Matthias Mayer2023/2417 February 2024 DH Niels Hintermann Vincent Kriechmayr Cameron Alexander18 February 2024 SG Vincent Kriechmayr Jeffrey Read Marco Odermatt Dominik Paris2024/257 March 2025DH Dominik Paris Marco Odermatt Stefan Rogentin8 March 2025 DH Franjo von Allmen Marco Odermatt Stefan Rogentin9 March 2025 SG Dominik Paris James Crawford Miha Hrobat2025/2621 March 2026 DH Dominik Paris Franjo von Allmen Vincent Kriechmayr22 March 2026 SG Dominik Paris Vincent Kriechmayr Raphael Haaser
Women SeasonDateEventWinnerSecond Third1992/9313 March 1993 DH Kate Pace Picabo Street Carole Montillet14 March 1993KB Bibiana Perez Morena Gallizio Miriam Vogt1995/966 March 1996 DH Heidi Zurbriggen Isolde Kostner Katja Seizinger7 March 1996 SG Katja Seizinger Isolde Kostner2002/0312 March 2003 DH Renate Götschl Ingrid Jacquemod Kirsten Clark13 March 2003 SG Karen Putzer Martina Ertl 2022/233 March 2023 SG Cornelia Hütter Elena Curtoni Lara Gut4 March 2023 DH Kajsa Vickhoff Lie Sofia Goggia Corinne Suter5 March 2023 SG Nina Ortlieb Stephanie Venier 2023/242 March 2024 DH Lara Gut Cornelia Hütter Mirjam Puchner3 March 2024 SG Federica Brignone Lara Gut Ester Ledecká2024/258 February 2025 DH Cornelia Hütter Emma Aicher Breezy Johnson1 March 2025DH Emma Aicher Lauren Macuga Cornelia Hütter2 March 2025 SG Federica Brignone Lara Gut Sofia Goggia2025/2621 March 2026 DH Laura Pirovano Breezy Johnson Kira Weidle-Winkelmann22 March 2026 SG Sofia Goggia Corinne Suter Kira Weidle-Winkelmann
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.
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External links kvitfjell.no official