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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

Top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions


Top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions

FieldValue
nameAlpine Ski World Cup
imageSeidlalm 01.jpg
image_size250
captionSeidlalm, a gasthaus at "Streif" (Kitzbühel) where
World Cup was founded by Lang, Bonnet, and Beattie.
genreAlpine skiing
locationEurope and North America; occasionally in Japan, Russia, Australia, Argentina, South Korea, New Zealand
first(men)
(women)
foundersFRA Serge Lang
FRA Honore Bonnet
USA Bob Beattie
organisedInternational Ski Federation
(FIS)
peopleChief Race Directors
ITA Markus Waldner (M)
ITASLO Peter Gerdol (W)
sponsorAudi Quattro

World Cup was founded by Lang, Bonnet, and Beattie. (women) FRA Honore Bonnet USA Bob Beattie (FIS) ITA Markus Waldner (M) ITASLO Peter Gerdol (W) 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 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.

FIS Crystal Globe.svg|Crystal Globe of the World Cup Winner Bib Red.png|Red Bib of the World Cup Leader

Overall winners

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

Individual

SeasonMenWomenNameCountryNameCountry
1967Jean-Claude KillyFranceNancy GreeneCanada
1968Jean-Claude Killy (2)FranceNancy Greene (2)Canada
1968–69Karl SchranzAustriaGertrud GablAustria
1969–70Karl Schranz (2)AustriaMichèle JacotFrance
1970–71Gustav ThöniItalyAnnemarie PröllAustria
1971–72Gustav Thöni (2)ItalyAnnemarie Pröll (2)Austria
1972–73Gustav Thöni (3)ItalyAnnemarie Pröll (3)Austria
1973–74Piero GrosItalyAnnemarie Pröll (4)Austria
1974–75Gustav Thöni (4)ItalyAnnemarie Moser-Pröll (5)Austria
1975–76Ingemar StenmarkSwedenRosi Mittermaier[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg
1976–77Ingemar Stenmark (2)SwedenLise-Marie MorerodSwitzerland
1977–78Ingemar Stenmark (3)SwedenHanni WenzelLiechtenstein
1978–79Peter LüscherSwitzerlandAnnemarie Moser-Pröll (6)Austria
1979–80Andreas WenzelLiechtensteinHanni Wenzel (2)Liechtenstein
1980–81Phil MahreUnited StatesMarie-Thérèse NadigSwitzerland
1981–82Phil Mahre (2)United StatesErika HessSwitzerland
1982–83Phil Mahre (3)United StatesTamara McKinneyUnited States
1983–84Pirmin ZurbriggenSwitzerlandErika Hess (2)Switzerland
1984–85Marc GirardelliLuxembourgMichela FiginiSwitzerland
1985–86Marc Girardelli (2)LuxembourgMaria WalliserSwitzerland
1986–87Pirmin Zurbriggen (2)SwitzerlandMaria Walliser (2)Switzerland
1987–88Pirmin Zurbriggen (3)SwitzerlandMichela Figini (2)Switzerland
1988–89Marc Girardelli (3)LuxembourgVreni SchneiderSwitzerland
1989–90Pirmin Zurbriggen (4)SwitzerlandPetra KronbergerAustria
1990–91Marc Girardelli (4)LuxembourgPetra Kronberger (2)Austria
1991–92Paul AccolaSwitzerlandPetra Kronberger (3)Austria
1992–93Marc Girardelli (5)LuxembourgAnita WachterAustria
1993–94Kjetil André AamodtNorwayVreni Schneider (2)Switzerland
1994–95Alberto TombaItalyVreni Schneider (3)Switzerland
1995–96Lasse KjusNorwayKatja SeizingerGermany
1996–97Luc AlphandFrancePernilla WibergSweden
1997–98Hermann MaierAustriaKatja Seizinger (2)Germany
1998–99Lasse Kjus (2)NorwayAlexandra MeissnitzerAustria
1999–00Hermann Maier (2)AustriaRenate GötschlAustria
2000–01Hermann Maier (3)AustriaJanica KostelićCroatia
2001–02Stephan EberharterAustriaMichaela DorfmeisterAustria
2002–03Stephan Eberharter (2)AustriaJanica Kostelić (2)Croatia
2003–04Hermann Maier (4)AustriaAnja PärsonSweden
2004–05Bode MillerUnited StatesAnja Pärson (2)Sweden
2005–06Benjamin RaichAustriaJanica Kostelić (3)Croatia
2006–07Aksel Lund SvindalNorwayNicole HospAustria
2007–08Bode Miller (2)United StatesLindsey VonnUnited States
2008–09Aksel Lund Svindal (2)NorwayLindsey Vonn (2)United States
2009–10Carlo JankaSwitzerlandLindsey Vonn (3)United States
2010–11Ivica KostelićCroatiaMaria RieschGermany
2011–12Marcel HirscherAustriaLindsey Vonn (4)United States
2012–13Marcel Hirscher (2)AustriaTina MazeSlovenia
2013–14Marcel Hirscher (3)AustriaAnna FenningerAustria
2014–15Marcel Hirscher (4)AustriaAnna Fenninger (2)Austria
2015–16Marcel Hirscher (5)AustriaLara GutSwitzerland
2016–17Marcel Hirscher (6)AustriaMikaela ShiffrinUnited States
2017–18Marcel Hirscher (7)AustriaMikaela Shiffrin (2)United States
2018–19Marcel Hirscher (8)AustriaMikaela Shiffrin (3)United States
2019–20Aleksander Aamodt KildeNorwayFederica BrignoneItaly
2020–21Alexis PinturaultFrancePetra VlhováSlovakia
2021–22Marco OdermattSwitzerlandMikaela Shiffrin (4)United States
2022–23Marco Odermatt (2)SwitzerlandMikaela Shiffrin (5)United States
2023–24Marco Odermatt (3)SwitzerlandLara Gut-Behrami (2)Switzerland
2024–25Marco Odermatt (4)SwitzerlandFederica Brignone (2)Italy

Individual titles by country

NationTotalMenWomen
Austria341717
Switzerland241113
United States15510
Italy862
Norway66
Sweden633
France541
Luxembourg55
Croatia413
Germany33
Liechtenstein312
Canada22
Slovakia11
Slovenia11
West Germany11

Men overall titles

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

NameCareerOverallDisciplinesDHSGGSSLKB
AUT Marcel Hirscher2007–2019866
LUX Marc Girardelli1980–199652134
ITA Gustav Thöni1969–19804N/A32
SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen1981–199042433
AUT Hermann Maier1996–20094253
SUI Marco Odermatt2016–active4234
USA Phil Mahre1975–19843214
SWE Ingemar Stenmark1973–19893N/A88

Women overall titles

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

NameCareerOverallDisciplinesDHSGGSSLKB
AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll1969–198067N/A32
USA Mikaela Shiffrin2011–active5129
USA Lindsey Vonn2001–active4853
AUT Petra Kronberger1987–199231
SUI Vreni Schneider1984–1995356
CRO Janica Kostelić1998–2006334

Discipline winners

Top ten small crystal globe podiums

Men

width:80"#width:140"Skierwidth:100"Period1st2nd3rd
1SWE Ingemar Stenmark1975–19871571
2AUT Marcel Hirscher2012–20191231
3LUX Marc Girardelli1982–19961056
4SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen1983–19901053
4AUT Hermann Maier1998–20061053
6NOR Aksel Lund Svindal2006–2019933
7SWI Marco Odermatt2016–active931
8ITA Alberto Tomba1988–1996850
9AUT Benjamin Raich2001–2010845
10NOR Kjetil André Aamodt1993–2003842

Women

width:80"#width:140"Skierwidth:190"Period1st2nd3rd
1USA Lindsey Vonn2001–active1656
2USA Mikaela Shiffrin2011–active1265
3AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll1969–19801255
4SWI Vreni Schneider1984–19951153
5AUT Renate Götschl1993–20091093
6GER Katja Seizinger1989–1999952
7LIE Hanni Wenzel1972–1984764
8SWI Lara Gut-Behrami2008–active744
9CRO Janica Kostelić1998–2007722
10ITA Federica Brignone2010-active673

Most small globes per discipline

Combined crystal globes were officially awarded from 2007 to 2012. Here are counted all season titles, official and unofficial. The records for most World Cup titles in each discipline are as follows:

Men

DisciplineCountryTitles
DownhillFranz KlammerAustria
Super-GHermann MaierAustria
Aksel Lund SvindalNorway
Giant slalomIngemar StenmarkSweden
SlalomIngemar StenmarkSweden
CombinedAlexis PinturaultFrance

Women

DisciplineCountryTitles
DownhillLindsey VonnUnited States
Super-GLara Gut-BehramiSwitzerland
Giant slalomVreni SchneiderSwitzerland
SlalomMikaela ShiffrinUnited States
CombinedBrigitte OertliSwitzerland
Janica KostelićCroatia

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

CareerDifferent discipline titles wonWinsDHSGGSSLKB
LUX Marc Girardelli1980–19974102-13
SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen1981–1990410241-
NOR Aksel Lund Svindal2003-201949251-
NOR Kjetil André Aamodt1990–200648-111

Women

CareerDifferent discipline titles wonWinsDHSGGSSLKB
SUI Maria Walliser1981–199045211-
GER Maria Höfl-Riesch2001–20144511-2
ITA Federica Brignone2010–active45112-

Wins

Most race wins in each discipline

As of 26 October 2025

Men

RankDownhillWins
1Austria Franz Klammer25
2Switzerland Peter Müller19
Italy Dominik Paris19
4Austria Stephan Eberharter18
5Switzerland Franz Heinzer15
Austria Hermann Maier15
RankSuper-GWins
1Austria Hermann Maier24
2Norway Aksel Lund Svindal17
Switzerland Marco Odermatt17
4Norway Kjetil Jansrud13
5Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen10
RankGiant slalomWins
1Sweden Ingemar Stenmark46
2Austria Marcel Hirscher31
3Switzerland Marco Odermatt29
4United States Ted Ligety24
5Switzerland Michael von Grünigen23
RankSlalomWins
1Sweden Ingemar Stenmark40
2Italy Alberto Tomba35
3Austria Marcel Hirscher32
4Norway Henrik Kristoffersen26
5Luxembourg Marc Girardelli16
RankCombinedWins
1United States Phil Mahre11
Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen11
Luxembourg Marc Girardelli11
4France Alexis Pinturault10
5Croatia Ivica Kostelić9

Women

RankDownhillWins
1United States Lindsey Vonn45
2Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll36
3Austria Renate Götschl24
4Italy Sofia Goggia19
5Switzerland Michela Figini17
RankSuper-GWins
1United States Lindsey Vonn28
2Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami24
3Austria Renate Götschl17
4Germany Katja Seizinger16
5Italy Federica Brignone13
RankGiant slalomWins
1United States Mikaela Shiffrin22
2Switzerland Vreni Schneider20
3Italy Federica Brignone17
4Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll16
France Tessa Worley16
RankSlalomWins
1United States Mikaela Shiffrin71
2Austria Marlies Schild35
3Switzerland Vreni Schneider34
4Slovakia Petra Vlhová22
5Switzerland Erika Hess21
RankCombinedWins
1Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel8
2Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll7
Switzerland Brigitte Oertli7
4Croatia Janica Kostelić6
5Switzerland Marie-Theres Nadig5
United States Lindsey Vonn5
Italy Federica Brignone5

Most races won

The following skiers have won at least 20 World Cup races:

Men

RankMenCareerWinsDHSGGSSLKBPSLCEPGSK.O.
1SWE Ingemar Stenmark1973–1989864640N/AN/AN/A
2AUT Marcel Hirscher2007–20196713132N/A21N/A
3AUT Hermann Maier1996–2009541524141N/AN/A
4SUI Marco Odermatt2016–active5371729N/A
5ITA Alberto Tomba1986–1998501535N/AN/AN/A
6LUX Marc Girardelli1980–1996463971611N/AN/AN/A
7SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen1981–19904010107211N/AN/AN/A
8AUT Benjamin Raich1996–201536114147N/A
NOR Aksel Lund Svindal2001–201936141741
10FRA2009–active34118310N/A11N/A
NOR Henrik Kristoffersen2012–active34826NA
12USA Bode Miller1997–20173385956
13AUT Stephan Eberharter1989–2004291865N/AN/A
14USA Phil Mahre1975–1984277911N/AN/AN/A
15AUT Franz Klammer1972–198526251N/AN/AN/A
CRO Ivica Kostelić1998–201726114911
17USA Ted Ligety2004–202125241N/A
18ITA Gustav Thöni1969–198024N/A11841N/AN/AN/A
SUI Peter Müller1977–1992241923N/AN/AN/AN/A
ITA Dominik Paris2008–active24195N/A
21SUI Michael von Grünigen1989–20032323N/AN/A
NOR Kjetil Jansrud2003–20222381311
23NOR Kjetil André Aamodt1989–20062115618N/AN/A
SUI Didier Cuche1993–2012211263N/A
NOR A. Aamodt Kilde2013–active21129N/A

update: 28 January 2026

Women

RankWomenCareerWinsDHSGGSSLKBPSLCEPGSK.O.
1USA Mikaela Shiffrin2011–active108452271123N/A
2USA Lindsey Vonn2001–active844528425N/A
3AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll1969–19806236N/A1637N/AN/AN/A
4SUI Vreni Schneider1984–19955520341N/AN/AN/A
5SUI Lara Gut-Behrami2008–active481324101N/A
6AUT Renate Götschl1993–200946241714N/AN/A
7SWE Anja Pärson1998–2012426411173N/A1
8AUT Marlies Schild2001–2014371351N/A
ITA Federica Brignone2008–active37213175N/A
10GER Katja Seizinger1989–19983616164N/AN/AN/A
11LIE Hanni Wenzel1972–198433212118N/AN/AN/A
12SUI Erika Hess1978–1987316214N/AN/AN/A
SVK Petra Vlhová2013–active31622111N/A
14CRO Janica Kostelić1998–200630112206N/AN/A
15GER Maria Höfl-Riesch2001–20142711394N/A
ITA Sofia Goggia2012–active27198N/A
16SUI Michela Figini1983–19902617324N/AN/AN/A
SLO Tina Maze1999–201526411443N/A
19SUI Maria Walliser1980–19902514362N/AN/AN/A
AUT Michaela Dorfmeister1991–2006257108N/AN/A
21SUI Lise-Marie Morerod1973–198024N/A1410N/AN/AN/A
SUI Marie-Theres Nadig1971–19812413N/A65N/AN/AN/A
SWE Pernilla Wiberg1990–200224232143N/AN/AN/A
24FRA Carole Merle1981–1994221210N/AN/AN/A
25GER Hilde Gerg1993–20052078131N/AN/A

Twenty or more speed and technical wins

Speed events

As of 29 October 2025

RankMenWins
(DH + SG)
1AUT Hermann Maier39
2NOR Aksel Lund Svindal31
3AUT Franz Klammer25*
4AUT Stephan Eberharter24
ITA Dominik Paris24
SUI Marco Odermatt24
7SUI Peter Müller21
NOR Kjetil Jansrud21
NOR Aleksander Aamodt Kilde21
10SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen20
RankWomenWins
(DH + SG)
1USA Lindsey Vonn73
2AUT Renate Götschl41
3SUI Lara Gut-Behrami37
4AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll36*
5GER Katja Seizinger32
6ITA Sofia Goggia27
7SUI Michela Figini20
8SUI Maria Walliser17
AUT Michaela Dorfmeister17
10GER Hilde Gerg15
ITA Isolde Kostner15
ITA Federica Brignone15
  • NOTE: Super G not contested at that time.
  • NOTE: Parallel events are not included in the list as slalom wins.

Technical events

As of 29 October 2025

RankMenWins
(GS + SL)
1SWE Ingemar Stenmark86
2AUT Marcel Hirscher63
3ITA Alberto Tomba50
4NOR Henrik Kristoffersen34
5SUI Marco Odermatt29
6AUT Benjamin Raich28
7USA Ted Ligety24
8LUX Marc Girardelli23
SUI Michael von Grünigen23
10FRA Alexis Pinturault21
RankWomenWins
(GS + SL)
1USA Mikaela Shiffrin93
2SUI Vreni Schneider54
3AUT Marlies Schild36
4SWE Anja Pärson29
5SVK Petra Vlhová28
6SUI Erika Hess27
7SUI Lise-Marie Morerod24
8LIE Hanni Wenzel23
9CRO Janica Kostelić22

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

CareerTimesSeasonsWinsDHSGGSSLKBPGSPSLCE
USA Bode Miller1997–2017503385956
LUX Marc Girardelli1980–199631463971611N/A
SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen1981–1990204010107211N/A
NOR Kjetil André Aamodt1989–2006102115618N/A
AUT Günther Mader1982–1998101416214N/A

Women

CareerTimesSeasonsWinsDHSGGSSLKBPGSPSLCE
USA Mikaela Shiffrin2011–active4010845227112
SWE Anja Pärson1998–201240426411183N/A
USA Lindsey Vonn2001–active20844528425N/A
SWE Pernilla Wiberg1990–20022024232143N/A
AUT Petra Kronberger1987–1992211662332N/AN/A
CRO Janica Kostelić1998–20061130112206N/A
SLO Tina Maze1999–20151126411443N/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"):

Men

SeasonWinsDHSGGSSLKB
SWE Ingemar Stenmark1978–197913NA103
AUT Hermann Maier2000–200113535
AUT Marcel Hirscher2017–20181367
SUI Marco Odermatt2022–20231367
SUI Marco Odermatt2023–202413229
FRA Jean-Claude Killy1967125NA43
SWE Ingemar Stenmark1979–198011NA65
LUX Marc Girardelli1984–198511227
SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen1986–198711513
ITA Alberto Tomba1994–19951147
SWE Ingemar Stenmark1976–197710NA37
SWE Ingemar Stenmark1980–198110NA64
AUT Hermann Maier1997–199810243
AUT Hermann Maier1999–200010343
AUT Stephan Eberharter2001–200210631

Women

SeasonWinsDHSGGSSLKBPSL+CE
USA Mikaela Shiffrin2018–201917348
USA Mikaela Shiffrin2022–202314176NA
SUI Vreni Schneider1988–198914671
USA Lindsey Vonn2011–2012125421
USA Mikaela Shiffrin2017–201812127
AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll1972–1973118NA3NA
SWE Anja Pärson2003–20041156
USA Lindsey Vonn2009–201011641
SLO Tina Maze2012–20131111522
USA Mikaela Shiffrin2016–201711361
AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll1974–1975102NA53
ITA Federica Brignone2024–202510235NA

Hosts

Main article: List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup hosts

Men's

Main article: List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's hosts

Total

RankHostEvents1234567891011
AUT Kitzbühel192
SUI Wengen135
FRA Val d'Isere105
ITA Val Gardena97
GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen92
SLO Kranjska Gora89
SUI Adelboden79
USA Beaver Creek76
NOR Kvitfjell69
ITA Madonna di Campiglio58
ITA Alta Badia57

Downhill

RankHostEvents12345
AUT Kitzbühel71
ITA Val Gardena65
SUI Wengen53
NOR Kvitfjell40
GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen39

Super-G

RankHostEvents1246
NOR Kvitfjell28
USA Beaver Creek24
ITA Val Gardena24
GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen23
AUT Kitzbühel23
CAN Lake Louise21

Giant slalom

RankHostEvents12345
SUI Adelboden55
SLO Kranjska Gora47
ITA Alta Badia43
FRA Val d'Isere35
AUT Sölden24

Slalom

RankHostEvents12345
AUT Kitzbühel59
SUI Wengen47
ITA Madonna di Campiglio43
SLO Kranjska Gora42
AUT Schladming31

Updated: 31 January 2026

Women's

Main article: List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's hosts

Total

RankHostEvents12345678910
ITA Cortina d'Ampezzo104
FRA Val d'Isere93
CAN Lake Louise85
SWE Åre72
SLO Maribor68
SUI St. Moritz57
USA Aspen45
GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen40
SUI Crans-Montana39
AUT Altenmarkt-Zauchensee37

Downhill

RankHostEvents12345
CAN Lake Louise55
ITA Cortina d'Ampezzo45
FRA Val d'Isere36
SUI St. Moritz21
SUI Crans-Montana17

Super-G

RankHostEvents1235
ITA Cortina d'Ampezzo37
CAN Lake Louise28
SUI St. Moritz22
FRA Val d'Isere21
GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen18

Giant slalom

RankHostEvents12345
SLO Maribor29
AUT Sölden27
SWE Åre26
FRA Val d'Isere19
USA Aspen17

Slalom

RankHostEvents123468
SLO Maribor37
FIN Levi25
SWE Åre24
USA Aspen18
AUT Semmering18
CRO Zagreb17
AUT Flachau17
AUT Lienz16

Most podiums and top ten results

As of 24 January 2026.

Career podiums

RankMen1st2nd3rdTotal12344678910
SWE Ingemar Stenmark864326155
AUT Marcel Hirscher674724138
NOR Henrik Kristoffersen343730101
LUX Marc Girardelli462826100
SUI Marco Odermatt533017100
AUT Hermann Maier54212196
AUT Benjamin Raich36292792
ITA Alberto Tomba50261288
SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen40261783
NOR Aksel Lund Svindal36192580
RankWomen1st2nd3rdTotal12345578910
USA Mikaela Shiffrin1082830166
USA Lindsey Vonn843823145
AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll623219113
AUT Renate Götschl463727110
SUI Lara Gut-Behrami482825101
SUI Vreni Schneider552818101
SWE Anja Pärson42292495
LIE Hanni Wenzel33253189
ITA Federica Brignone37272185
GER Maria Höfl-Riesch27272781
SLO Tina Maze262827

Career top ten results

RankMenTop 10s12345678910
NOR Kjetil André Aamodt233
AUT Benjamin Raich227
LUX Marc Girardelli212
SWE Ingemar Stenmark205
NOR Henrik Kristoffersen189
FRA Alexis Pinturault188
SUI Didier Cuche186
NOR Aksel Lund Svindal181
AUT Marcel Hirscher179
SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen170
RankWomenTop 10s12345678910
USA Mikaela Shiffrin242
USA Lindsey Vonn225
SUI Lara Gut-Behrami217
AUT Renate Götschl198
SWE Anja Pärson196
LIE Hanni Wenzel189
GER Martina Ertl188
ITA Federica Brignone186
GER Maria Höfl-Riesch175
AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll172
SLO Tina Maze
  • 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).

Men's super ranking

#OverallPoints
1AUT Marcel Hirscher359.40
2SWE Ingemar Stenmark290.10
3AUT Hermann Maier252.10
4LUX Marc Girardelli227.50
5NOR Aksel Lund Svindal224.00
6SUI Marco Odermatt214.40
7SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen211.20
8NOR Kjetil André Aamodt201.45
9ITA Alberto Tomba195.60
10USA Bode Miller176.15
#DownhillPoints
1AUT Franz Klammer76.3
2SUI Beat Feuz73.9
3NOR Aksel Lund Svindal72.0
4SUI Peter Müller66.0
5SUI Bernhard Russi54.5
6AUT Michael Walchhofer53.6
7SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen51.4
8SUI Didier Cuche49.8
9SUI Franz Heinzer48.9
10AUT Stephan Eberharter43.5
#Super-GPoints
1AUT Hermann Maier88.2
2NOR Kjetil André Aamodt68.9
3NOR Aksel Lund Svindal67.3
4NOR Kjetil Jansrud55.0
5AUT Stephan Eberharter47.6
6SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen45.9
7SUI Marco Odermatt44.4
8AUT Matthias Mayer40.6
9USA Bode Miller38.4
10AUT; Vincent Kriechmayr34.8
#Giant slalomPoints
1SWE Ingemar Stenmark120.0
2AUT Marcel Hirscher104.1
3USA Ted Ligety97.3
4ITA Alberto Tomba80.9
5SUI Marco Odermatt77.6
6SUI Michael von Grünigen73.7
7AUT Hermann Maier59.8
8AUT Benjamin Raich57.0
9ITA Gustav Thöni55.0
10FRA Alexis Pinturault43.5
#SlalomPoints
1SWE Ingemar Stenmark124.8
2AUT Marcel Hirscher105.8
3ITA Alberto Tomba98.5
4NOR Henrik Kristoffersen70.8
5AUT Benjamin Raich69.6
6AUT Mario Matt55.8
7LUX Marc Girardelli52.8
8CRO Ivica Kostelić50.2
9ITA Gustav Thöni47.0
10AUT Thomas Stangassinger46.4

Women's super ranking

#OverallPoints
1USA Mikaela Shiffrin374.60
2USA Lindsey Vonn301.60
3AUT A. Moser-Pröll272.50
4SUI Vreni Schneider255.10
5SWE Anja Pärson217.40
6CRO Janica Kostelić203.65
7GER Katja Seizinger194.40
8SUI Lara Gut-Behrami194.00
9SLO Tina Maze167.00
10GER Maria Höfl-Riesch164.90
#DownhillPoints
1USA Lindsey Vonn129.7
2AUT A. Moser-Pröll115.4
3AUT Renate Götschl78.6
4GER Katja Seizinger76.0
5SUI Michela Figini68.0
6ITA Sofia Goggia66.5
7SUI Maria Walliser55.4
8AUT Michaela Dorfmeister51.4
9SUI M. Therese Nadig48.9
10SUI Corinne Suter41.9
#Super-GPoints
1SUI Lara Gut-Behrami92.8
2USA Lindsey Vonn77.5
3GER Katja Seizinger60.3
4AUT Michaela Dorfmeister57.8
5AUT Renate Götschl47.2
6FRA Carole Merle43.0
7AUT Anna Veith39.0
8AUT Alexandra Meissnitzer34.1
9ITA Isolde Kostner30.1
10SLO Tina Maze29.9
#Giant slalomPoints
1SUI Vreni Schneider87.5
2USA Mikaela Shiffrin72.4
3ITA Deborah Compagnoni70.0
4GER Viktoria Rebensburg62.6
5ITA Federica Brignone61.6
6SLO Tina Maze60.8
7SWE Anja Pärson57.6
8FRA Tessa Worley54.1
9AUT Anita Wachter47.6
10AUT A. Moser-Pröll45.5
#SlalomPoints
1USA Mikaela Shiffrin177.1
2SUI Vreni Schneider110.3
3AUT Marlies Schild90.5
4CRO Janica Kostelić71.2
5SUI Erika Hess67.8
6SVK Petra Vlhová62.4
7SWE Anja Pärson57.5
8LIE Hanni Wenzel51.0
9GER Maria Höfl-Riesch49.1
10FRA Marielle Goitschel43.3

Parallel events

Parallel slalom

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

Men

DatePlaceSeasonWinnerSecondThird
Nations Cup
20 March 1976CAN Mont St. Anne1975/76ITA Franco BielerSWE Ingemar StenmarkCAN Jim Hunter
26 March 1977ESP Sierra Nevada1976/77AUT Manfred BrunnerAUT Klaus HeideggerITA Bruno Nöckler
19 March 1978SUI Arosa1977/78USA Phil MahreSWE Ingemar StenmarkAUT Leonhard Stock
14 December 1978ITA Madonna di Campiglio1978/79SWE Ingemar StenmarkITA Mauro BernardiITA Karl Trojer
14 March 1980AUT Saalbach1979/80AUT Anton SteinerSWE Ingemar StenmarkNOR Jarle Halsnes
30 March 1981SUI Laax1980/81SWE Ingemar StenmarkNOR Jarle HalsnesUSA Phil Mahre
28 March 1982FRA Montgenèvre1981/82USA Phil MahreSWE Ingemar StenmarkAUT Hans Enn
21 March 1983JPN Furano1982/83SWE Ingemar Stenmark (3)USA Phil MahreLIE Andreas Wenzel
25 March 1984NOR Oslo1983/84AUT Hans EnnAUT Anton SteinerSWE Ingemar Stenmark
6 January 1986AUT Vienna1985/86ITA Ivano EdaliniGER Markus WasmeierAUT Anton Steiner
22 March 1986CAN BromontLIE Paul FrommeltITA Marco TonazziLUX Marc Girardelli
28 December 1986FRG Berlin1986/87AUT Leonhard StockYUG Bojan KrižajFRG Michael Eder
22 December 1987ITA Bormio1987/88SUI Pirmin ZurbriggenSUI Joël GaspozSUI Martin Hangl
27 March 1988AUT SaalbachITA Alberto TombaSUI Pirmin ZurbriggenAUT Helmut Mayer
11 March 1989JPN Shiga Kōgen1988/89AUT Bernhard GstreinSUI Pirmin ZurbriggenAUT Rudolf Nierlich
24 March 1991USA Waterville1990/91SUI Urs KälinSUI Paul AccolaNOR Ole Kristian Furuseth
Promotional event
2 January 2009RUS Moscow2008/09GER Felix NeureutherFRA Jean-Baptiste GrangeUSA Bode Miller
21 November 2009RUS Moscow2009/10AUT Marcel HirscherFRA Steve MissillierCAN Michael Janyk
World Cup
23 March 1975ITA Val Gardena1974/75ITA Gustav ThöniSWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Walter Tresch
24 October 1997FRA Tignes1997/98AUT Josef StroblNOR Kjetil André AamodtAUT Hermann Maier

Women

DatePlaceSeasonWinnerSecondThird
Nations Cup
20 March 1976CAN Mont St. Anne1975/76SUI Bernadette ZurbriggenFRG Irene EppleAUT Monika Kaserer
26 March 1977ESP Sierra Nevada1976/77FRG Christa ZechmeisterSUI Marie-Theres NadigAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
19 March 1978SUI Arosa1977/78AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRG Christa ZechmeisterUSA Viki Fleckenstein
16 March 1980AUT Saalbach1979/80AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll (2)ITA Claudia GiordaniFRG Maria Epple
30 March 1981SUI Laax1980/81USA Tamara McKinneyFRG Traudl HächerLIE Hanni Wenzel
28 March 1982FRA Montgenèvre1981/82FRG Maria EppleAUT Lea SölknerFRA Perrine Pelen
21 March 1983JPN Furano1982/83FRA Anne-Flore ReyLIE Hanni WenzelAUT Anni Kronbichler
25 March 1984NOR Oslo1983/84TCH Olga CharvátováSUI Erika HessUSA Tamara McKinney
22 March 1986CAN Bromont1985/86SUI Vreni SchneiderSUI Maria WalliserSUI Corinne Schmidhauser
18 January 1987GER Munich1986/87USA Tamara McKinneyFRA Małgorzata Tlałka-MogoreSUI Corinne Schmidhauser
22 December 1987ITA Bormio1987/88SUI Brigitte OertliSUI Corinne SchmidhauserSUI Michela Figini
27 March 1988AUT SaalbachFRG Christina MeierAUT Ulrike MaierAUT Roswitha Steiner
11 March 1989JPN Shiga Kōgen1988/89SUI Chantal BournissenFRG Michaela Gerg-LeitnerUSA Tamara McKinney
24 March 1991USA Waterville1990/91AUT Anita WachterAUT Ingrid SalvenmoserSUI Chantal Bournissen
Promotional event
21 November 2009RUS Moscow2009/10SWE Therese BorssénGER Maria RieschSWE Frida Hansdotter
World Cup
24 March 1975ITA Val Gardena1974/75AUT Monika KasererITA Claudia GiordaniFRA Fabienne Serrat
24 October 1997FRA Tignes1997/98FRA Leila PiccardSWE Ylva NowénAUT Alexandra Meissnitzer
28 November 1997USA Mammoth MountainGER Hilde GergGER Martina ErtlAUT Alexandra Meissnitzer
20 December 2017FRA Courchevel2017/18USA Mikaela ShiffrinSVK Petra VlhováITA Irene Curtoni
9 December 2018SUI St. Moritz2018/19USA Mikaela Shiffrin (2)SVK Petra VlhováSUI Wendy Holdener
15 December 2019SUI St. Moritz2019/20SVK Petra VlhováSWE Anna Swenn-LarssonAUT Franziska Gritsch

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

DatePlaceSeasonWinnerSecondThird
2 January 2011GER Munich2010/11CRO Ivica KostelićFRA Julien LizerouxUSA Bode Miller
21 February 2012RUS Moscow2011/12FRA Alexis PinturaultDEU Felix NeureutherSWE André Myhrer
1 January 2013GER Munich2012/13GER Felix NeureutherAUT Marcel HirscherFRA Alexis Pinturault
29 January 2013RUS MoscowAUT Marcel HirscherSWE André MyhrerCRO Ivica Kostelić
23 February 2016SWE Stockholm2015/16AUT Marcel Hirscher (2)SWE André MyhrerITA Stefano Gross
31 January 2017SWE Stockholm2016/17GER Linus StraßerFRA Alexis PinturaultSWE Mattias Hargin
1 January 2018NOR Oslo2017/18SWE André MyhrerAUT Michael MattGER Linus Straßer
30 January 2018SWE StockholmSUI Ramon ZenhäusernSWE André MyhrerGER Linus Straßer
1 January 2019NOR Oslo2018/19AUT Marco SchwarzGBR Dave RydingSUI Ramon Zenhäusern
19 February 2019SWE StockholmSUI Ramon Zenhäusern (2)SWE André MyhrerAUT Marco Schwarz

Women

DatePlaceSeasonWinnerSecondThird
2 January 2011GER Munich2010/11SWE Maria Pietilä-HolmnerSLO Tina MazeAUT Elisabeth Görgl
21 February 2012RUS Moscow2011/12USA Julia MancusoAUT Michaela KirchgasserUSA Lindsey Vonn
1 January 2013GER Munich2012/13SVK Veronika Velez-ZuzulováSLO Tina MazeAUT Michaela Kirchgasser
29 January 2013RUS MoscowGER Lena DürrSVK Veronika Velez-ZuzulováUSA Mikaela Shiffrin
23 February 2016SWE Stockholm2015/16SUI Wendy HoldenerSWE Frida HansdotterSWE Maria Pietilä-Holmner
31 January 2017SWE Stockholm2016/17USA Mikaela ShiffrinSVK Veronika Velez-ZuzulováNOR Nina Løseth
1 January 2018NOR Oslo2017/18USA Mikaela Shiffrin (2)SUI Wendy HoldenerSUI Mélanie Meillard
30 January 2018SWE StockholmNOR Nina Haver-LøsethSUI Wendy HoldenerSVK Petra Vlhová
1 January 2019NOR Oslo2018/19SVK Petra VlhováUSA Mikaela ShiffrinSUI Wendy Holdener
19 February 2019SWE StockholmUSA Mikaela Shiffrin (3)GER Christina GeigerSWE Anna Swenn-Larsson

Knockout slalom

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

Men

DatePlaceSeasonWinnerSecondThird
16 December 2002ITA Sestriere2002/03CRO Ivica KostelićITA Giorgio RoccaNOR Truls Ove Karlsen

Women

DatePlaceSeasonWinnerSecondThird
15 December 2002ITA Sestriere2002/03SWE Anja PärsonFIN Tanja PoutiainenAUT 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

VenueDateWinnerSecondThirdFourthNotes
ITA Alta Badia21 December 2015NOR Kjetil JansrudNOR Aksel Lund SvindalSWE Andre MyhrerGER Dominik Schwaigerurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203125705/http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2016/AL/0119/2016AL0119RLL.pdfdate=3 February 2016 }}. International Ski Federation. December 2015.
ITA Alta Badia19 December 2016FRA Cyprien SarrazinSUI Carlo JankaNOR Kjetil JansrudNOR Leif Kristian Haugenurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021304/http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2017/AL/0129/2017AL0129RLL.pdfdate=28 January 2018 }}. International Ski Federation. December 2016.
ITA Alta Badia18 December 2017SWE Matts OlssonNOR Henrik KristoffersenAUT Marcel HirscherNOR Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
ITA Alta Badia17 December 2018AUT Marcel HirscherFRA Thibaut FavrotFRA Alexis PinturaultSWE Matts Olssonurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222184905/http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/AL/0057/2019AL0057RLR0.pdfdate=22 December 2018 }}. International Ski Federation. December 2018.
ITA Alta Badia23 December 2019NOR Rasmus WindingstadGER Stefan LuitzAUT Roland LeitingerNOR Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
FRA Chamonix9 February 2020SUI Loïc MeillardSUI Thomas TumlerGER Alexander SchmidUSA Tommy Ford
AUT Lech/Zürs27 November 2020FRA Alexis PinturaultNOR Henrik KristoffersenGER Alexander SchmidAUT Adrian Pertl
AUT Lech/Zürs14 November 2021AUT Christian HirschbühlAUT Dominik RaschnerNOR Atle Lie McGrathNOR Henrik Kristoffersen
VenueDateWinnerSecondThirdFourthNotes
ITA Sestriere19 January 2020FRA Clara DirezAUT Elisa MörzingerITA Marta BassinoITA Federica Brignone
AUT Lech/Zürs26 November 2020SVK Petra VlhováUSA Paula MoltzanSUI Lara Gut-BehramiSWE Sara Hector
AUT Lech/Zürs13 November 2021SLO Andreja SlokarNOR Thea Louise StjernesundNOR Kristin LysdahlITA Marta Bassino

Various records

Men

CategorySeason(s)Record
Prize money in CHF (single season)2023 CH Marco Odermatt
Overall points2023CH Marco Odermatt
Margin of victory2024CH Marco Odermatt
Avg. points per race (all participated races - career)2008-2018 AUT Marcel Hirscher
Avg. points per race (all races in a season)2024 CH Marco Odermatt
Avg. points per race (all participed races)2018 AUT Marcel Hirscher
Overall titles20122019 AUT Marcel Hirscher
Consecutive overall titles20122019 AUT Marcel Hirscher
Discipline titles19751984SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Discipline titles (single season)1987SUI Pirmin Zurbriggen
Total wins19751989SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Wins (single season)1979
2001
2018
2023
2024SWE Ingemar Stenmark
AUT Hermann Maier
AUT Marcel Hirscher
SWI Marco Odermatt
SWI Marco Odermatt
Most wins at one venue (all disciplines)20122019AUT Marcel Hirscher
Most wins at one venue (single discipline)20082016
20062016
20142019 20122021
USA Ted Ligety
NOR Aksel Lund Svindal
AUT Marcel Hirscher
ITA Dominik Paris
Most wins (within one calendar year)2018 AUT Marcel Hirscher
Consecutive wins (all disciplines)19771978SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Consecutive wins (single discipline)19781980SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Total podiums19741989SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Podiums (single season)2000
2023AUT Hermann Maier
SWI Marco Odermatt
Consecutive podiums (all disciplines)19791981SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Consecutive podiums (single discipline)19771982SWE Ingemar Stenmark
Top ten results19902006NOR Kjetil André Aamodt
Top tens (single season)1999NOR Kjetil André Aamodt
World Cup starts19962015AUT Benjamin Raich
Participated races (complete season)2000NOR Kjetil André Aamodt
Winner with the highest start No.1994LIE Markus Foser
Youngest race winner1973ITA Piero Gros
Oldest race winner2012SUI Didier Cuche
Top speed2013FRA Johan Clarey

Women

CategorySeason(s)Record
Prize money in CHF (single season)2023 USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Overall points2013SLO Tina Maze
Margin of victory2013SLO Tina Maze
Avg. points per race (all participated races - career)2012-2019USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Avg. points per race (all races in a season)2013SLO Tina Maze
Avg. points per race (all participed races in a season)2019USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Overall titles19691980AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Consecutive overall titles19711975AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Discipline titles20082016USA Lindsey Vonn
Discipline titles (single season)20102012
2019USA Lindsey Vonn
USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Total wins20122025USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Wins (single season)2019USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Most wins at one venue (all disciplines)20052015USA Lindsey Vonn
Most wins at one venue (single discipline)20052016USA Lindsey Vonn
Most wins (within one calendar year)2018 USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Consecutive wins (all disciplines)1989SUI Vreni Schneider
Consecutive wins (single discipline)19721974AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Total podiums20122025USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Podiums (single season)2013SLO Tina Maze
Consecutive podiums (all disciplines)19791980SUI Marie-Therese Nadig
Consecutive podiums (single discipline)19711974AUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Top ten results20122025USA Mikaela Shiffrin
Top tens (single season)2013SLO Tina Maze
World Cup starts20002025USA Lindsey Vonn
Participated races (complete season)2013SLO Tina Maze
Winner with the highest start No.1994SLO Katja Koren
Youngest race winner1974GER Christa Zechmeister
Oldest race winner2025USA Lindsey Vonn
Top speed2022AUT Ramona Siebenhofer

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:

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19931992 system
1992Top 15 system
198019911979 system †
1979Original system
19671979
1008060504540
1008060555147
252015121110
252423222120
2520151186
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10080

† 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.

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4420007431454130752150
35.41414258115510012.51441
30100927757601837
3919805781725139151945
33.41570244132611173.31337
30124839319041932
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7193038414242
141824283740
47152736
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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 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. Then, in 2025, the finals took up a week and a half, with the speed events held during the first weekend and the technical events held on weekdays during the second week.

Hosts

Winners by country

The table below lists those nations which have won at least one World Cup race (current as of 31 January 2026).

Men

RankNationTotalWins by disciplinesDHSGGSSLKBPSLPGSCEK.O.Total200355026347456113428101
1Austria5591928911413424123
2Switzerland36114054107263112
3Norway21153503359142
4Italy1974820497451
5France17533744751321
6United States1303110452519
7Sweden1203536211
8Germany5611833022
9Luxembourg463971611
10Canada393162
11Croatia291314911
12Slovenia274320
13Liechtenstein2433486
14Finland14410
15Soviet Union5131
16Australia211
Bulgaria22
18Spain11
Russia11
Poland11
Great Britain11
Brazil11
Czechia11

Women

RankNationTotalWins by disciplinesDHSGGSSLKBPSLPGSCEK.O.Total189146428948053210663101
1Austria400127649789221
2Switzerland34299488482281
3United States2747338431041024
4Germany194514652311211
5France1632424536011
6Italy143423350126
7Sweden93882346611
8Slovenia62117211841
9Liechtenstein453714138
10Canada411551263
11Slovakia36626112
12Croatia33112236
13Norway1524531
14Finland1156
Spain11173
New Zealand12165
17Czech Republic6222
18Russia541
19Czechoslovakia3111
20Australia11
Poland11

Alpine team event

RankNationTotalBy disciplinesPSLPGSTotal17314
1Switzerland55
2Austria321
Sweden33
4Germany22
Norway22
6Italy11
Czech Republic11

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

Main article: List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Nations Cup standings

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:

NationTotal standingsMen's standingsWomen's standingsFirstSecondThirdFirstSecondThirdFirstSecondThird
Austria421614213235157
Switzerland122612112612121410
France522375634
Italy102136203311
United States31023109
Germany19141213
Norway12512
Canada11
Liechtenstein11
Sweden412

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

References

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