FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA. It was soon backed by International Ski Federation president Marc Hodler during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 at Portillo, Chile, and became an official FIS event in the spring of 1967 after the FIS Congress at Beirut, Lebanon. The first World Cup ski race was held in Berchtesgaden, West Germany, on January 5, 1967. Jean-Claude Killy of France and Nancy Greene of Canada were the overall winners for the first two seasons.
Rules
Competitors attempt to achieve the best time in four disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, super G, and downhill. The fifth event, the combined, employs the downhill and slalom. The World Cup originally included only slalom, giant slalom, and downhill races. Combined events were included starting with the 1974–75 season, while the Super G was added for the 1982–83 season. The current [|scoring system] was implemented in the 1991–92 season. For every race points are awarded to the top 30 finishers: 100 points to the winner, 80 for second, 60 for third, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. The racer with the most points at the end of the season in mid-March wins the Cup, with the trophy consisting of a 9 kilogram crystal globe. Sub-prizes are also awarded in each individual race discipline, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe.The World Cup is held annually, and is considered the premier competition for alpine ski racing after the quadrennial Winter Olympics. Many consider the World Cup to be a more valuable title than the Olympics or the biennial World Championships, since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several disciplines throughout the season, and not just in one race.
Races are hosted primarily at ski resorts in the Alps in Europe, with regular stops in Scandinavia, North America, and east Asia, but a few races have also been held in the Southern Hemisphere. World Cup competitions have been hosted in 25 different countries around the world: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
Lower competitive circuits include the NorAm Cup in North America and the Europa Cup in Europe.
Overall winners
Multiple individual overall World Cup winners are marked with.Individual
Individual titles by country
Men overall titles
The following skiers have at least three overall alpine World Cup titles.Ladies overall titles
The following skiers have at least three overall alpine World Cup titles.Discipline titles
Top 10 Small Crystal Globe podiums
;Men# | Skier | Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 1975–1987 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
2 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1983–1990 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Marcel Hirscher | 2012–2019 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Marc Girardelli | 1982–1996 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Hermann Maier | 1998–2006 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
6 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 2006–2019 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Alberto Tomba | 1988–1996 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
8 | Benjamin Raich | 2001–2010 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
9 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 1993–2003 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
10 | Phil Mahre | 1978–1983 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
;Women
# | Skier | Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 2000–2019 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
2 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1969–1980 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
3 | Vreni Schneider | 1984–1995 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
4 | Renate Götschl | 1993–2009 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
5 | Katja Seizinger | 1989–1999 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
6 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 2011–active | 8 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Hanni Wenzel | 1972–1984 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
8 | Janica Kostelić | 1998–2007 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Erika Hess | 1977–1987 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Michela Figini | 1983–1990 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Most small globes per discipline
Combined crystal globe was officially awarded from 2007–2012. However, there are counted all season titles, both official and unofficial. The records for most World Cup titles in each discipline are as follows:;Men
Discipline | Country | Titles | |
Downhill | Franz Klammer | Austria | 5 |
Super-G | Hermann Maier | Austria | 5 |
Super-G | Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | 5 |
Giant Slalom | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | 8 |
Slalom | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | 8 |
Combined | Kjetil Andre Aamodt | Norway | 5 |
Combined | Alexis Pinturault | France | 5 |
;Women
Discipline | Country | Titles | |
Downhill | Lindsey Vonn | United States | 8 |
Super-G | Katja Seizinger | Germany | 5 |
Super-G | Lindsey Vonn | United States | 5 |
Giant Slalom | Vreni Schneider | Switzerland | 5 |
Slalom | Vreni Schneider | Switzerland | 6 |
Slalom | Mikaela Shiffrin | United States | 6 |
Combined | Brigitte Oertli | Switzerland | 4 |
Combined | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 4 |
Men's season titles
;SlalomIn the following table men's slalom World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 1967.
;Downhill
In the following table men's downhill World Cup season-end podiums since first edition in 1967.
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1967 | Jean-Claude Killy | Guy Périllat | Franz Vogler |
1968 | Gerhard Nenning | Jean-Claude Killy | Karl Schranz |
1969 | Karl Schranz | Henri Duvillard | Heinrich Messner |
1970 | Karl Cordin Karl Schranz | Henri Duvillard | |
1971 | Bernhard Russi | Bernard Orcel | Karl Cordin |
1972 | Bernhard Russi | Karl Schranz | Mike Lafferty |
1973 | Roland Collombin | Bernhard Russi | Marcello Varallo |
1974 | Roland Collombin | Franz Klammer | Herbert Plank |
1975 | Franz Klammer | Werner Grissmann | Herbert Plank |
1976 | Franz Klammer | Herbert Plank | Bernhard Russi |
1977 | Franz Klammer | Josef Walcher | Bernhard Russi |
1978 | Franz Klammer | Josef Walcher | Herbert Plank |
1979 | Peter Mueller | Peter Wirnsberger | Toni Buergler |
1980 | Peter Mueller | Ken Read | Herbert Plank |
1981 | Harti Weirather | Steve Podborski | Peter Mueller |
1982 | Peter Mueller Steve Podborski | Harti Weirather | |
1983 | Franz Klammer | Conradin Cathomen | Harti Weirather |
1984 | Urs Raeber | Erwin Resch | Bill Johnson |
1985 | Helmut Hoeflehner | Peter Mueller | Karl Alpiger |
1986 | Peter Wirnsberger | Peter Mueller | Michael Mair |
1987 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Peter Mueller | Franz Heinzer |
1988 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Michael Mair | Rob Boyd |
1989 | Marc Girardelli | Helmut Hoeflehner | Daniel Mahrer |
1990 | Helmut Hoeflehner | Atle Skardal | Pirmin Zurbriggen |
1991 | Franz Heinzer | Atle Skardal | Daniel Mahrer |
1992 | Franz Heinzer | Daniel Mahrer | A.J. Kitt |
1993 | Franz Heinzer | Atle Skardal | William Besse |
1994 | Marc Girardelli | Hannes Trinkl | Patrick Ortlieb |
1995 | Luc Alphand | Kristian Ghedina | Patrick Ortlieb |
1996 | Luc Alphand | Guenther Mader | Patrick Ortlieb |
1997 | Luc Alphand | Kristian Ghedina | Fritz Strobl |
1998 | Andreas Schifferer | Hermann Maier | Nicolas Burtin |
1999 | Lasse Kjus | Andreas Schifferer | Werner Franz |
2000 | Hermann Maier | Kristian Ghedina | Josef Strobl |
2001 | Hermann Maier | Stephan Eberharter | Fritz Strobl |
2002 | Stephan Eberharter | Fritz Strobl | Kristian Ghedina |
2003 | Stephan Eberharter | Daron Rahlves | Michael Walchhofer |
2004 | Stephan Eberharter | Daron Rahlves | Hermann Maier |
2005 | Michael Walchhofer | Bode Miller | Hermann Maier |
2006 | Michael Walchhofer | Fritz Strobl | Daron Rahlves |
2007 | Didier Cuche | Marco Buechel | Erik Guay |
2008 | Didier Cuche | Bode Miller | Michael Walchhofer |
2009 | Michael Walchhofer | Klaus Kroell | Didier Defago |
2010 | Didier Cuche | Carlo Janka | Werner Heel |
2011 | Didier Cuche | Michael Walchhofer | Klaus Kroell |
2012 | Klaus Kroell | Beat Feuz | Didier Cuche |
2013 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Klaus Kroell | Dominik Paris |
2014 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Hannes Reichelt | Erik Guay |
2015 | Kjetil Jansrud | Hannes Reichelt | Guillermo Fayed |
2016 | Peter Fill | Aksel Lund Svindal | Dominik Paris |
2017 | Peter Fill | Kjetil Jansrud | Dominik Paris |
2018 | Beat Feuz | Aksel Lund Svindal | Thomas Dreßen |
2019 | Beat Feuz | Dominik Paris | Vincent Kriechmayr |
2020 | Beat Feuz | Thomas Dreßen | Matthias Mayer |
;Giant Slalom
In the following table men's giant slalom World Cup season-end podiums since first edition in 1967.
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1967 | Jean-Claude Killy | Georges Mauduit | Jimmy Heuga |
1968 | Jean-Claude Killy | Edmund Bruggmann | Herbert Huber |
1969 | Karl Schranz | Reinhard Tritscher | Jean-Noel Augert |
1970 | Gustav Thöni | Patrick Russel Dumeng Giovanoli | |
1971 | Patrick Russel Gustav Thoni | Edmund Bruggmann | |
1972 | Gustav Thoni | Edmund Bruggmann | Rogers Rossat-Mignod |
1973 | Hans Hinterseer | Erik Haker | Adolf Rösti |
1974 | Piero Gros | Hans Hinterseer | Gustav Thöni |
1975 | Ingemar Stenmark | Piero Gros | Erik Haker |
1976 | Ingemar Stenmark | Gustav Thöni | Piero Gros |
1977 | Ingemar Stenmark Heini Hemmi | Klaus Heidegger | |
1978 | Ingemar Stenmark | Andreas Wenzel | Phil Mahre |
1979 | Ingemar Stenmark | Peter Lüscher | Bojan Križaj |
1980 | Ingemar Stenmark | Hans Enn | Jacques Lüthy |
1981 | Ingemar Stenmark | Alexander Zhirov | Phil Mahre |
1982 | Phil Mahre | Ingemar Stenmark | Marc Girardelli |
1983 | Phil Mahre | Ingemar Stenmark Max Julen | |
1984 | Ingemar Stenmark Pirmin Zurbriggen | Hans Enn | |
1985 | Marc Girardelli | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Thomas Bürgler |
1986 | Joel Gaspoz | Ingemar Stenmark | Hubert Strolz |
1987 | Pirmin Zurbriggen Joel Gaspoz | Richard Pramotton | |
1988 | Alberto Tomba | Hubert Strolz | Helmut Mayer |
1989 | Ole-Christian Furuseth Pirmin Zurbriggen | Rudolf Nierlich | |
1990 | Günther Mader Ole-Christian Furuseth | Hubert Strolz | |
1991 | Alberto Tomba | Rudolf Nierlich | Marc Girardelli |
1992 | Alberto Tomba | Hans Pieren | Paul Accola |
1993 | Kjetil-Andre Aamodt | Alberto Tomba | Marc Girardelli |
1994 | Christian Mayer | Kjetil-Andre Aamodt | Franck Piccard |
1995 | Alberto Tomba | Jure Košir | Harald Strand Nilsen |
1996 | Michael von Grünigen | Urs Kälin | Lasse Kjus |
1997 | Michael von Grünigen | Kjetil-Andre Aamodt | Hans Knauß |
1998 | Hermann Maier | Michael von Grünigen | Christian Mayer |
1999 | Michael von Grünigen | Stephan Eberharter | Hermann Maier |
2000 | Hermann Maier | Christian Mayer | Michael von Grünigen |
2001 | Hermann Maier | Michael von Grünigen | Erik Schlopy |
2002 | Frederic Covili | Benjamin Raich | Stephan Eberharter |
2003 | Michael von Grünigen | Bode Miller | Hans Knauß |
2004 | Bode Miller | Kalle Palander | Massimiliano Blardone |
2005 | Benjamin Raich | Bode Miller | Thomas Grandi |
2006 | Benjamin Raich | Massimiliano Blardone | Fredrik Nyberg |
2007 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Massimiliano Blardone | Benjamin Raich |
2008 | Ted Ligety | Benjamin Raich | Manfred Mölgg |
2009 | Didier Cuche | Benjamin Raich | Ted Ligety |
2010 | Ted Ligety | Carlo Janka | Benjamin Raich |
2011 | Ted Ligety | Aksel Lund Svindal | Cyprien Richard |
2012 | Marcel Hirscher | Ted Ligety | Massimiliano Blardone |
2013 | Ted Ligety | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault |
2014 | Ted Ligety | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault |
2015 | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault | Ted Ligety |
2016 | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault | Henrik Kristoffersen |
2017 | Marcel Hirscher | Mathieu Faivre | Alexis Pinturault |
2018 | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Alexis Pinturault |
2019 | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Alexis Pinturault |
2020 | Henrik Kristoffersen | Alexis Pinturault | Filip Zubčić |
;Classic/Super/Alpine Combined
In the following table men's combined World Cup season-end podiums since first edition in 1975.
;Super-G
In the following table men's Super-G World Cup season-end podiums since first edition in 1986.
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1986 | Markus Wasmeier | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Marc Girardelli |
1987 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Marc Girardelli | Markus Wasmeier |
1988 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Markus Wasmeier | Franck Piccard |
1989 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Lars-Börje Eriksson | Franck Piccard |
1990 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Günther Mader | Lars-Börje Eriksson |
1991 | Franz Heinzer | Stephan Eberharter | Atle Skaardal |
1992 | Paul Accola | Marc Girardelli | Günther Mader |
1993 | Kjetil-Andre Aamodt | Günther Mader | Franz Heinzer |
1994 | Jan Einar Thorsen | Marc Girardelli | Tommy Moe |
1995 | Peter Runggaldier | Günther Mader | Werner Perathoner |
1996 | Atle Skaardal | Hans Knauß | Lasse Kjus |
1997 | Luc Alphand | Josef Strobl | Andreas Schifferer |
1998 | Hermann Maier | Hans Knauß | Stephan Eberharter |
1999 | Hermann Maier | Stephan Eberharter | Andreas Schifferer |
2000 | Hermann Maier | Werner Franz | Fritz Strobl |
2001 | Hermann Maier | Christoph Gruber | Josef Strobl |
2002 | Stephan Eberharter | Didier Cuche | Fritz Strobl |
2003 | Stephan Eberharter | Marco Büchel | Didier Cuche |
2004 | Hermann Maier | Daron Rahlves | Stephan Eberharter |
2005 | Bode Miller | Hermann Maier | Daron Rahlves |
2006 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Hermann Maier | Daron Rahlves |
2007 | Bode Miller | Didier Cuche | John Kucera |
2008 | Hannes Reichelt | Didier Cuche | Benjamin Raich |
2009 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Werner Heel | Didier Defago |
2010 | Erik Guay | Michael Walchhofer | Aksel Lund Svindal |
2011 | Didier Cuche | Georg Streitberger | Ivica Kostelić |
2012 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Didier Cuche | Beat Feuz |
2013 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Matteo Marsaglia | Matthias Mayer |
2014 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Kjetil Jansrud | Patrick Küng |
2015 | Kjetil Jansrud | Dominik Paris | Matthias Mayer |
2016 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | Kjetil Jansrud | Aksel Lund Svindal |
2017 | Kjetil Jansrud | Hannes Reichelt | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde |
2018 | Kjetil Jansrud | Vincent Kriechmayr | Aksel Lund Svindal |
2019 | Dominik Paris | Vincent Kriechmayr | Mauro Caviezel |
2020 | Mauro Caviezel | Vincent Kriechmayr | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde |
;Parallel
In the following table men's Parallel World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 2020.
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2020 | Loïc Meillard | Rasmus Windingstad | Stefan Luitz |
Ladies' season titles
Slalom
In the following table ladies's slalom World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 1967.Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1967 | Marielle Goitschel Annie Famose | Nancy Greene | |
1968 | Marielle Goitschel | Florence Steurer Gertrude Gabl | |
1969 | Gertrude Gabl | Kiki Cutter | Ingrid Lafforgue |
1970 | Ingrid Lafforgue | Michèle Jacot Barbara Cochran | |
1971 | Britt Lafforgue Betsy Clifford | Annemarie Pröll Barbara Cochran | |
1972 | Britt Lafforgue | Florence Steurer Françoise Macchi | |
1973 | Patricia Emonet | Rosi Mittermaier | Monika Kaserer |
1974 | Christa Zechmeister | Rosi Mittermaier | Fabienne Serrat |
1975 | Lise-Marie Morerod | Hanni Wenzel | Christa Zechmeister |
1976 | Rosi Mittermaier | Lise-Marie Morerod | Danièle Debernard |
1977 | Lise-Marie Morerod | Perrine Pelen | Claudia Giordani |
1978 | Hanni Wenzel | Perrine Pelen | Fabienne Serrat |
1979 | Regina Sackl | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Lea Sölkner |
1980 | Perrine Pelen | Hanni Wenzel | Annemarie Moser-Pröll |
1981 | Erika Hess | Christin Cooper | Perrine Pelen Daniela Zini |
1982 | Erika Hess | Ursula Konzett | Christin Cooper |
1983 | Erika Hess | Tamara McKinney | Maria Rosa Quario |
1984 | Tamara McKinney | Roswitha Steiner | Perrine Pelen |
1985 | Erika Hess | Tamara McKinney | Perrine Pelen |
1986 | Roswitha Steiner | Erika Hess | Perrine Pelen |
1987 | Corinne Schmidhauser | Tamara McKinney | Erika Hess |
1988 | Roswitha Steiner | Vreni Schneider | Anita Wachter |
1989 | Vreni Schneider | Monika Maierhofer | Tamara McKinney |
1990 | Vreni Schneider | Claudia Strobl | Ida Ladstätter |
1991 | Petra Kronberger | Pernilla Wiberg | Blanca Fernandez Ochoa |
1992 | Vreni Schneider | Pernilla Wiberg | Blanca Fernandez Ochoa |
1993 | Vreni Schneider | Annelise Coberger | Patricia Chauvet |
1994 | Vreni Schneider | Pernilla Wiberg | Urska Hrovat |
1995 | Vreni Schneider | Pernilla Wiberg | Martina Ertl |
1996 | Elfi Eder | Urska Hrovat | Pernilla Wiberg |
1997 | Pernilla Wiberg | Claudia Riegler | Deborah Compagnoni |
1998 | Ylva Nowén | Kristina Koznick | Hilde Gerg |
1999 | Sabine Egger | Pernilla Wiberg | Anja Pärson |
2000 | Špela Pretnar | Christel Pascal | Anja Pärson |
2001 | Janica Kostelić | Sonja Nef | Martina Ertl-Renz |
2002 | Laure Pequegnot | Kristina Koznick | Anja Pärson |
2003 | Janica Kostelić | Anja Pärson | Tanja Poutiainen |
2004 | Anja Pärson | Marlies Schild | Monika Bergmann |
2005 | Tanja Poutiainen | Janica Kostelić | Marlies Schild |
2006 | Janica Kostelić | Marlies Schild | Anja Pärson |
2007 | Marlies Schild | Nicole Hosp | Sarka Záhrobská |
2008 | Marlies Schild | Nicole Hosp | Veronika Zuzulová |
2009 | Maria Riesch | Sarka Záhrobská | Lindsey Vonn |
2010 | Maria Riesch | Kathrin Zettel | Marlies Schild |
2011 | Marlies Schild | Tanja Poutiainen | Maria Riesch |
2012 | Marlies Schild | Michaela Kirchgasser | Tina Maze |
2013 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Tina Maze | Veronika Velez-Zuzulová |
2014 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Frida Hansdotter | Marlies Schild |
2015 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Frida Hansdotter | Tina Maze |
2016 | Frida Hansdotter | Veronika Velez-Zuzulová | Wendy Holdener |
2017 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Veronika Velez-Zuzulová | Wendy Holdener |
2018 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Wendy Holdener | Frida Hansdotter |
2019 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Petra Vlhová | Wendy Holdener |
2020 | Petra Vlhova | Mikaela Shiffrin | Katharina Liensberger |
Downhill
In the following table ladies's downhill World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 1967.Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1967 | Marielle Goitschel | Isabelle Mir | Giustina Demetz |
1968 | Isabelle Mir Olga Pall | Christl Haas | |
1969 | Wiltrud Drexel | Isabelle Mir | Olga Pall |
1970 | Isabelle Mir | Annie Famose | Florence Steurer |
1971 | Annemarie Pröll | Wiltrud Drexel | Françoise Macchi |
1972 | Annemarie Pröll | Wiltrud Drexel | Marie-Theres Nadig |
1973 | Annemarie Pröll | Wiltrud Drexel | Jacqueline Rouvier |
1974 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Marie-Theres Nadig | Wiltrud Drexel |
1975 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Marie-Theres Nadig |
1976 | Brigitte Totschnig | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Nicola Spiess |
1977 | Brigitte Totschnig | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Marie-Theres Nadig |
1978 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Cindy Nelson | Marie-Theres Nadig |
1979 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Marie-Theres Nadig |
1980 | Marie-Theres Nadig | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Hanni Wenzel |
1981 | Marie-Theres Nadig | Doris de Agostini | Cornelia Pröll |
1982 | M.-C. Gros-Gaudenier | Holly Flanders Doris de Agostini | |
1983 | Doris de Agostini | Maria Walliser | Elisabeth Kirchler |
1984 | Maria Walliser | Irene Epple | Hanni Wenzel |
1985 | Michela Figini | Maria Walliser | Brigitte Örtli |
1986 | Maria Walliser | Katharina Gutensohn | Laurie Graham |
1987 | Michela Figini | Maria Walliser | Laurie Graham |
1988 | Michela Figini | Brigitte Örtli | Maria Walliser |
1989 | Michela Figini | Maria Walliser | Michaela Gerg-Leitner |
1990 | Katharina Gutensohn | Petra Kronberger | Michaela Gerg-Leitner Michela Figini |
1991 | Chantal Bournissen | Sabine Ginther | Petra Kronberger |
1992 | Katja Seizinger | Petra Kronberger | Miriam Vogt |
1993 | Katja Seizinger | Regina Häusl | Kerrin Lee-Gartner |
1994 | Katja Seizinger | Kate Pace | Mélanie Suchet |
1995 | Picabo Street | Hilary Lindh | Katja Seizinger |
1996 | Picabo Street | Katja Seizinger | Isolde Kostner Heidi Zurbriggen |
1997 | Renate Götschl | Heidi Zurbriggen | Varvara Zelenskaya |
1998 | Katja Seizinger | Renate Götschl | Isolde Kostner |
1999 | Renate Götschl | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Michaela Dorfmeister |
2000 | Regina Häusl | Renate Götschl | Isolde Kostner |
2001 | Isolde Kostner | Renate Götschl | Régine Cavagnoud |
2002 | Isolde Kostner | Michaela Dorfmeister | Corinne Rey-Bellet |
2003 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Renate Götschl | Kirsten Clark |
2004 | Renate Götschl | Hilde Gerg | Carole Montillet |
2005 | Renate Götschl | Hilde Gerg | Michaela Dorfmeister |
2006 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Lindsey Kildow | Renate Götschl |
2007 | Renate Götschl | Julia Mancuso | Lindsey Kildow |
2008 | Lindsey Vonn | Renate Götschl | Britt Janyk |
2009 | Lindsey Vonn | Andrea Fischbacher | Maria Riesch |
2010 | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Anja Pärson |
2011 | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Julia Mancuso |
2012 | Lindsey Vonn | Tina Weirather | Elisabeth Görgl |
2013 | Lindsey Vonn | Tina Maze | Maria Höfl-Riesch |
2014 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | Anna Fenninger | Tina Maze |
2015 | Lindsey Vonn | Anna Fenninger | Tina Maze |
2016 | Lindsey Vonn | Fabienne Suter | Larisa Yurkiw |
2017 | Ilka Stuhec | Sofia Goggia | Lara Gut |
2018 | Sofia Goggia | Lindsey Vonn | Tina Weirather |
2019 | Nicole Schmidhofer | Stephanie Venier | Ramona Siebenhofer |
2020 | Corinne Suter | Ester Ledecka | Federica Brignone |
Giant slalom
In the following table ladies's giant slalom World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 1967.Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1967 | Nancy Greene | Erika Schinegger | Annie Famose |
1968 | Nancy Greene | Fernande Bochatay | Florence Steurer |
1969 | Marilyn Cochran | Michèle Jacot | Gertrude Gabl |
1970 | Françoise Macchi Michèle Jacot | Annemarie Pröll | |
1971 | Annemarie Pröll | Michèle Jacot | Françoise Macchi |
1972 | Annemarie Pröll | Monika Kaserer | Britt Lafforgue |
1973 | Monika Kaserer | Annemarie Pröll | Hanni Wenzel |
1974 | Hanni Wenzel | Fabienne Serrat | Monika Kaserer |
1975 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Fabienne Serrat | Monika Kaserer |
1976 | Lise-Marie Morerod | Monika Kaserer | Rosi Mittermaier |
1977 | Lise-Marie Morerod | Monika Kaserer | Annemarie Moser-Pröll |
1978 | Lise-Marie Morerod | Hanni Wenzel | Maria Epple |
1979 | Christa Kinshofer | Hanni Wenzel | Irene Epple |
1980 | Hanni Wenzel | Marie-Theres Nadig Perrine Pelen | |
1981 | Tamara McKinney | Marie-Theres Nadig | Erika Hess Hanni Wenzel Irene Epple |
1982 | Irene Epple | Maria Epple | Erika Hess |
1983 | Tamara McKinney | Cindy Nelson | Maria Epple |
1984 | Erika Hess | Christin Cooper | Tamara McKinney |
1985 | Marina Kiehl Michela Figini | Vreni Schneider | |
1986 | Vreni Schneider | Traudl Hächer | Mateja Svet |
1987 | Maria Walliser Vreni Schneider | Blanca Fernandez Ochoa | |
1988 | Mateja Svet | Catherine Quittet | Vreni Schneider |
1989 | Vreni Schneider | Mateja Svet | Maria Walliser |
1990 | Anita Wachter | Mateja Svet | Petra Kronberger |
1991 | Vreni Schneider | Anita Wachter | Pernilla Wiberg |
1992 | Carole Merle | Vreni Schneider | Diann Roffe |
1993 | Carole Merle | Anita Wachter | Martina Ertl |
1994 | Anita Wachter | Vreni Schneider | Deborah Compagnoni |
1995 | Vreni Schneider | Heidi Zeller-Bähler | Špela Pretnar |
1996 | Martina Ertl | Katja Seizinger | Anita Wachter |
1997 | Deborah Compagnoni | Katja Seizinger | Anita Wachter |
1998 | Martina Ertl | Deborah Compagnoni | Alexandra Meissnitzer |
1999 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Anita Wachter | Andrine Flemmen |
2000 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Sonja Nef | Anita Wachter |
2001 | Sonja Nef | Anja Pärson | Michaela Dorfmeister |
2002 | Sonja Nef | Michaela Dorfmeister | Anja Pärson |
2003 | Anja Pärson | Karen Putzer | Janica Kostelic |
2004 | Anja Pärson | Denise Karbon | María José Rienda |
2005 | Tanja Poutiainen | Anja Pärson | María José Rienda |
2006 | Anja Pärson | María José Rienda | Janica Kostelic |
2007 | Nicole Hosp | Tanja Poutiainen | Michaela Kirchgasser |
2008 | Denise Karbon | Elisabeth Görgl | Manuela Mölgg |
2009 | Tanja Poutiainen | Kathrin Zettel | Tina Maze |
2010 | Kathrin Hölzl | Kathrin Zettel | Tina Maze |
2011 | Viktoria Rebensburg | Tessa Worley | Tanja Poutiainen |
2012 | Viktoria Rebensburg | Lindsey Vonn | Tessa Worley |
2013 | Tina Maze | Anna Fenninger | Viktoria Rebensburg |
2014 | Anna Fenninger | Jessica Lindell-Vikarby | Maria Pietilä Holmner |
2015 | Anna Fenninger | Eva-Maria Brem | Mikaela Shiffrin |
2016 | Eva-Maria Brem | Viktoria Rebensburg | Lara Gut |
2017 | Tessa Worley | Mikaela Shiffrin | Sofia Goggia |
2018 | Viktoria Rebensburg | Tessa Worley | Mikaela Shiffrin |
2019 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Petra Vlhová | Tessa Worley |
2020 | Federica Brignone | Petra Vlhová | Mikaela Shiffrin |
Classic/Super/Alpine Combined
In the following table ladies's combined World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 1975.Super G
In the following table ladies's Super-G World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 1986.Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1986 | Marina Kiehl | Liisa Savijarvi | Michaela Marzola |
1987 | Maria Walliser | Catherine Quittet | Marina Kiehl |
1988 | Michela Figini | Sylvia Eder | Regine Mösenlechner Blanca Fernández Ochoa |
1989 | Carole Merle | Sigrid Wolf | Anita Wachter |
1990 | Carole Merle | Michaela Gerg-Leitner | Sigrid Wolf |
1991 | Carole Merle | Petra Kronberger | Michaela Gerg-Leitner |
1992 | Carole Merle | Merete Fjeldavlie | Katja Seizinger |
1993 | Katja Seizinger | Ulrike Maier | Carole Merle |
1994 | Katja Seizinger | Bibiana Perez | Hilde Gerg |
1995 | Katja Seizinger | Heidi Zeller-Bähler | Heidi Zurbriggen |
1996 | Katja Seizinger | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Martina Ertl |
1997 | Hilde Gerg | Katja Seizinger | Pernilla Wiberg |
1998 | Katja Seizinger | Renate Götschl | Isolde Kostner |
1999 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Michaela Dorfmeister | Martina Ertl |
2000 | Renate Götschl | Mélanie Turgeon | Mojca Suhadolc |
2001 | Régine Cavagnoud | Renate Götschl | Carole Montillet |
2002 | Hilde Gerg | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Michaela Dorfmeister |
2003 | Carole Montillet | Renate Götschl | Karen Putzer |
2004 | Renate Götschl | Carole Montillet | Michaela Dorfmeister |
2005 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Renate Götschl | Lindsey Kildow |
2006 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Nadia Styger |
2007 | Renate Götschl | Nicole Hosp | Lindsey Kildow |
2008 | Maria Riesch | Elisabeth Görgl | Fabienne Suter |
2009 | Lindsey Vonn | Nadia Fanchini | Fabienne Suter |
2010 | Lindsey Vonn | Elisabeth Görgl | Nadia Styger |
2011 | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Julia Mancuso |
2012 | Lindsey Vonn | Julia Mancuso | Anna Fenninger |
2013 | Tina Maze | Julia Mancuso | Anna Fenninger |
2014 | Lara Gut | Anna Fenninger | Tina Weirather |
2015 | Lindsey Vonn | Anna Fenninger | Tina Maze |
2016 | Lara Gut | Tina Weirather | Lindsey Vonn |
2017 | Tina Weirather | Ilka Stuhec | Lara Gut |
2018 | Tina Weirather | Lara Gut | Anna Veith |
2019 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Nicole Schmidhofer | Tina Weirather |
2020 | Corinne Suter | Federica Brignone | Nicole Schmidhofer |
Parallel
In the following table ladies's Parallel World Cup season-end podiums since first season in 2020.Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2020 | Petra Vlhova | Clara Direz | Federica Brignone |
Most race wins in each discipline
As of 1 March 2020Men
Rank | Downhill | Wins |
1 | Franz Klammer | 25 |
2 | Peter Müller | 19 |
3 | Stephan Eberharter | 18 |
4 | Franz Heinzer | 15 |
Hermann Maier | 15 |
Rank | Super-G | Wins |
1 | Hermann Maier | 24 |
2 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 17 |
3 | Kjetil Jansrud | 13 |
4 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 10 |
5 | Marc Girardelli | 9 |
Rank | Giant Slalom | Wins |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 46 |
2 | Marcel Hirscher | 31 |
3 | Ted Ligety | 24 |
4 | Michael von Grünigen | 23 |
5 | Alberto Tomba | 15 |
Rank | Slalom | Wins |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 40 |
2 | Alberto Tomba | 35 |
3 | Marcel Hirscher | 32 |
4 | Henrik Kristoffersen | 17 |
5 | Marc Girardelli | 16 |
Rank | Combined | Wins |
1 | Phil Mahre | 11 |
Pirmin Zurbriggen | 11 | |
Marc Girardelli | 11 | |
4 | Alexis Pinturault | 10 |
5 | Ivica Kostelić | 9 |
Ladies
Rank | Downhill | Wins |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 43 |
2 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 36 |
3 | Renate Götschl | 24 |
4 | Michela Figini | 17 |
5 | Katja Seizinger | 16 |
Rank | Super-G | Wins |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 28 |
2 | Renate Götschl | 17 |
3 | Katja Seizinger | 16 |
4 | Carole Merle | 12 |
Lara Gut | 12 |
Rank | Giant Slalom | Wins |
1 | Vreni Schneider | 20 |
2 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 16 |
3 | Lise-Marie Morerod | 14 |
Anita Wachter | 14 | |
Tina Maze | 14 | |
Viktoria Rebensburg | 14 |
Rank | Slalom | Wins |
1 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 43 |
2 | Marlies Schild | 35 |
3 | Vreni Schneider | 34 |
4 | Erika Hess | 21 |
5 | Janica Kostelić | 20 |
Rank | Combined | Wins |
1 | Hanni Wenzel | 8 |
2 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 7 |
Brigitte Oertli | 7 | |
4 | Janica Kostelić | 6 |
5 | Marie-Theres Nadig | 5 |
Lindsey Vonn | 5 | |
Federica Brignone | 5 |
Top World Cup hosts
Men
;TotalRank | Host | Events |
1 | Kitzbühel | 174 |
2 | Wengen | 118 |
3 | Val d'Isere | 94 |
4 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 84 |
5 | Val Gardena | 83 |
6 | Kranjska Gora | 81 |
7 | Beaver Creek | 67 |
8 | Adelboden | 66 |
9 | Kvitfjell | 61 |
10 | Madonna di Campiglio | 52 |
;Downhill
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Kitzbühel | 61 |
2 | Val Gardena | 56 |
3 | Wengen | 46 |
4 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 38 |
5 | Val d'Isere | 35 |
Kvitfjell | 35 |
;Super-G
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Kvitfjell | 25 |
2 | Lake Louise | 20 |
3 | Kitzbühel | 20 |
Beaver Creek | 19 | |
Val Gardena | 19 |
;Giant Slalom
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Adelboden | 48 |
2 | Kranjska Gora | 41 |
3 | Alta Badia | 35 |
4 | Val d'Isere | 30 |
5 | Sölden | 19 |
;Slalom
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Kitzbühel | 54 |
2 | Wengen | 42 |
3 | Kranjska Gora | 40 |
4 | Madonna di Campiglio | 37 |
5 | Schladming | 26 |
updated: 7 March 2020
Ladies
;TotalRank | Host | Events |
1 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 94 |
2 | Val d'Isere | 84 |
3 | Lake Louise | 79 |
4 | Maribor | 68 |
5 | Åre | 62 |
6 | St. Moritz | 46 |
7 | Aspen | 45 |
8 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 35 |
9 | Vail | 34 |
10 | Lenzerheide | 31 |
;Downhill
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Lake Louise | 51 |
2 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 39 |
3 | Val d'Isere | 31 |
4 | St. Moritz | 16 |
5 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 14 |
;Super-G
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 33 |
2 | Lake Louise | 26 |
3 | Val d'Isere | 17 |
4 | St. Moritz | 16 |
5 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 14 |
;Giant Slalom
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Maribor | 29 |
2 | Åre | 22 |
3 | Sölden | 22 |
4 | Val d'Isere | 19 |
5 | Aspen | 17 |
;Slalom
Rank | Host | Events |
1 | Maribor | 37 |
2 | Åre | 18 |
Aspen | 18 | |
4 | Levi | 15 |
5 | Semmering | 14 |
Zagreb | 14 |
Most successful race winners
A common measurement of how good individual skiers are is the total number of World Cup races won during their skiing career. The following skiers have won at least 20 World Cup races:Men's race winners
update: 1 March 2020Women's race winners
Most podiums and Top 10 results
As of 23 November 2019.Career podiums
Rank | Men | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 86 | 43 | 26 | 155 |
2 | Marcel Hirscher | 67 | 47 | 24 | 138 |
3 | Marc Girardelli | 46 | 28 | 26 | 100 |
4 | Hermann Maier | 54 | 21 | 21 | 96 |
5 | Benjamin Raich | 36 | 29 | 27 | 92 |
6 | Alberto Tomba | 50 | 26 | 12 | 88 |
7 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 40 | 26 | 17 | 83 |
8 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 36 | 19 | 25 | 80 |
9 | Bode Miller | 33 | 29 | 17 | 79 |
10 | Stephan Eberharter | 29 | 22 | 24 | 75 |
Rank | Ladies | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 82 | 35 | 20 | 137 |
2 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 62 | 32 | 19 | 113 |
3 | Renate Götschl | 46 | 37 | 27 | 110 |
4 | Vreni Schneider | 55 | 28 | 18 | 101 |
5 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 66 | 12 | 18 | 96 |
6 | Anja Pärson | 42 | 29 | 24 | 95 |
7 | Hanni Wenzel | 33 | 25 | 31 | 89 |
8 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |
9 | Tina Maze | 26 | 28 | 27 | 81 |
10 | Katja Seizinger | 36 | 21 | 19 | 76 |
Career Top 10 results
Rank | Men | Top 10s |
1 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 231 |
2 | Benjamin Raich | 227 |
3 | Marc Girardelli | 212 |
4 | Ingemar Stenmark | 205 |
5 | Didier Cuche | 186 |
6 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 181 |
7 | Marcel Hirscher | 179 |
8 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 170 |
9 | Bode Miller | 166 |
10 | Hermann Maier | 162 |
Rank | Ladies | Top 10s |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 214 |
2 | Renate Götschl | 198 |
3 | Anja Pärson | 196 |
4 | Hanni Wenzel | 189 |
5 | Martina Ertl | 186 |
6 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 175 |
7 | Tina Maze | 172 |
8 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 171 |
9 | Anita Wachter | 169 |
10 | Michaela Dorfmeister | 168 |
- Note: Only parallel events from which count for overall ranking, included on this list, are considered as official individual World Cup victories.
Greatest alpine skiers of all time
Men's super ranking
# | Overall | Points |
1 | Marcel Hirscher | 358.10 |
2 | Ingemar Stenmark | 290.10 |
3 | Hermann Maier | 252.05 |
4 | Marc Girardelli | 227.50 |
5 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 223.70 |
6 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 211.20 |
7 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 201.20 |
8 | Alberto Tomba | 195.60 |
9 | Bode Miller | 175.85 |
10 | Gustav Thöni | 173.70 |
# | Downhill | Points |
1 | Franz Klammer | 76.3 |
2 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 72.0 |
3 | Peter Müller | 66.0 |
4 | Bernhard Russi | 54.5 |
5 | Michael Walchhofer | 53.6 |
6 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 51.4 |
7 | Didier Cuche | 49.8 |
8 | Franz Heinzer | 48.9 |
9 | Stephan Eberharter | 43.5 |
10 | Hermann Maier | 43.0 |
# | Super-G | Points |
1 | Hermann Maier | 88.2 |
2 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 68.9 |
3 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 67.3 |
4 | Kjetil Jansrud | 54.4 |
5 | Stephan Eberharter | 47.6 |
6 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 45.9 |
7 | Bode Miller | 38.4 |
8 | Didier Cuche | 33.6 |
9 | Markus Wasmeier | 31.4 |
10 | Hannes Reichelt | 28.9 |
# | Giant Slalom | Points |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 120.0 |
2 | Marcel Hirscher | 104.1 |
3 | Ted Ligety | 97.3 |
4 | Alberto Tomba | 80.9 |
5 | Michael von Grünigen | 73.7 |
6 | Hermann Maier | 59.8 |
7 | Benjamin Raich | 57.0 |
8 | Gustav Thöni | 55.0 |
9 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 33.5 |
10 | Bode Miller | 33.3 |
# | Slalom | Points |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 124.8 |
2 | Marcel Hirscher | 104.5 |
3 | Alberto Tomba | 98.5 |
4 | Benjamin Raich | 69.6 |
5 | Mario Matt | 55.7 |
6 | Marc Girardelli | 52.8 |
7 | Ivica Kostelić | 49.9 |
8 | Gustav Thöni | 47.0 |
9 | 46.4 | |
10 | André Myhrer | 42.8 |
Ladies' super ranking
# | Overall | Points |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 297.00 |
2 | 272.50 | |
3 | Vreni Schneider | 255.10 |
4 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 243.60 |
5 | Anja Pärson | 217.10 |
6 | Janica Kostelić | 202.15 |
7 | Katja Seizinger | 194.40 |
8 | Tina Maze | 166.60 |
9 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 164.80 |
10 | Renate Götschl | 160.05 |
# | Downhill | Points |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 126.9 |
2 | 115.4 | |
3 | Renate Götschl | 78.6 |
4 | Katja Seizinger | 76.0 |
5 | Michela Figini | 68.0 |
6 | Maria Walliser | 55.4 |
7 | Michaela Dorfmeister | 51.4 |
8 | M. Therese Nadig | 48.9 |
9 | Isolde Kostner | 40.9 |
10 | Picabo Street | 36.9 |
# | Super-G | Points |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 76.5 |
2 | Katja Seizinger | 60.3 |
3 | Michaela Dorfmeister | 57.8 |
4 | Renate Götschl | 47.2 |
5 | Carole Merle | 43.0 |
6 | Anna Veith | 38.8 |
7 | 34.1 | |
8 | Lara Gut | 33.2 |
9 | Isolde Kostner | 30.1 |
10 | Tina Maze | 29.9 |
# | Giant Slalom | Points |
1 | Vreni Schneider | 87.5 |
2 | Deborah Compagnoni | 70.0 |
3 | Viktoria Rebensburg | 62.6 |
4 | Tina Maze | 60.8 |
5 | Anja Pärson | 57.6 |
6 | Anita Wachter | 47.6 |
7 | 45.5 | |
8 | Hanni Wenzel | 44.7 |
9 | Tessa Worley | 43.2 |
10 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 41.4 |
# | Slalom | Points |
1 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 129.3 |
2 | Vreni Schneider | 110.3 |
3 | Marlies Schild | 90.5 |
4 | Janica Kostelić | 71.2 |
5 | Erika Hess | 67.8 |
6 | Anja Pärson | 57.5 |
7 | Hanni Wenzel | 51.0 |
8 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 49.0 |
9 | Marielle Goitschel | 43.3 |
10 | Frida Hansdotter | 42.4 |
update: 26 January 2020
Parallel slalom
Parallel slaloms from 1976 to 1991 counted for Nations Cup. Number of athletes are limitless. 32 in main competition. Qualifying introduced in 2017.Men
Ladies
City event
Parallel city event is a version of parallel slalom where only Top16 ranked are allowed to compete. Length of the track and course/gates setting are also different from classic parallel slalom, and as of 2019/20 season, they are completely replaced with normal parallel races with qualification run.Men
Ladies
Parallel giant slalom
Introduced by the International Ski Federation to the World Cup as a spectator-friendly event in late 2015, the parallel giant slalom competition, or shortened parallel-G, joining the parallel slalom, is intended to lure more speed specialists into the faster of the two technical disciplines, along with attracting their fans to watch the races at the venue, on-line, and on television. The Federation has not indicated, as of early 2016, that they are fully committed to duplicating the effort, however, their long-term calendar shows that the plan is to return to Alta Badia twelve months after the inaugural event in December 2016, and then again, tentatively, through December 2018. Few venues offer the slope and conditions required to host an extremely short Giant Slalom course that can be readily viewed in its entirety by a compact gallery of fans. Modified or not, the Federation has not suggested that they will push the format to lower-level tours like the NorAm and Europa Cup.Format
The Chief Race Director of the inaugural event at Alta Badia, Markus Waldner, on 20 December 2015 stated that "great performances" and "head-to-head fights" between the best Giant Slalom racers is the goal of the competition. The course for the first race was very compact at about 20–22 seconds duration, or about one-third of a normal GS run, however, the pace and cadence will be the same as Giant Slalom, not standard Slalom. Gates were set at roughly the same distances as GS and on a slope of about the same pitch. The field of thirty-two were drawn following an "invitational" format. The top four men in the overall World Cup rankings were automatic invitees, if they chose to compete. Another sixteen racers were selected from the top of the current GS start list rankings, and the final twelve competitors were selected from the 1st run efforts at the standard GS event the day prior at the same venue. Overlapping qualifications allowed the sponsors to invite lower ranked participants to fill in gaps, as needed, and to replace individuals who declined to participate. Points were awarded and accumulated according to current standards for the race season in all relevant categories: the GS discipline, Overall and Nations Cup. The field was filled with thirty-two first round participants, each getting a run on either course. The best combined times moved the fastest racer to the second round through bracket preference protocols. From the second round, skiers the head-to-head competitions were held over one run only, with the faster skier from the previous round granted course selection between the 'red-right' or 'blue-left' course. At about one-third the time of a standard GS event, top performers/finalists were able to make multiple runs without the fatigue of a longer event. The course was methodically set with lasers, and a GPS-equipped Snowcat, to guarantee that both courses on the hill were as identical as possible to ensure equity and a fair competition. The Race Director suggested the difference between the two lanes were within "1–to–2 centimeters" tolerance of one another.Events
Venue | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Notes |
Sestriere | 19 January 2020 | Clara Direz | Elisa Mörzinger | Marta Bassino | Federica Brignone |
Various records
Men
Ladies
NOTE: Only crystal globe awarded discipline officially counts as titles. And medal's awarded DH, GS, SL disciplines in seasons 1967–1977 as well. Combined crystal globe was officially awarded only in seasons 2007–2012.World Cup timeline
Calendar
Last updated: 7 March 2020Men's double winners
Ladies' triple winners
Ladies' double winners
20 wins and more in speed/technical events
Speed events
As of 22 February 2020Rank | Men | Wins |
1 | Hermann Maier | 39 |
2 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 31 |
3 | Franz Klammer | 25* |
4 | Stephan Eberharter | 24 |
5 | Peter Müller | 21 |
Kjetil Jansrud | 21 | |
7 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 20 |
Rank | Ladies | Wins |
1 | Lindsey Vonn | 71 |
2 | Renate Götschl | 41 |
3 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 36* |
4 | Katja Seizinger | 32 |
5 | Lara Gut-Behrami | 21 |
6 | Michela Figini | 20 |
- NOTE: Super G not contested at that time.
- NOTE: Parallel events are not included in the list as slalom wins.
Technical events
Rank | Men | Wins |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | 86 |
2 | Marcel Hirscher | 63 |
3 | Alberto Tomba | 50 |
4 | Benjamin Raich | 28 |
5 | Ted Ligety | 24 |
6 | Marc Girardelli | 23 |
Michael von Grünigen | 23 | |
8 | Henrik Kristoffersen | 21 |
Rank | Ladies | Wins |
1 | Vreni Schneider | 54 |
2 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 54 |
3 | Marlies Schild | 36 |
4 | Anja Pärson | 29 |
5 | Erika Hess | 27 |
6 | Lise-Marie Morerod | 24 |
7 | Hanni Wenzel | 23 |
8 | Janica Kostelić | 22 |
All-event winners
Only a few racers have ever managed to win races in all five classic World Cup alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in the table below. Marc Girardelli, Petra Kronberger, Janica Kostelić and Tina Maze are the only skiers to have won all five events in a single season. Bode Miller is the only skier with at least five World Cup victories in all five disciplines.Men
Ladies
- Mikaela Shiffrin is the only skier in history who has won in six different disciplines—i.e., aside from the classic five disciplines, she has also won in parallel slalom.
Most race wins in a single season
Men
Ladies
World Cup scoring system
The World Cup scoring system is based on awarding a number of points for each place in a race, but the procedure for doing so and the often-arcane method used to calculate the annual champions has varied greatly over the years. Originally, points were awarded only to the top 10 finishers in each race, with 25 points for the winner, 20 for second, 15 for third, 11 for fourth, 8 for fifth, 6 for sixth, 4 for seventh, and then decreasing by 1 point for each lower place. To determine the winner for each discipline World Cup, only a racer's best 3 results would count, even though there would typically be 6–8 races in each discipline. For the overall Cup, the best three results in each discipline would be summed. Until 1970, also the results of Winter Olympic Games races and Alpine World Ski Championship races were included in the World Cup valuation ; this was abandoned after 1970, mainly due to the limited number of racers per nation who are admitted to take part in these events. For the 1971–72 season, the number of results counted was increased to 5 in each discipline. The formula used to determine the overall winner varied almost every year over the next decade, with some seasons divided into two portions with a fixed number of results in each period counting towards the overall, while in other seasons the best 3 or 4 results in each discipline would count.Starting with the 1979–80 season, points were awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race. After 1980–81, the formula for the overall title stabilized for several years, counting the best 5 results in the original disciplines plus the best 3 results in combined. When Super G events were introduced for the 1982–83 season, the results were included with giant slalom for the first three seasons, before a separate discipline Cup was awarded starting in 1985–86 and the top 3 Super G results were counted towards the overall. The formula for the overall was changed yet again the following season, with the top 4 results in each discipline counting, along with all combined results.
This perennial tweaking of the scoring formula was a source of ongoing uncertainty to the World Cup racers and to fans. The need for a complete overhaul of the scoring system had grown increasingly urgent with each successive year, and in 1987–88 the FIS decided to fully simplify the system: all results would now count in each discipline and in the overall. This new system was an immediate success, and the practice of counting all results has been maintained in every subsequent season. With the ongoing expansion of the number and quality of competitors in World Cup races over the years, a major change to the scoring system was implemented in the 1991–92 season. The top 30 finishers in each race would now earn points, with 100 for the winner, 80 for second, 60 for third, and then decreasing by smaller increments for each lower place. The point values were adjusted slightly the following season, and the scoring system has not been changed again since that year. The table below compares the point values under all five scoring systems which have been in use:
† NOTE: The scoring system changed during the 1978–79 season; this special system was used for the last 2 men's downhills and the last 3 races in every other discipline except combined.
Statistical analysis
Since the Top 30 scoring system was implemented in 1991–92., the number of completed men's or women's World Cup races each year has ranged from 30 to 44, so the maximum possible point total for an individual racer is about 3000–4400 under the current scoring system. However, very few racers actually ski in all events; for example, Bode Miller was "the only skier to have competed in every World Cup race" during the three seasons from 2003–2005. The current record for total World Cup points in a season is Tina Maze's 2414 points in 2012–13, with the men's record of 2000 points set by Hermann Maier in 1999–2000. The fewest points for an overall champion under the current system thus far have been 1009 for men by Aksel Lund Svindal in 2008–09 and 1248 for women by Vreni Schneider in 1994–95. The largest margin of victory in the overall has been Maze's 1313 points in 2012–13, more than doubling second-place finisher Maria Höfl-Riesch's total, while the largest men's margin was 743 points by Hermann Maier in 2000–01. Note that in the early days of World Cup, even larger relative margins of victory were recorded in 1967 by Jean-Claude Killy with 225 points over Heinrich Messner with 114 points and in 1973–74 by Annemarie Moser-Pröll with 268 points over Monika Kaserer with 153 points. The closest finishes since 1992 have been minuscule margins of 6 points in 1994–95, 3 points in 2004–05 and in 2010–11, and only 2 points in 2008–09. The current men's record for total World Cup points in one month of the season is Ivica Kostelić's 999 points from January 2011.The tables below contain a brief statistical analysis of the overall World Cup standings during the 21 seasons since the Top 30 scoring system was implemented in 1991–92. In general, over 1000 points are needed to contend for the overall title. At least 1 man and 1 woman has scored 1000 points in each of these seasons, but no more than 5 men's or women's racers have crossed that threshold in any single season. Of the 42 men's and women's overall champions in these years, 38 scored over 1200 points, 30 had over 1300 points, 19 reached 1500 points, and only 7 amassed more than 1700 points during their winning seasons. As for the runners-up, 37 of the 42 second-place finishers scored over 1000 points, 18 had over 1300 points, and only 4 reached 1500 points yet failed to win. Most overall titles have been won quite convincingly, by more than 200 points in 23 of 42 cases, while only 11 margins of victory have been tighter than 50 points.
World Cup Finals
Since 1993 the International Ski Federation has hosted a World Cup Final at the end of each season in March. During five days, men's and women's races are held in four disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, Super G, and downhill. Only a limited number of racers are invited to ski at the Finals, including the top 25 in the World Cup standings in each discipline, plus the current junior World Champions in each discipline. Because of the smaller field, World Cup points are only awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race.Hosts of the World Cup Finals:
The 2004 final was held in all FIS disciplines except Ski Jumping. The Freestyle events were held in neighbouring Sauze d'Oulx and the Snowboard events in Bardonecchia.
The 2008 final was held in all FIS disciplines except Ski Jumping. The Freestyle and Snowboard events were held in neighbouring Valmalenco.
World Cup winners by country
The table below lists those nations which have won at least one World Cup race.Men
Ladies
Alpine team event
Individual race wins are counted in this table, along with the nations team events held at World Cup Finals since 2006. The "parallel race" is a head-to-head slalom race format used occasionally from the 1970s through 1990s, and again in 2011. Team event wins are doubled. Results for West Germany and Germany are counted together in this table. All of Yugoslavia's wins are currently lumped in with Slovenia, since the skiers who won races for former Yugoslavia were all Slovenes from Slovenia, and thus are listed under Slovenia in online databases. The Soviet Union and Russia are counted separately, as are Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.A total of 24 countries have won World Cup races, with 19 different countries winning men's races and 20 winning women's races. As expected, the top 10 nations in this list are the same as the 10 nations listed in the Nations Cup summary table.
Some interesting facts can be found in the data: Marc Girardelli accounted for all of Luxembourg's 46 wins, while Janica Kostelić has 30 of Croatia's 56 and her brother Ivica has the rest. Ingemar Stenmark still has nearly one-half of Sweden's 192 wins more than two decades after his retirement. Some nations specialize in either speed or technical disciplines, while others are strong across the board. Among nations with 30+ wins, the Canadian team has won 73% of its races in speed events, while Yugoslavia/Slovenia has won 84% and Sweden 86% of their races in technical events, especially notable in Sweden's case given its large number of wins. Several nations with under 30 wins have 100% of them in technical events, led by Finland and Spain. In contrast Germany and Norway have the most even distribution without disproportionate strength or weakness in any one discipline. Some nations have strong teams in only one gender, as 92% of Norway's wins have come from their men and 83% of Germany's from their women, while the Swiss and Canadian totals are split almost equally.
Nations Cup
The Nations Cup standings are calculated by adding up all points each season for all racers from a given nation.The early years of the World Cup were largely dominated by the French ski team, as reflected in their Nations Cup wins in 5 of the first 6 years. The Austrian team then took over throughout the rest of the 1970s, followed by Swiss superiority during most of the 1980s. A resurgent Austrian team charged back to the top in 1988, beginning a long streak of consecutive Nations Cup triumphs. Austrian dominance reached its zenith in the late 1990s and 2000s, when their points total regularly doubled that of the second-place finisher, and was capped in the 1999–2000 and 2003–4 seasons with totals that tripled those of runner-up Italy. Their 17927-point total in 1999–2000 is a Nations Cup record, as is their 12066-point margin of victory in 2003–4.
As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Austrian team has won 30 consecutive Nations Cups, while topping the men's standings for 25 straight years. Austria is the only nation to have finished in the top 3 of the Nations Cup standings in all 50 years in which World Cup competition has been held, winning in 38 of those years, runner-up in 11 years, and third place in a single year. Austrian men have failed to make the podium in only one season: 1972. Austrian women have failed to make the podium in only 2 seasons: 1981 and 1982. Switzerland with 7 wins and France with 5 wins are the only other nations to have won the nations cup. In the midst of the ongoing Austrian juggernaut, the Swiss or Italian teams have usually held second place. The German team reached the runner-up spot for the first time in 1997–8, as did the Norwegians the next season. The US enjoyed its best placings ever starting in 2004–5, grabbing second in the Nations Cup for two straight years.
Under the current scoring system, the winning nation has averaged over 13000 points, with an average of over 6400 for the runner-up, 5400 for third place, 4200 for fifth, and 1300 for tenth. The all-inclusive scoring system favors national teams with great depth and many racers scoring World Cup points, and even teams with several top racers have no realistic chance of breaking the Austrian grip on the top spot, while a team with only one or two top-ranked racers will struggle to ever break the top five in the standings. There have been numerous calls for a revamped scoring system which would allow other nations to compete more readily for top spots in the Nations Cup, but no changes are likely to be made. In 2016, however, the Austrian men's team narrowly beat France by just 201 points.
The total number of top-three placings for each nation in the Nations Cup are summarized below:
Note: Results for West Germany and Germany are counted together in this table.