Online Ticket sales
Ticket sales for the 56th Saslong Classic will start on July 1, 2023!
For information:
info@saslong.org - Phone: +39 0471 793450
For reservations and tickets:
ticket@saslong.org - Phone: +39 338 1502143
Our Mascot "Camy"
The Mascot can be purchased by writing an e-mail to info@saslong.org or directly at the Ticket Point.
Price: 15,00 Euro
Where Can One Sign Up?
Please contact the Tourist Office in St. Christina.
E-mail s.cristina@valgardena.it
Tel. +39 0471 777 800
Fax +39 0471 793198
(indicating the number of attending fan club members)
Accreditations are available upon arrival to the valley.
Dear Friends and Fans,
It is thanks to you and your colorful, imaginative and playful presence, that the fan parade is every more important becoming a real highlight of the FIS Ski World Cup in Val Gardena/Gröden. Once again, we expect you as numerous and adventurous as every, ready to celebrate your and our champions.
Sporty greetings,
Genni Tschurtschenthaler
Results
Results
Downhill
2022
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
- Johan Clarey (FRA)
- Mattia Casse (ITA)
Downhill
2022
- Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)
- Marco Odermatt (SUI)
- Matthias Mayer (AUT)
Downhill
2021
- Bryce Bennett (USA)
- Otmar Striedinger (AUT)
- Niels Hintermann (SUI)
Super-G
2021
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
- Matthias Mayer (AUT)
- Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)
Downhill
2020
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA)
- Beat Feuz (SUI)
Super-G
2020
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
- Mauro Caviezel (SUI)
- Kjetil Jansrud (NOR)
Super-G
2019
- Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)
- Kjetil Jansrud (NOR)
- Thomas Dreßen (GER)
Super-G
2018
- Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR)
- Christof Innerhofer (ITA)
- Jansrud Kjetil (NOR)
Super-G
2016
- Jansrud Kjetil (NOR)
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
- Guay Erik (CAN)
Downhill
2015
- Svindal Aksel Lund (NOR)
- Fayed Guillermo (FRA)
- Jansrud Kjetil (NOR)
Super-G
2015
- Svindal Aksel Lund (NOR)
- Jansrud Kjetil (NOR)
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
Official Program
Official Program 2022
13.12.
11:45 am
Saslong Course
Downhill training
14.12.
11:45 am
Saslong Course
Downhill training
15.12.
11:00 am
Saslong Stadium
Warm up by DJ Ondy
12:00 am
Men’s Downhill
5:15 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Vitalini Speed Contest
bib draw
5:45 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Warm up by DJ Ondy and entertainment
6:15 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Downhill Prizegiving Ceremony and Super-G public bib draw
7:00 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Sci Club Gherdëina athletes’ presentation
16.12.
11:00 pm
Saslong Stadium
Warm up by DJ Ondy, fan-tv on the wide-screen and entertainment
11:45 am
Men’s Super-G
2:00 pm
Saslong Stadium
Flower Ceremony
following
Saslong Stadium
Vitalini Speed Contest
5:15 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Pëufla in Concert
5:45 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Warm up by DJ Ondy and entertainment
6:15 pm
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Super-G Prizegiving Ceremony and Downhill Public bib draw
Following
S.Antonio square Ortisei
Pëufla in Concert
17.12.
10:00 am
Camel Humps
The Killbilly’s in Concert
10:45 am
S. Cristina town centre
Fan Club Parade
11:00 am
Saslong Stadium
Warm up by DJ Ondy, fan-tv on the wide-screen and entertainment
11:30 am
Saslong Stadium
Celebration of the 100th international race in Val Gardena
11:45 am
Men’s Downhill
2:00 pm
Saslong Stadium
Flower and Prizegiving Ceremony
following
Saslong stadium
Dolomites Val Gardena Südtirol Ski Trophy prize, Premio Gianni Marzola prize and award ceremony for the best Fan Club
2022 prize Money
Here you can find out how high the prize money will be depending on the ranking.
Facts & Infos
Facts & Infos of race-slope
Spinel
What makes Spinel jump difficult is that athletes have to leap into the steepest section of the course – a 56% grade – and they have to change direction virtually mid-air to the right leading into a compression.
Moro
The "Saut dl Moro", a 40-meter-long jump which takes skiers into the second compression.
Sochers
The Sochers jump has skiers 15 to 20 meters in the air. It is followed by a flat, yet intense, left-right-left gate combination ending at the 1st Mauer ("Wall"). Skiers jump approximately 35 meters directly to the 1st Mauer and have to sway to the right to the 2nd Mauer. The jump on the 2nd Mauer contemporaneously serves as the entry into the flat section leading to the 1st Camel Hump. Athletes reach a top speed of 130 km/h.
Camel Humps
The Camel Humps represent the most spectacular section of the Saslong. They were named by the late and former Austrian FIS TD Sepp Sulzberger. Uli Spiess from Austria was the first athlete to attempt and succeed in jumping all three Humps at the same time instead of taking each jump separately. Since Spiess' premiere, skiers today mostly absorb the first jump (a.k.a. "Girardelli Line") and leap from the second over the third. The record jump belongs to Austrian skier Michael Walchhofer who leaped 88 meters reaching a height of 4-5 meters in 2003.
Ciaslat
Ciaslat with its corrugated ripples and bumps is where the race is often decided. In this technically very demanding section of the course racers face overall 17 different ripples.
Nucia
Skiers will take the Nucia jump into the final schuss following the exit from Ciaslat.
Tunnel
The jump owes its name to the new tunnel that runs below the Final schuss and is part of the new street by-passing St.Christina which was opened in 2009.
Vertical Drop
Downhill: 839 m
Super-G: 590 m
Total length
Downhill: 3446 m
Super-G: 2365 m
Maximum incline
Downhill: 56,9 %
Super-G: 55,9 %
Minimum incline
Downhill: 11,2 %
Super-G: 11,4 %
Average incline
Downhill: 24,5 %
Super-G: 24,9 %
Commenting
Commenting the Saslong
Lasse Kjius - NOR
Winner downhill 1998 and Super-G 2003
I like the Saslong very much and I enjoy to race down the Ciaslat "washboard". It's a continuous challenge. (2003)
Didier Cuche - SUI
Winner Super G 2007
The magic of the Saslong caught me at once. I was particularly impressed by the speed and the many jumps. It was on the Saslong I gained my first World Cup points. (2004)
Kristian Ghedina - ITA
Winner downhill 1996, 1998, 1998, 2001
The Saslong is one of my favorite slopes. It is amongst those courses I know best since it was here that I started my World Cup career. I like the Saslong because of its fast interchange of technical and fast passages.
Hermann Maier - AUT
2nd Super G 2004
On the Saslong I like, in particular, the big "S" right after the start and the walls, of course. Then the Camel Humps, naturally. They would determine the outcome of the race. (2001)
Kietil Andre Aamodt - NOR
3rd downhill 2001
I enjoy racing down the Saslong. You need a fast ski, especially in the first part of the upper section. Actually, there are so many wonderful passages that every year I am eagerly looking forward to this classic event. (2003)
Daron Rahlves - USA
4th Super G 2003
The start on the Saslong is great as it enables you to achieve high speed fast. Then, there are the Camel Humps which you have to "fly" over in order to reach the Ciaslat meadows. It's a breath-taking event. (2004)
Fritz Strobl - AUT
3rd downhill 2006
The Saslong is a true gem! The course is difficult, fast and offers significant challenges such as the Camel Humps and also Ciaslat. The Saslong really has everything it takes to be a great Downhill run. (2005)
Conradin Cathomen - SUI
Winner downhill 1982
I won this race in 1982. But this is not the only reason why this is my favorite slope. I have amazing memories when I think back at the Camel Humps, the crazy waves on the Ciaslat which was a single ice plate back then. It was unbelievable. (2004)
Atle Skaardal - NOR
Winner downhill 1990
The Saslong is very interesting because its difficulties are spaced from start to finish. The jumps, the steep "walls" at Sochers, icy and very fast, the never-ending jump over the Camel Humps and then the technical difficulties at Ciaslat. It is a downhill having a mix of everything. (2004)
