A native of St. Anton, Karl Schranz had a lengthy ski career, from 1957 to 1972. He won twenty major downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major slaloms. His many triumphs include three world championship titles and two…

Patrick Ortlieb won the respective downhill events at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville and the 1996 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in the Sierra Nevada. Thus, he is only one of five racers to ever win the Olympic and…

At the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships 2001 in St. Anton am Arlberg, a local hero and Ski-Arlberg Club member excelled at the then-new carving technique and won the title in the slalom and a silver medal in the combined…