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The Salzburg team, which had already run for the 2023 World Cup, clearly beat their competitors Crans Montana (Switzerland) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) this time. The last time there was a World Ski Championships in Austria was in 2013 in Schladming.
Austria is hosting an Alpine World Cup for the tenth time. The next world championships will take place in Cortina d’Ampezzo in 2021 and in Courchevel-Meribel in 2023. The Nordic World Cup 2025 was also awarded to the sole contender Trondheim.
World Cup 2025 in Saalbach
From February 4 to 23, 2025, Saalbach-Hinterglemm will host the Alpine World Championships for the second time since 1991.
“The heart of alpine skiing”
“As with our Nordic World Championships, we go to the heart of alpine skiing with Saalbach in Austria. Every time the FIS has organized a World Cup in Austria, it is a special event with a large audience and a very professional organization. I have no doubt that Saalbach will live up to this strong tradition, “FIS President Gian Franco Kasper said of the election.
Salzburg, which had already nominated for the 2023 World Cup, won with twelve votes against the two competitors with one vote each and one abstention.
“Important decision for Austria”
ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel, who had done a lot for Saalbach in the second en-suite application, thanked all ÖSV and Saalbach employees. “The vote ratio suggests that we have a good application. I think this is a very, very important decision for the whole of Austria, “Schröcksnadel said in an interview with ORF TV.
I did not expect such a clear result (12: 1: 1 votes plus one abstention). “But I knew we had a lot of friends who would vote for us. We lost in Greece back then and we also congratulate the French and prepare for the next elections. We are very happy and now we will go to Saalbach and hand over the flag. “
For Schröcksnadel, things are complete
For Schröcksnadel, who recently confirmed that he will no longer run for election in the summer of 2021, things come full circle. “When I started in 1991, it was the first World Cup in Saalbach, now I can stop, that is, have won the World Cup. It’s a big step for Austrian skiing and tourism. “
It is not known how the coronavirus situation will continue. “But I think a lot will have changed in five years when we have another World Cup in Austria.”
The Saalbachers have big plans
Bartholomäus “Bartl” Gensbichler, Head of the Austrian World Cup Implementation Delegation and President of the Salzburg State Ski Association, was delighted with a celebration in Hinterglemm that began immediately. “We fought for it for seven and a half years. I’m so happy. Now things really get going. In 2025 we will show the world where to host ski festivals with the Austrian Ski Association. “
The board probably also won the concept of the Glemmtal organizers: “One mountain, all competitions”. All races take place on the Zwölferkogel, there is only one finish area and all venues such as the medal venue are within walking distance. In addition to the 1991 World Cup, Saalbach has hosted 34 World Cup races and two World Cup finals so far and has also proven its worth in the case of short-term acquisitions of other venues.
Around 20,000 guest beds will be available in Saalbach-Hinterglemm and 50,000 in the region. In total, between 40 and 50 million euros will be invested in the region despite the newly completed cable car.
