Nationale

Nationale is a World Cup men's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1940.[1]

Nationale
Place: Crans-Montana
Downhill
Start:2,520 m (8,268 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,545 m (5,069 ft)
Vertical drop:   975 m (3,199 ft)
Length:3,670 m (12,041 ft)

They hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1987, with Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess and Peter Müller who took 8 of 10 available gold medals, dominating in front of the home crowd. Other events were held on another two nearby ski courses, "Mont Lachaux" and "Chetzeron".[2][3][4][5][6]

Course

The women's World Cup debut was held in 1977 with downhill, slalom and combined.

The men's World Cup events on this slope premiered in 1979 with slalom.[7]

World Championships

Men's events
Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1987KB (SL) 27 January 1987  
(DH) 1 February 1987  		 Marc Girardelli Pirmin Zurbriggen Günther Mader
DH 31 January 1987   Peter Müller Pirmin Zurbriggen Karl Alpiger
SL 8 February 1987   Frank Wörndl Günther Mader Armin Bittner
  • The men's World Championships combined slalom was held on "Chetzeron" ski course.

Women's events
Event Type Date Gold Silver Bronze
1987SL 7 February 1987   Erika Hess Roswitha Steiner Mateja Svet

World Cup

Men
No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
295SL 1978/799 January 1979   Christian Neureuther Petar Popangelov Karl Trojer
296DH14 January 1979   Toni Bürgler Peter Müller Ken Read
297SL15 January 1979   Paul Frommelt Andreas Wenzel Ingemar Stenmark
298KB15 January 1979   Phil Mahre Andreas Wenzel Piero Gros
389DH 1981/8221 December 1981   Steve Podborski Peter Müller Ken Read
545SG 1985/863 February 1986   Peter Müller Pirmin Zurbriggen Markus Wasmeier
546KB7 December 1985  
3 February 1986  		 Peter Müller Michael Mair Karl Alpiger
547SG5 February 1986   Marc Girardelli Markus Wasmeier Peter Müller
758GS 1991/9220 March 1992   Alberto Tomba Kjetil André Aamodt Didrik Marksten
759SL22 March 1992   Alberto Tomba Paul Accola Finn Christian Jagge
814GS 1993/9418 January 1994   Jan Einar Thorsen Mitja Kunc Rainer Salzgeber
967DH 1997/9813 March 1998   Josef Strobl   Didier Cuche Fritz Strobl
968GS14 March 1998   Stephan Eberharter Hans Knauß Hermann Maier
969SL15 March 1998   Alberto Tomba  Hans Petter Buraas  Finn Christian Jagge
1476SG 2011/1224 February 2012      Didier Cuche Jan Hudec Benjamin Raich
1477SG25 February 2012   Benjamin Raich Adrien Théaux   Didier Cuche
1478GS26 February 2012   Massimiliano Blardone Marcel Hirscher Hannes Reichelt

Women
No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
238DH 1976/7725 January 1977   Brigitte Totschnig Evi Mittermaier Annemarie Moser-Pröll
239SL26 January 1977   Perrine Pelen Lise-Marie Morerod Fabienne Serrat
240KB27 January 1977   Marie-Theres Nadig Annemarie Moser-Pröll Hanni Wenzel
340DH 1980/8119 January 1981  
341SL21 January 1981   Erika Hess Christin Cooper Hanni Wenzel
342KB21 January 1981   Christa Kinshofer Erika Hess Christin Cooper
508DH 1985/861 February 1986   Laurie Graham Brigitte Örtli Katrin Gutensohn
509DH2 February 1986   Katrin Gutensohn Maria Walliser Zoë Haas
702SG 1991/9219 March 1992   Carole Merle Merete Fjeldavlie Zoe Haas
703GS21 March 1992   Carole Merle Blanca Fernández Ochoa Corinne Rey Bellet
844SL 1996/9721 December 1996   Claudia Riegler Pernilla Wiberg Patricia Chauvet
899SL 1997/9814 March 1998   Urška Hrovat Martina Ertl Hilde Gerg
900GS15 March 1998   Alexandra Meissnitzer Martina Ertl Deborah Compagnoni
1247DH 2007/088 March 2008   Lindsey Vonn Renate Götschl Nadia Fanchini
1248SC9 March 2008   Anja Pärson Maria Riesch Lindsey Vonn
SC 2009/105 March 2010   high winds
1312DH6 March 2010   Lindsey Vonn Johanna Schnarf   Marianne Abderhalden
1313SG7 March 2010     Dominique Gisin Lindsey Vonn Julia Mancuso

References
  1. "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
  2. "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
  3. "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
  4. "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
  5. "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
  6. "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
  7. "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj izpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1979. p. 11.

46°19′00″N 7°29′00″E

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