FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

Top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions
Alpine Ski World Cup
Seidlalm, a gasthaus at "Streif" (Kitzbühel) where
World Cup was founded by Lang, Bonnet, and Beattie.
GenreAlpine skiing
Location(s)Europe and North America; occasionally in Japan, Russia, Australia, Argentina, South Korea, New Zealand
Inaugurated5 January 1967 (1967-01-05) (men)
7 January 1967 (7 January 1967) (women)
FoundersFrance Serge Lang
France Honore Bonnet
United States Bob Beattie
Organised byInternational Ski Federation
(FIS)
PeopleChief Race Directors
Italy Markus Waldner (men)
ItalySlovenia Peter Gerdol (women)
SponsorAudi Quattro

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 (Honore Bonnet) and the USA (Bob Beattie).[1] 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 inaugural World Cup race was held on 5 January 1967 in Berchtesgaden, West Germany, a slalom won by Heinrich Messner of Austria. 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 (calculated using results from selected downhill and slalom races) 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, represented by a 9 kilogram crystal globe.[2] Sub-prizes are also awarded in each individual race discipline, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe.

Since 1967, the big crystal globe has been awarded for the overall title. From the beginning to 1971–72, discipline titles were awarded with medals. Statistically, those titles have the same value as the small crystal globes, which first appeared for discipline titles in slalom, giant slalom and downhill in the 1977–78. In super-G, the small globe has been awarded since 1985–86. For super-g races in the three seasons previous, points were added and calculated in the giant slalom ranking.

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.[3]

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 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.[4]

Lower competitive circuits include the NorAm Cup in North America and the Europa Cup in Europe.

  • Crystal Globe of the World Cup Winner
    Crystal Globe of the World Cup Winner
  • Red Bib of the World Cup Leader
    Red Bib of the World Cup Leader

Overall winners

Multiple individual overall World Cup winners are marked with (#).

Individual

Season Men Women
Name Country Name Country
1967 Jean-Claude Killy  France Nancy Greene  Canada
1968 Jean-Claude Killy (2)  France Nancy Greene (2)  Canada
1968–69 Karl Schranz  Austria Gertrud Gabl  Austria
1969–70 Karl Schranz (2)  Austria Michèle Jacot  France
1970–71 Gustav Thöni  Italy Annemarie Pröll  Austria
1971–72 Gustav Thöni (2)  Italy Annemarie Pröll (2)  Austria
1972–73 Gustav Thöni (3)  Italy Annemarie Pröll (3)  Austria
1973–74 Piero Gros  Italy Annemarie Pröll (4)  Austria
1974–75 Gustav Thöni (4)  Italy Annemarie Moser-Pröll (5)  Austria
1975–76 Ingemar Stenmark  Sweden Rosi Mittermaier West Germany
1976–77 Ingemar Stenmark (2)  Sweden Lise-Marie Morerod    Switzerland 
1977–78 Ingemar Stenmark (3)  Sweden Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein
1978–79 Peter Lüscher    Switzerland  Annemarie Moser-Pröll (6)  Austria
1979–80 Andreas Wenzel  Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel (2)  Liechtenstein
1980–81 Phil Mahre  United States Marie-Thérèse Nadig    Switzerland 
1981–82 Phil Mahre (2)  United States Erika Hess    Switzerland 
1982–83 Phil Mahre (3)  United States Tamara McKinney  United States
1983–84 Pirmin Zurbriggen    Switzerland  Erika Hess (2)    Switzerland 
1984–85 Marc Girardelli  Luxembourg Michela Figini    Switzerland 
1985–86 Marc Girardelli (2)  Luxembourg Maria Walliser    Switzerland 
1986–87 Pirmin Zurbriggen (2)    Switzerland  Maria Walliser (2)    Switzerland 
1987–88 Pirmin Zurbriggen (3)    Switzerland  Michela Figini (2)    Switzerland 
1988–89 Marc Girardelli (3)  Luxembourg Vreni Schneider    Switzerland 
1989–90 Pirmin Zurbriggen (4)    Switzerland  Petra Kronberger  Austria
1990–91 Marc Girardelli (4)  Luxembourg Petra Kronberger (2)  Austria
1991–92 Paul Accola    Switzerland  Petra Kronberger (3)  Austria
1992–93 Marc Girardelli (5)  Luxembourg Anita Wachter  Austria
1993–94 Kjetil André Aamodt  Norway Vreni Schneider (2)    Switzerland 
1994–95 Alberto Tomba  Italy Vreni Schneider (3)    Switzerland 
1995–96 Lasse Kjus  Norway Katja Seizinger  Germany
1996–97 Luc Alphand  France Pernilla Wiberg  Sweden
1997–98 Hermann Maier  Austria Katja Seizinger (2)  Germany
1998–99 Lasse Kjus (2)  Norway Alexandra Meissnitzer  Austria
1999–00 Hermann Maier (2)  Austria Renate Götschl  Austria
2000–01 Hermann Maier (3)  Austria Janica Kostelić  Croatia
2001–02 Stephan Eberharter  Austria Michaela Dorfmeister  Austria
2002–03 Stephan Eberharter (2)  Austria Janica Kostelić (2)  Croatia
2003–04 Hermann Maier (4)  Austria Anja Pärson  Sweden
2004–05 Bode Miller  United States Anja Pärson (2)  Sweden
2005–06 Benjamin Raich  Austria Janica Kostelić (3)  Croatia
2006–07 Aksel Lund Svindal  Norway Nicole Hosp  Austria
2007–08 Bode Miller (2)  United States Lindsey Vonn  United States
2008–09 Aksel Lund Svindal (2)  Norway Lindsey Vonn (2)  United States
2009–10 Carlo Janka    Switzerland  Lindsey Vonn (3)  United States
2010–11 Ivica Kostelić  Croatia Maria Riesch  Germany
2011–12 Marcel Hirscher  Austria Lindsey Vonn (4)  United States
2012–13 Marcel Hirscher (2)  Austria Tina Maze  Slovenia
2013–14 Marcel Hirscher (3)  Austria Anna Fenninger  Austria
2014–15 Marcel Hirscher (4)  Austria Anna Fenninger (2)  Austria
2015–16 Marcel Hirscher (5)  Austria Lara Gut    Switzerland 
2016–17 Marcel Hirscher (6)  Austria Mikaela Shiffrin  United States
2017–18 Marcel Hirscher (7)  Austria Mikaela Shiffrin (2)  United States
2018–19 Marcel Hirscher (8)  Austria Mikaela Shiffrin (3)  United States
2019–20 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde  Norway Federica Brignone  Italy
2020–21 Alexis Pinturault  France Petra Vlhová  Slovakia
2021–22 Marco Odermatt    Switzerland  Mikaela Shiffrin (4)  United States
2022–23 Marco Odermatt (2)    Switzerland  Mikaela Shiffrin (5)  United States
2023–24 Marco Odermatt (3)    Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami (2)     Switzerland

Individual titles by country

Nation Total Men Women
 Austria 34 17 17
   Switzerland  23 10 13
 United States 15 5 10
 Italy 7 6 1
 Norway 6 6
 Sweden 6 3 3
 Luxembourg 5 5
 France 5 4 1
 Croatia 4 1 3
 Germany 3 3
 Liechtenstein 3 1 2
 Canada 2 2
 Slovakia 1 1
 West Germany 1 1
 Slovenia 1 1

Men overall titles

The following skiers have at least three overall alpine World Cup titles.

Name Career Overall Disciplines
DH SG GS SL KB
Austria Marcel Hirscher 2007–2019 8 6 6
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1980–1996 5 2 1 3 4
Italy Gustav Thöni 1969–1980 4 N/A 3 2
 Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 1981–1990 4 2 4 3 3
Austria Hermann Maier 1996–2009 4 2 5 3
United States Phil Mahre 1975–1984 3 2 1 4
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1973–1989 3 N/A 8 8
 Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 2016–active 3 1 2 3

Women overall titles

The following skiers have at least three overall alpine World Cup titles.

Name Career Overall Disciplines
DH SG GS SL KB
Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 1969–1980 6 7 N/A 3 2
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2011–active 5 1 2 8
United States Lindsey Vonn 2001–2019 4 8 5 3
Austria Petra Kronberger 1987–1992 3 1
 Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 1984–1995 3 5 6
Croatia Janica Kostelić 1998–2006 3 3 4

Discipline titles


Top ten small crystal globe podiums

  Still active

Men

# Skier Period 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1975–1987 16 7 1
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 2012–2019 12 3 1
3 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1982–1996 10 5 6
4  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 1983–1990 10 5 3
4 Austria Hermann Maier 1998–2006 10 5 3
6 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 2006–2019 9 3 3
7 Italy Alberto Tomba 1988–1996 8 5 0
8 Austria Benjamin Raich 2001–2010 8 4 5
9 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 1993–2003 8 4 2
10 United States Phil Mahre 1978–1983 7 2 3

Women

# Skier Period 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Lindsey Vonn 2000–2019 16 5 6
2 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 1969–1980 12 5 5
3 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2011–active 11 6 5
4  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 1984–1995 11 5 3
5 Austria Renate Götschl 1993–2009 10 9 3
6 Germany Katja Seizinger 1989–1999 9 5 2
7 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 1972–1984 7 6 4
8 Croatia Janica Kostelić 1998–2007 7 2 2
9  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami 2008–active 6 4 4
10  Switzerland  Erika Hess 1977–1987 6 3 4

Most small globes per discipline

Combined crystal globes were officially awarded from 2007 to 2012. Here are counted all season titles, 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
Aksel Lund Svindal  Norway
Giant slalom Ingemar Stenmark  Sweden 8
Slalom Ingemar Stenmark  Sweden 8
Combined Alexis Pinturault  France 6

Women

Discipline Country Titles
Downhill Lindsey Vonn  United States 8
Super-G Katja Seizinger  Germany 5
Lindsey Vonn  United States
Lara Gut-Behrami   Switzerland
Giant slalom Vreni Schneider    Switzerland  5
Slalom Mikaela Shiffrin  United States 8
Combined Brigitte Oertli    Switzerland  4
Janica Kostelić  Croatia

Multiple disciplines small crystal globe winners

Only four men's racers have ever managed to win small crystal globe in four or more different alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in the table below.

Men

Career Different discipline titles won Wins DH SG GS SL KB
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1980–1997 4 10 2 - 1 3 4
Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen 1981–1990 4 10 2 4 1 - 3
Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 1990–2006 4 8 - 1 1 1 5
Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 2003-2019 4 9 2 5 1 - 1

Most race wins in each discipline

As of 2 March 2024

Men

Rank Downhill Wins
1 Austria Franz Klammer 25
2  Switzerland  Peter Müller 19
3 Austria Stephan Eberharter 18
Italy Dominik Paris 18
5  Switzerland  Franz Heinzer 15
Austria Hermann Maier 15
Rank Super-G Wins
1 Austria Hermann Maier 24
2 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 17
3 Norway Kjetil Jansrud 13
4  Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 12
5  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 10
Rank Giant slalom Wins
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 46
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 31
3 United States Ted Ligety 24
4  Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen 23
 Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 23
Rank Slalom Wins
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 40
2 Italy Alberto Tomba 35
3 Austria Marcel Hirscher 32
4 Norway Henrik Kristoffersen 23
5 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 16
Rank Combined Wins
1 United States Phil Mahre 11
 Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 11
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 11
4 France Alexis Pinturault 10
5 Croatia Ivica Kostelić 9

Women

Hosts

Men's

Total

Rank Host Events
1 Austria Kitzbühel 186
2  Switzerland  Wengen 129
3 France Val d'Isere 101
4 Italy Val Gardena 92
5 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 92
6 Slovenia Kranjska Gora 87
7  Switzerland  Adelboden 75
8 United States Beaver Creek 70
9 Norway Kvitfjell 65
10 Italy Madonna di Campiglio 56

Downhill

Rank Host Events
1 Austria Kitzbühel 69
2 Italy Val Gardena 62
3  Switzerland  Wengen 51
4 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 39
5 Norway Kvitfjell 38
6 France Val d'Isere 36

Super-G

Rank Host Events
1 Norway Kvitfjell 26
2 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 23
3 United States Beaver Creek 22
Italy Val Gardena 22
5 Austria Kitzbühel 21
Canada Lake Louise 21

Giant slalom

Rank Host Events
1  Switzerland  Adelboden 53
2 Slovenia Kranjska Gora 46
3 Italy Alta Badia 41
4 France Val d'Isere 33
5 Austria Sölden 22

Slalom

Rank Host Events
1 Austria Kitzbühel 57
2  Switzerland  Wengen 45
3 Slovenia Kranjska Gora 41
Italy Madonna di Campiglio 41
5 Austria Schladming 30

Updated: 10 March 2024

Women's

Total

Rank Host Events
1 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo 102
2 France Val d'Isere 91
3 Canada Lake Louise 85
4 Sweden Åre 70
5 Slovenia Maribor 68
6  Switzerland  St. Moritz 53
7 United States Aspen 45
8 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 39
9  Switzerland  Crans-Montana 37
10 Austria Altenmarkt-Zauchensee 36
11  Switzerland  Lenzerheide 35
12 United States Vail 34

Downhill

Rank Host Events
1 Canada Lake Louise 55
2 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo 44
3 France Val d'Isere 35
4  Switzerland  St. Moritz 19
5  Switzerland  Crans-Montana 17
6 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 15

Super-G

Rank Host Events
1 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo 36
2 Canada Lake Louise 28
3  Switzerland  St. Moritz 20
France Val d'Isere 20
5 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 17

Giant slalom

Rank Host Events
1 Slovenia Maribor 29
2 Austria Sölden 25
Sweden Åre 25
4 France Val d'Isere 19
5 United States Aspen 17

Slalom

Rank Host Events
1 Slovenia Maribor 37
2 Finland Levi 23
Sweden Åre 23
4 United States Aspen 18
5 Austria Semmering 15
Croatia Zagreb 15

Most races won

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

Rank Men Career Wins DH SG GS SL KB PSL CE PGS K.O.
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1973–1989 86 46 40 N/A N/A N/A
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 2007–2019 67 1 31 32 N/A 2 1 N/A
3 Austria Hermann Maier 1996–2009 54 15 24 14 1 N/A N/A
4 Italy Alberto Tomba 1986–1998 50 15 35 N/A N/A N/A
5 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1980–1996 46 3 9 7 16 11 N/A N/A N/A
6  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 1981–1990 40 10 10 7 2 11 N/A N/A N/A
7  Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 2016–active 37 2 12 23 N/A
8 Austria Benjamin Raich 1996–2015 36 1 14 14 7 N/A
Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 2001–2019 36 14 17 4 1
10 France Alexis Pinturault 2009–active 34 1 18 3 10 N/A 1 1 N/A
11 United States Bode Miller 1997–2017 33 8 5 9 5 6
12 Norway Henrik Kristoffersen 2012–active 30 7 23 NA
13 Austria Stephan Eberharter 1989–2004 29 18 6 5 N/A N/A
14 United States Phil Mahre 1975–1984 27 7 9 11 N/A N/A N/A
15 Austria Franz Klammer 1972–1985 26 25 1 N/A N/A N/A
Croatia Ivica Kostelić 1998–2017 26 1 14 9 1 1
17 United States Ted Ligety 2004–2021 25 24 1 N/A
18 Italy Gustav Thöni 1969–1980 24 N/A 11 8 4 1 N/A N/A N/A
 Switzerland  Peter Müller 1977–1992 24 19 2 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A
20  Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen 1989–2003 23 23 N/A N/A
Norway Kjetil Jansrud 2003–2022 23 8 13 1 1
22 Italy Dominik Paris 2008–active 22 18 4 N/A
23 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 1989–2006 21 1 5 6 1 8 N/A N/A
 Switzerland  Didier Cuche 1993–2012 21 12 6 3 N/A
Norway A. Aamodt Kilde 2013–active 21 12 9 N/A

update: 17 March 2024

Women

Rank Women Career Wins DH SG GS SL KB PSL CE PGS K.O.
1 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2012–active 97 4 5 22 60 1 2 3 N/A
2 United States Lindsey Vonn 2001–2019 82 43 28 4 2 5 N/A
3 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 1969–1980 62 36 N/A 16 3 7 N/A N/A N/A
4  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 1984–1995 55 20 34 1 N/A N/A N/A
5 Austria Renate Götschl 1993–2009 46 24 17 1 4 N/A N/A
6  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami 2008–active 45 13 22 9 1 N/A
7 Sweden Anja Pärson 1998–2012 42 6 4 11 17 3 N/A 1
8 Austria Marlies Schild 2001–2014 37 1 35 1 N/A
9 Germany Katja Seizinger 1989–1998 36 16 16 4 N/A N/A N/A
10 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 1972–1984 33 2 12 11 8 N/A N/A N/A
11  Switzerland  Erika Hess 1978–1987 31 6 21 4 N/A N/A N/A
Slovakia Petra Vlhová 2013–active 31 6 22 1 1 1 N/A
13 Croatia Janica Kostelić 1998–2006 30 1 1 2 20 6 N/A N/A
14 Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch 2001–2014 27 11 3 9 4 N/A
Italy Federica Brignone 2008-active 27 10 12 5 N/A
16  Switzerland  Michela Figini 1983–1990 26 17 3 2 4 N/A N/A N/A
Slovenia Tina Maze 1999–2015 26 4 1 14 4 3 N/A
18  Switzerland  Maria Walliser 1980–1990 25 14 3 6 2 N/A N/A N/A
Austria Michaela Dorfmeister 1991–2006 25 7 10 8 N/A N/A
20  Switzerland  Lise-Marie Morerod 1973–1980 24 N/A 14 10 N/A N/A N/A
 Switzerland  Marie-Theres Nadig 1971–1981 24 13 N/A 6 5 N/A N/A N/A
Sweden Pernilla Wiberg 1990–2002 24 2 3 2 14 3 N/A N/A N/A
Italy Sofia Goggia 2012-active 24 18 6 N/A
24 France Carole Merle 1981–1994 22 12 10 N/A N/A N/A
25 Germany Hilde Gerg 1993-2005 20 7 8 1 3 1 N/A N/A

Most podiums and top ten results

As of 3 March 2024.[5][6]

  Still active

Career podiums

Rank Men 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 86 43 26 155
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 67 47 24 138
3 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 46 28 26 100
4 Austria Hermann Maier 54 21 21 96
5 Austria Benjamin Raich 36 29 27 92
6 Italy Alberto Tomba 50 26 12 88
7 Norway Henrik Kristoffersen 30 32 24 86
8  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 40 26 17 83
9 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 36 19 25 80
10 United States Bode Miller 33 29 17 79
Rank Women 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 97 27 28 152
2 United States Lindsey Vonn 82 35 20 137
3 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 62 32 19 113
4 Austria Renate Götschl 46 37 27 110
5  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 55 28 18 101
6 Sweden Anja Pärson 42 29 24 95
7 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami 45 22 23 90
8 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 33 25 31 89
9 Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch 27 27 27 81
Slovenia Tina Maze 26 28 27

Career top ten results

  • Note: Only parallel events from (1975, 1997, 2011–2013, 2016) which count for overall ranking, included on this list, are considered as official individual World Cup victories.

Greatest alpine skiers of all time

Based on ski-database super ranking system (since 1966), this scoring system is calculated using points from three categories: Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup (overall titles, discipline titles and individual top ten results).

As of 3 December 2023

Men's super ranking

# Overall Points
1 Austria Marcel Hirscher 359.40
2 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 290.10
3 Austria Hermann Maier 252.10
4 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 227.50
5 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 224.00
6  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 211.20
7 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 201.45
8 Italy Alberto Tomba 195.60
9 United States Bode Miller 176.15
10 Austria Benjamin Raich 175.30
# Downhill Points
1 Austria Franz Klammer 76.3
2  Switzerland  Beat Feuz 73.9
3 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 72.0
4  Switzerland  Peter Müller 66.0
5  Switzerland  Bernhard Russi 54.5
6 Austria Michael Walchhofer 53.6
7  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 51.4
8  Switzerland  Didier Cuche 49.8
9  Switzerland  Franz Heinzer 48.9
10 Austria Stephan Eberharter 43.5
# Super-G Points
1 Austria Hermann Maier 88.2
2 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 68.9
3 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal 67.3
4 Norway Kjetil Jansrud 55.0
5 Austria Stephan Eberharter 47.6
6  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 45.9
7 Austria Matthias Mayer 40.6
8 United States Bode Miller 38.4
9  Switzerland  Didier Cuche 33.6
10 Germany Markus Wasmeier 31.4
# Giant slalom Points
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 120.0
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 104.1
3 United States Ted Ligety 97.3
4 Italy Alberto Tomba 80.9
5  Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen 73.7
6 Austria Hermann Maier 59.8
7 Austria Benjamin Raich 57.0
8 Italy Gustav Thöni 55.0
9  Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 51.1
10 France Alexis Pinturault 43.2
# Slalom Points
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 124.8
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 105.8
3 Italy Alberto Tomba 98.5
4 Austria Benjamin Raich 69.6
5 Norway Henrik Kristoffersen 60.9
6 Austria Mario Matt 55.8
7 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 52.8
8 Croatia Ivica Kostelić 50.2
9 Italy Gustav Thöni 47.0
10 Austria Thomas Stangassinger 46.4

Women's super ranking

# Overall Points
1 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 352.90
2 United States Lindsey Vonn 297.20
3 Austria A. Moser-Pröll 272.50
4  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 255.10
5 Sweden Anja Pärson 217.40
6 Croatia Janica Kostelić 203.65
7 Germany Katja Seizinger 194.40
8 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami 181.00
9 Slovenia Tina Maze 167.00
10 Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch 164.90
# Downhill Points
1 United States Lindsey Vonn 126.9
2 Austria A. Moser-Pröll 115.4
3 Austria Renate Götschl 78.6
4 Germany Katja Seizinger 76.0
5  Switzerland  Michela Figini 68.0
6 Italy Sofia Goggia 62.9
7  Switzerland  Maria Walliser 55.4
8 Austria Michaela Dorfmeister 51.4
9  Switzerland  M. Therese Nadig 48.9
10  Switzerland  Corinne Suter 41.3
# Super-G Points
1 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami 84.1
2  United States  Lindsey Vonn 76.5
3 Germany Katja Seizinger 60.3
4 Austria Michaela Dorfmeister 57.8
5 Austria Renate Götschl 47.2
6 France Carole Merle 43.0
7 Austria Anna Veith 39.0
8 Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer 34.1
9 Italy Isolde Kostner 30.1
10 Slovenia Tina Maze 29.9
# Giant slalom Points
1  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 87.5
2 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 71.2
3 Italy Deborah Compagnoni 70.0
4 Germany Viktoria Rebensburg 62.6
5 Slovenia Tina Maze 60.8
6 Sweden Anja Pärson 57.6
7 France Tessa Worley 54.1
8 Austria Anita Wachter 47.6
9 Austria A. Moser-Pröll 45.5
10 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 44.7
# Slalom Points
1 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 160.3
2  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 110.3
3 Austria Marlies Schild 90.5
4 Croatia Janica Kostelić 71.2
5  Switzerland  Erika Hess 67.8
6 Slovakia Petra Vlhová 62.1
7 Sweden Anja Pärson 57.5
8 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 51.0
9 Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch 49.1
10 France Marielle Goitschel 43.3

Parallel events

Parallel slalom

Parallel slaloms from 1976 to 1991 counted for Nations Cup. There were no limitations regarding the number of athletes who could enter the competition, but each main event was limited to 32 competitors.

Men

Date Place Season Winner Second Third
Nations Cup
20 March 1976   Canada Mont St. Anne 1975/76 Italy Franco Bieler Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Canada Jim Hunter
26 March 1977   Spain Sierra Nevada 1976/77 Austria Manfred Brunner Austria Klaus Heidegger Italy Bruno Nöckler
19 March 1978    Switzerland  Arosa 1977/78 United States Phil Mahre Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Austria Leonhard Stock
14 December 1978   Italy Madonna di Campiglio 1978/79 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Italy Mauro Bernardi Italy Karl Trojer
14 March 1980   Austria Saalbach 1979/80 Austria Anton Steiner Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Norway Jarle Halsnes
30 March 1981    Switzerland  Laax 1980/81 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Norway Jarle Halsnes United States Phil Mahre
28 March 1982   France Montgenèvre 1981/82 United States Phil Mahre Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Austria Hans Enn
21 March 1983   Japan Furano 1982/83 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark (3) United States Phil Mahre Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
25 March 1984   Norway Oslo 1983/84 Austria Hans Enn Austria Anton Steiner Sweden Ingemar Stenmark
6 January 1986   Austria Vienna 1985/86 Italy Ivano Edalini Germany Markus Wasmeier Austria Anton Steiner
22 March 1986   Canada Bromont Liechtenstein Paul Frommelt Italy Marco Tonazzi Luxembourg Marc Girardelli
28 December 1986   West Germany Berlin 1986/87 Austria Leonhard Stock Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj West Germany Michael Eder
22 December 1987   Italy Bormio 1987/88  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen  Switzerland  Joël Gaspoz  Switzerland  Martin Hangl
27 March 1988   Austria Saalbach Italy Alberto Tomba  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen Austria Helmut Mayer
11 March 1989   Japan Shiga Kōgen 1988/89 Austria Bernhard Gstrein  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen Austria Rudolf Nierlich
24 March 1991   United States Waterville 1990/91  Switzerland  Urs Kälin  Switzerland  Paul Accola Norway Ole Kristian Furuseth
Promotional event
2 January 2009   Russia Moscow 2008/09 Germany Felix Neureuther France Jean-Baptiste Grange United States Bode Miller
21 November 2009   Russia Moscow 2009/10 Austria Marcel Hirscher France Steve Missillier Canada Michael Janyk
World Cup
23 March 1975   Italy Val Gardena 1974/75 Italy Gustav Thöni Sweden Ingemar Stenmark  Switzerland  Walter Tresch
24 October 1997   France Tignes 1997/98 Austria Josef Strobl Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Austria Hermann Maier

Women

Date Place Season Winner Second Third
Nations Cup
20 March 1976   Canada Mont St. Anne 1975/76  Switzerland  Bernadette Zurbriggen West Germany Irene Epple Austria Monika Kaserer
26 March 1977   Spain Sierra Nevada 1976/77 West Germany Christa Zechmeister  Switzerland  Marie-Theres Nadig Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
19 March 1978    Switzerland  Arosa 1977/78 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll West Germany Christa Zechmeister United States Viki Fleckenstein
16 March 1980   Austria Saalbach 1979/80 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll (2) Italy Claudia Giordani West Germany Maria Epple
30 March 1981    Switzerland  Laax 1980/81 United States Tamara McKinney West Germany Traudl Hächer Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel
28 March 1982   France Montgenèvre 1981/82 West Germany Maria Epple Austria Lea Sölkner France Perrine Pelen
21 March 1983   Japan Furano 1982/83 France Anne-Flore Rey Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel Austria Anni Kronbichler
25 March 1984   Norway Oslo 1983/84 Czechoslovakia Olga Charvátová  Switzerland  Erika Hess United States Tamara McKinney
22 March 1986   Canada Bromont 1985/86  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider  Switzerland  Maria Walliser  Switzerland  Corinne Schmidhauser
18 January 1987   Germany Munich 1986/87 United States Tamara McKinney France Małgorzata Tlałka-Mogore  Switzerland  Corinne Schmidhauser
22 December 1987   Italy Bormio 1987/88  Switzerland  Brigitte Oertli  Switzerland  Corinne Schmidhauser  Switzerland  Michela Figini
27 March 1988   Austria Saalbach West Germany Christina Meier Austria Ulrike Maier Austria Roswitha Steiner
11 March 1989   Japan Shiga Kōgen 1988/89  Switzerland  Chantal Bournissen West Germany Michaela Gerg-Leitner United States Tamara McKinney
24 March 1991   United States Waterville 1990/91 Austria Anita Wachter Austria Ingrid Salvenmoser  Switzerland  Chantal Bournissen
Promotional event
21 November 2009   Russia Moscow 2009/10 Sweden Therese Borssén Germany Maria Riesch Sweden Frida Hansdotter
World Cup
24 March 1975   Italy Val Gardena 1974/75 Austria Monika Kaserer Italy Claudia Giordani France Fabienne Serrat
24 October 1997   France Tignes 1997/98 France Leila Piccard Sweden Ylva Nowén Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
28 November 1997   United States Mammoth Mountain Germany Hilde Gerg Germany Martina Ertl Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
20 December 2017   France Courchevel 2017/18 United States Mikaela Shiffrin Slovakia Petra Vlhová Italy Irene Curtoni
9 December 2018    Switzerland  St. Moritz 2018/19 United States Mikaela Shiffrin (2) Slovakia Petra Vlhová  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener
15 December 2019    Switzerland  St. Moritz 2019/20 Slovakia Petra Vlhová Sweden Anna Swenn-Larsson Austria Franziska Gritsch

  not counted as an official World cup win

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

Date Place Season Winner Second Third
2 January 2011   Germany Munich 2010/11 Croatia Ivica Kostelić France Julien Lizeroux United States Bode Miller
21 February 2012   Russia Moscow 2011/12 France Alexis Pinturault Germany Felix Neureuther Sweden André Myhrer
1 January 2013   Germany Munich 2012/13 Germany Felix Neureuther Austria Marcel Hirscher France Alexis Pinturault
29 January 2013   Russia Moscow Austria Marcel Hirscher Sweden André Myhrer Croatia Ivica Kostelić
23 February 2016   Sweden Stockholm 2015/16 Austria Marcel Hirscher (2) Sweden André Myhrer Italy Stefano Gross
31 January 2017   Sweden Stockholm 2016/17 Germany Linus Straßer France Alexis Pinturault Sweden Mattias Hargin
1 January 2018   Norway Oslo 2017/18 Sweden André Myhrer Austria Michael Matt Germany Linus Straßer
30 January 2018   Sweden Stockholm  Switzerland  Ramon Zenhäusern Sweden André Myhrer Germany Linus Straßer
1 January 2019   Norway Oslo 2018/19 Austria Marco Schwarz United Kingdom Dave Ryding  Switzerland  Ramon Zenhäusern
19 February 2019   Sweden Stockholm  Switzerland  Ramon Zenhäusern (2) Sweden André Myhrer Austria Marco Schwarz

Women

Date Place Season Winner Second Third
2 January 2011   Germany Munich 2010/11 Sweden Maria Pietilä-Holmner Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Elisabeth Görgl
21 February 2012   Russia Moscow 2011/12 United States Julia Mancuso Austria Michaela Kirchgasser United States Lindsey Vonn
1 January 2013   Germany Munich 2012/13 Slovakia Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Michaela Kirchgasser
29 January 2013   Russia Moscow Germany Lena Dürr Slovakia Veronika Velez-Zuzulová United States Mikaela Shiffrin
23 February 2016   Sweden Stockholm 2015/16  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener Sweden Frida Hansdotter Sweden Maria Pietilä-Holmner
31 January 2017   Sweden Stockholm 2016/17 United States Mikaela Shiffrin Slovakia Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Norway Nina Løseth
1 January 2018   Norway Oslo 2017/18 United States Mikaela Shiffrin (2)  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener  Switzerland  Mélanie Meillard
30 January 2018   Sweden Stockholm Norway Nina Haver-Løseth  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener Slovakia Petra Vlhová
1 January 2019   Norway Oslo 2018/19 Slovakia Petra Vlhová United States Mikaela Shiffrin  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener
19 February 2019   Sweden Stockholm United States Mikaela Shiffrin (3) Germany Christina Geiger Sweden Anna Swenn-Larsson


Knockout slalom

There were a total of two races (one in the men's category and one in the women's category) and it was in 2002/03 season. The points were added together with slalom races.

Men

Date Place Season Winner Second Third
16 December 2002   Italy Sestriere 2002/03 Croatia Ivica Kostelić Italy Giorgio Rocca Norway Truls Ove Karlsen

Women

Date Place Season Winner Second Third
15 December 2002   Italy Sestriere 2002/03 Sweden Anja Pärson Finland Tanja Poutiainen Austria Nicole Hosp


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.[7] 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. The pace and cadence was 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 16 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

Men's World Cup parallel giant slalom events
Venue Date Winner Second Third Fourth Notes
Italy Alta Badia 21 December 2015   Norway Kjetil Jansrud Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Sweden Andre Myhrer Germany Dominik Schwaiger   [8][9]
Italy Alta Badia 19 December 2016   France Cyprien Sarrazin  Switzerland  Carlo Janka Norway Kjetil Jansrud Norway Leif Kristian Haugen [10][11]
Italy Alta Badia 18 December 2017   Sweden Matts Olsson Norway Henrik Kristoffersen Austria Marcel Hirscher Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde [12]
Italy Alta Badia 17 December 2018   Austria Marcel Hirscher France Thibaut Favrot France Alexis Pinturault Sweden Matts Olsson [13][14]
Italy Alta Badia 23 December 2019   Norway Rasmus Windingstad Germany Stefan Luitz Austria Roland Leitinger Norway Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen [13][15]
France Chamonix 9 February 2020    Switzerland  Loïc Meillard  Switzerland  Thomas Tumler Germany Alexander Schmid United States Tommy Ford [16]
Austria Lech/Zürs 27 November 2020   France Alexis Pinturault Norway Henrik Kristoffersen Germany Alexander Schmid Austria Adrian Pertl [17]
Austria Lech/Zürs 14 November 2021   Austria Christian Hirschbühl Austria Dominik Raschner Norway Atle Lie McGrath Norway Henrik Kristoffersen [18]
Women's World Cup parallel giant slalom events
Venue Date Winner Second Third Fourth Notes
Italy Sestriere 19 January 2020   France Clara Direz Austria Elisa Mörzinger Italy Marta Bassino Italy Federica Brignone [19]
Austria Lech/Zürs 26 November 2020   Slovakia Petra Vlhová United States Paula Moltzan  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Sweden Sara Hector [20]
Austria Lech/Zürs 13 November 2021   Slovenia Andreja Slokar Norway Thea Louise Stjernesund Norway Kristin Lysdahl Italy Marta Bassino [21]

Various records

Men

Category Season(s) Record
Prize money in CHF (single season) 2023 Switzerland Marco Odermatt 941,200
Overall points 2023 Switzerland Marco Odermatt 2042
Margin of victory 2024 Switzerland Marco Odermatt 874
Avg. points per race (all participated races - career) 2008-2018 Austria Marcel Hirscher 55,69
Avg. points per race (all races in a season) 2024 Switzerland Marco Odermatt 55,63
Avg. points per race (all participed races) 2018 Austria Marcel Hirscher 81
Overall titles 20122019 Austria Marcel Hirscher 8
Consecutive overall titles 20122019 Austria Marcel Hirscher 8
Discipline titles 19751984 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 16
Discipline titles (single season) 1987  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 4
Total wins 19751989 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 86
Wins (single season) 1979
2001
2018
2023
2024
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark
Austria Hermann Maier
Austria Marcel Hirscher
Switzerland Marco Odermatt
Switzerland Marco Odermatt
13
Most wins at one venue (all disciplines) 20122019 Austria Marcel Hirscher 9
Most wins at one venue (single discipline) 20082016
20062016
20142019
United States Ted Ligety
Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
Austria Marcel Hirscher
6
Most wins (within one calendar year) 2018 Austria Marcel Hirscher 14
Consecutive wins (all disciplines) 19771978 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 10
Consecutive wins (single discipline) 19781980 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 14
Total podiums 19741989 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 155
Podiums (single season) 2000
2023
Austria Hermann Maier
Switzerland Marco Odermatt
22
Consecutive podiums (all disciplines) 19791981 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 41
Consecutive podiums (single discipline) 19771982 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 37
Top ten results 19902006 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 231
Top tens (single season) 1999 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 28
World Cup starts 19962015 Austria Benjamin Raich 441
Participated races (complete season) 2000 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 37
Winner with the highest start No. 1994 Liechtenstein Markus Foser 66
Youngest race winner 1973 Italy Piero Gros 18.1
Oldest race winner 2012  Switzerland  Didier Cuche 37.5
Top speed 2013 France Johan Clarey 161.9 km/h
(101 mph)

Women

Category Season(s) Record
Prize money in CHF (single season) 2023 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 964,200
Overall points 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 2414
Margin of victory 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 1313
Avg. points per race (all participated races - career) 2012-2019 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 59.14
Avg. points per race (all races in a season) 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 69
Avg. points per race (all participed races in a season) 2019 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 85
Overall titles 19691980 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 6
Consecutive overall titles 19711975 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 5
Discipline titles 20082016 United States Lindsey Vonn 16
Discipline titles (single season) 20102012
2019
United States Lindsey Vonn
United States Mikaela Shiffrin
3
Total wins 20122024 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 97
Wins (single season) 2019 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 17
Most wins at one venue (all disciplines) 20052015 United States Lindsey Vonn 18
Most wins at one venue (single discipline) 20052016 United States Lindsey Vonn 14
Most wins (within one calendar year) 2018 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 15
Consecutive wins (all disciplines) 1989  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 10
Consecutive wins (single discipline) 19721974 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 11[22]
Total podiums 20122024 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 152
Podiums (single season) 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 24
Consecutive podiums (all disciplines) 19791980  Switzerland  Marie-Therese Nadig 14
Consecutive podiums (single discipline) 19711974 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 23
Top ten results 20122024 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 220
Top tens (single season) 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 32
World Cup starts 19932009 Austria Renate Götschl 408
Participated races (complete season) 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 35
Winner with the highest start No. 1994 Slovenia Katja Koren 66
Youngest race winner 1974 Germany Christa Zechmeister 16.0
Oldest race winner 2015 Austria Elisabeth Goergl 33.8
Top speed 2022 Austria Ramona Siebenhofer 143.2 km/h
(89 mph)

Twenty or more speed and technical wins

Speed events

As of 2 March 2024

Rank Men Wins (DH+SG)
1 Austria Hermann Maier 39
2 Norway  Aksel Lund Svindal 31
3 Austria Franz Klammer 25*
4 Austria Stephan Eberharter 24
Italy Dominik Paris 22
6  Switzerland  Peter Müller 21
Norway  Kjetil Jansrud 21
Norway  Aleksander Aamodt Kilde 21
9  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 20
10  Switzerland  Didier Cuche 18
Rank Women Wins (DH+SG)
1 United States Lindsey Vonn 71
2 Austria Renate Götschl 41
3 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 36*
4  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami 35
5 Germany Katja Seizinger 32
6  Italy  Sofia Goggia 24
7  Switzerland  Michela Figini 20
8  Switzerland  Maria Walliser 17
 Austria  Michaela Dorfmeister 17
10 Germany Hilde Gerg 15
 Italy  Isolde Kostner 15
  • NOTE: Super G not contested at that time.
  • NOTE: Parallel events are not included in the list as slalom wins.

Technical events

As of 10 March 2024

Rank Men Wins (GS+SL)
1 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 86
2 Austria Marcel Hirscher 63
3 Italy Alberto Tomba 50
4 Norway Henrik Kristoffersen 30
5 Austria  Benjamin Raich 28
6 United States Ted Ligety 24
7 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 23
 Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen 23
 Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 23
10 France  Alexis Pinturault 21
Rank Women Wins (GS+SL)
1 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 82
2  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 54
3 Austria Marlies Schild 36
4 Sweden Anja Pärson 29
5 Slovakia Petra Vlhová 28
6  Switzerland  Erika Hess 27
7  Switzerland  Lise-Marie Morerod 24
8 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 23
9 Croatia 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 (1988–89), Petra Kronberger (1990–91), Janica Kostelić (2005–06) and Tina Maze (2012–13) 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

Career Times Seasons Wins DH SG GS SL KB PGS PSL CE
United States Bode Miller 1997–2017 5 0 33 8 5 9 5 6
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1980–1996 3 1 46 3 9 7 16 11 N/A N/A
 Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 1981–1990 2 0 40 10 10 7 2 11 N/A N/A
Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 1989–2006 1 0 21 1 5 6 1 8 N/A N/A
Austria Günther Mader 1982–1998 1 0 14 1 6 2 1 4 N/A N/A

Women

Career Times Seasons Wins DH SG GS SL KB PGS PSL CE
Sweden Anja Pärson 1998–2012 3 0 42 6 4 11 18 3 N/A
Sweden Pernilla Wiberg 1990–2002 2 0 24 2 3 2 14 3 N/A N/A
Austria Petra Kronberger 1987–1992 2 1 16 6 2 3 3 2 N/A N/A N/A
United States Lindsey Vonn 2001–2019 2 0 82 43 28 4 2 5 N/A
Croatia Janica Kostelić 1998–2006 1 1 30 1 1 2 20 6 N/A N/A
Slovenia Tina Maze 1999–2015 1 1 26 4 1 14 4 3 N/A
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2012–active 1 0 97 4 5 22 60 1 2 3
  • 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

The following skiers have won at least ten World Cup races in a single season (events not available in a given season are marked "NA"):

Men

Season Wins DH SG GS SL KB
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1978–1979 13 NA 10 3
Austria Hermann Maier 2000–2001 13 5 3 5
Austria Marcel Hirscher 2017–2018 13 6 7
 Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 2022–2023 13 6 7 NA
 Switzerland  Marco Odermatt 2023–2024 13 2 2 9 NA
France Jean-Claude Killy 1967 12 5 NA 4 3 NA
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1979–1980 11 NA 6 5
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1984–1985 11 2 2 7
 Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen 1986–1987 11 5 1 3 2
Italy Alberto Tomba 1994–1995 11 4 7
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1976–1977 10 NA 3 7
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 1980–1981 10 NA 6 4
Austria Hermann Maier 1997–1998 10 2 4 3 1
Austria Hermann Maier 1999–2000 10 3 4 3
Austria Stephan Eberharter 2001–2002 10 6 3 1

Women

Season Wins DH SG GS SL KB PSL+CE
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2018–2019 17 3 4 8 2
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2022–2023 14 1 7 6 NA NA
 Switzerland  Vreni Schneider 1988–1989 14 6 7 1
United States Lindsey Vonn 2011–2012 12 5 4 2 1 NA
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2017–2018 12 1 2 7 2
Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 1972–1973 11 8 NA 3 NA NA
Sweden Anja Pärson 2003–2004 11 5 6 NA
United States Lindsey Vonn 2009–2010 11 6 4 1 NA
Slovenia Tina Maze 2012–2013 11 1 1 5 2 2
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2016–2017 11 3 6 1 1
Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 1974–1975 10 2 NA 5 3

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 ten 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, then decreasing by one point for each lower place. To determine the winner for each discipline World Cup, only a racer's best three results count, from a typical six to eight races in each discipline. For the overall Cup, the best three results in each discipline are summed. Until 1970, also the results of Winter Olympic Games races and Alpine World Ski Championship races were included in the World Cup valuation (i.e. Grenoble 1968 and Val Gardena 1970); 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 five 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 toward the overall, while in other seasons the best three or four 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 (slalom, giant slalom, and downhill) plus the best three 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 toward the overall. The formula for the overall was changed yet again the following season, with the top four results in each discipline counting, along with all combined results (although the combined was nearly eliminated from the schedule, reduced to one or two events per season).

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 (to reduce the points for places 4th through 20th), 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:

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Current system
1993
100 80 60 50 45 40 36 32 29 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1992 system
1992
100 80 60 55 51 47 43 40 37 34 31 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Top 15 system
19801991
25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1979 system †
1979
25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Original system
19671979
25 20 15 11 8 6 4 3 2 1
Place 1 2 3 4 T5 (4) T9 (8)
   Parallel slalom   
100 80 60 50 40 15

† The scoring system changed during the 1978–79 season; this special system was used for the last two men's downhills and the last three 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. Very few racers actually ski in all events. Bode Miller is the only skier who competed in every World Cup race[23] during the three seasons from 2003 to 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 2042 points set by Marco Odermatt in 2022–2023. 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 (when the first place was awarded only 25 points), 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 (Vreni Schneider over Katja Seizinger), 3 points in 2004–05 (Anja Pärson over Janica Kostelić) and in 2010–11 (Maria Riesch over Lindsey Vonn), and only 2 points in 2008–09 (Aksel Lund Svindal over Benjamin Raich). 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.

Annual Statistics Calculated for the 19922012 Seasons
Men's overall World Cup
Races Completed 1st Place Points Margin of Victory 2nd Place Points 3rd Place Points Number of Skiers per Season:
> 1000 Pts > 500 Pts > 200 Pts
Maximum 44 2000 743 1454 1307 5 21 50
Average 35.4 1414 258 1155 1001 2.5 14 41
Minimum 30 1009 2 775 760 1 8 37
Women's overall World Cup
Races Completed 1st Place Points Margin of Victory 2nd Place Points 3rd Place Points Number of Skiers per Season:
> 1000 Pts > 500 Pts > 200 Pts
Maximum 39 1980 578 1725 1391 5 19 45
Average 33.4 1570 244 1326 1117 3.3 13 37
Minimum 30 1248 3 931 904 1 9 32
Aggregate Statistics Calculated for the 19922012 Seasons
Men's and Women's overall World Cups: Total Numbers Across 21 Seasons
> 1700 Pts > 1500 Pts > 1300 Pts > 1200 Pts > 1100 Pts > 1000 Pts > 900 Pts > 800 Pts
First place 7 19 30 38 41 42 42 42
Second place 1 4 18 24 28 37 40 41
Third place 4 7 15 27 36 40
> 600 Pts > 500 Pts > 400 Pts > 300 Pts > 200 Pts > 100 Pts >= 50 Pts < 50 Pts
Margin of Victory 2 6 10 19 23 28 31 11

Finals

Since 1993 the International Ski Federation (FIS) 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, as well as a team event. 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, the current junior World Champions in each discipline, and any skiers with at least 500 points in the general classification. Because of the smaller field, World Cup points are only awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race.

Hosts

Winners by country

The table below lists those nations which have won at least one World Cup race (current as of 23 March 2024).[28][29]

Men

Rank Nation Total Wins by disciplines
DH SG GS SL KB PSL PGS CE K.O.
1  Austria 553 192 86 112 133 24 1 2 3
2    Switzerland  333 130 48 96 25 31 1 2
3  Norway 197 53 49 30 49 14 2
4  Italy 192 46 17 49 74 5 1
5  France 168 33 7 44 68 13 2 1
6  United States 130 31 10 45 25 19
7  Sweden 120 3 53 62 1 1
8  Germany 56 11 8 3 30 2 2
9  Luxembourg 46 3 9 7 16 11
10  Canada 38 30 6 2
11  Croatia 29 1 3 14 9 1 1
12  Slovenia 27 4 3 20
13  Liechtenstein 24 3 3 4 8 6
14  Finland 14 4 10
15  Soviet Union 5 1 3 1
16  Australia 2 1 1
17  Spain 1 1
 Russia 1 1
 Poland 1 1
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Great Britain 1 1
Total 1939 537 249 458 540 134 2 8 10 1

Women

Rank Nation Total Wins by disciplines
DH SG GS SL KB PSL PGS CE K.O.
1  Austria 391 124 63 93 88 22 1
2    Switzerland  334 99 45 82 79 28 1
3  United States 260 71 37 43 93 10 2 4
4  Germany 190 49 44 52 31 12 1 1
5  France 163 24 24 53 60 1 1
6  Italy 129 38 28 45 12 6
7  Sweden 90 8 8 20 46 6 1 1
8  Slovenia 62 11 7 21 18 4 1
9  Liechtenstein 45 3 7 14 13 8
10  Canada 41 15 5 12 6 3
11  Slovakia 36 6 26 1 1 2
12  Croatia 30 1 1 2 20 6
13  Norway 15 2 4 5 3 1
 Finland 11 5 6
 Spain 11 1 7 3
16  New Zealand 8 3 5
17  Czech Republic 6 2 2 2
18  Russia 5 4 1
19  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1
20  Australia 1 1
 Poland 1 1
Total 1832 453 276 463 514 106 6 3 10 1

Alpine team event

Rank Nation Total By disciplines
PSL PGS
1   Switzerland 5 5
2  Austria 3 2 1
 Sweden 3 3
4  Germany 2 2
 Norway 2 2
6  Italy 1 1
 Czech Republic 1 1
Total 17 3 14

Individual race wins are counted in this table, along with the nations team events held at World Cup Finals since 2006 (counts double as men and women in mixed competition contribute to a win). 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 (because on one team event race competed both women and men; so it's counted separately each for women and men). 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 (one of six Yugoslav Republics), 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 countries winning men's races and 20 winning women's races. As expected, the top ten nations in this list are the ten nations listed in the Nations Cup summary table (with slight changes in order).

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 (downhill and Super G) or technical (slalom and GS) 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, French 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 total number of top-three placings for each nation in the Nations Cup (through the 2022–23 season) are summarized below:

Nation Total standings   Men's standings   Women's standings
First Second Third First Second Third First Second Third
 Austria 42 14 1 42 11 2 34 15 6
   Switzerland 10 26 12 9 26 12 11 13 10
 France 5 2 2 3 7 5 6 3 4
 Italy 10 19 3 6 20 2 3 11
 United States 3 10 2 3 10 9
 Germany 1 9 1 4 12 13
 Norway 1 2 5 10
 Canada 1 1
 Liechtenstein 1 1
 Sweden 4 1 2

Note: Results for West Germany and Germany are counted together in this table.

See also

Other world competitions
Statistics

References

  1. ^ Lang, Serge (1986). 21 Years of World Cup Ski Racing. Johnson Books / James Wotton. ISBN 1-55566-009-6. Also available under ISBN 0-246-13116-0.
  2. ^ "FIS NewsFlash, Edition 72, April 26th, 2006". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ Lang, Patrick. "World Cup History: The FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup". Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  4. ^ "FIS: Complete Calendar of Alpine Ski World Cup Races". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION - ALPINE SKIING MEN". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Parallel Giant Slalom Introduced". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2015.
  8. ^ Parallel GS Race Results Dec 2015. International Ski Federation. December 2015.
  9. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladder Dec 2015. Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. International Ski Federation. December 2015.
  10. ^ Parallel GS Race Results Dec 2016. International Ski Federation. December 2016.
  11. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladder Dec 2016. Archived 28 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. International Ski Federation. December 2016.
  12. ^ "Alpine Skiing-World Cup Alta Badia men's parallel giant slalom results". The Economic Times. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ^ a b Parallel GS Race Results Dec 2018. International Ski Federation. December 2018.
  14. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladder Dec 2018. Archived 22 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. International Ski Federation. December 2018.
  15. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladder Dec 2019. International Ski Federation. December 2019.
  16. ^ Parallel GS Results Chamonix 2020. International Ski Federation. February 2020.
  17. ^ Parallel GS Results Lech/Zürs 2020. International Ski Federation. November 2020.
  18. ^ Parallel GS Results Lech/Zürs 2021. International Ski Federation. November 2021.
  19. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladies Sestriere 2020. International Ski Federation. January 2020.
  20. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladies Lech/Zürs 2020. International Ski Federation. November 2020.
  21. ^ Parallel GS Results Ladies Lech/Zürs 2021. Archived 13 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. International Ski Federation. November 2021.
  22. ^ "'He's on a different planet': Odermatt holds on for 12th straight giant slalom win". FIS. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024..
  23. ^ Bulman, Erica (22 October 2005). "World Cup Skiing: Miller pushes limits on slopes despite desire". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  24. ^ FIS (6 March 2020). "FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals in Cortina Cancelled". US Ski and Snowboard. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  25. ^ "FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Long Term Calendar" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  26. ^ Andorra will host the 2023 Alpine Ski World Cup Finals
  27. ^ Saalbach Hinterglemm will host both the 2024 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals and the 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
  28. ^ "World Cup Men's Races, Team Stats". Ski-db.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  29. ^ "World Cup Women's Races, Team Stats". Ski-db.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

External links

Media related to FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup at Wikimedia Commons

  • FisAlpine.com FIS Alpine World Cup – Official website
  • SkiWorldCup.org – History of the World Cup – by Serge Lang (see also ISHA: History of the World Cup)
  • FIS-ski.com – official results for FIS alpine World Cup events
  • Ski-db.com – World Cup results database
  • Alpine Canada Alpin/Canadian Alpine Ski Team
  • U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
  • U.S. Ski Team
  • Podium places in the World Cup Women TOP 150
  • Podium places in the World Cup Men TOP 150
  • v
  • t
  • e
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Seasons
  • v
  • t
  • e
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women's overall winners
World Cup women's winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel
  • v
  • t
  • e
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Men's overall winners
World Cup winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel
  • v
  • t
  • e
Team
Individual
Winter sports
  • See also: World championships
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
  • Germany