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Mont Lachaux

Mont Lachaux is a World Cup women's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1987.[1][2]

Mont Lachaux
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Interactive map of Mont Lachaux
Mont Lachaux is located in Switzerland
Mont Lachaux
Mont Lachaux
Location within Switzerland
46°19′00″N 7°29′00″E / 46.316667°N 7.483333°E / 46.316667; 7.483333
LocationCrans-Montana, Switzerland
Opened1987
Downhill
Start2,210 m (7,251 ft) (AA)
Finish1,545 m (5,069 ft)
Vertical drop   665 m (2,182 ft)
Length2,451 m (1.52 mi)
Max incline28 degrees (53%)
Min incline5.7 degrees (10%)
Super-G
Start2,130 m (6,988 ft) (AA)
Finish1,560 m (5,118 ft)
Vertical drop   570 m (1,870 ft)
Length1,918 m (1.19 mi)

They hosted the World Championships in 1987, with Swiss racers Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess, and Peter Müller winning eight of the ten gold medals, dominating in front of the home crowd.

Mont Lachaux is one of three courses of the 1987 World Championships; nearby is "Piste Nationale" men's downhill course and "Chetzeron" is located in Crans village.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Course

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Sections

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  • La Face
  • Le Mur De Marius
  • Le Trour de Renard
  • La Traversée de Clavan
  • Le Toboggan
  • Reck de Vermala

World Championships

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Women's events

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Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1987KB (SL) 29 January 1987  
30 January 1987  		  Switzerland  Erika Hess Austria Sylvia Eder United States Tamara McKinney
DH (DH) 1 February 1987    Switzerland  Maria Walliser  Switzerland  Michela Figini West Germany Regine Mösenlechner
  • The women's World Championships combined slalom was held on "Chetzeron" ski course.

World Cup

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Women

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No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
DH 2013/141 March 2014   fog; replaced in Crans-Montana on 2 March
1447DH2 March 2014  Austria Andrea FischbacherAustria Anna FenningerSlovenia Tina Maze
SC2 March 2014  cancelled; rescheduled with downhill
DH 2015/1613 February 2016   excessive snow: replaced in La Thuile on 19 February 2016
AC14 February 2016  excessive snow forced delay in previous days event
1512SL15 February 2016  United States Mikaela ShiffrinFrance Nastasia NoensCanada Marie-Michèle Gagnon
1553AC 2016/1724 February 2017   Italy Federica BrignoneSlovenia Ilka ŠtuhecAustria Michaela Kirchgasser
1554SG25 February 2017  Slovenia Ilka ŠtuhecItaly Elena CurtoniAustria Stephanie Venier
1555AC26 February 2017  United States Mikaela ShiffrinItaly Federica BrignoneSlovenia Ilka Štuhec
1595DH 2017/183 March 2018   Liechtenstein Tina WeiratherAustria Anna Veith Switzerland  Wendy Holdener
1596AC4 March 2018  Italy Federica Brignone Switzerland  Michelle GisinSlovakia Petra Vlhová
1629DH 2018/1923 February 2019   Italy Sofia GoggiaAustria Nicole Schmidhofer Switzerland  Corinne Suter
1630AC24 February 2019  Italy Federica Brignone Canada Roni Remme Switzerland  Wendy Holdener
1663DH 2019/2021 February 2020    Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland  Corinne SuterAustria Stephanie Venier
1664DH22 February 2020   Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland  Corinne SuterAustria Nina Ortlieb
1665AC23 February 2020  Italy Federica BrignoneAustria Franziska GritschCzech Republic Ester Ledecká
1683DH 2020/2122 January 2021   Italy Sofia GoggiaCzech Republic Ester LedeckáUnited States Breezy Johnson
1684DH23 January 2021  Italy Sofia Goggia Switzerland  Lara Gut-BehramiItaly Elena Curtoni
1685SG24 January 2021   Switzerland  Lara Gut-BehramiAustria Tamara TipplerItaly Federica Brignone
1725DH 2021/2226 February 2022   Czech Republic Ester LedeckáNorway  Ragnhild MowinckelAustria Cornelia Hütter
1726DH27 February 2022   Switzerland  Priska NuferCzech Republic Ester LedeckáItaly Sofia Goggia
DH 2022/2325 February 2023   bad weather; moved to 26 February 2023
1763DH26 February 2023  Italy Sofia GoggiaItaly Federica BrignoneFrance Laura Gauché
SG26 February 2023  program changes; no replacement
1801DH 2023/2416 February 2024    Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland  Jasmine Flury
Austria Cornelia Hütter
1802DH17 February 2024  Italy Marta BassinoItaly Federica Brignone Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami
1803SG18 February 2024  Austria Stephanie VenierItaly Federica BrignoneItaly Marta Bassino
DH 2025/2630 January 2026   cancelled after 6 racers due to three severe crashes and bad visibility
1870SG 31 January 2026    Switzerland  Malorie Blanc Italy Sofia Goggia United States Breezy Johnson

References

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  1. ↑ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Piste Nationale". myswitzerland.com. 2 February 1987.
  4. ↑ "Super G neznanka? Tudi naša dvojica" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 February 1987. p. 9.
  5. ↑ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
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