Madonna di Campiglio Alpine Ski World Cup Night Slalom Preview
- Raúl Revuelta
- Jan 5
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 7
The Men return to the Alpine Ski World Cup in 2026 with the legendary Night Slalom on the demanding "Canalone Miramonti" in Madonna di Campiglio.
The 72nd edition of the 3Tre Madonna di Campiglio AUDI FIS Ski World Cup Night Slalom will take place on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. This iconic Italian race has moved to January for the next two editions.
Having traditionally been held on December 22nd, the 3Tre Night Slalom will now conclude the Italian stretch of the Men's World Cup, which includes races in Val Gardena, Alta Badia, and Bormio (this season replaced by Livigno).
The renowned Italian event will kick off the "Month of Slalom Classics" in the Men’s Alpine Ski World Cup calendar, featuring races in Adelboden, Wengen, Kitzbühel, and Schladming. January will be critical for those hoping to win the Slalom World Cup.
The Skiarena Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta, the largest ski domain in Trentino with 156 kilometers of slopes, extends over three interlinked ski areas: Madonna di Campiglio, Val Randena-Pinzolo, and Folgarida-Marilleva. In the heart of the Brenta Dolomites, the ski area stretches from 850 to 2500 meters.
Designed in 1940 by mountaineer and director of the first ski school in Madonna di Campiglio Bruno Detassis, the “Lord of Brenta”, Canalone Miramonti is a true skiing legend.
Since the inaugural races in January 1950, the history of 3Tre encompasses a total of 64 Slalom races, 31 Giant Slalom races, 3 Super-G events, 23 Downhill races, 32 Combined competitions, and 1 Parallel Slalom. In addition, Madonna di Campiglio has hosted 3 Slalom races and 2 Giant Slalom races for the women's circuit.
Madonna di Campiglio is the oldest Italian World Cup venue, as it held a Slalom in 1967, the year of the foundation of the World Cup. More than 50 years later, the event is still running and attracting thousands of people. A total of 42 Slalom World Cup races have been held in the resort since.
Ingemar Stenmark has won the Slalom at Madonna di Campiglio five times: in 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1983.
In 1974, 18-year-old Stenmark made history at the 3Tre Slalom. This victory marked the beginning of his legendary career and was the first of his 86 World Cup wins.
Alberto Tomba (1987, 1988, and 1995), Daniel Yule (2018, 2020, and 2022), and Henrik Kristoffersen (2015, 2016, and 2020) each have three victories.
After the fabulous last editions, the 3Tre Campiglio Classic, among the most historical competitions of the White Circus, returns as a fixed stage on the Canalone Miramonti slope.
Madonna di Campiglio (ITA)
January 7th Slalom / Men (Night Event) 18:00 CET 1st run 21:00 CET 2nd run
Start altitude: 1,725 m
Finish altitude: 1,545 m
Elevation difference: 180 m
Length: 470 m
Maximum gradient: 60%
Average gradient: 27%
In 2023, Marco Schwarz won the last race of the Alpine Ski World Cup before Christmas in an illuminated and bubbling Madonna di Campiglio, filled with the enthusiasm of 15,200 spectators on the Canalone Miramonti. Thanks to a great second run, the Austrian skier jumped from sixth place to the top of the podium of the Night Slalom in Madonna di Campiglio. He finished ahead of the first-run leader, Clement Noël (+0.25) and Dave Ryding (+0.39).
The Austrian team celebrated a victory that had eluded them for six years since Marcel Hirscher's triumph in 2017.
In 2025, the Men's Classic Slalom race on the demanding "Canalone Miramonti" in Madonna di Campiglio ended with a huge surprise. The first race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in 2025 brought another first-time winner: Bulgarian Albert Popov. It is Bulgaria's second victory in the Alpine Ski World Cup. On January 8, 1980, Petar Popangelov won the Slalom in Lenggries, Germany.
Previously, Albert Popov stood on the World Cup podium once when he finished third in the Slalom in Palisades Tahoe in February 2023.
Loic Meillard finished in second place, 0.44 seconds behind the Bulgarian. Samuel Kolega from Croatia finished in third place, 0.46 seconds behind Popov and claimed his first podium in the World Cup.
Henrik Kristoffersen, the current Slalom World Cup Champion, has a stellar record in Madonna Di Campiglio. The Norwegian has won three times on the famous Italian piste (2015, 2016, and December 2020), come second twice (January 2020 and 2022), and third once (2017).
In the ten Campiglio World Cup Slalom races since 2015, the Norwegian has finished inside the Top three six times.
A fourth victory would take Kristoffersen into second place on his own in the all-time list of Campiglio Men’s Slalom winners, over-taking Daniel Yule and Alberto Tomba. Ingemar Stenmark leads the way with five Campiglio titles.
Daniel Yule is one of just two Swiss men to win a World Cup Slalom in Campiglio - Martial Donnet being the other, in 1978. Yule’s victories came in 2018, 2020, and 2022.
On December 19, 2000, Austria achieved a clean sweep in the Men's World Cup Slalom held in Madonna di Campiglio. Mario Matt, the older brother of Michael, secured first place. Heinz Schilchegger finished in second, while Rainer Schönfelder came in third.
Madonna di Campiglio Slalom Winners:
2025 Albert Popov (BUL)
2023 Marco Schwarz (AUT)
2022 Daniel Yule (SUI)
2021 Sebastian Foos-Solevaag (NOR)
2020 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR)
2020 Daniel Yule (SUI)
2018 Daniel Yule (SUI)
2017 Marcel Hirscher (AUT)
2016 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR)
2015 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR)
2014 Felix Neureuther (GER)
2012 Marcel Hirscher (AUT)
2005 Giorgio Rocca (ITA)
2003 Ivica Kostelic (CRO)
2001 Bode Miller (USA)
2000 Mario Matt (AUT)
1999 Finn Chr. Jagge (NOR)
1996 Thomas Sykora (AUT)
1995 Alberto Tomba (ITA)
1993 Jure Kosir (SLO)
1992 Patrice Bianchi (FRA)
1991 Finn Chr. Jagge (NOR)
1990 Ole Christian Furuseth (NOR)
1988 Alberto Tomba (ITA)
1987 Alberto Tomba (ITA)
1986 Ivano Edalini (ITA)
1985 Jonas Nilsson (SWE)
1984 Bojan Krizaj (JUG)
1983 Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
1982 Stig Strand (SWE)
1981 Phil Mahre (USA)
1980 Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
1979 Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
1978 Martial Donnet (SUI)
1977 Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
1976 Fausto Radici (ITA)
1974 Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
1972 Piero Gros (ITA)
1972 Rolando Thoeni (ITA)
1971 Gustavo Thoeni (ITA)
1970 Henri Brechu (FRA)
1967 Guy Perillat (FRA)
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