85th Hahnenkamm Ready To Run
85th Hahnenkamm Ready To Run
Published : 20-Jan-2025 05:22
The 85th edition of the Hahnenkamm Races set to take place this week from January 24th to 26th. In Kitzbühel, Austria.
The festival of World Cup racing kicks off with the Super-G on Friday, January 24; followed by the iconic downhill race on Saturday, January 25 and concludes with the slalom on Sunday, January 26.
The slalom is the only World Cup race that has ever been won by a Brit in the modern era, courtesy of Mr Dave 'The Rocket' Ryding. There'll be three days of training ahead of the racing, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Hahnenkamm Race is renowned for its challenging courses, especially the Streif, which is considered one of the most difficult downhill runs in the world. The downhill course pitches at up to 85%, meaning the skiers sometimes jump up to 60 metres, and reached speeds of over 130km/h (80mph+) on their descent.
The Hahnenkamm race has a rich history, dating back to 1931, and has become a highlight of the World Cup calendar.
One of the biggest events in the Austrian sporting calendar, up to 50,000 people come to the Tirol to watch the race in person. It's also broadcast live around the world with an estimated global audience of nearly half-a-billion people In the UK it is shown in full on Eurosport, now part of DiscoveryPlus.
With France's Cyprien Sarrazin and Austria's Vincent Kreichmayr both getting injured in races earlier this month and Norway's Kilde still not racing a year again a year after his own injury in Wengen, the Swiss racers Marco Odermatt and Franjo von Allmen, who won the Wengen Downhill and Super G respectively last weekend, are hot favourites.
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