Next weekend, March 7-9, 2025 Kvitfjell will host three events of the Men's Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup: two Downhill races and a Super-G in the Olympiabakken.
Kvitfjell has been a regular stop on the World Cup circuit since March 1993, hosting men's speed events late in the season. The Downhill racecourse, the challenging Olympiabakken, was designed by Bernhard Russi for the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games.
Kvitfjell was the Olympic arena for Downhill and Super-G for Women and Men. The Downhill piste was by many experts characterised as one of the world’s most challenging. Downhill is skiing’s “Formula 1”, and a demanding piste in this discipline was important when applying to host the Games. Lillehammer’s application specified that the Downhill event would be held on a new piste, and after Lillehammer was chosen to host the Winter Games, the final location was decided in close cooperation with FIS advisor Bernhard Russi. The Men's Downhill piste had a length of 3035 metres and a fall of 838 metres. The start area was 1020 metres above sea level, and the finish area was 182 metres above sea level. The piste had several spectacular sections with 70-meter jumps and directional changes of up to 80-90 degrees. The maximum slope was 64%, and skiers often reached speeds of over 130 km/h at the finishing area.
Kvitfjell (NOR)
March 7th Downhill / Men (replaces Garmisch-Partenkirchen) 10:30 CET
March 8th Downhill / Men 10:30 CET
March 9th Super-G / Men 10:30 CET
Kvitfjell is a ski resort in the municipality of Ringebu, Norway, 58 kilometers north of Lillehammer. Kvitfjell was built for the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games, and it is probably best known for hosting the Alpine speed events (Downhill and Super-G). The technical alpine events of the Olympics (Giant Slalom and Slalom) were held at Hafjell. Since the Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games, it has become one of the best and most modern ski resorts in Northern Europe. Kvitfjell is located just 2.5 hours north of the Oslo Airport.
The Kvitfjell Alpine facilities were opened to the public in December 1991. After the Winter Games, the resort has developed tremendously. Now the facility extends over 3 mountain sides.
Niels Hintermann won last season's Downhill in Kvitfjell. It's his second win in the Norwegian ski resort. He won in the first of the Downhills held in Kvitfjell in March 2022. Vincent Kriechmayr finished in second place 0.08 seconds behind the Swiss. Cameron Alexander finished in third place.
Last season Vincent Kriechmayr won in Kvitfjell the last Super-G race before the Finals in Saalbach. Canadian Jeffrey Read finished in second position 0.17 seconds behind the Austrian. Dominik Paris and Marco Odermatt shared the third position 0.19 seconds behind Kriechmayr.
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