FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
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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 that included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France (Honore Bonnet) and the USA (Bob Beattie). 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 at 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. 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.
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.
Lower competitive circuits include the NorAm Cup in North America and the Europa Cup in Europe.
- Crystal Globe of the World Cup Winner
- Red Bib of the World Cup Leader
Overall winners
Discipline winners
Individual titles men
- The four main diciplines
Individual titles women
- The four main diciplines
Top ten small crystal globe podiums
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:
| Discipline | Country | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Discipline Country Titles Downhill Franz Klammer Austria 5 Super-G Hermann Maier Austria 5 Aksel Lund Svindal Norway Giant slalom Ingemar Stenmark Sweden 7 Slalom Ingemar Stenmark Sweden 8 Combined Alexis Pinturault France 6 | Women Discipline Country Titles Downhill Lindsey Vonn United States 8 Super-G Lara Gut-Behrami Switzerland 6 Giant slalom Vreni Schneider Switzerland 5 Slalom Mikaela Shiffrin United States 9 Combined Brigitte Oertli Switzerland 4 Janica Kostelić Croatia | ||
| Downhill | Franz Klammer | Austria | 5 |
| Super-G | Hermann Maier | Austria | 5 |
| Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | ||
| Giant slalom | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | 7 |
| Slalom | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | 8 |
| Combined | Alexis Pinturault | France | 6 |
| Discipline | Country | Titles | |
| Downhill | Lindsey Vonn | United States | 8 |
| Super-G | Lara Gut-Behrami | Switzerland | 6 |
| Giant slalom | Vreni Schneider | Switzerland | 5 |
| Slalom | Mikaela Shiffrin | United States | 9 |
| Combined | Brigitte Oertli | Switzerland | 4 |
| Janica Kostelić | Croatia |
Multiple disciplines small crystal globe winners
Only four men's and three women's racers have ever managed to win a small crystal globe in four or more different alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in the tables 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 Aksel Lund Svindal | 2003-2019 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Norway Kjetil André Aamodt | 1990–2006 | 4 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Women
| Career | Different discipline titles won | Wins | DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Maria Walliser | 1981–1990 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch | 2001–2014 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |||
| Italy Federica Brignone | 2010–active | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
Wins
Most race wins in each discipline
As of 26 Mar 2026
Men
Women
Most races won
The following skiers have won at least 20 World Cup races:
| Rank | Men | Career | Wins | DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | PSL | CE | PGS | K.O. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 – Switzerland Marco Odermatt 2016–active 54 8 17 29 – – – – – N/A 5 Italy Alberto Tomba 1986–1998 50 – – 15 35 – – N/A N/A N/A 6 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli 1980–1996 46 3 9 7 16 11 – N/A N/A N/A 7 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen 1981–1990 40 10 10 7 2 11 – N/A N/A 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 2009–2026 34 – 1 18 3 10 N/A 1 1 N/A Norway Henrik Kristoffersen 2012–active 34 – – 8 26 – – – – NA 12 United States Bode Miller 1997–2017 33 8 5 9 5 6 – – – – 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 Italy Dominik Paris 2008–active 26 20 6 – – – – – – N/A 18 United States Ted Ligety 2004–2021 25 – – 24 – 1 – – – N/A 19 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 21 Switzerland Michael von Grünigen 1989–2003 23 – – 23 – – – N/A N/A – Norway Kjetil Jansrud 2003–2022 23 8 13 – – 1 – – 1 – 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 26 Austria Vincent Kriechmayr 2011–active 20 10 10 – – – – – – N/A update: 25 March 2026 | Women Rank Women Career Wins DH SG GS SL KB PSL CE PGS K.O. 1 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 2011–active 110 4 5 22 73 1 2 3 – N/A 2 United States Lindsey Vonn 2001–active 84 45 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 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami 2008–active 48 13 24 10 – 1 – – – N/A 6 Austria Renate Götschl 1993–2009 46 24 17 – 1 4 – N/A 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 – Italy Federica Brignone 2008–active 37 2 13 17 – 5 – – – N/A 10 Germany Katja Seizinger 1989–1998 36 16 16 4 – – – N/A N/A N/A 11 Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel 1972–1984 33 2 – 12 11 8 – N/A N/A N/A 12 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 14 Croatia Janica Kostelić 1998–2006 30 1 1 2 20 6 – N/A N/A – 15 Italy Sofia Goggia 2012–active 29 19 10 – – – – – – N/A 16 Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch 2001–2014 27 11 3 – 9 4 – – N/A – 17 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 – 19 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 – 21 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 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 – | |||||||||||
| 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 | – |
| Switzerland Marco Odermatt | 2016–active | 54 | 8 | 17 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | N/A | |
| 5 | Italy Alberto Tomba | 1986–1998 | 50 | – | – | 15 | 35 | – | – | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Luxembourg Marc Girardelli | 1980–1996 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 11 | – | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1981–1990 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | – | N/A | N/A | 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 | 2009–2026 | 34 | – | 1 | 18 | 3 | 10 | N/A | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| Norway Henrik Kristoffersen | 2012–active | 34 | – | – | 8 | 26 | – | – | – | – | NA | |
| 12 | United States Bode Miller | 1997–2017 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | |
| Italy Dominik Paris | 2008–active | 26 | 20 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | N/A | |
| 18 | United States Ted Ligety | 2004–2021 | 25 | – | – | 24 | – | 1 | – | – | – | N/A |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 21 | Switzerland Michael von Grünigen | 1989–2003 | 23 | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | N/A | N/A | – |
| Norway Kjetil Jansrud | 2003–2022 | 23 | 8 | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 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 | |
| 26 | Austria Vincent Kriechmayr | 2011–active | 20 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | N/A |
| Rank | Women | Career | Wins | DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | PSL | CE | PGS | K.O. |
| 1 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 2011–active | 110 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | N/A |
| 2 | United States Lindsey Vonn | 2001–active | 84 | 45 | 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 | Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami | 2008–active | 48 | 13 | 24 | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | N/A |
| 6 | Austria Renate Götschl | 1993–2009 | 46 | 24 | 17 | – | 1 | 4 | – | N/A | 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 | – |
| Italy Federica Brignone | 2008–active | 37 | 2 | 13 | 17 | – | 5 | – | – | – | N/A | |
| 10 | Germany Katja Seizinger | 1989–1998 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel | 1972–1984 | 33 | 2 | – | 12 | 11 | 8 | – | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 14 | Croatia Janica Kostelić | 1998–2006 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | – | N/A | N/A | – |
| 15 | Italy Sofia Goggia | 2012–active | 29 | 19 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | N/A |
| 16 | Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch | 2001–2014 | 27 | 11 | 3 | – | 9 | 4 | – | – | N/A | – |
| 17 | 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 | – | |
| 19 | 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 | – | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 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 | – |
Twenty or more speed and technical wins
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. Alpine combined was dropped from the World Cup circuit in the 2020–21 season and, as such, no longer counts toward the total number of wins across all 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 2011–active | 4 | 0 | 110 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 73 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Sweden Anja Pärson | 1998–2012 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | N/A | – | – | ||||
| United States Lindsey Vonn | 2001–active | 2 | 0 | 84 | 45 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 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 | ||||
| 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 | – | – |
- 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"):
Hosts
Most podiums and top ten results
As of 24 March 2026.
Career podiums
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 26 Mar 2026
Men's super ranking
Women's super ranking
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
Women
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
Women
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. 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
| Venue | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Sestriere | 19 January 2020 | France Clara Direz | Austria Elisa Mörzinger | Italy Marta Bassino | Italy Federica Brignone | |
| Austria Lech/Zürs | 26 November 2020 | Slovakia Petra Vlhová | United States Paula Moltzan | Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami | Sweden Sara Hector | |
| Austria Lech/Zürs | 13 November 2021 | Slovenia Andreja Slokar | Norway Thea Louise Stjernesund | Norway Kristin Lysdahl | Italy Marta Bassino |
Various records
| Category | Season(s) | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2012–2019 Austria Marcel Hirscher 8 Consecutive overall titles 2012–2019 Austria Marcel Hirscher 8 Discipline titles 1975–1984 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 15 Discipline titles (single season) 1987 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen 4 Total wins 1975–1989 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) 2012–2019 Austria Marcel Hirscher 9 Most wins at one venue (single discipline) 2016–2026 Italy Dominik Paris 8 Most wins (within one calendar year) 2018 Austria Marcel Hirscher 14 Consecutive wins (all disciplines) 1977–1978 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 10 Consecutive wins (single discipline) 1978–1980 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 14 Total podiums 1974–1989 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 155 Podiums (single season) 2000 2023 Austria Hermann Maier Switzerland Marco Odermatt 22 Consecutive podiums (all disciplines) 1979–1981 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 41 Consecutive podiums (single discipline) 1977–1982 Sweden Ingemar Stenmark 37 Top ten results 1990–2006 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 233 Top tens (single season) 1999 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 28 World Cup starts 1996–2015 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 1969–1980 2012–2026 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll United States Mikaela Shiffrin 6 Consecutive overall titles 1971–1975 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 5 Discipline titles 2008–2016 United States Lindsey Vonn 16 Discipline titles (single season) 2010–2012 2019 United States Lindsey Vonn United States Mikaela Shiffrin 3 Total wins 2012–2026 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 110 Wins (single season) 2019 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 17 Most wins at one venue (all disciplines) 2005–2015 United States Lindsey Vonn 18 Most wins at one venue (single discipline) 2005–2016 United States Lindsey Vonn 14 Most wins (within one calendar year) 2018 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 15 Most wins (in one discipline in one season, slalom) 2025–2026 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 9 Consecutive wins (all disciplines) 1989 Switzerland Vreni Schneider 10 Consecutive wins (single discipline) 1972–1974 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 11 Total podiums 2012–2026 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 168 Podiums (single season) 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 24 Consecutive podiums (all disciplines) 1979–1980 Switzerland Marie-Therese Nadig 14 Consecutive podiums (single discipline) 1971–1974 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll 23 Top ten results 2012–2026 United States Mikaela Shiffrin 245 Top tens (single season) 2013 Slovenia Tina Maze 32 World Cup starts 2000–2025 United States Lindsey Vonn 416 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 2025 United States Lindsey Vonn 41.2 Top speed 2022 Austria Ramona Siebenhofer 143.2 km/h (89 mph) | ||
| 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 | 2012–2019 | Austria Marcel Hirscher | 8 |
| Consecutive overall titles | 2012–2019 | Austria Marcel Hirscher | 8 |
| Discipline titles | 1975–1984 | Sweden Ingemar Stenmark | 15 |
| Discipline titles (single season) | 1987 | Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen | 4 |
| Total wins | 1975–1989 | 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) | 2012–2019 | Austria Marcel Hirscher | 9 |
| Most wins at one venue (single discipline) | 2016–2026 | Italy Dominik Paris | 8 |
| Most wins (within one calendar year) | 2018 | Austria Marcel Hirscher | 14 |
| Consecutive wins (all disciplines) | 1977–1978 | Sweden Ingemar Stenmark | 10 |
| Consecutive wins (single discipline) | 1978–1980 | Sweden Ingemar Stenmark | 14 |
| Total podiums | 1974–1989 | Sweden Ingemar Stenmark | 155 |
| Podiums (single season) | 2000 2023 | Austria Hermann Maier Switzerland Marco Odermatt | 22 |
| Consecutive podiums (all disciplines) | 1979–1981 | Sweden Ingemar Stenmark | 41 |
| Consecutive podiums (single discipline) | 1977–1982 | Sweden Ingemar Stenmark | 37 |
| Top ten results | 1990–2006 | Norway Kjetil André Aamodt | 233 |
| Top tens (single season) | 1999 | Norway Kjetil André Aamodt | 28 |
| World Cup starts | 1996–2015 | 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) |
| 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 | 1969–1980 2012–2026 | Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 6 |
| Consecutive overall titles | 1971–1975 | Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 5 |
| Discipline titles | 2008–2016 | United States Lindsey Vonn | 16 |
| Discipline titles (single season) | 2010–2012 2019 | United States Lindsey Vonn United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 3 |
| Total wins | 2012–2026 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 110 |
| Wins (single season) | 2019 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 17 |
| Most wins at one venue (all disciplines) | 2005–2015 | United States Lindsey Vonn | 18 |
| Most wins at one venue (single discipline) | 2005–2016 | United States Lindsey Vonn | 14 |
| Most wins (within one calendar year) | 2018 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 15 |
| Most wins (in one discipline in one season, slalom) | 2025–2026 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 9 |
| Consecutive wins (all disciplines) | 1989 | Switzerland Vreni Schneider | 10 |
| Consecutive wins (single discipline) | 1972–1974 | Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 11 |
| Total podiums | 2012–2026 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 168 |
| Podiums (single season) | 2013 | Slovenia Tina Maze | 24 |
| Consecutive podiums (all disciplines) | 1979–1980 | Switzerland Marie-Therese Nadig | 14 |
| Consecutive podiums (single discipline) | 1971–1974 | Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 23 |
| Top ten results | 2012–2026 | United States Mikaela Shiffrin | 245 |
| Top tens (single season) | 2013 | Slovenia Tina Maze | 32 |
| World Cup starts | 2000–2025 | United States Lindsey Vonn | 416 |
| 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 | 2025 | United States Lindsey Vonn | 41.2 |
| Top speed | 2022 | Austria Ramona Siebenhofer | 143.2 km/h (89 mph) |
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 counted, from a typical six to eight races in each discipline (consistent with the then-current classification of skiers as amateurs, who couldn't be expected compete all the time). For the overall Cup, only these best three results in each discipline were included. Until 1970, the results of Winter Olympic Games races and Alpine World Ski Championship races were also included in the World Cup points 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 permitted to take part in these events. Beginning with the 1971–72 season (the sixth 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 (the 14th 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 Cup for the discipline 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, especially once the FIS and the International Olympic Committee accepted after 1984 that the skiers were fully professional and not amateurs, so they no longer needed an artificial limitation on their number of events.
In 1987–88 (the 22nd season), the FIS decided to 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, another major change to the scoring system was implemented in the 1991–92 season (the 26th season). Instead of only the top 15 skiers scoring points, with 25 points awarded for winning, 20 for second, and 15 for third (as had been done every season after the end of 1978-79), 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 adjust and 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 1980–1991 | 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 1967–1979 | 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 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.
| 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 |
| 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.
From their inception, the finals took place during one week, with the speed events held during the week and the technical events during the weekend. However, in 2024, the schedule was changed so that the finals took up two weekends, with the technical events held during the first weekend and the speed events held during the second. However, that backfired when a snowstorm hit on the last day of the fortnight, cancelling both downhills. Then, beginning in 2025, the finals were changed again to take up a week and a half, with the downhill training runs held during the first week, the speed event finals held that weekend, and the technical events held on weekdays during the second week.
Hosts
| 1993 Åre, Sweden 1994 Vail, U.S. 1995 Bormio, Italy 1996 Lillehammer, Norway 1997 Vail, U.S. (2) 1998 Crans-Montana, Switzerland 1999 Sierra Nevada, Spain 2000 Bormio, Italy (2) 2001 Åre, Sweden (2) 2002 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria 2003 Lillehammer, Norway (2) 2004 Sestriere, Italy | 2005 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 2006 Åre, Sweden (3) 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (2) 2008 Bormio, Italy (3) 2009 Åre, Sweden (4) 2010 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 2011 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (3) 2012 Schladming, Austria 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (4) 2014 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (5) 2015 Méribel, France 2016 St. Moritz, Switzerland | 2017 Aspen, U.S. 2018 Åre, Sweden (5) 2019 Soldeu, Andorra 2020 CANCELLED 2021 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (6) 2022 Méribel/Courchevel, France (2) 2023 Soldeu, Andorra (2) 2024 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria 2025 Sun Valley, U.S. 2026 Hafjell/Kvitfjell, Norway (Lillehammer, 3) 2027 Sun Valley, U.S. (2) 2028 Narvik, Norway |
Winners by country
The table below lists those nations which have won at least one World Cup race (current as of 25 March 2026).
| Rank | Nation | Total | Wins by disciplines | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men Rank Nation Total Wins by disciplines DH SG GS SL KB PSL PGS CE K.O. 1 Austria 560 193 89 114 134 24 1 2 3 – 2 Switzerland 363 142 54 107 26 31 – 1 2 – 3 Norway 213 53 50 33 61 14 – 2 – – 4 Italy 199 49 21 49 74 5 1 – – – 5 France 175 33 7 44 75 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 39 31 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 Brazil 3 – – 2 1 – – – – – 17 Australia 2 1 1 – – – – – – – Bulgaria 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 19 Spain 1 – – – 1 – – – – – Russia 1 – – – 1 – – – – – Poland 1 – – – 1 – – – – – Great Britain 1 – – – 1 – – – – – Czech Republic 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Total 2012 554 264 476 563 134 2 8 10 1 | Women Rank Nation Total Wins by disciplines DH SG GS SL KB PSL PGS CE K.O. 1 Austria 401 127 64 98 89 22 1 – – – 2 Switzerland 343 100 48 84 82 28 – – 1 – 3 United States 276 73 38 43 106 10 2 – 4 – 4 Germany 195 51 47 52 31 12 1 – 1 – 5 France 163 24 24 53 60 – 1 1 – – 6 Italy 149 45 36 50 12 6 – – – – 7 Sweden 93 8 8 23 46 6 – – 1 1 8 Slovenia 62 11 7 21 18 4 – 1 – – 9 Liechtenstein 45 3 7 14 13 8 – – – – 10 Canada 42 15 5 13 6 3 – – – – 11 Slovakia 36 – – 6 26 – 1 1 2 – 12 Croatia 33 1 1 2 23 6 – – – – 13 Norway 15 2 4 5 3 – – – 1 – 14 Finland 11 – – 5 6 – – – – – Spain 11 1 – 7 3 – – – – – New Zealand 12 – 1 6 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 1903 468 293 482 534 106 6 3 10 1 | ||||||||||
| DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | PSL | PGS | CE | K.O. | |||
| 1 | Austria | 560 | 193 | 89 | 114 | 134 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2 | Switzerland | 363 | 142 | 54 | 107 | 26 | 31 | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| 3 | Norway | 213 | 53 | 50 | 33 | 61 | 14 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 4 | Italy | 199 | 49 | 21 | 49 | 74 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | France | 175 | 33 | 7 | 44 | 75 | 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 | 39 | 31 | 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 | Brazil | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bulgaria | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | Spain | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Russia | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poland | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Great Britain | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2012 | 554 | 264 | 476 | 563 | 134 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |
| Rank | Nation | Total | Wins by disciplines | ||||||||
| DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | PSL | PGS | CE | K.O. | |||
| 1 | Austria | 401 | 127 | 64 | 98 | 89 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2 | Switzerland | 343 | 100 | 48 | 84 | 82 | 28 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 3 | United States | 276 | 73 | 38 | 43 | 106 | 10 | 2 | – | 4 | – |
| 4 | Germany | 195 | 51 | 47 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 5 | France | 163 | 24 | 24 | 53 | 60 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 6 | Italy | 149 | 45 | 36 | 50 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Sweden | 93 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 62 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 45 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Canada | 42 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Slovakia | 36 | – | – | 6 | 26 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 12 | Croatia | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Norway | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 14 | Finland | 11 | – | – | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spain | 11 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| New Zealand | 12 | – | 1 | 6 | 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 | 1903 | 468 | 293 | 482 | 534 | 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 25 countries have won World Cup races, with 21 countries winning men's races and a different 21 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, making Luxembourg the country that has won the most races among men without winning any among women. Slovakia, with 36 wins (31 from Petra Vlhová), has the most wins among women without any wins among men. Janica Kostelić has 30 of Croatia's 62 wins and her brother Ivica had 26. Ingemar Stenmark still has about 40% of Sweden's 212 wins more than three decades after his retirement. Liechtenstein has 69 wins in total, mostly coming from one family: Hanni Wenzel had 33, her brother Andreas had 14, and her daughter Tina Weirather had 9 (for a total of 56).
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 71% of its races in speed events, while Slovakia has won 100%, Croatia 93%, and Sweden 91% 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 almost 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 93% of Norway's wins have come from their men, and 77% of Germany's and 67% of the United States's wins have come 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 2024–25 season) are summarized below:
| Nation | Total standings | Men's standings | Women's standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | First | Second | Third | First | Second | Third | |
| Austria | 42 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Italy | – | 10 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| United States | – | 3 | 10 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 10 | 9 |
| Germany | – | 1 | 9 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Norway | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 12 | – | – | – |
| 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
- Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
- FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
- List of FIS Alpine World Ski Championships medalists
Statistics
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's champions
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's champions
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's race winners
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup winners of men's discipline titles
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup winners of women's discipline titles
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup host List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's hosts List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's hosts
- List of men's downhill races in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races calendar
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Nations Cup standings
External links
Media related to FIS Alpine Ski World Cup at Wikimedia Commons
- FIS Alpine World Cup – Official website
- – History of the World Cup – by Serge Lang (see also )
- – official results for FIS alpine World Cup events
- – World Cup results database