Nationale
Nationale is a World Cup men's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1940.
They hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1987, with Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess and Peter Müller who took 8 of 10 available gold medals, dominating in front of the home crowd. Other events were held on another two nearby ski courses, "Mont Lachaux" and "Chetzeron".
Course
The women's World Cup debut was held in 1977 with downhill, slalom and combined.
The men's World Cup events on this slope premiered in 1979 with slalom.
World Championships
Men's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | KB | (SL) 27 January 1987 (DH) 1 February 1987 |
 Marc Girardelli
|
 Pirmin Zurbriggen
|
 Günther Mader
|
| DH | 31 January 1987 | Peter Müller
|
Pirmin Zurbriggen
|
Karl Alpiger
| |
| SL | 8 February 1987 |  Frank Wörndl
|
Günther Mader
|
Armin Bittner
|
- The men's World Championships combined slalom was held on "Chetzeron" ski course.
Women's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SL | 7 February 1987 | Erika Hess
|
Roswitha Steiner
|
 Mateja Svet
|
World Cup
Men
Women
References
- ^ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
- ^ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
- ^ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
- ^ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
- ^ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj izpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1979. p. 11.
External links
- Crans Montana (official)