Corinne Suter (SUI) wins the Super-G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ahead of Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT) +0.43 and her swiss team colleague Wendy Holdener (SUI) +0.70.
Like last week, also today a German athlete won the downhill race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) won her first downhill Worlcup race, ahead of Federica Brignone (ITA) +0.61 and Ester Ledecka (CZE) +0.83.
Alexis Pinturault (FRA) won his 26th Worldcup race, followed by Loic Meillard (SUI) +0.16 and Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (NOR) +0.24.
Kira Weidle (SC Starnberg) made a wonderful 3rd place after Stephanie Venier from Austria (1st place) and Sofia Goggia from Italy (2nd place). A cheering audience celebrated Kira's victory at perfect weather conditions and an outstanding atmosphere.
Nicole Schmidhofer ahead of Sofia Goggia and Lara Gut-Behrami - that is the final podium result at today's Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Thank you to our partner Wildkaffee Rösterei in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. On the occasion of the 66th Kandahar race the suitable Worlcup coffee is available here:
https://www.wild-kaffee.de/p/kandahar-kaffee-k66
Positive snow control confirmed by the FIS! The official take-off clearance was announced by the international ski association FIS for the ladies and as well for the men races at the Kandahar slope.
Picture from left to right: OK Head Peter Fischer, Mike Bräu (Slope Head), Emanuel Couder (Race Director FIS), Steffi Wild (Race Director Ladies), Florian Beck (Race Director Men), Uwe Fuss (Head of Security at the slope).
The DRF air rescue stands for actions such as fast emergency air rescue and safe patient transports by helicopters and ambulance aircrafts. Counting to the leading air rescue organizations in Europe the DRF acts on duty about 38,000 missions a year. Providing an ideal patient supply, the non-profit air rescue organization only works with the most modern helicopters and latest medical devices.
Moreover, the DRF air rescue sets high defaults in the realms of medicine, technology and flight operations. Equipped with about 50 helicopters, spread over 31 stations in Germany and Austria, it helps people in daily need. Counting 9 stations in total (in 2019 already 10) the DRF air rescue is ready to work and operates day and night. Worldwide patient transports with ambulance planes are conducted, if it is necessary for medical reasons.
Together with the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn, the OK team has been working on the Kandahar for two weeks - 6 km of A-nets need to be fixed. Kandahar World Cup 2019 we are getting ready!
Good news!
The Hotel Obermühle and the Hotel Zugspitze have joined 20 partner hotels in sponsoring the Kandahar Races. Christian Wolf (on the right in the picture) from Hotel Obermühle is where Peter Fischer plans to accomodate the US Ski team. Jutta Gries (picture center), the district chairmen of the Hotel und Restaurant organization, and Christian Wolf are holding the signs documenting that they support the World Cup races on the Kandahar. Thank you very much!
The 65th Kandahar Races are over and we can look back on two successful, fair and exciting race weekends in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
This would not be possible without the numerous volunteer´s energetic help, in the valley as well as on the mountain.
Big thanks for your commitment! We are already looking forward to the races next year and hope that you will be there again!
Thank you Team Kandahar!
Tradition and passion, youth development and sustainability, young and old: The Ski Club Garmisch is an important and popular organization far beyond the boundaries of our beautiful valley.
The Alpine Ski World Cup in Garmisch is organized by an organizational committee and the Ski Club Garmisch. These two organizations are closely linked.
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