Lower Austria ready for women's World Cup am Semmering 2025!

Lower Austria ready for women's World Cup am Semmering 2025!

Semmering, Niederösterreich, Österreich - on March 28, 2025, at 10:42 a.m., the Governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, informed together with the LH deputy Udo Landbauer about the possibility of women's World Cup races at Semmering. Usually these races are held in the region every two years. In view of the expected unavailability of the Lienz World Cup location, Lower Austria is ready to take over the issue. Mikl-Leitner emphasizes that the federal state, as a cradle of Alpine skiing, is always ready to find solutions for winter sports fans, and adds that Lower Austria has the necessary experience and infrastructure.

In December 2024, a successful World Cup spectacle took place at Semmering, which attracted around 13,000 guests. This positive experience and the latest slopes infrastructure make Lower Austria an attractive location for the upcoming women's races. The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has already asked whether Lower Austria is available as a venue, which further underlines the willingness of the state government.

complexity and challenges of the organization

Franz Steiner, the President of the WSV and the organizational committee, emphasizes the complexity of the organization of a World Cup race. The committee works closely with the ÖSV to find solutions and successfully implement the event. Such commitment to promote alpine skiing is particularly important because it is a very popular sport in Austria, as well as internationally, which is exercised on snow -covered slopes.

Austria plays a leading role in the development of alpine skiing. The state not only invests in numerous ski areas, but also offers some of the best slopes and facilities worldwide. The tradition of alpine skiing goes back to the early 20th century, and many well -known ski schools offer professional ski lessons, which promotes the next generations of skiers

historical milestones and successes

The beginnings of alpine skiing in Austria go back to the 1920s and 1930s, the first ski area such as Kitzbühel. The first alpine world ski championships took place in Austria in the 1950s. Until the 1970s, the country concentrated on the training of top athletes, which led to Austria winning numerous medals at the Winter Olympics.

The evolution of the Alpine World Ski World Cup, which was first held in Berchtesgaden on January 5, 1967, had a fresh air for the competition. These events not only revolutionized the competitive landscape of skiing, but also contributed to the fact that athletes such as Marco Odermatt and Mikaela Shiffrin dominate internationally. In the current Alpine Ski-World Cup 2022/2023, athletes from ÖSV like Daniel Hemetsberger and Matthias Mayer bring it to the top ten in the World Cup rating.

The commitment and passion for skiing in Lower Austria and Austria as a whole remain unchanged. With the willingness to accept new challenges and continue the tradition of alpine skiing, the region is well equipped for the upcoming competitions.