Besides this major event, there are many other reasons to come to Kitzbuhel in the winter.

BBC: Kitzbuhel, Austria

Beautiful mountains surround the picturesque walled town with colourfully painted Tyrolean houses around four different ski areas around Kitzbuhel.

BBC: Kitzbuhel, Austria

Klammer is back in Kitzbuhel where this weekend the latest generation tackle the slope which has staged races since 1931.

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The Kitzbuhel Ski Club, host of the annual Hahnenkamm race, can look back on a long history and development of the event.

BBC: Kitzbuhel, Austria

Brownlee's team-mate, Stuart Hayes, proved that last year when he won one of triathlon's seven World Championship series races - the toughest in the sport - in Kitzbuhel.

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"My last podium was in Kitzbuhel in 2011 and since then I struggled with an injury, and to come back and finish on the podium is amazing, " he said.

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Meanwhile, Italian skier Dominik Paris celebrated his second victory this season after winning the prestigious downhill race at Kitzbuhel in Austria, one of the most feared runs on the men's circuit.

CNN: Victorious Vonn closes on World Cup record

In the years since, the Kitzbuhel Ski Club has managed to make a big name for itself in the world of skiing thanks to the successful athletic achievements of its members as well as its organised services.

BBC: Kitzbuhel, Austria

Lee-Gartner says there are plenty of male competitors on the tour who support Vonn's desire but also some who joke she should be allowed to see how she gets on against them on the notoriously treacherous Kitzbuhel track in Austria.

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