The person who best embodies the spirit of the Paganella Ski World Alpine Rockfest is Bode Miller, and it’s no surprise that he’s a testimonial for Paganella. The American champion has always matched his skiing skills with a rock lifestyle and will be one the celebrity athletes at the Rockfest. Accompanying Bode on the night run are Davide Simoncelli, Ted Ligety, Aksel Lund Svindal, Didier Cuche, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Julien Lizeroux, Mattias Hargin, Felix Neureuther, John Kucera and Marco Buechel. Each of these can invite two athletes to come and battle it out in the afternoon qualifiers for the night-time final.
Sixteen athletes will fight it out on a GS in straight time trials (so there will be no parallel slalom) over four rounds. The slowest four will be knocked out after each round until only the top four are left to battle it out in the final decisive challenge. The event will be packed with breathtaking sights, such as a pro-jump and incredible light displays.
BODE MILLER
Easton Valley, 12.10.1977
- 2 Overall titles: 2004-05, 2007-08
- 4 Discipline titles: Giant Slalom in 2003-04, Super G in 2004-05, Super G in 2006-07, Super Combined in 2007-08
- 31 career World Cup wins: 6th most wins in Alpine Skiing history (male), most World Cup wins in the history of American alpine ski racing
- 4 World Championships Gold medals: Downhill, Super G, Combined, Giant Slalom
- 2 Olympic Silver Medals in 2002 Olympics
- One of only two men to win a World Cup race in all four disciplines in a single season (Downhill, Super G, Slalom, Giant Slalom)
- Holds the record for most consecutive races skied (136) from March 2002 through January 2006
AKSEL LUND SVINDAL
Kjeller, 26.12.1982
- 2 overall titles: 2006-07, 2008-09
- 4 Discipline titles: Giant Slalom in 2006-07, Super G in 2005-06 and 2008-09, Combined in 2006-07
- 3 World Championships Gold medals: Downhill, Combined, Giant Slalom
- Winner in World Cup in four of five disciplines (Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Combined)
- 23 podiums in World Cup races: 12 wins, 4 second places, 7 third places
DIDIER CUCHE
Le Pâquier, 16.08.1974
- 3 Discipline titles: Downhill in 2006-07 and 2007-08, Giant Slalom in 2008-09
- 3 World Championships medals: gold in Super G, silver in Downhill, bronze in Giant Slalom
- Olympic Silver Medal in 1998 Olympics
- 48 podiums in World Cup races: 9 wins, 23 second places, 16 third places
JEAN BAPTISTE GRANGE
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 10.10.1984
- World Championships Bronze medal: Slalom in 2007
- 6 World Cup wins, 5 second places and 1 third place
- Slalom Christal Globe winner in 2008-09
TED LIGETY
Salt Lake City, 31.08.1984
- 1 Olympic Games Gold medal: Combined in 2006
- World Cup Overall GS Champion in 2007-08
- 6 National Championships: 3 Combined, 2 Slalom, 1 Giant Slalom
- 1 World Championships Bronze medal: Giant Slalom 2009
JOHN KUCERA
Calgary, 17.09.1984
- 3 Nor-Am titles in 2004-05: Overall, Downhill, Giant Slalom
- 1 World Cup win: Super G at Lake Louis in 2007
- 2 World Cup podium
- 1 World Championships: Downhill in 2009
JULIEN LIZEROUX
Moûtiers, 05.09.1979
- 4 World Cup podiums: 2 wins in Slalom, 2 second places in slalom and in Combined
- 2 World Championships Silver medals: Special Slalom, Combined in 2009
MARCO BUECHEL
Walenstadt, 04.11.1971
- World Cup silver medal in Super G in 2002-03
- World Championships silver medal in Giant Slalom in 1999
- Swiss Champion in Downhill, Giant Slalom, Combination and Parallel Slalom
MATTIAS HARGIN
Stoccolm, 07.10.1985
- Juniores World Championships Silver medal in 2005
- 5th place in World Championships: Slalom in 2009
FELIX NEUREUTHER
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 26.03.1984
- 6 podiums in World Cup races: 2 second places, 4 third places
- World Championships Gold medal in Team race in 2005
DAVIDE SIMONCELLI
Rovereto, 30.01.1979
- 5 podiums in World Cup races: 2 wins, 3 second places
JUKKA LEINO
Heinävesi, 10.06.1978
