FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

See also: FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup

For the current Alpine Ski World Cup, see 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Lindsey Vonn in 2010 with 8 crystal globes, including 3 for FIS World Cup overall titles and 5 for various discipline titles. Her total through 2012–2013 is 17 globes.

Since its introduction in 1967, FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events have been hosted by 25 different countries from four continents.

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). It was soon backed by International Ski Federation (FIS) president Marc Hodler during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 at Portillo, Chile, and became an official FIS event in the spring of 1967 after the FIS Congress at Beirut, Lebanon. The first World Cup ski race was held in Berchtesgaden, West Germany, on January 5, 1967. Jean-Claude Killy of France and Nancy Greene of Canada were the overall winners for the first two seasons.

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, with the trophy consisting of a 9 kilogram crystal globe. Sub-prizes are also awarded in each individual race discipline, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe. (See the section on scoring system below for more information.)

The World Cup is held annually, and is considered the premier competition for alpine ski racing after the quadrennial Winter Olympics. Many consider the World Cup to be a more valuable title than the Olympics or the biennial World Championships, since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several disciplines throughout the season, and not just in one race.

Races are hosted primarily at ski resorts in the Alps in Europe, with regular stops in Scandinavia, North America, and east Asia, but a few races have also been held in the Southern Hemisphere. World Cup competitions have been hosted in 25 different countries around the world: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia, 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. (Note that all World Cup races hosted at ski resorts in Bosnia and Slovakia were held when those countries were still part of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia respectively.)

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

Crystal globe

Since 1967 big crystal globe is awarded for overall title. From beginning to 1976-77 discipline titles were awarded with medals. In statistics those titles has the same value as small crystal globe.

For the first time small crystal globe for discipline titles in slalom, giant slalom and downhill appeared in 1977-78.

In the super-G small crystal globe is awarded since 1985-86. For super-g races in previous three seasons points were added and calculated in giant slalom ranking.

In combined small crystal globe was officially awarded only between 2007-2012. Before that combined season winners can't officially be cosidered as season titles. In those years FIS simply calculated points from other two races, DH and SL.

Super Ranking

Best skiers of all-time in overall and each discipline based on ski-database ranking system (counting since 1966). This is a scoring system calculating points toghether from four categories: World Cup (overall and discipline titles), OG, SWC and World Cup races.

Men

All-time ranking	Best ever (in general)		Downhill		Super-G		Giant Slalom		Slalom
	Name	Points	Name	Points	Name	Points	Name	Points	Name	Points
1	Ingemar Stenmark	290.01	Franz Klammer	76.3	Hermann Maier	88.2	Ingemar Stenmark	120.0	Ingemar Stenmark	124.8
2	Hermann Maier	252.01	Peter Müller	66.0	Kjetil André Aamodt	68.9	Alberto Tomba	80.9	Alberto Tomba	98.5
3	Marc Girardelli	227.54	Bernhard Russi	54.5	Aksel Lund Svindal	52.6	Michael von Grünigen	73.7	Benjamin Raich	69.3
4	Pirmin Zurbriggen	216.10	Michael Walchhofer	53.6	Stephan Eberharter	47.6	Ted Ligety	60.0	Marc Girardelli	52.8
5	Kjetil André Aamodt	201.29	Pirmin Zurbriggen	51.4	Pirmin Zurbriggen	45.9	Hermann Maier	59.8	Ivica Kostelić	49.2
6	Alberto Tomba	195.60	Didier Cuche	49.8	Bode Miller	34.8	Benjamin Raich	55.5	Gustav Thöni	47.0
7	Gustav Thöni	173.68	Franz Heinzer	48.9	Didier Cuche	33.6	Gustav Thöni	55.0	Thomas Stangassinger	46.4
8	Aksel Lund Svindal	172.35	Stephan Eberharter	43.5	Markus Wasmeier	31.4	Pirmin Zurbriggen	38.5	Phil Mahre	41.2
9	Benjamin Raich	171.62	Hermann Maier	43.0	Atle Skaardal	25.9	Bode Miller	33.0	Jean-Noël Augert	39.1
10	Bode Miller	170.51	Lasse Kjus	38.4	Marc Girardelli	22.4	Jean-Claude Killy	32.5	Mario Matt	39.1

Women

All-time ranking	Best ever (in general)		Downhill		Super-G		Giant Slalom		Slalom
	Name	Points	Name	Points	Name	Points	Name	Points	Name	Points
1	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	272.76	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	115.4	Katja Seizinger	60.3	Vreni Schneider	87.5	Vreni Schneider	110.3
2	Vreni Schneider	255.16	Lindsey Vonn	95.1	Lindsey Vonn	59.7	Deborah Compagnoni	70.0	Marlies Schild	81.9
3	Lindsey Vonn	246.71	Renate Götschl	78.6	Michaela Dorfmeister	57.8	Anja Pärson	57.6	Erika Hess	72.8
4	Anja Pärson	217.20	Katja Seizinger	76.0	Renate Götschl	47.2	Anita Wachter	47.6	Janica Kostelić	71.2
5	Janica Kostelić	202.27	Michela Figini	68.0	Carole Merle	43.0	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	45.5	Anja Pärson	57.5
6	Katja Seizinger	194.15	Maria Walliser	55.4	Alexandra Meissnitzer	34.4	Hanni Wenzel	44.7	Hanni Wenzel	51.0
7	Renate Götschl	159.98	Michaela Dorfmeister	51.4	Isolde Kostner	30.1	Tina Maze	43.9	Maria Höfl-Riesch	47.8
8	Erika Hess	152.62	Marie Therese Nadig	48.9	Hilde Gerg	28.6	Sonja Nef	40.8	Marielle Goitschel	43.3
9	Hanni Wenzel	150.50	Isolde Kostner	40.9	Tina Maze	24.7	Martina Ertl	37.7	Perrine Pelen	42.1
10	Michaela Dorfmeister	143.53	Picabo Street	36.9	Anja Pärson	23.8	Viktoria Rebensburg	37.0	Pernilla Wiberg	38.0

Overall winners

Multiple overall World Cup wins are marked with (#). For a complete list of winners in each discipline,
see Alpine Skiing World Cup Men and Alpine Skiing World Cup Women.

Year	Men's Overall Champion		Women's Overall Champion
	Name	Country	Name	Country
1967	Jean-Claude Killy	France	Nancy Greene	Canada
1968	Jean-Claude Killy (2)	France	Nancy Greene (2)	Canada
1969	Karl Schranz	Austria	Gertrud Gabl	Austria
1970	Karl Schranz (2)	Austria	Michèle Jacot	France
1971	Gustav Thöni	Italy	Annemarie Pröll	Austria
1972	Gustav Thöni (2)	Italy	Annemarie Pröll (2)	Austria
1973	Gustav Thöni (3)	Italy	Annemarie Pröll (3)	Austria
1974	Piero Gros	Italy	Annemarie Pröll (4)	Austria
1975	Gustav Thöni (4)	Italy	Annemarie Moser-Pröll (5)	Austria
1976	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	Rosi Mittermaier	West Germany
1977	Ingemar Stenmark (2)	Sweden	Lise-Marie Morerod	Switzerland
1978	Ingemar Stenmark (3)	Sweden	Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein
1979	Peter Lüscher	Switzerland	Annemarie Moser-Pröll (6)	Austria
1980	Andreas Wenzel	Liechtenstein	Hanni Wenzel (2)	Liechtenstein
1981	Phil Mahre	United States	Marie-Theres Nadig	Switzerland
1982	Phil Mahre (2)	United States	Erika Hess	Switzerland
1983	Phil Mahre (3)	United States	Tamara McKinney	United States
1984	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	Erika Hess (2)	Switzerland
1985	Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	Michela Figini	Switzerland
1986	Marc Girardelli (2)	Luxembourg	Maria Walliser	Switzerland
1987	Pirmin Zurbriggen (2)	Switzerland	Maria Walliser (2)	Switzerland
1988	Pirmin Zurbriggen (3)	Switzerland	Michela Figini (2)	Switzerland
1989	Marc Girardelli (3)	Luxembourg	Vreni Schneider	Switzerland
1990	Pirmin Zurbriggen (4)	Switzerland	Petra Kronberger	Austria
1991	Marc Girardelli (4)	Luxembourg	Petra Kronberger (2)	Austria
1992	Paul Accola	Switzerland	Petra Kronberger (3)	Austria
1993	Marc Girardelli (5)	Luxembourg	Anita Wachter	Austria
1994	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	Vreni Schneider (2)	Switzerland
1995	Alberto Tomba	Italy	Vreni Schneider (3)	Switzerland
1996	Lasse Kjus	Norway	Katja Seizinger	Germany
1997	Luc Alphand	France	Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden
1998	Hermann Maier	Austria	Katja Seizinger (2)	Germany
1999	Lasse Kjus (2)	Norway	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Austria
2000	Hermann Maier (2)	Austria	Renate Götschl	Austria
2001	Hermann Maier (3)	Austria	Janica Kostelić	Croatia
2002	Stephan Eberharter	Austria	Michaela Dorfmeister	Austria
2003	Stephan Eberharter (2)	Austria	Janica Kostelić (2)	Croatia
2004	Hermann Maier (4)	Austria	Anja Pärson	Sweden
2005	Bode Miller	United States	Anja Pärson (2)	Sweden
2006	Benjamin Raich	Austria	Janica Kostelić (3)	Croatia
2007	Aksel Lund Svindal	Norway	Nicole Hosp	Austria
2008	Bode Miller (2)	United States	Lindsey Vonn	United States
2009	Aksel Lund Svindal (2)	Norway	Lindsey Vonn (2)	United States
2010	Carlo Janka	Switzerland	Lindsey Vonn (3)	United States
2011	Ivica Kostelić	Croatia	Maria Riesch	Germany
2012	Marcel Hirscher	Austria	Lindsey Vonn (4)	United States
2013	Marcel Hirscher (2)	Austria	Tina Maze	Slovenia

Overall winners by nation

Nation	Overall Winners
	Total	Men	Women
Austria	26	11	15
Switzerland	18	7	11
United States	10	5	5
Sweden	6	3	3
Italy	6	6	–
Norway	5	5	–
Luxembourg	5	5	–
France	4	3	1
Croatia	4	1	3
Germany & West Germany	4	–	4
Liechtenstein	3	1	2
Canada	2	–	2
Slovenia	1	-	1

Most overall World Cup titles

The following skiers have at least 3 overall alpine World Cup titles.

Men	Country	Career	Overall World Cups	Discipline World Cups
				Downhill	Super G	GS	Slalom	Combined
Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	1980–1996	5	2	–	1	3	4
Gustav Thöni	Italy	1969–1980	4	–	NA	3	2	–
Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	1981–1990	4	2	4	3	–	3
Hermann Maier	Austria	1996–2009	4	2	5	3	–	–
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1973–1989	3	–	–	8	8	–
Phil Mahre	United States	1975–1984	3	–	–	2	1	4

Women	Country	Career	Overall World Cups	Discipline World Cups
				Downhill	Super G	GS	Slalom	Combined
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1969–1980	6	7	NA	3	–	2
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2000–active	4	6	4	–	–	3
Petra Kronberger	Austria	1987–1992	3	–	–	–	1	–
Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	1984–1995	3	–	–	5	6	–
Janica Kostelić	Croatia	1998–2006	3	–	–	–	3	4

Most discipline World Cup titles

Combined titles counted from 2007-2012 when crystal globe was awarded. The records for most World Cup titles in each discipline are as follows:

Discipline	Men				Women
	Name	Country	Titles		Name	Country	Titles
Downhill	Franz Klammer	Austria	5		Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	7
Super G	Hermann Maier	Austria	5		Katja Seizinger	Germany	5
Giant Slalom	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	8		Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	5
Slalom	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	8		Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	6
Combined	Ivica Kostelić	Croatia	2		Lindsey Vonn	United States	3

For a complete list of winners in each discipline, see Alpine Skiing World Cup Men and Alpine Skiing World Cup Women.

Most World Cup wins in each discipline

The records for most World Cup wins in each discipline are as follows (March 17, 2013):

Discipline	Men (Top 3)				Women (Top 3)
	Name	Country	Wins		Name	Country	Wins
Downhill	Franz Klammer Peter Müller Stephan Eberharter	Austria Switzerland Austria	25 19 18		Annemarie Moser-Pröll Lindsey Vonn Renate Götschl	Austria United States Austria	36 29 24
Super G	Hermann Maier Pirmin Zurbriggen Aksel Lund Svindal	Austria Switzerland Norway	24 10 10		Lindsey Vonn Renate Götschl Katja Seizinger	United States Austria Germany	20 17 16
Giant Slalom	Ingemar Stenmark Michael von Grünigen Ted Ligety	Sweden Switzerland United States	46 23 17		Vreni Schneider Annemarie Moser-Pröll Anita Wachter Lise-Marie Morerod	Switzerland Austria Austria Switzerland	20 16 14 14
Slalom	Ingemar Stenmark Alberto Tomba Marc Girardelli	Sweden Italy Luxembourg	40 35 16		Vreni Schneider Marlies Schild Erika Hess	Switzerland Austria Switzerland	34 33 21
Combined	Marc Girardelli Pirmin Zurbriggen Phil Mahre	Luxembourg Switzerland United States	11 11 11		Hanni Wenzel Annemarie Moser-Pröll Brigitte Oertli	Liechtenstein Austria Switzerland	8 7 7

Various records

Category	World Cup
	Season(s)	Men	Record		Season(s)	Women	Record
Prize money in CHF (in a single season)	2000	Hermann Maier	660,000		2013	Tina Maze	701,797
Overall points	2000	Hermann Maier	2000		2013	Tina Maze	2414
Margin of victory	2001	Hermann Maier	743		2013	Tina Maze	1313
Avg. points per race (only races where participated)	2013	Marcel Hirscher	77		2013	Tina Maze	69
Avg. points per race (all races in a season)	2000	Hermann Maier	50		2013	Tina Maze	69
Red jersey-overall races (only skier all season lead)	2005	Bode Miller	36		2013	Tina Maze	35
Overall titles	1980-1996	Marc Girardelli	5		1969-1980	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	6
Most discipline titles	1975-1984	Ingemar Stenmark	16		2008-2013	Lindsey Vonn	13
Most discipline titles (in a single season)	1967 1987 2000 2001	Jean Claude Killy Pirmin Zurbriggen Hermann Maier Hermann Maier	3		2010 2011 2012	Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Vonn	3
All titles	1975-1984	Ingemar Stenmark	19		2008-2013	Lindsey Vonn	17
Wins (in a single season)	1979 2001	Ingemar Stenmark Hermann Maier	13		1989	Vreni Schneider	14
Podiums (in a single season)	2000	Hermann Maier	22		2013	Tina Maze	24
Top 10s (in a single season)	2000	Hermann Maier	25		2013	Tina Maze	32
All 5 disciplines winners (in a single season)	1989	Marc Girardelli	9 7		1991 2006 2013	Petra Kronberger Janica Kostelić Tina Maze	8 9 11
All wins	1975-1989	Ingemar Stenmark	86		1970-1980	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	62
All podiums	1974-1989	Ingemar Stenmark	155		1969-1980	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	113
Top 10 results	1990-2006	Kjetil André Aamodt	231		1993-2009	Renate Götschl	198
World Cup starts	1990-2006	Kjetil André Aamodt	423		1993-2009	Renate Götschl	408
Youngest race winner	1973	Piero Gros	18.1		1973	Pamela Behr	16.2
Oldest race winner	2012	Didier Cuche	37.5		2006	Michaela Dorfmeister	32.9
Youngest performance	-	-	-		-	-	-
Oldest performance	-	-	-		-	-	-
Consecutive wins (all disciplines)	1977-1978	Ingemar Stenmark	10		1989	Vreni Schneider	10
Consecutive wins (single discipline)	1978-1980	Ingemar Stenmark	15		1989-1990	Vreni Schneider	12
Consecutive podiums (all disciplines)	1979-1981	Ingemar Stenmark	41		1979-1980	Marie-Therese Nadig	14
Consecutive podiums (single discipline)	1977-1982	Ingemar Stenmark	37		1971-1974	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	23
Top speed (kph)	2013	Johan Clarey	161.9		-	-	-

NOTE: Only crystal globe awarded discpline officially counts as titles. And medal's awarded DH, GS, SL disciplines in seasons 1967-1977 as well. Combined crystal globe was officially awarded only in seasons 2007-2012.

Most successful race winners

A common measurement on how good individual skiers are is often the total number of World Cup races won during the skiing career. The following skiers have won at least 20 World Cup races:

Rank	Men	Country	Career	Victories	Downhill	Super G	Giant Slalom	Slalom	Combined	Parallel
1	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1973–1989	86	–	–	46	40	–	–
2	Hermann Maier	Austria	1996–2009	54	15	24	14	–	1	–
3	Alberto Tomba	Italy	1986–1998	50	–	–	15	35	–	–
4	Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	1980–1996	46	3	9	7	16	11	–
5	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	1981–1990	40	10	10	7	2	11	–
6	Benjamin Raich	Austria	1997–active	36	–	1	14	14	7	–
7	Bode Miller	United States	1997–active	33	8	5	9	5	6	–
8	Stephan Eberharter	Austria	1989–2004	29	18	6	5	–	–	–
9	Phil Mahre	United States	1975–1984	27	–	–	7	9	11	–
10	Franz Klammer	Austria	1972–1985	26	25	–	–	–	1	–
	Ivica Kostelić	Croatia	1998–active	26	–	1	–	15	9	1
12	Peter Müller	Switzerland	1977–1992	24	19	2	–	–	3	–
	Gustav Thöni	Italy	1969–1980	24	–	NA	11	8	4	1
14	Michael von Grünigen	Switzerland	1989–2003	23		–	23	–	–	–
15	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	1989–2006	21	1	5	6	1	8	–
	Didier Cuche	Switzerland	1993–2012	21	12	6	3	–	–	–
	Aksel Lund Svindal	Norway	2001–active	21	6	10	4	–	1	–

See also the complete list of Alpine skiing World Cup race winners – Men

Rank	Women	Country	Career	Victories	Downhill	Super G	Giant Slalom	Slalom	Combined	Parallel
1	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1969–1980	62	36	NA	16	3	7	–
2	Lindsey Vonn	United States	2000–active	59	29	20	3	2	5	–
3	Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	1984–1995	55	–	–	20	34	1	–
4	Renate Götschl	Austria	1993–2009	46	24	17	–	1	4	–
5	Anja Pärson	Sweden	1998–2012	42	6	4	11	18	3	–
6	Katja Seizinger	Germany	1989–1998	36	16	16	4	–	–	–
7	Marlies Schild	Austria	2001–active	35	–	–	1	33	1	–
8	Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein	1972–1984	33	2	–	12	11	8	–
9	Erika Hess	Switzerland	1978–1987	31	–	–	6	21	4	–
10	Janica Kostelić	Croatia	1998–2006	30	1	1	2	20	6	–
11	Michela Figini	Switzerland	1983–1990	26	17	3	2	–	4	–
12	Maria Walliser	Switzerland	1980–1990	25	14	3	6	–	2	–
	Michaela Dorfmeister	Austria	1991–2006	25	7	10	8	–	–	–
14	Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden	1990–2002	24	2	3	2	14	3	–
	Marie-Theres Nadig	Switzerland	1971–1981	24	13	NA	6	–	5	–
	Lise-Marie Morerod	Switzerland	1973–1980	24	–	NA	14	10	–	–
	Maria Höfl-Riesch	Germany	2001-active	24	8	3	–	9	4	–
18	Carole Merle	France	1981–1994	22	–	12	10	–	–	–
	Tina Maze	Slovenia	1999–active	22	2	1	13	3	3	–
20	Hilde Gerg	Germany	1993–2005	20	7	8	–	1	3	1

See also the complete list of Alpine skiing World Cup race winners – Women

Career World Cup podium (top 3) results

As of 17 March 2013

Rank	Men	Podiums
1.	Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)	155
2.	Marc Girardelli (LUX)	97
3.	Hermann Maier (AUT)	96
4.	Benjamin Raich (AUT)	90
5.	Alberto Tomba (ITA)	88
6.	Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)	83
7.	Stephan Eberharter (AUT)	75
	Bode Miller (USA)	75
9.	Phil Mahre (USA)	69
	Gustav Thöni (ITA)	69

Rank	Women	Podiums
1.	Annemarie Moser-Pröll (AUT)	113
2.	Renate Götschl (AUT)	110
3.	Lindsey Vonn (USA)	103
4.	Vreni Schneider (SUI)	101
5.	Anja Pärson (SWE)	95
6.	Hanni Wenzel (LIE)	89
7.	Erika Hess (SUI)	76
	Katja Seizinger (GER)	76
9.	Anita Wachter (AUT)	74
10.	Maria Walliser (SUI)	72
	Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER)	72

Career World Cup top 10 results

As of 17 March 2013

Rank	Men	Top 10
1.	Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR)	231
2.	Benjamin Raich (AUT)	217
3.	Marc Girardelli (LUX)	212
4.	Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)	205
5.	Didier Cuche (SUI)	186
6.	Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)	170
7.	Hermann Maier (AUT)	162
8.	Bode Miller (USA)	156
9.	Lasse Kjus (NOR)	150
10.	Günther Mader (AUT)	140

Rank	Women	Top 10
1.	Renate Götschl (AUT)	198
2.	Anja Pärson (SWE)	196
3.	Hanni Wenzel (LIE)	189
4.	Martina Ertl (GER)	186
5.	Annemarie Moser-Pröll (AUT)	171
6.	Anita Wachter (AUT)	169
	Lindsey Vonn (USA)	169
8.	Michaela Dorfmeister (AUT)	168
9.	Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER)	155
10.	Tanja Poutiainen (FIN)	149

NOTE: WC Parallel slalom from (1975 and 1997) and all WC City Events are included in the counts of World Cup wins, podiums, and top 10 results.

All-event winners

Only a few of the most versatile racers have ever managed to win races in all five World Cup alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in the table below. Marc Girardelli (1988–89), Petra Kronberger (1990–91), Janica Kostelić (2005–6) and Tina Maze (2012–13) are the only skiers to have won all five events in a single season. Of these, Tina Maze is the only one to have won five different events in a row within a single season (2012-13, between December 16 and March 2). Bode Miller is the only skier with at least five World Cup victories in all five disciplines. Since the combined was not introduced until the 1974–75 season and the Super G until 1982–83, the following list also includes those racers who won races in all disciplines contested during their World Cup careers (events not contested are marked by NA).

Men

Name	Country	Career	Victories	Downhill	Super G	Giant Slalom	Slalom	Combined
5 events
Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	1980–1996	46	3	9	7	16	11
Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	1981–1990	40	10	10	7	2	11
Bode Miller	United States	1997–active	33	8	5	9	5	6
Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	1989–2006	21	1	5	6	1	8
Günther Mader	Austria	1982–1998	14	1	6	2	1	4
3 events (before 1975)
Jean-Claude Killy	France	1967–1968	18	6	NA	7	5	NA
Henri Duvillard	France	1967–1973	6	3	NA	2	1	NA

Women

Name	Country	Career	Victories	Downhill	Super G	Giant Slalom	Slalom	Combined
5 events
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2000–active	59	29	20	3	2	5
Anja Pärson	Sweden	1998–2012	42	6	4	11	18	3
Janica Kostelić	Croatia	1998–2006	30	1	1	2	20	6
Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden	1990–2002	24	2	3	2	14	3
Tina Maze	Slovenia	1999–active	22	2	1	13	3	3
Petra Kronberger	Austria	1987–1992	16	6	2	3	3	2
4 events (before 1982)
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1969–1980	62	36	NA	16	3	7
3 events (before 1975)
Nancy Greene	Canada	1967–1968	14	3	NA	8	3	NA
Françoise Macchi	France	1968–1972	10	2	NA	6	2	NA

Michèle Jacot, the only female French alpine skiing World Cup overall winner (1970), would be part of this list, if only she had finished her career (1968–1975) one year earlier; from 1969–1971 she achieved 10 victories (1 downhill, 6 giant slaloms, 3 slaloms), but in her last season 1974–75 the combined was introduced, and she could not add a victory in this discipline.

Most race wins in a single season

The following skiers have won at least 10 World Cup races in a single season (events not available in a given season are marked by NA):

Men	Country	Season	Victories	Downhill	Super G	Giant Slalom	Slalom	Combined
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1978–1979	13	–	NA	10	3	–
Hermann Maier	Austria	2000–2001	13	5	3	5	–	–
Jean-Claude Killy	France	1967	12	5	NA	4	3	NA
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1979–1980	11	–	NA	6	5	–
Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	1984–1985	11	–	2	2	7	–
Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	1986–1987	11	5	1	3	–	2
Alberto Tomba	Italy	1994–1995	11	–	–	4	7	–
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1976–1977	10	–	NA	3	7	–
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1980–1981	10	–	NA	6	4	–
Hermann Maier	Austria	1997–1998	10	2	4	3	–	1
Hermann Maier	Austria	1999–2000	10	3	4	3	–	–
Stephan Eberharter	Austria	2001–2002	10	6	3	1	–	–

Women	Country	Season	Victories	Downhill	Super G	Giant Slalom	Slalom	Combined
Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	1988–1989	14	–	–	6	7	1
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2011–2012	12	5	4	2	–	1
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1972–1973	11	8	NA	3	–	NA
Anja Pärson	Sweden	2003–2004	11	–	–	5	6	–
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2009–2010	11	6	4	–	–	1
Tina Maze	Slovenia	2012–2013	11	1	1	5	2	2
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1974–1975	10	2	NA	5	–	3

Best season starts

The most points achieved after first 10 events in the beginning of a World Cup season calendar since 1991 when current ranking system was introduced.

#	Season	Women	Points
1.	2013	Tina Maze	677
2.	1998	Katja Seizinger	643
3.	1999	Alexandra Meissnitzer	625
4.	2012	Lindsey Vonn	599
5.	2011	Lindsey Vonn	581

#	Season	Men	Points
1.	2005	Bode Miller	730
2.	2000	Hermann Maier	680
3.	2001	Hermann Maier	616
4.	1996	Lasse Kjus	590
5.	1992	Paul Accola	581

Most race wins in consecutive seasons

Two consecutive seasons:

Men	Country	Seasons	Victories
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1979 & 1980	24
Hermann Maier	Austria	2000 & 2001	23
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1980 & 1981	21
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1978 & 1979	20
Stephan Eberharter	Austria	2002 & 2003	19

Women	Country	Seasons	Victories
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2009 & 2010	20
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2011 & 2012	20
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1972 & 1973	19
Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	1989 & 1990	19
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2010 & 2011	19

Three consecutive seasons:

Men	Country	Seasons	Victories
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1979, 1980, 1981	34
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1978, 1979, 1980	31
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1977, 1978, 1979	30
Hermann Maier	Austria	1999, 2000, 2001	30
Hermann Maier	Austria	1998, 1999, 2000	27

Women	Country	Seasons	Victories
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2010, 2011, 2012	31
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2009, 2010, 2011	28
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1971, 1972, 1973	26
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2008, 2009, 2010	26
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2011, 2012, 2013	26

Four consecutive seasons:

Men	Country	Seasons	Victories
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980	41
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981	41
Hermann Maier	Austria	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	40
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982	39
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979	36

Women	Country	Seasons	Victories
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012	40
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	37
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011	34
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975	33
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974	30

Five consecutive seasons:

Men	Country	Seasons	Victories
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981	51
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980	47
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982	46
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983	44
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979	41
Hermann Maier	Austria	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	41

Women	Country	Seasons	Victories
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012	46
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	46
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975	40
Lindsey Vonn	United States	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011	37
Anja Pärson	Sweden	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006	33

Youngest and oldest World Cup winners

The youngest person ever to win a World Cup race is Pamela Behr of West Germany, who won a slalom in Val d'Isere, France, in December 1972 at the age of 16 years, 79 days — it would be the only World Cup race win of her nine-year career. Several other women have also won World Cup races at age 16.

The youngest men's World Cup race winner is Piero Gros of Italy, who won a giant slalom in Val d'Isere, France, in December 1972 (one day before Pamela Behr's win) at the age of 18 years, 39 days. Gros would win a slalom race only nine days later, and go on to win 12 World Cup races during his ten-year career. Several other men have also won World Cup races at age 18.

The oldest person ever to win a World Cup race is Didier Cuche of Switzerland, who has won three downhills and a Super-G during the 2011–2012 season, most recently at Crans Montana, Switzerland in February 2012 at the age of 37 years, 192 days. No other men have won a World Cup race beyond the age of 36.

The oldest women's World Cup race winner is Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria, who won a Super G in Hafjell, Norway, in March 2006 at the age of 32 years, 343 days. Two of her Austrian teammates, Alexandra Meissnitzer and Anita Wachter, have also won World Cup races at age 32.

The youngest overall World Cup winner is Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, who won the women's 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup at the age of 17. She would go on to repeat as overall champion for the next four seasons (1972–1975), along with a 6th overall title in 1979. The youngest men's overall winner is Piero Gros of Italy, who won the men's 1974 Alpine Skiing World Cup at the age of 19 for his only overall title.

The oldest overall World Cup winner is Stephan Eberharter of Austria, who won the men's 2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup at the age of 33, his 2nd consecutive overall title. The oldest women's overall winner is Vreni Schneider of Switzerland, who won the women's 1995 Alpine Skiing World Cup at the age of 30 for her 3rd overall title.

World Cup scoring system

The World Cup scoring system is based on awarding a number of points for each place in a race, but the procedure for doing so and the often-arcane method used to calculate the annual champions has varied greatly over the years. Originally, points were awarded only to the top 10 finishers in each race, with 25 points for the winner, 20 for second, 15 for third, 11 for fourth, 8 for fifth, 6 for sixth, 4 for seventh, and then decreasing by 1 point for each lower place. To determine the winner for each discipline World Cup, only a racer's best 3 results would count, even though there would typically be 6–8 races in each discipline. For the overall Cup, the best three results in each discipline would be summed. Until 1970, also the results of Winter Olympic Games races and Alpine World Ski Championship races were included in the World Cup valuation (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 5 in each discipline. The formula used to determine the overall winner varied almost every year over the next decade, with some seasons divided into two portions with a fixed number of results in each period counting towards the overall, while in other seasons the best 3 or 4 results in each discipline would count.

Starting with the 1979–80 season, points were awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race. After 1980–81, the formula for the overall title stabilized for several years, counting the best 5 results in the original disciplines (slalom, giant slalom, and downhill) plus the best 3 results in combined. When Super G events were introduced for the 1982–83 season, the results were included with giant slalom for the first three seasons, before a separate discipline Cup was awarded starting in 1985–86 and the top 3 Super G results were counted towards the overall. The formula for the overall was changed yet again the following season, with the top 4 results in each discipline counting, along with all combined results (although the combined was nearly eliminated from the schedule, reduced to only 1 or 2 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 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

† NOTE: The scoring system changed during the 1978–79 season; this special system was used for the last 2 men's downhills and the last 3 races in every other discipline except combined.

Statistical Analysis

Since the Top 30 scoring system was implemented in 1991–92., the number of completed men's or women's World Cup races each year has ranged from 30 to 44, so the maximum possible point total for an individual racer is about 3000–4400 under the current scoring system. However, very few racers actually ski in all events; for example, Bode Miller was "the only skier to have competed in every World Cup race" during the three seasons from 2003–2005. The current record for total World Cup points in a season is Tina Maze's 2414 points in 2012–13, with the men's record of 2000 points set by Hermann Maier in 1999–2000. The fewest points for an overall champion under the current system thus far have been 1009 for men by Aksel Lund Svindal in 2008-9 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-Rieschs total, while the largest men's margin was 743 points by Hermann Maier in 2000-1. 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 2004-5 (Anja Pärson over Janica Kostelić) and in 2010–11 (Maria Riesch over Lindsey Vonn), and only 2 points in 2008-9 (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 1992–2012 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 1992–2012 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

World Cup 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. Only a limited number of racers are invited to ski at the Finals, including the top 25 in the World Cup standings in each discipline, plus the current junior World Champions in each discipline. Because of the smaller field, World Cup points are only awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race.

Hosts of the World Cup Finals:

1993 Åre, Sweden 1994 Vail, Colorado, USA 1995 Bormio, Italy 1996 Lillehammer, Norway 1997 Vail, Colorado, USA 1998 Crans-Montana, Switzerland 1999 Sierra Nevada, Spain

2000 Bormio, Italy 2001 Åre, Sweden 2002 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria 2003 Lillehammer, Norway 2004 Sestriere, Italy 2005 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 2006 Åre, Sweden

2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 2008 Bormio, Italy 2009 Åre, Sweden 2010 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 2011 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 2012 Schladming, Austria 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland

The 2004 final was held in all FIS disciplines except Ski Jumping. The Freestyle events were held in neighbouring Sauze d'Oulx and the Snowboard events in Bardonecchia. The 2008 final was held in all FIS disciplines except Ski Jumping. The Freestyle and Snowboard events were held in neighbouring Valmalenco.

Team Events

World Cup

Venue	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Åre	19 March 2006	Austria	United States	Sweden
Lenzerheide	16 March 2007	Austria	Italy	France
Bormio	16 March 2008	canceled due to fog, rain
Åre	28 March 2009	Italy	Austria	Switzerland
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	14 March 2010	Czech Republic	Switzerland	Austria
Lenzerheide	20 March 2011	Germany	Italy	Austria
Schladming	16 March 2012	Austria	Switzerland	Sweden
Lenzerheide	20 March 2013	Germany	Sweden	Italy

Parallel Slalom/City Event

Exhibition

Venue	Date	Men	Women
Parallel Slalom
Mont St. Anne	Mar 20, 1976	Franco Bieler	Bernadette Zurbriggen
Sierra Nevada	Mar 26, 1977	Manfred Brunner	Christa Zechmeister
Arosa	Mar 19, 1978	Phil Mahre	Annemarie Moser-Pröll
M. di Campiglio	Dec 14, 1978	Ingemar Stenmark	no competition
Saalbach	Mar 16, 1980	Anton Steiner	Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Laax	Mar 30, 1981	Ingemar Stenmark	Tamara McKinney
Montgenèvre	Mar 28, 1982	Phil Mahre	Maria Epple
Furano	Mar 21, 1983	Ingemar Stenmark	Anne-Flore Rey
Oslo	Mar 25, 1984	Hans Enn	Olga Charvátová
Vienna	Jan 06, 1986	Ivano Edalini*	no competition
Bromont	Mar 23, 1986	Paul Frommelt	Vreni Schneider
Berlin	Dec 28, 1986	Leonhard Stock	no competiton
Munich	Jan 18, 1987	–	Tamara McKinney
Bormio	Dec 22, 1987	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Brigitte Oertli
Saalbach	Mar 27, 1988	Alberto Tomba	Christina Meier
Shiga Kōgen	Mar 11, 1989	Bernhard Gstrein	Chantal Bournissen
Waterville	Mar 24, 1991	Urs Kälin	Anita Wachter

World Cup

Venue	Date	Men	Women
Parallel Slalom
Val Gardena	Mar 23–24, 1975	Gustav Thöni	Monika Kaserer
Tignes	Oct 24, 1997	Josef Strobl	Leila Piccard
Mammoth Mountain	Nov 28, 1997	no competition	Hilde Gerg
City Event/Parallel
Munich	Jan 02, 2011	Ivica Kostelić	Maria Pietilä Holmner
Munich	Jan 01, 2012	cancelled	cancelled
Moscow	Feb 21, 2012	Alexis Pinturault	Julia Mancuso
Munich	Jan 01, 2013	Felix Neureuther	Veronika Velez Zuzulová
Moscow	Jan 29, 2013	Marcel Hirscher	Lena Dürr

NOTE: Ivano Edalini's win in parallel slalom in Vienna on January 6, 1986 is counted as World Cup victory only on FIS official site statistics. However official Ski-Database site doesn't count it in official statistics while points were awarded only for team rankings. The 1986 Vienna event was the 1st ever FIS Alpine Ski World Cup race held under floodlights.

Parallel slalom exhibition events (1976–1991) held by the end of the FIS Ski World Cup season on World Cup venues with all the best World Cup skiers participating, but not counting for World points or statistics. Parallel events in 1986 Berlin, 1986 Munich, 1987 Munich and 2009 Moscow were just promotional and are not included in this list. Berlin hosted promotional event in 1986 for men only. Munich's Olympic Hill hosted two women's parallel slalom demonstration events with about 50,000 spectators on each events. In 2009 Parallel Slalom was renamed in City Event first performed in Moscow.

Nations Cup

The Nations Cup standings are calculated by adding up all points each season for all racers from a given nation.

Year	Total Standings				Men's Standings				Women's Standings
	First	Second	Third		First	Second	Third		First	Second	Third
1967	FRA	AUT	CAN		FRA	AUT	SUI		FRA	AUT	CAN
1968	FRA	AUT	SUI		AUT	FRA	SUI		FRA	AUT	USA
1969	AUT	FRA	USA		AUT	FRA	SUI		FRA	USA	AUT
1970	FRA	AUT	USA		FRA	AUT	SUI		FRA	USA	AUT
1971	FRA	AUT	SUI		FRA	SUI	AUT		FRA	AUT	USA
1972	FRA	AUT	SUI		SUI	FRA	ITA		FRA	AUT	USA
1973	AUT	FRA	SUI		AUT	ITA	SUI		AUT	FRA	FRG
1974	AUT	ITA	SUI		ITA	AUT	SUI		AUT	FRG	FRA
1975	AUT	ITA	SUI		ITA	AUT	SUI		AUT	SUI	FRG
1976	AUT	SUI	ITA		ITA	AUT	SUI		AUT	FRG	SUI
1977	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	FRA
1978	AUT	SUI	USA		AUT	ITA	SWE		AUT	SUI	FRG
1979	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	FRG	USA
1980	AUT	SUI	LIE		AUT	SUI	SWE		AUT SUI		LIE
1981	SUI	USA	AUT		AUT	SUI	USA		SUI	USA	FRG
1982	SUI	AUT	USA		AUT	SUI	USA		FRG	SUI	USA
1983	SUI	AUT	USA		SUI	AUT	SWE		SUI	AUT	USA
1984	SUI	AUT	USA		AUT	SUI	SWE		SUI	USA	AUT
1985	SUI	AUT	FRG		SUI	AUT	ITA		SUI	FRG	AUT
1986	SUI	AUT	FRG		AUT	SUI	ITA		SUI	AUT	FRG
1987	SUI	AUT	FRG		SUI	AUT	ITA		SUI	AUT	FRG
1988	AUT	SUI	FRG		AUT	SUI	ITA		SUI	AUT	FRG
1989	SUI	AUT	FRG		AUT	SUI	FRG		SUI	AUT	FRA
1990	AUT	SUI	FRG		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	FRG
1991	AUT	SUI	GER		AUT	SUI	NOR		AUT	SUI	GER
1992	AUT	SUI	GER		SUI	AUT	ITA		AUT	GER	SUI
1993	AUT	SUI	GER		AUT	SUI	NOR		AUT	GER	SUI
1994	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	NOR	SUI		GER	AUT	SUI
1995	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	ITA	NOR		SUI	GER	AUT
1996	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	GER	SUI
1997	AUT	ITA	SUI		AUT	ITA	NOR		GER	AUT	ITA
1998	AUT	GER	ITA		AUT	SUI	NOR		GER	AUT	ITA
1999	AUT	NOR	SUI		AUT	NOR	SUI		AUT	GER	FRA
2000	AUT	ITA	SUI		AUT	SUI	NOR		AUT	FRA	ITA
2001	AUT	SUI	FRA		AUT	SUI	NOR		AUT	FRA	SUI
2002	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	FRA		AUT	SUI	ITA
2003	AUT	SUI	USA		AUT	SUI	USA		AUT	ITA	GER
2004	AUT	ITA	USA		AUT	ITA	SUI		AUT	GER	USA
2005	AUT	USA	ITA		AUT	USA	ITA		AUT	USA	GER
2006	AUT	USA	ITA		AUT	USA	ITA		AUT	SWE	USA
2007	AUT	SUI	USA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	USA	SWE
2008	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	USA	ITA
2009	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	GER
2010	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	GER	SUI
2011	AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	GER	USA
2012	AUT	ITA	SUI		AUT	SUI	ITA		AUT	USA	ITA
2013	AUT	ITA	USA		AUT	ITA	FRA		AUT	USA	GER

The early years of the World Cup were largely dominated by the French ski team, as reflected in their Nations Cup wins in 5 of the first 6 years. The Austrian team then took over throughout the rest of the 1970s, followed by Swiss superiority during most of the 1980s. A resurgent Austrian team charged back to the top in 1990, beginning a long streak of consecutive Nations Cup triumphs. Austrian dominance reached its zenith in the late 1990s and 2000s (decade), when their point total regularly doubled that of the second place finisher, and was capped in the 1999–2000 and 2003–4 seasons with totals that tripled those of runner-up Italy. Their 17927 point total in 1999–2000 is a Nations Cup record, as is their 12066 point margin of victory in 2003–4.

As of the end of the 2011–12 season, the Austrian team has won 23 consecutive Nations Cups, while topping the men's standings for 20 straight years and the women's for 14 in a row. Austria is the only nation to have finished in the top 3 of the Nations Cup standings in all 46 years in which World Cup competition has been held, winning in 33 of those years, runner-up in 12 years, and third place in a single year. In the midst of the ongoing Austrian juggernaut, the Swiss or Italian teams have usually held second place. The German team reached the runner-up spot for the first time in 1997–8, as did the Norwegians the next season. The USA enjoyed its best placings ever starting in 2004–5, grabbing second in the Nations Cup for two straight years.

Under the current scoring system (since 1992), the winning nation (Austria every year) has averaged over 13000 points, with an average of over 6400 for the runner-up, 5400 for third place, 4200 for fifth, and 1300 for tenth. The all-inclusive scoring system (simply adding together all World Cup points earned) favors national teams with great depth and many racers scoring World Cup points, and even teams with several top racers have no realistic chance of breaking the Austrian grip on the top spot, while a team with only one or two top-ranked racers will struggle to ever break the top five in the standings. There have been numerous calls for a revamped scoring system which would allow other nations to compete more readily for top spots in the Nations Cup, but no changes are likely to be made.

The total number of top-three placings for each nation in the Nations Cup (through the 2011–12 season) are summarized below:

Nation	Total Standings				Men's Standings				Women's Standings
	First	Second	Third		First	Second	Third		First	Second	Third
Austria	33	12	1		35	9	1		27	12	5
Switzerland	8	21	10		5	25	11		10	8	7
France	5	2	1		3	3	2		6	3	4
Italy	–	6	14		3	5	17		–	1	6
United States	–	3	9		–	2	3		–	8	9
Germany	–	1	9		–	–	1		4	12	12
Norway	–	1	–		–	2	7		–	–	–
Canada	–	–	1		–	–	–		–	–	1
Liechtenstein	–	–	1		–	–	–		–	–	1
Sweden	–	–	–		–	–	4		–	1	1

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

Nations which have won World Cup races

The table below lists those nations which have won at least one World Cup race (current as of March 17, 2013).

Nation	Total Victories					Victories by Discipline
	Men	Women	Team	All		Downhill			Super G			Giant Slalom			Slalom			Combined			Parallel			Team
Austria	448	347	3	798		168	110		70	51		87	82		99	82		22	21		2	1		3
Switzerland	258	277	–	535		115	81		30	22		71	73		13	76		29	25		–	–		–
France	117	152	–	269		29	24		4	23		24	44		56	60		3	–		1	1		–
United States	115	144	–	259		26	53		9	24		37	20		25	37		18	9		–	1		–
Italy	168	66	1	235		29	15		12	11		49	27		72	12		5	1		1	–		1
Germany	35	177	1	213		6	45		6	42		1	46		19	30		2	12		1	2		1
Sweden	115	77	–	192		–	8		3	8		53	14		59	40		–	6		–	1		–
Norway	97	8	–	105		24	–		22	2		21	4		17	2		13	–		–	–		–
Canada	34	37	–	71		27	15		5	5		2	10		–	6		–	1		–	–		–
Slovenia	23	45	–	68		2	2		–	4		1	20		20	16		–	3		–	–		–
Liechtenstein	24	37	–	61		3	2		3	1		4	13		8	13		6	8		–	–		–
Croatia	26	30	–	56		–	1		1	1		–	2		15	20		9	6		1	–		–
Luxembourg	46	–	–	46		3	–		9	–		7	–		16	–		11	–		–	–		–
Finland	14	11	–	25		–	–		–	–		4	5		10	6		–	–		–	–		–
Spain	1	11	–	12		–	1		–	–		–	7		1	3		–	–		–	–		–
New Zealand	–	5	–	5		–	–		–	–		–	–		–	5		–	–		–	–		–
Russia	–	5	–	5		–	4		–	1		–	–		–	–		–	–		–	–		–
Soviet Union	5	–	–	5		1	–		–	–		3	–		1	–		–	–		–	–		–
Czech Republic	–	2	1	3		–	–		–	–		–	–		–	2		–	–		–	–		1
Czechoslovakia	–	3	–	3		–	1		–	–		–	–		–	1		–	1		–	–		–
Australia	2	1	–	3		1	–		1	–		–	–		–	1		–	–		–	–		–
Slovakia	–	2	–	2		–	–		–	–		–	–		–	1		–	–		–	1		–
Poland	1	1	–	2		–	–		–	–		–	–		1	1		–	–		–	–		–
Bulgaria	1	–	–	1		–	–		–	–		–	–		1	–		–	–		–	–		–
Totals	1530	1438	6	2974		434	362		175	195		364	367		433	414		118	93		6	7		6

NOTE: Ivano Edalini's win in parallel slalom in Vienna on January 6, 1986 is counted as World Cup victory only on FIS official site statistics. However official Ski-Database site doesn't count it as World Cup victory and is not counted in official statistics.

Individual race wins are counted in this table, along with the nations team events held at World Cup Finals since 2006 (counts double as both men & 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. Parallel slalom (from 1975 and 1997) and all City Events counts for official World Cup points & statistics. 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 different countries winning men's races and 20 winning women's races. As expected, the top 10 nations in this list are the same as the 10 nations listed in the Nations Cup summary table (with slight changes in order).

Some interesting facts can be found in the data: Marc Girardelli accounted for all of Luxembourg's 46 wins, while Janica Kostelić has 30 of Croatia's 56 and her brother Ivica has the rest. Ingemar Stenmark still has nearly one-half of Sweden's 192 wins more than two decades after his retirement. Some nations specialize in either speed (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 and Canadian totals are split almost equally.

See also

• Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

External links

• 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
• Russian Ski Team