Winter sports association presents competition calendar

“All clubs, not just the World Cup organizers, work excellently, they organize competitions every year that are of a very high level,” praised Hermann Ambach, the President of the South Tyrolean State Winter Sports Association, who was among the guests of honor State Sports Councilor Martha Stocker and the national FISI President Flavio Roda welcomed. Ambach recalled that over 250 races are held in our country in winter.

Carezza starts things off The World Cup races start in South Tyrol with the snowboarders, who are coming to Carezza for the sixth year in a row. On Thursday, December 15th, a parallel giant slalom will take place on the Pra-Di-Tori slope on the Karerpass. World champion Roland Filehner has already celebrated two victories in Carezza in 2011 and 2014.

The classics in Val Gardena and Alta Badia Immediately afterwards, from December 16th to 19th, the Alpine skiing classics on the Saslong in Val Gardena and the Gran Risa in Alta Badia are on the program. Two speed races will take place in Val Gardena on December 16th (super-G) and 17th (downhill), while in Val Badia on December 18th (giant slalom) and 19th (parallel giant slalom) the technicians will race for World Cup points.

Premiere for Kronplatz After 13 years, a women's World Cup race will take place in South Tyrol for the first time on January 24, 2017. On December 13, 2003, a giant slalom took place in Alta Badia, which Denise Karbon, who has since retired, won. Manuela Mölgg took 12th place. The 33-year-old could improve on this result practically on her own doorstep in 2017.

Ski crossers in San Candido and Watles Before Christmas, the ski crossers are in action on the slopes of the Haunold in San Candido. The Hochpustertal will be the venue for the FIS Ski Cross World Cup races for the eighth time in a row from December 20th and 22nd. Just three weeks later, on January 15th, Watles will host a ski cross World Cup race for the second time.

Double event in Dobbiaco On January 6, 2017, the elite in international cross-country skiing will also come to South Tyrol. The Tour de Ski is stopping off at the Toblach Nordic Arena for the eighth time in a row. The program includes a 5 km race for women and a 10 km race for men. Just a week later, the cross-country skiing World Cup returns to Alta Pusteria. On Saturday, January 14th and Sunday, January 15th, a sprint race and the team sprint will take place in Toblach.

Antholz, the biathlon mecca The absolute winter sports highlight is still the biathlon races in Antholz. In the third week of January (January 19th to 21st) the best ski hunters in the world will delight the numerous fans in the South Tyrol Arena. Top-class sport paired with a top entertainment program make Antholz and South Tyrol the mecca of biathlon for a week.

Natural track tobogganists compete in Laces and Nova Ponente There are also two local World Cup races in natural track tobogganing. From January 6th to 8th, Patrick Pigneter & Co. will be in Latsch, three weeks later, from January 27th to 29th, in Deutschnofen.

Slopstyle World Cup on the Seiser Alm For the first time ever, the Slopstyle World Cup will be taking place in South Tyrol this winter. From January 25th to 27th, 2017, both women and men will fight for World Cup points on the Seiser Alm.

European Alpine Cup races begin on December 14th in Obereggen Eleven European Cup races are also on the program this year. The first European Ski Cup race of the season in South Tyrol is traditionally the slalom in Obereggen on December 14th. Three days later, a parallel slalom for women and men will be held in St. Vigil. The Sarner Speed Week will take place in Reinswald from February 20th to 25th, 2016 and the European Technical Cup finals will take place in San Candido from March 17th to 19th.

In biathlon, two IBU races will take place in Ridnaun (December 8th-11th) and Martell (January 5th-8th). The Italian Championships will also be held in Martell in March 2017. The snowboarders, on the other hand, will compete for European Cup points in Ratschings on March 25th and 26th.

Latzfons (January 4th and 5th) and Laas (January 14th and 15th 2017) are organizing two stages of the Junior Natural Track Luge World Cup, the ASV Lueses Ghardeina on March 12th at Plan de Gralba, the Italian championship.

Nationwide racing series In most sports there are nationwide racing series again this year. These racing series are the heart of the state winter sports association. Almost all local world-class athletes started their careers here. The most important series in Alpine skiing is the Marlene Cup, which begins on December 4th in Sesxten with a slalom and includes 14 races. The Alpine also compete in the Raiffeisen Grand Prix, in the VSS series and in the Euregio Master Cup. The Volksbank Trophy for cross-country skiers starts in Vinschgau on December 18th and is being held for the 37th time this year. Raiffeisen, on the other hand, supports the youth series of natural track tobogganers. There are also racing series in snowboarding and freestyle.

The traditional cross-country races, such as the Pustertaler Skimarathon, the Pfitscher Lauf, Dobbiaco-Cortina, the Gsieser-Tal-Lauf and the Ridnauner Volkslauf are of course also on the program again.

All South Tyrolean World Cup dates at a glance

Snowboarding: December 15, 2016, Carezza: Parallel giant slalom for women and men

Alpine skiing: December 16, 2016, Val Gardena: Super-G men December 17, 2016, Val Gardena: Men's downhill December 18, 2016, Alta Badia: Men's giant slalom December 19, 2016, Alta Badia: Men's parallel giant slalom January 24, 2017, St. Vigil/Kronplatz, women's giant slalom

Cross-country skiing: January 8, 2017, Dobbiaco: Tour de Ski, 10 km men and 5 km women January 14, 2017, Dobbiaco: Sprint women and men January 15, 2017, Dobbiaco: Team sprint for women and men

Ski cross: December 20th - 22nd, 2016, San Candido: Skicross women and men January 15, 2017, Watles: Skicross women and men

Biathlon: January 19, 2017, Antholz: Women's individual competition January 20, 2017, Antholz: Men's individual competition January 21, 2017, Antholz: Women's mass start and men's relay January 22, 2017, Antholz: Men's mass start and women's relay

Natural track tobogganing: January 6th to 8th, 2017, Latsch: single-seater for women and men, double-seater January 27th to 29th, 2016, Deutschnofen: single-seater women and men, double-seater

Slop style: January 25th - 27th, 2017: Seiser Alm, ladies and gentlemen

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