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2008–09 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2008/09
Discipline Men Women
Overall Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Lindsey Vonn
Downhill Austria Michael Walchhofer United States Lindsey Vonn
Super-G Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Lindsey Vonn
Giant slalom  Switzerland  Didier Cuche Finland Tanja Poutiainen
Slalom France Jean-Baptiste Grange Germany Maria Riesch
Super combined  Switzerland  Carlo Janka Sweden Anja Pärson
Nations Cup Austria Austria Austria Austria
Nations Cup Overall Austria Austria
Competition
Locations 18 16
Individual 36 34
Mixed 1 1
Cancelled 1 1
Rescheduled 3 3
2009 World Cup Champions

The 43rd World Cup season began in late October 2008 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2009, at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden.

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich of Austria. Svindal returned from a season-ending injury in December 2007, and also took the season title in super-G. Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. repeated as women's overall champion, taking the title by a substantial 384 points over Maria Riesch of Germany. Vonn also repeated as the season downhill champion, and added the season title in super-G.

Being an odd-numbered year, a break in the World Cup schedule was for the biennial World Championships. The 2009 World Championships were held 2–15 February in Val-d'Isère, Savoie, France.

No pre-Olympic World Cup alpine events were run at Whistler Mountain, Canada, during the 2009 season. In late February 2008, a women's downhill and super-combined were run on Franz's Run, the women's Olympic course. The most recent men's World Cup events on the Dave Murray Downhill course were held in late February 1995. The World Cup races in North America were switched to the early part of the season in the fall of 1995, and the men's speed events at Whistler were canceled three consecutive years (December 199698) due to weather issues, which prompted the switch to Lake Louise in Alberta in December 1999.

Calendar

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Men

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Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, KB – Classic Combined, SC – Super combined, PS – Parallel slalom (promo event only)[1]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third Details
1338 1 26 October 2008   Austria Sölden GS 326   Switzerland  Daniel Albrecht  Switzerland  Didier Cuche United States Ted Ligety [1]
1339 2 16 November 2008   Finland Levi SL 382  France Jean-Baptiste Grange United States Bode Miller Austria Mario Matt [2]
1340 3 29 November 2008   Canada Lake Louise DH 388  Italy Peter Fill  Switzerland  Carlo Janka Sweden Hans Olsson [3]
1341 4 30 November 2008   SG 142  Austria Hermann Maier Canada John Kucera  Switzerland  Didier Cuche [4]
4 December 2008   United States Beaver Creek SC cnx  heavy snowfall; replaced in Val-d'Isère on 12 December 2008[2]
1342 5 5 December 2008   DH 389  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Liechtenstein Marco Büchel Canada Erik Guay [5]
1343 6 6 December 2008   SG 143  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Hermann Maier Austria Michael Walchhofer [6]
1344 7 7 December 2008   GS 327  Austria Benjamin Raich United States Ted Ligety Norway Aksel Lund Svindal [7]
1345 8 [nb 1]12 December 2008   France Val-d'Isère SC 101  Austria Benjamin Raich France Jean-Baptiste Grange Austria Marcel Hirscher [8][3]
1346 9 13 December 2008   GS 328   Switzerland  Carlo Janka Italy Massimiliano Blardone France Gauthier de Tessières [9]
14 December 2008   SL cnx  high winds; replaced in Alta Badia on 22 December 2008[4]
1347 10 19 December 2008   Italy Val Gardena SG 144  Italy Werner Heel  Switzerland  Didier Défago Sweden Patrik Järbyn [10]
1348 11 20 December 2008   DH 390  Austria Michael Walchhofer United States Bode Miller Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis [11]
1349 12 21 December 2008   Italy Alta Badia GS 329   Switzerland  Daniel Albrecht Croatia Ivica Kostelić Austria Hannes Reichelt [12]
1350 13 [nb 2]22 December 2008   SL 383  Croatia Ivica Kostelić France Jean-Baptiste Grange Austria Benjamin Raich [13]
1351 14 28 December 2008   Italy Bormio DH 391  Italy Christof Innerhofer Austria Klaus Kröll Austria Michael Walchhofer [14]
Promo event 2 January 2009   Russia Moscow (unofficial) PS pro  Germany Felix Neureuther France Jean-Baptiste Grange United States Bode Miller
1352 15 6 January 2009   Croatia Zagreb SL 384  France Jean-Baptiste Grange Croatia Ivica Kostelić Italy Giuliano Razzoli [15]
1353 16 10 January 2009   Switzerland Adelboden GS 330  Austria Benjamin Raich Italy Massimiliano Blardone Norway Kjetil Jansrud [16]
1354 17 11 January 2009   SL 385  Austria Reinfried Herbst Austria Manfred Pranger Germany Felix Neureuther [17]
1355 18 16 January 2009   Switzerland Wengen SC 102   Switzerland  Carlo Janka Italy Peter Fill  Switzerland  Silvan Zurbriggen [18]
1356 19 17 January 2009   DH 392   Switzerland  Didier Défago United States Bode Miller United States Marco Sullivan [19]
1357 20 18 January 2009   SL 386  Austria Manfred Pranger Austria Reinfried Herbst Croatia Ivica Kostelić [20]
1358 21 23 January 2009   Austria Kitzbühel SG 145  Austria Klaus Kröll Norway Aksel Lund Svindal  Switzerland  Ambrosi Hoffmann [21]
1359 22 24 January 2009   DH 393   Switzerland  Didier Défago Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Klaus Kröll [22]
1360 23 25 January 2009   SL 387  France Julien Lizeroux France Jean-Baptiste Grange Italy Patrick Thaler [23]
1361 24 25 January 2009   KB 103   Switzerland  Silvan Zurbriggen Croatia Ivica Kostelić Croatia Natko Zrnčić-Dim [24]
1362 25 27 January 2009   Austria Schladming SL 388  Austria Reinfried Herbst Austria Manfred Pranger Croatia Ivica Kostelić [25]
31 January 2009   Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen DH cnx  fog at mid-course; replaced in Kvitfjell on 6 March 2009[5]
1363 26 1 February 2009   SL 389  Italy Manfred Mölgg Italy Giorgio Rocca Austria Reinfried Herbst [26]
2009 World Championships (2–15 February)
1364 27 21 February 2009   Italy Sestriere GS 331   Switzerland  Didier Cuche Austria Stephan Görgl Austria Benjamin Raich [27]
1365 28 22 February 2009   SC 104  Austria Romed Baumann France Julien Lizeroux  Switzerland  Carlo Janka
Italy Christof Innerhofer
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1366 29 28 February 2009   Slovenia Kranjska Gora GS 332  United States Ted Ligety Switzerland Didier Cuche Italy Massimiliano Blardone [29]
1367 30 1 March 2009   SL 390  France Julien Lizeroux Italy Giuliano Razzoli Germany Felix Neureuther [30]
1368 31 [nb 3]6 March 2009   Norway Kvitfjell DH 394  Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis Austria Michael Walchhofer Norway Aksel Lund Svindal [31]
1369 32 7 March 2009   DH 395  Austria Klaus Kröll Austria Michael Walchhofer Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis [32]
8 March 2009   SG cnx  snowstorm[6]
1370 33 11 March 2009   Sweden Åre DH 396  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal  Switzerland  Didier Cuche Sweden Hans Olsson [33]
1371 34 12 March 2009   SG 146  Italy Werner Heel Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Christof Innerhofer [34]
1372 35 13 March 2009   GS 333  Austria Benjamin Raich United States Ted Ligety  Switzerland  Didier Cuche [35]
1373 36 14 March 2009   SL 391  Austria Mario Matt France Julien Lizeroux France Jean-Baptiste Grange [36]

Ladies

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Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, SC – Super combined[7]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third Details
1252 1 25 October 2008   Austria Sölden GS 325  Austria Kathrin Zettel Finland Tanja Poutiainen Austria Andrea Fischbacher [37]
1253 2 15 November 2008   Finland Levi SL 365  United States Lindsey Vonn Sweden Maria Pietilä-Holmner Germany Maria Riesch [38]
1254 3 29 November 2008   United States Aspen GS 326  France Tessa Worley Finland Tanja Poutiainen Austria Elisabeth Görgl [39]
1255 4 30 November 2008   SL 366  Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská Austria Nicole Hosp Finland Tanja Poutiainen [40]
1256 5 5 December 2008   Canada Lake Louise DH 322  United States Lindsey Vonn Italy Nadia Fanchini Germany Maria Riesch [41]
6 December 2008   DH cnx  heavy snowfall; replaced in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 23 January 2009[8]
1257 6 7 December 2008   SG 158  Italy Nadia Fanchini  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter
Austria Andrea Fischbacher
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1258 7 13 December 2008   Spain La Molina GS 327  Finland Tanja Poutiainen Italy Manuela Mölgg Austria Nicole Hosp [43]
1259 8 14 December 2008   SL 367  Germany Maria Riesch United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Kathrin Zettel [44]
1260 9 19 December 2008   Switzerland St. Moritz SC 082  Sweden Anja Pärson Austria Nicole Hosp  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter [45]
1261 10 20 December 2008   SG 159   Switzerland  Lara Gut  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter Italy Nadia Fanchini [46]
21 December 2008   DH cnx  high winds; replaced in Bansko on 27 February 2009[9]
1262 11 28 December 2008   Austria Semmering GS 328  Austria Kathrin Zettel Italy Manuela Mölgg  Switzerland  Lara Gut [47]
1263 12 29 December 2008   SL 368  Germany Maria Riesch Finland Tanja Poutiainen United States Lindsey Vonn [48]
1264 13 4 January 2009   Croatia Zagreb SL 369  Germany Maria Riesch Italy Nicole Gius Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská [49]
1265 14 10 January 2009   Slovenia Maribor GS 329  Slovenia Tina Maze Italy Denise Karbon Germany Kathrin Hölzl [50]
1266 15 11 January 2009   SL 370  Germany Maria Riesch Austria Kathrin Zettel Finland Tanja Poutiainen [51]
1267 16 17 January 2009   Austria Altenmarkt SC 083  United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Kathrin Zettel Sweden Anja Pärson [52]
1268 17 18 January 2009   DH 323   Switzerland  Dominique Gisin
Sweden Anja Pärson
United States Lindsey Vonn [53]
22 January 2009   Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo SG cnx  blizzard; replaced in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 26 January 2009
23 January 2009   DH cnx  heavy snowfall
1269 18 24 January 2009   DH 324   Switzerland  Dominique Gisin United States Lindsey Vonn Sweden Anja Pärson [54]
1270 19 25 January 2009   GS 330  Austria Kathrin Zettel Austria Michaela Kirchgasser Austria Elisabeth Görgl [55]
1271 20 [nb 4]26 January 2009   SG 160  Sweden Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Austria Anna Fenninger  Switzerland  Andrea Dettling [56]
1272 21 30 January 2009   Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen SL 371  United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch Slovenia Maruša Ferk [57]
31 January 2009   SG cnx  fog: mid-course; replaced in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 1 February 2009[5]
1273 22 [nb 5]1 February 2009   SG 161  United States Lindsey Vonn Sweden Anja Pärson Sweden Jessica Lindell-Vikarby [58]
2009 World Championships (2–15 February)
1274 23 20 February 2009   Italy Tarvisio SC 084  Germany Maria Riesch United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Kathrin Zettel [59]
1275 24 21 February 2009   DH 325  Germany Gina Stechert United States Lindsey Vonn Sweden Anja Pärson [60]
1276 25 22 February 2009   SG 162  United States Lindsey Vonn  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter Slovenia Tina Maze [61]
1277 26 [nb 6]27 February 2009   Bulgaria Bansko DH 326   Switzerland  Fabienne Suter Austria Andrea Fischbacher Italy Nadia Fanchini
United States Lindsey Vonn
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1278 27 28 February 2009   DH 327  Austria Andrea Fischbacher Slovenia Tina Maze  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter [63]
1279 28 1 March 2009   SG 163  United States Lindsey Vonn  Switzerland  Fabienne Suter Slovenia Tina Maze [64]
1280 29 6 March 2009   Germany Ofterschwang GS 331  Austria Kathrin Zettel Austria Elisabeth Görgl Finland Tanja Poutiainen [65]
1281 30 7 March 2009   SL 372  France Sandrine Aubert Sweden Frida Hansdotter Austria Nicole Hosp [66]
1282 31 11 March 2009   Sweden Åre DH 328  United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch Austria Renate Götschl [67]
1283 32 12 March 2009   SG 164  United States Lindsey Vonn Italy Nadia Fanchini Germany Maria Riesch [68]
1284 33 13 March 2009   SL 373  France Sandrine Aubert Germany Fanny Chmelar Sweden Therese Borssén
Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská
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1285 34 14 March 2009   GS 332  Slovenia Tina Maze Finland Tanja Poutiainen Italy Manuela Mölgg [70]

Nations team event

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Event key: SC – Super combined (super-G + slalom)
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third Details
3 1 15 March 2009   Sweden Åre SC 003   Italy
Nadia Fanchini
Nicole Gius
Daniela Merighetti
Peter Fill
Werner Heel
Manfred Mölgg
 Austria
Andrea Fischbacher
Elisabeth Görgl
Kathrin Zettel
Marcel Hirscher
Mario Matt
Hannes Reichelt
 Switzerland
Sandra Gini
Lara Gut
Fabienne Suter
Marc Berthod
Didier Cuche
Carlo Janka
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Men's standings

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Ladies' standings

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Nations Cup

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Super combined from Beaver Creek was rescheduled to Val-d'Isère on 12 December 2008
  2. ^ Slalom from Val-d'Isère was rescheduled to Alta Badia on 22 December 2008
  3. ^ Downhill from Garmisch-Partenkirchen was rescheduled to Kvitfjell on 6 March 2009
  4. ^ Super giant slalom from Cortina d'Ampezzo was rescheduled from 22 to 26 February 2009
  5. ^ Super giant slalom from Garmisch-Partenkirchen was rescheduled from 31 January 2009 to 1 February 2009
  6. ^ Downhill from St. Moritz was rescheduled to Bansko to 27 February 2009

References

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  1. ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 2009 men's schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Super combined cancelled at Beaver Creek", 4 December 2008.
  3. ^ "FIS Official Communication". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Val d'Isere: winds cancel men's slalom", 14 December 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Garmisch: Fog dooms Saturday races", 31 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Kvitfjell: Snow cancels Cup super G", 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  7. ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 2009 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Second Louise DH cancelled by snowfall", 6 December 2008.
  9. ^ "St Moritz: High winds force DH cancellation", 21 December 2008.
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