Gardenissima

Gardenissima
Place:	Val Gardena , Italy
Mountain:	Seceda
piste
Begin:	2,518 meters
Target:	1,485 meters
Height difference:	1,033 meters
Route length:	6,000 meters

The Südtirol Gardenissima (from the Italian name for Val Gardena : Val Gardena , Ladin : Gherdëina ) is a ski race in Val Gardena, the longest giant slalom in the world. Every year the Südtirol Gardenissima is held in spring to end the winter season. In 2016 the race was held for the 20th time. Since 2014, the Südtirol Gardenissima Kids has been held on the following day, a 1.9 km long giant slalom and advancement competition, from the Seceda Alm to the valley station of the Fermeda chairlift, with a height difference of 350 m. Children aged eight and over can take part in the race.

route

The start of the Südtirol Gardenissima is on Mount Seceda at 2518  m and runs over 6 km down to the finish in the valley at the valley station of the Col Raiser cable car near Selva at 1485  m . The athletes overcome an altitude difference of 1033 m. 115 gates are marked out along the route. The start takes place in pairs, divided into categories. The route runs parallel for the first kilometer and then merges into a single route. The best travel time is around three minutes.

Regulations

The number of participants is limited to 650. Since participation is open to everyone (minimum age: 14 years) and well-known professionals from the World Cup circus as well as amateurs of all ages take part, the race offers an opportunity to compete with the best. Prizes are awarded in a wide variety of categories. A starter package is provided for all participants.

Verena Stuffer and Max Franz , the winners of the Südtirol Gardenissima 2015

Ilka Štuhec has won the Südtirol Gardenissima four times in a row

Podium positions since 2010

Ladies

year	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
2010	Verena Stuffer	Daniela Merighetti	Stefanie Köhle
2011	Ilka Štuhec	Stefanie Moser	Verena Stuffer
2012	Ilka Štuhec	Verena Stuffer	Lisa Magdalena Agerer
2013	Ilka Štuhec	Verena Stuffer	Jessica Depauli
2014	Ilka Štuhec	Verena Stuffer	Stefanie Moser
2015	Verena Stuffer	Julia Grünwald	María Belén Simari Birkner
2016	Ilka Štuhec	Federica Brignone	Marta Bassino

Men's

year	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
2010	Ondřej Bank	Massimo Penasa	Romed Baumann
2011	Romed Baumann	Massimo Penasa	Stefan Thanei
2012	Hannes Reichelt	Siegmar Klotz	Jonas Senoner
2013	Hannes Reichelt	Siegmar Klotz	Michael Gufler
2014	Peter Fill	Daniel Hemetsberger	Otmar Striedinger
2015	Max Franz	Otmar Striedinger	Florian Eisath
2016	Massimiliano Blardone	Otmar Striedinger	Luca Senoner

Web links

• Official homepage of the Gardenissima
• Gardenissima Kids
• ValGardena / Gröden homepage