Knockout competition (Alpine skiing)

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The knockout competition is a competition in the alpine skiing discipline . It is defined by the FIS in the International Competition Rules , but in contrast to downhill , super-G , giant slalom , slalom , combination competition, parallel competition and team competition, it is rarely held. With the knockout giant slalom and the knockout slalom there are two different variants of the format.

history

The knockout competition was introduced in the early 2000s to make races more attractive.

At the dress rehearsal in Madonna di Campiglio 2001, Bode Miller won the knockout slalom ahead of Markus Ganahl and Ivica Kostelić .

In the 2002/03 season then initially followed European Cup premiere in San Vigilio and Obereggen in which to place the former Aksel Lund Svindal in the knockout giant slalom before Hannes Reichelt and Gauthier de Tessières and second rem place Alain Baxter in Knockout slalom ahead of Andrej Šporn and Andreas Nilsen , and finally the World Cup premiere in Sestriere , where Anja Pärson won the knockout slalom ahead of Tanja Poutiainen and Nicole Hosp and in the men's competition Ivica Kostelic in the knockout slalom in front of Giorgio Rocca and Truls Ove Karlsen won.

After these races, athletes, supervisors, journalists and fans criticized the new mode as "unfair, confused and far too complicated", so that the knockout competition has never been held in the World Cup since then, and never in the Olympic program Winter Games , the World Championship or the Junior World Championship was added.

regulate

The knockout competition consists of four rounds, with only the first run and the second run in the eponymous knockout system .

First there is a qualification run on a first course. The 30-person field for the next round is based on the times. Then there will be a first run with duels "16th place against 15th place" to "30th place against 1st place" on a second course. The 18-man field of the next round results from the 15 duels and 3 lucky losers . Then there will be a second run with duels “10th place against 9th place” to “18th place against 1st place” on a third course. The 9-person field of the next round results from the 9 duels. Finally, the final run takes place on the third course. The final result is based on the times of the last two laps.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New rules for more attractive races. In: faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 23, 2002, accessed on March 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Bode Miller also wins the knockout slalom in Madonna di Campiglio. In: skiinfo.de. Mountain News GmbH, August 23, 2012, accessed on March 6, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Official Results. In: fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski, accessed on March 11, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Official Results. In: fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski, accessed on March 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Official Results. In: fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski, accessed on March 11, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Official Results. In: fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski, accessed on March 11, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Criticism of the KO: New slalom mode annoys everyone. In: news.at. VGN Digital GmbH, December 17, 2002, accessed on March 12, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Calendar & Results. In: fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski, accessed on March 12, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Eberharter falls - von Grünigen wins. In: faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, December 15, 2002, accessed on March 3, 2019 .
  10. ^ The International Ski Competition Rules (ICR). (PDF; 2.2 MB) Book IV - Joint Regulations for Alpine Skiing. In: fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski, July 2018, pp. 113–114 , accessed on March 3, 2019 .