KITZBUEHEL 2013 - The most awesome Downhill in the world! - Behind the Scenes - Mens & Womens

The Hahnenkamm-Rennen is a race where you get to see winners turning into heroes and skiers turning into modern gladiators. From an alpine skiing fan or a spectators view, this coming weekend is the most spectacular and entertaining weekend of the entire year. There are no official world champion titles given out; there are no olympic medals to be won; however, this weekend its all about the fame, money and glory. This race is just the same as any other downhill race, yet its very different. It all starts when you enter the gondola going up to the start. The lift person closes the doors behind you so that no one gets in except you. So the ride up to the start is very silent, its just you and possibly a fellow racer in the gondola. DESCRIPTION: The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of Alpine Skiing competitions staged annually. It is considered the premier competition in alpine ski racing together with the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games and the biennial FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Some experts event consider winning the World Cup to be athletically a more valuable title than winning gold at the Olympic Winter Games or the World Championships, since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several events throughout the season, and not just in one race. Today, the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races are held primarily at famous ski resorts in the European Alps, along with regular stops in Scandinavia, North America, and Far East Asia. Competitors attempt to score a maximum of points during the season in five events: slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill and super combined. The fifth event, super-combined, was introduced in 2005 and generally consists of a shorter downhill race and a one-run slalom. Sometimes the downhill is replaced by a super-G. Alpine was added to the Olympic winter schedule in 1936. For further information about FIS Alpine visit: http://www.fisalpine.com/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fisalpine Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fisalpine FIS: As the governing body of international skiing and snowboarding, FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 116 member nations, more than 6'500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually.