Английская Википедия:Birds of Prey (ski course)
| Birds of Prey | |
|---|---|
| Файл:BirdofPreyBeaverCreek.JPG | |
| Place: | Шаблон:Flagicon Avon, Colorado, U.S. |
| Mountain: | Beaver Creek Mountain |
| Architect: | Bernhard Russi (SUI) |
| Opened: | December 1997 |
| Level: | Файл:Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svgФайл:Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg expert |
| Downhill | |
| Start: | Шаблон:ConvertШаблон:SpacesAMSL |
| Finish: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Vertical drop: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Max. incline: | 32.3 degrees (63%) |
| Avr. incline: | Шаблон:Spaces17 degrees (31%) |
| Most wins: | Шаблон:Flagicon Aksel Lund Svindal (4x) |
| Super-G | |
| Start: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Finish: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Vertical drop: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Max. incline: | Шаблон:Spaces34 degrees (68%) |
| Avr. incline: | 19.3 degrees (35%) |
| Most wins: | Шаблон:Flagicon Hannes Reichelt (4x) |
| Giant slalom | |
| Start: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Finish: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Vertical drop: | Шаблон:Convert |
| Max. incline: | 26.7 degrees (50%) |
| Avr. incline: | Шаблон:Spaces17 degrees (31%) |
| Most wins: | Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Ligety (6x) |
Шаблон:Location map Шаблон:Location map Birds of Prey is a World Cup downhill ski course in the western United States, located at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colorado. The race course made its World Cup debut Шаблон:Time ago in December 1997.
Beaver Creek is a traditional early December stop on the men's World Cup calendar. The course hosted the World Championships in 1999 and 2015, and is also used for super-G and giant slalom races.[1] Prior to 1995, the World Cup speed events in North America were usually held in the latter part of the racing season.
This course has hosted total of 65 men's World Cup events (eighth all-time), and an additional three speed events in March 1988 were on "Centennial", the former speed course at Beaver Creek.
In December 2021, Birds of Prey became the first course in World Cup history to host four speed events on four consecutive days (two downhills, two super-G's).
History
The Birds of Prey course was developed for the 1999 World Championships, designed by Swiss Olympic downhill champion Bernhard Russi, a noted constructor of downhill race courses around the world.[2]
The first World Cup race was won by Kristian Ghedina of Italy in December 1997, but the course was then dominated by Austrians, led by the legendary Hermann Maier. He won three consecutive Birds of Prey downhills: the 1999 world title in front of 20,000 spectators, followed by World Cup victories in each of the next two seasons.
All rounder Lasse Kjus won record all five discipline medals at 1999 World Championships (two gold and three silver medals). This outstanding achievement has not yet been repeated.
In December 2004, Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves took first and second place, respectively, in the World Cup downhill race,[3] the first ever one-two finish for American men in a downhill, and the first in any event in over two decades, since Phil & Steve Mahre in the 1984 Olympic slalom. The two Americans switched positions on the podium the following year.
Due to a lack of snow in France at Val d'Isère in December 2011, the women's super G was replaced on Birds of Prey course. This is the only World Cup event for ladies held here. Lindsey Vonn took the win.[4]
In November 2018, weather forced a lower start at Шаблон:Convert, reducing the course length to Шаблон:Nowrap with a vertical drop of Шаблон:Convert. With the flat section of the top eliminated, the winning time of 1:13.59 by Beat Feuz yielded an average speed of Шаблон:Nowrap and an average vertical descent of Шаблон:Nowrap per second.
Course
The downhill starting gate is at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert, Super-G at Шаблон:Convert and giant slalom at Шаблон:Convert above sea level with the finish line at Шаблон:Convert.
The course is Шаблон:Convert in length,[5] an average gradient of 31 percent (17 degrees), with a maximum gradient of 68 percent (34 degrees) in the middle.
Rahlves' time of 1:39.59 in December 2003 is the fastest in competition for the full course, an average speed of Шаблон:Convert and an average vertical descent of Шаблон:Convert per second.
The course that year had a vertical drop of Шаблон:Convert and a length of Шаблон:Convert.[6]
The Red Tail Camp finish area is about Шаблон:Convert above the resort's main village.[7]
Sections
Downhill course sections from top (start) to the bottom (finish): The Flyaway, The Brink, The Talon, Pete's Arena, Russi's Ride, The Abyss, and The Miller's Revenge.
Jumps
The jumps of the race course adhere to the birds of prey theme: Peregrine, Goshawk, Screech Owl, Golden Eagle, Harrier, and the concluding Red Tail.
World Championships
Men's events
Only three events were held on Birds of Prey at the first championships; GS and SL were held at nearby Vail.
the course constructor
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SG | 2 February 1999 | Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Nnbsp Lasse Kjus | Шаблон:Flagicon Hermann Maier | Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Knauß |
| DH | 6 February 1999 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hermann Maier | Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Nnbsp Lasse Kjus | Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Nnbsp Kjetil André Aamodt | |
| KB | 8–9 February 1999 | Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Nnbsp Kjetil André Aamodt | Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Nnbsp Lasse Kjus | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Accola | |
| 2015 | SG | 5 February 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hannes Reichelt | Шаблон:Flagicon Dustin Cook | Шаблон:Flagicon Adrien Théaux |
| DH | 7 February 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Küng | Шаблон:Flagicon Travis Ganong | Шаблон:Flagicon Beat Feuz | |
| KB | 8 February 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcel Hirscher | Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Nnbsp Kjetil Jansrud | Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Ligety | |
| GS | 13 February 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Ligety | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcel Hirscher | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexis Pinturault | |
| SL | 15 February 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Grange | Шаблон:Flagicon Fritz Dopfer | Шаблон:Flagicon Felix Neureuther |
Women's events
Only SL was held on Birds of Prey at second championships (none of first); the other women's events were held at nearby Vail.
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SL | 14 February 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikaela Shiffrin | Шаблон:Flagicon Frida Hansdotter | Шаблон:Flagicon Šárka Strachová |
World Cup
Men
won a record 6 giant slaloms
won a record 4 downhills
won a record 4 super-G events
Women
| Шаблон:Abbr | Type | Season | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1357 | SG | 2011/12 | 7 December 2011 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lindsey Vonn | Шаблон:Flagicon Fabienne Suter | Шаблон:Flagicon Anna Fenninger |
Raptor
Adjacent to Birds of Prey on Beaver Creek Mountain, a new women's downhill course was built for the 2015 World Championships.[9] Named Raptor, it hosted three women's World Cup events in November 2013 as a test.[10]
Video
- You Tube.com - The Birds of Prey Downhill - From Jalbert Production's The Thin Line
- You Tube.com - Hans Knauss - Audi Birds of Prey POV Downhill - December 2010
References
External links
- Slope profile
- Шаблон:Official
- 2015 World Championships venues – October 2013
- FIS-ski.com - Podium finishers at Beaver Creek
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ FIS-ski.com - results 2004-12-03 - downhill - Beaver Creek
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
