Golden fox
| Pohorje | |
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| Place: |
Maribor , Slovenia
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| Mountain: | Bachern |
| Giant slalom | |
| Begin: | 748 meters |
| Target: | 336 meters |
| Height difference: | 412 meters |
| Route length: | 1385 meters |
| slalom | |
| Begin: | 527 meters |
| Target: | 336 meters |
| Height difference: | 191 meters |
| Route length: | 603 meters |
The Golden Fox (Slovenian Zlata lisica ) is a traditional women's ski race in Maribor , Slovenia , which has been held since 1964. Usually there is a giant slalom and a slalom , which are each counted for the Alpine Ski World Cup . In addition, the athlete receives with the best overall time both races a trophy in the form of a fox from gold .
The World Cup races are held above the town of Maribor on the Bacher Mountains ( Pohorje in Slovenian ) and attract thousands of spectators every year. They are among the classics of women's skiing: after Cortina d'Ampezzo and Val-d'Isère , Maribor has hosted the largest number of women's competitions in the history of the World Cup.
In a few years it had to be moved to other places because of the snow conditions. The races took place in Bad Gastein in 1974 , in Sarajevo in 1975 and in 1976, 1988, 1991, 2007 and 2012 in Kranjska Gora , the organizer of the traditional men's World Cup races for the Vitranc Cup . In 1998 and 2011 there were cancellations and the races for the Golden Fox were canceled without replacement.
The only World Cup Super G in Maribor was won by Hilde Gerg from Germany in 1999 . It did not count towards the overall ranking for the Golden Fox and was originally intended to be driven on New Year's Day. However, due to the weather, the race was postponed to January 2nd and took place on the same day as the giant slalom.
The most successful participant is Vreni Schneider from Switzerland . She won eight races in Maribor and Kranjska Gora and won the Golden Fox seven times.
Winners list
Women runners in bold were awarded the Diamond Fox that year. This is obtained after winning two Golden Foxes in two consecutive years or for three Golden Foxes in total.
Names written in italics represent races that did not count towards the overall ranking for the Golden Fox .
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Web links
- Official website of the Golden Fox (English, Slovenian)
- Overview of all World Cup races in Maribor on fis-ski.com (English)
Current World Cup races : Kitzbühel: Hahnenkamm Races | Kranjska Gora: Vitranc Cup | Lake Louise | Levi: Lapland Races | Madonna di Campiglio: 3-Tre race | Maribor: Golden Fox | Sölden: World Cup Opening | Val-d'Isère: first snow criterion | Wengen: Lauberhorn race | Zagreb: Snow Queen Trophy | Different locations: Arlberg-Kandahar race
Former World Cup races: Bad Gastein: Silver Jug Races | Grindelwald: SDS race | Oberstaufen: Staufen Cup | Schruns / Tschagguns: gold key race
Race before or outside of the World Cup: Davos: Parsenn Derby | Grabs: Gamperney Derby | Sugar Bowl: Silver Belt | Sun Valley: Harriman Cup
Children's race: Italy: FIS Children Cup | Canada: Whistler Cup