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Originating as a necessity to navigate snow-covered mountains, alpine skiing has become one of the most thrilling spectacles in winter sport. A test of speed, control, and courage, it sees the world’s best descend steep, icy slopes in pursuit of gold.
Long courses that take over 1.5 minutes to complete, with large distances between gates, leading to the fastest speeds.
Introduced in 1982, the super giant slalom is the second fastest discipline and has very wide turns.
Set to host Men’s Alpine Skiing at Milano Cortina 2026, the legendary Stelvio is regarded as one of the sport’s toughest tests. Spanning more than 3km with a near-kilometre vertical drop and gradients reaching 63%, it pushes athletes to their limits. Its most dramatic moment comes at the San Pietro jump, where skiers can fly over 40m and touch down at speeds above 140 km/h. Over the decades, the Stelvio has welcomed the Alpine Skiing World Championships (1985, 2005), the World Cup Finals (1995, 2008), and since 1993 has remained a fixture on the Men’s Downhill World Cup calendar.
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