Gran Risa

{{Short description|World Cup giant slalom ski course in Italy}}

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Place:{{flagicon|ITA}} Alta Badia, Italy
Mountain:Piz La Ila, Dolomites
Member:Club5+
Opened:1966 (for tourism)
1985 (World Cup)
Level:13px expert
bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Giant slalom
Start:{{convert|1868|m|0|abbr=on}} (AA)
Finish:{{convert|1420|m|0|abbr=on}}
Vertical drop:{{spaces|3}}{{convert|448|m|0|abbr=on}}
Length:{{convert|1.225|km|2|abbr=on}}
Max. incline:34.6 degrees (69%)
Avr. incline:19.8 degrees (36%)

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Gran Risa is a World Cup giant slalom ski course in Italy at Alta Badia. On Piz La Ila mountain in the Dolomites, it hosted its first World Cup event in 1985.

This slope is considered one of the top three most demanding and most prestigious giant slalom courses on the World Cup circuit, along with Kranjska Gora (SLO) and Adelboden (SUI).

Course

The men's World Cup giant slalom was held on the Gran Risa for the first time in 1985, and every year since 1990 (usually in mid-December). From 2006 to 2011, World Cup slaloms also took place on the Gran Risa.

Since 2015, the Gran Risa has also been the venue for World Cup parallel giant slaloms. Women's giant slaloms have only been held twice so far, in 1994 and 2003. The record winner is Marcel Hirscher with six giant slalom victories, with additional wins in slalom and parallel giant slalom.

=Sections=

  • Pump Station
  • Col Frata
  • La sTreta
  • La Curva Calait
  • Plans

World Cup

This course hosted a total of 49 men's World Cup events (11th of all-time) and total 2 for ladies (108th of all-time).

The elevation at the start of the men's giant slalom is {{convert|1868|m}}, with a vertical drop of {{convert|448|m|abbr=on}}. It has a maximum incline of 34.6 degrees (69%) and the average gradient is 19.8 degrees (36%).{{cite web|title=The slope: Adrenaline and Technology|url=https://www.skiworldcup.it/en/technical-specification-gran-risa-ski-world-cup-alta-badia.php|publisher=skiworldcup.it|access-date=18 October 2021}}

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!Marcel Hirscher (AUT)

!Gran Risa

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Won record 6 giant slaloms

|One of the slope sections

=Men=

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! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="23"|{{Abbr|No.|Consecutive World Cup event in total}}

! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="25"|Type

! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="55"|Season

! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="125"|Date

! style="background:#ccc;" width="172" |Winner

! style="background:#ccc;" width="172" |Second

! style="background:#ccc;" width="172" |Third

align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|529align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|1985/86align=right|15 December 1985  

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ingemar Stenmark

{{flagicon|AUT}} Hubert Strolz{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Erlacher
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|530align=center|KBalign=right|14 December 1985  
Val Gardena (DH)  
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15 December 1985  
Alta Badia (GS)  
{{flagicon|LUX}} Marc Girardelli{{flagicon|SWE}} Niklas Henning{{flagicon|SUI}} Pirmin Zurbriggen
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|576align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|1986/87align=right|14 December 1986  

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Richard Pramotton

{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba{{flagicon|ITA}} Oswald Totsch
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|577align=center|GSalign=right|15 December 1986  {{flagicon|SUI}} Joël Gaspoz{{flagicon|ITA}} Richard Pramotton{{flagicon|FRG}} Markus Wasmeier
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|607align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1987/88align=right|13 December 1987  {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba{{flagicon|AUT}} Rudolf Nierlich{{flagicon|SUI}} Joël Gaspoz
{{flagicon|SUI}} Hans Pieren
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|679align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1989/90align=right|14 January 1990  {{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Kröll{{flagicon|AUT}} Günther Mader{{flagicon|AUT}} Hubert Strolz
{{flagicon|AUT}} Rudolf Nierlich
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|705align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1990/91align=right|16 December 1990  {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba{{flagicon|SUI}} Urs Kälin{{flagicon|LUX}} Marc Girardelli
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|734align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1991/92align=right|15 December 1991  {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba{{flagicon|SUI}} Steve Locher{{flagicon|SUI}} Paul Accola
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|766align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1992/93align=right|13 December 1992  {{flagicon|LUX}} Marc Girardelli{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Feutrier{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|803align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1993/94align=right|19 December 1993  {{flagicon|SUI}} Steve Locher{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba{{flagicon|AUT}} Christian Mayer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|838align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1994/95align=right|22 December 1994  {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba{{flagicon|SUI}} Urs Kälin{{flagicon|AUT}} Christian Mayer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|871align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1995/96align=right|17 December 1995  {{flagicon|AUT}} Hans Knauß {{flagicon|SUI}}  Michael von Grünigen{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Tomba
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|906align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1996/97align=right|22 December 1996   {{flagicon|SUI}}  Michael von Grünigen {{flagicon|SUI}}  Steve Locher{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nana
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|942align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1997/98align=right|21 December 1997  {{flagicon|AUT}} Christian Mayer {{flagicon|SUI}}  Michael von Grünigen{{flagicon|AUT}} Hermann Maier
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|980align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1998/99align=right|20 December 1998   {{flagicon|SUI}}  Michael von Grünigen{{flagicon|ITA}} Patrick Holzer{{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Schifferer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1015align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1999/00align=right|19 December 1999  {{flagicon|FRA}} Joël Chenal{{flagicon|AUT}} Hermann Maier{{flagicon|AUT}} Rainer Salzgeber
align=center bgcolor="F5F5DC"|align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2000/01align=right|17 December 2000  align=center bgcolor="F5F5DC" colspan=3 style=color:#696969|''cancelled
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1087align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2001/02align=right|16 December 2001  {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Covili{{flagicon|SUI}} Michael von Grünigen{{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Uotila
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1125align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2002/03align=right|22 December 2002  {{flagicon|USA}} Bode Miller{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Simoncelli{{flagicon|AUT}} Christian Mayer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1158align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2003/04align=right|14 December 2003  {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Palander{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Simoncelli{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Covili
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1201align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2004/05align=right|19 December 2004  {{flagicon|CAN}} Thomas Grandi{{flagicon|AUT}} Benjamin Raich{{flagicon|SUI}} Didier Cuche
{{flagicon|AUT}} Hermann Maier
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1237align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2005/06align=right|18 December 2005  {{Flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Blardone{{Flagicon|ITA}} Davide Simoncelli{{Flagicon|CAN}} François Bourque
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1272align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2006/07align=right|17 December 2006  {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Palander{{flagicon|USA}} Bode Miller{{flagicon|SUI}} Didier Défago
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1273align=center|SLalign=right|18 December 2006  {{flagicon|SWE}} Markus Larsson{{Flagicon|USA}} Ted Ligety{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivica Kostelić
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1310align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2007/08align=right|16 December 2007  {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Palander{{flagicon|AUT}} Benjamin Raich{{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Berthod
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1311align=center|SLalign=right|17 December 2007  {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Grange{{flagicon|GER}} Felix Neureuther{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Ligety
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1349align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2008/09align=right|21 December 2008   {{flagicon|SUI}}  Daniel Albrecht{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivica Kostelić{{flagicon|AUT}} Hannes Reichelt
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1350align=center|SLalign=right|22 December 2008  {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivica Kostelić{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Grange{{flagicon|AUT}} Benjamin Raich
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1386align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2009/10align=right|20 December 2009  {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Blardone{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Simoncelli{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyprien Richard
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1387align=center|SLalign=right|21 December 2009  {{flagicon|AUT}} Reinfried Herbst {{flagicon|SUI}}  Silvan Zurbriggen{{flagicon|AUT}} Manfred Pranger
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1417align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2010/11align=right|19 December 2010  {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Ligety{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyprien Richard{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fanara
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1453align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2011/12align=right|18 December 2011  {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Blardone{{flagicon|AUT}} Hannes Reichelt{{flagicon|AUT}} Philipp Schörghofer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1454align=center|SLalign=right|19 December 2011  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuliano Razzoli{{flagicon|DEU}} Felix Neureuther
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1499align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2012/13align=right|16 December 2012  {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Ligety{{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fanara
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1533align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2013/14align=right|22 December 2013  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexis Pinturault{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Ligety
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1567align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2014/15align=right|21 December 2014  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Ligety{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fanara
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1603align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2015/16align=right|20 December 2015  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kristoffersen{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Muffat-Jeandet
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1604align=center|PGalign=right|21 December 2015  {{flagicon|NOR}} Kjetil Jansrud{{flagicon|NOR}} Aksel Lund Svindal{{flagicon|SWE}} André Myhrer
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1646align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2016/17align=right|18 December 2016  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Faivre{{flagicon|ITA}} Florian Eisath
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1647align=center|PGalign=right|19 December 2016  {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyprien Sarrazin {{flagicon|SUI}}  Carlo Janka{{flagicon|NOR}} Kjetil Jansrud
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1683align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2017/18align=right|17 December 2017  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kristoffersen{{flagicon|SLO}} Žan Kranjec
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1684align=center|PGalign=right|18 December 2017  {{flagicon|SWE}} Matts Olsson{{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kristoffersen{{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1718align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2018/19align=right|16 December 2018  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fanara{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexis Pinturault
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1719align=center|PGalign=right|17 December 2018  {{flagicon|AUT}} Marcel Hirscher{{flagicon|FRA}} Thibaut Favrot{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexis Pinturault
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1756align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2019/20align=right|22 December 2019  {{flagicon|NOR}}{{nnbsp}} Henrik Kristoffersen{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyprien Sarrazin{{flagicon|SLO}} Žan Kranjec
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1757align=center|PGalign=right|23 December 2019  {{flagicon|NOR}}{{nnbsp}} Rasmus Windingstad{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Luitz{{flagicon|AUT}} Roland Leitinger
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1791align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2020/21align=right|20 December 2020  {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexis Pinturault{{flagicon|NOR}}{{nnbsp}} Atle Lie McGrath {{flagicon|SUI}}  Justin Murisier
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1792align=center|SLalign=right|21 December 2020   {{flagicon|SUI}}  Ramon Zenhäusern{{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Feller{{flagicon|AUT}} Marco Schwarz
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1828align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2021/22align=right|19 December 2021  {{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kristoffersen {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt{{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Feller
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1829align=center|GSalign=right|20 December 2021   {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca De Aliprandini{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Schmid
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1864align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2022/23align=right|18 December 2022  {{flagicon|NOR}} Lucas Braathen{{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kristoffersen {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1865align=center|GSalign=right|19 December 2022   {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt{{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kristoffersen{{flagicon|SLO}} Žan Kranjec
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1898

| align=center|GS

| bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2023/24

| align="right" |17 December 2023  

|  {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Filip Zubčić

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Žan Kranjec

align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1899

| align=center|GS

| align="right" |18 December 2023  

|  {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Marco Schwarz

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Žan Kranjec

align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1938

| align=center|GS

| bgcolor=gainsboro align=center rowspan=2|2024/25

| align="right" |22 December 2024  

|  {{flagicon|SUI}}  Marco Odermatt

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Léo Anguenot

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Alexander Steen Olsen

align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1939

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| align="right" |23 December 2024  

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Timon Haugan

|  {{flagicon|SUI}}  Loïc Meillard

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Atle Lie McGrath

= Women =

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! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="23"|{{Abbr|No.|Consecutive World Cup event in total}}

! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="25"|Type

! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="55"|Season

! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="125"|Date

! style="background:#ccc;" width="172" |Winner

! style="background:#ccc;" width="172" |Second

! style="background:#ccc;" width="172" |Third

align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|838align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|1994/95

| align=right|21 December 1994  

{{flagicon|ITA}} Sabina Panzanini{{flagicon|AUT}} Anita Wachter{{flagicon|ITA}} Deborah Compagnoni
align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1084align=center|GSbgcolor=gainsboro align=center|2003/04

| align=right|13 December 2003  

{{flagicon|ITA}} Denise Karbon{{flagicon|AUT}} Nicole Hosp{{flagicon|AUT}} Elisabeth Görgl

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.{{cite web|title=Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)|url=https://issuu.com/specom/docs/na__e_novice__junij_2010|publisher=Naše novice|date=June 2010|language=sl}}

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.{{cite web|title=Club5+ workshop in Adelboden|url=http://archive.saslong.org/?pagid=364&artid=2047&lang=eng|publisher=saslong.org|date=23 October 2021}}

References

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