ALPINE:

Munich hosts urban slalom spectacular on Jan. 2

Dec. 24, 2010 — FIS 

The first Audi FIS Ski World Cup City Event will be staged Jan. 2, 2011, in the Olympic Park in Munich, Germany. The parallel slalom competition at the Olympic Mountain will see the world's best racers fight for overall World Cup points on a 200-meter-long slope with approximately 20 gates, ending at the bottom of the upper Olympic Lake.

"With the recent snowfall and cold temperatures as well as a positive weather forecast for the next days, we can expect good conditions at the Olympic Mountain on 2nd January," said Günter Hujara, FIS chief race director for the men's World Cup.

"There has been great interest by the TV broadcasters, and over 4,000 tickets have already been sold. The signs are very promising and we look forward to a great event with new elements such as special lighting and music, all designed to create a fantastic show with all the top stars of today's alpine ski racing."

Click here for a list of currently qualified competitors for City Event Munich through Dec. 13, and a summary of the rules. The final list will be available on Dec. 29, following the World Cup events in Bormio and Semmering.  S-Magazine

Qualified racers through Dec. 13

Men
1.JANKA Carlo 2.
2.RAICH Benjamin
3.SVINDAL Aksel Lund 4
4.CUCHE Didier
5.KOSTELIC Ivica
6.HIRSCHER Marcel
7.LIGETY Ted
8.ZURBRIGGEN Silvan
9.WALCHHOFER Michael
10.GRANGE Jean-Baptiste
11.SCHEIBER Mario
12.MILLER Bode
13.JANSRUD Kjetil
14.LIZEROUX Julien
15.DEFAGO Didier
16.Host Nation Wild Card *
17.BAUMANN Romed
18.MOELGG Manfred    ITA
19.GUAY Erik    CAN
20.HEEL Werner    ITA

Women
1.RIESCH Maria    GER
2.VONN Lindsey    USA
3.MAZE Tina    SLO
4.PAERSON Anja    SWE
5.GOERGL Elisabeth    AUT
6.ZETTEL Kathrin    AUT
7.MANCUSO Julia    USA
8.SUTER Fabienne    SUI
9.FISCHBACHER Andrea    AUT
10.POUTIAINEN Tanja    FIN
11.REBENSBURG Viktoria    GER
12.HOELZL Kathrin    GER
13.PIETILAE-H. Maria    SWE
14.SCHILD Marlies    AUT
15.JACQUEMOD Ingrid    FRA
16.ZAHROBSKA Sarka    CZE
17. STYGER Nadia SUI    (injured)
18.AUBERT Sandrine
19.KIRCHGASSER Michaela    AUT
20.GUT Lara    SUI