# Gran Risa

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 1,868 metres (6,129 ft), with a vertical drop of 448 m (1,470 ft). It has a maximum incline of 34.6 degrees (69%) and the average gradient is 19.8 degrees (36%).
| Marcel Hirscher (AUT) | Gran Risa |
| 300x | 300x |
| Won record 6 giant slaloms | One of the slope sections |

### Men

| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| 529 | GS | 1985/86 | 15 December 1985 | Ingemar Stenmark | Hubert Strolz | Roberto Erlacher |
| 530 | KB | 1985/86 | 14 December 1985 Val Gardena (DH) ---------------------------- 15 December 1985 Alta Badia (GS) | Marc Girardelli | Niklas Henning | Pirmin Zurbriggen |
| 576 | GS | 1986/87 | 14 December 1986 | Richard Pramotton | Alberto Tomba | Oswald Totsch |
| 577 | GS | 1986/87 | 15 December 1986 | Joël Gaspoz | Richard Pramotton | Markus Wasmeier |
| 607 | GS | 1987/88 | 13 December 1987 | Alberto Tomba | Rudolf Nierlich | Joël Gaspoz Hans Pieren |
| 679 | GS | 1989/90 | 14 January 1990 | Richard Kröll | Günther Mader | Hubert Strolz Rudolf Nierlich |
| 705 | GS | 1990/91 | 16 December 1990 | Alberto Tomba | Urs Kälin | Marc Girardelli |
| 734 | GS | 1991/92 | 15 December 1991 | Alberto Tomba | Steve Locher | Paul Accola |
| 766 | GS | 1992/93 | 13 December 1992 | Marc Girardelli | Alain Feutrier | Alberto Tomba |
| 803 | GS | 1993/94 | 19 December 1993 | Steve Locher | Alberto Tomba | Christian Mayer |
| 838 | GS | 1994/95 | 22 December 1994 | Alberto Tomba | Urs Kälin | Christian Mayer |
| 871 | GS | 1995/96 | 17 December 1995 | Hans Knauß | Michael von Grünigen | Alberto Tomba |
| 906 | GS | 1996/97 | 22 December 1996 | Michael von Grünigen | Steve Locher | Matteo Nana |
| 942 | GS | 1997/98 | 21 December 1997 | Christian Mayer | Michael von Grünigen | Hermann Maier |
| 980 | GS | 1998/99 | 20 December 1998 | Michael von Grünigen | Patrick Holzer | Andreas Schifferer |
| 1015 | GS | 1999/00 | 19 December 1999 | Joël Chenal | Hermann Maier | Rainer Salzgeber |
| | GS | 2000/01 | 17 December 2000 | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1087 | GS | 2001/02 | 16 December 2001 | Frédéric Covili | Michael von Grünigen | Sami Uotila |
| 1125 | GS | 2002/03 | 22 December 2002 | Bode Miller | Davide Simoncelli | Christian Mayer |
| 1158 | GS | 2003/04 | 14 December 2003 | Kalle Palander | Davide Simoncelli | Frédéric Covili |
| 1201 | GS | 2004/05 | 19 December 2004 | Thomas Grandi | Benjamin Raich | Didier Cuche Hermann Maier |
| 1237 | GS | 2005/06 | 18 December 2005 | Massimiliano Blardone | Davide Simoncelli | François Bourque |
| 1272 | GS | 2006/07 | 17 December 2006 | Kalle Palander | Bode Miller | Didier Défago |
| 1273 | SL | 2006/07 | 18 December 2006 | Markus Larsson | Ted Ligety | Ivica Kostelić |
| 1310 | GS | 2007/08 | 16 December 2007 | Kalle Palander | Benjamin Raich | Marc Berthod |
| 1311 | SL | 2007/08 | 17 December 2007 | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Felix Neureuther | Ted Ligety |
| 1349 | GS | 2008/09 | 21 December 2008 | Daniel Albrecht | Ivica Kostelić | Hannes Reichelt |
| 1350 | SL | 2008/09 | 22 December 2008 | Ivica Kostelić | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Benjamin Raich |
| 1386 | GS | 2009/10 | 20 December 2009 | Massimiliano Blardone | Davide Simoncelli | Cyprien Richard |
| 1387 | SL | 2009/10 | 21 December 2009 | Reinfried Herbst | Silvan Zurbriggen | Manfred Pranger |
| 1417 | GS | 2010/11 | 19 December 2010 | Ted Ligety | Cyprien Richard | Thomas Fanara |
| 1453 | GS | 2011/12 | 18 December 2011 | Massimiliano Blardone | Hannes Reichelt | Philipp Schörghofer |
| 1454 | SL | 2011/12 | 19 December 2011 | Marcel Hirscher | Giuliano Razzoli | Felix Neureuther |
| 1499 | GS | 2012/13 | 16 December 2012 | Ted Ligety | Marcel Hirscher | Thomas Fanara |
| 1533 | GS | 2013/14 | 22 December 2013 | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault | Ted Ligety |
| 1567 | GS | 2014/15 | 21 December 2014 | Marcel Hirscher | Ted Ligety | Thomas Fanara |
| 1603 | GS | 2015/16 | 20 December 2015 | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Victor Muffat-Jeandet |
| 1604 | PG | 2015/16 | 21 December 2015 | Kjetil Jansrud | Aksel Lund Svindal | André Myhrer |
| 1646 | GS | 2016/17 | 18 December 2016 | Marcel Hirscher | Mathieu Faivre | Florian Eisath |
| 1647 | PG | 2016/17 | 19 December 2016 | Cyprien Sarrazin | Carlo Janka | Kjetil Jansrud |
| 1683 | GS | 2017/18 | 17 December 2017 | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Žan Kranjec |
| 1684 | PG | 2017/18 | 18 December 2017 | Matts Olsson | Henrik Kristoffersen | Marcel Hirscher |
| 1718 | GS | 2018/19 | 16 December 2018 | Marcel Hirscher | Thomas Fanara | Alexis Pinturault |
| 1719 | PG | 2018/19 | 17 December 2018 | Marcel Hirscher | Thibaut Favrot | Alexis Pinturault |
| 1756 | GS | 2019/20 | 22 December 2019 | Henrik Kristoffersen | Cyprien Sarrazin | Žan Kranjec |
| 1757 | PG | 2019/20 | 23 December 2019 | Rasmus Windingstad | Stefan Luitz | Roland Leitinger |
| 1791 | GS | 2020/21 | 20 December 2020 | Alexis Pinturault | Atle Lie McGrath | Justin Murisier |
| 1792 | SL | 2020/21 | 21 December 2020 | Ramon Zenhäusern | Manuel Feller | Marco Schwarz |
| 1828 | GS | 2021/22 | 19 December 2021 | Henrik Kristoffersen | Marco Odermatt | Manuel Feller |
| 1829 | GS | 2021/22 | 20 December 2021 | Marco Odermatt | Luca De Aliprandini | Alexander Schmid |
| 1864 | GS | 2022/23 | 18 December 2022 | Lucas Braathen | Henrik Kristoffersen | Marco Odermatt |
| 1865 | GS | 2022/23 | 19 December 2022 | Marco Odermatt | Henrik Kristoffersen | Žan Kranjec |
| 1898 | GS | 2023/24 | 17 December 2023 | Marco Odermatt | Filip Zubčić | Žan Kranjec |
| 1899 | GS | 2023/24 | 18 December 2023 | Marco Odermatt | Marco Schwarz | Žan Kranjec |
| 1938 | GS | 2024/25 | 22 December 2024 | Marco Odermatt | Léo Anguenot | Alexander Steen Olsen |
| 1939 | SL | 2024/25 | 23 December 2024 | Timon Haugan | Loïc Meillard | Atle Lie McGrath |

### Women

| No. | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| 838 | GS | 1994/95 | 21 December 1994 | Sabina Panzanini | Anita Wachter | Deborah Compagnoni |
| 1084 | GS | 2003/04 | 13 December 2003 | Denise Karbon | Nicole Hosp | 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.
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.