FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

Alpine Ski World Cup
International Ski Federation (FIS)
People	Chief Race Directors Markus Waldner (M) Peter Gerdol (W)
Sponsor	Audi Quattro

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of

, Lebanon.

The inaugural World Cup race was held on 5 January

Nancy Greene

of Canada were the overall winners for the first two seasons.

Rules

Competitors attempt to achieve the best time in four disciplines:

season.

The current scoring system was implemented in the 1991–92 season. For every race points are awarded to the top 30 finishers: 100 points to the winner, 80 for second, 60 for third, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. The racer with the most points at the end of the season in mid-March wins the cup, represented by a 9 kilogram crystal globe.^[2] Sub-prizes are also awarded in each individual race discipline, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe.

Since

. For super-g races in the three seasons previous, points were added and calculated in the giant slalom ranking.

The World Cup is held annually, and is considered the premier competition for alpine ski racing after the quadrennial Winter Olympics. Many consider the World Cup to be a more valuable title than the Olympics or the biennial World Championships, since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several disciplines throughout the season, and not just in one race.^[3]

Races are hosted primarily at ski resorts in the Alps in Europe, with regular stops in Scandinavia, North America, and east Asia, but a few races have also been held in the Southern Hemisphere. World Cup competitions have been hosted in 25 countries around the world: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.^[4]

Lower competitive circuits include the

in Europe.

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

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

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:

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.

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

	Career		Different discipline titles won		Wins		DH	SG	GS	SL	KB
Maria Walliser	1981–1990		4		5		2	1	1	-	1
Maria Höfl-Riesch	2001–2014		4		5		1	1	-	2	1
Federica Brignone	2010–active		4		5		1	1	2	-	1

As of 27 March 2025

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

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.

is the only skier with at least five World Cup victories in all five disciplines.

Men

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

Women

	Career		Times		Seasons		Wins		DH	SG	GS	SL	KB	PGS	PSL	CE
Anja Pärson	1998–2012		3		0		42		6	4	11	18	3	N/A	–	–
Pernilla Wiberg	1990–2002		2		0		24		2	3	2	14	3	N/A	–	N/A
Petra Kronberger	1987–1992		2		1		16		6	2	3	3	2	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lindsey Vonn	2001–active		2		0		82		43	28	4	2	5	N/A	–	–
Janica Kostelić	1998–2006		1		1		30		1	1	2	20	6	N/A	–	N/A
Tina Maze	1999–2015		1		1		26		4	1	14	4	3	N/A	–	–
Mikaela Shiffrin	2011–active		1		0		101		4	5	22	64	1	–	2	3

• Mikaela Shiffrin is the only skier in history who has won in six different disciplines—i.e., aside from the classic five disciplines, she has also won in parallel slalom.

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"):

As of 27 March 2025.^[5][6]

• 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.

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

As of 23 Feb 2025

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.

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

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

  not counted as an official World cup win

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.

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

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

There were a total of two races (one in the men's category and one in the women's category) and it was in

season. The points were added together with slalom races.

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

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

Introduced by the International Ski Federation to the World Cup as a spectator-friendly event in late 2015, the parallel giant slalom competition, or shortened parallel-G, joining the parallel slalom, is intended to lure more speed specialists into the faster of the two technical disciplines, along with attracting their fans to watch the races at the venue, on-line, and on television.^[7] Few venues offer the slope and conditions required to host an extremely short Giant slalom course that can be readily viewed in its entirety by a compact gallery of fans. Modified or not, the Federation has not suggested that they will push the format to lower-level tours like the NorAm and Europa Cup.

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.

Men's World Cup

parallel giant slalom

events

Venue	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Fourth	Notes
Alta Badia	21 December 2015	Kjetil Jansrud	Aksel Lund Svindal	Andre Myhrer	Dominik Schwaiger	[8][9]
Alta Badia	19 December 2016	Cyprien Sarrazin	Carlo Janka	Kjetil Jansrud	Leif Kristian Haugen	[10][11]
Alta Badia	18 December 2017	Matts Olsson	Henrik Kristoffersen	Marcel Hirscher	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	[12]
Alta Badia	17 December 2018	Marcel Hirscher	Thibaut Favrot	Alexis Pinturault	Matts Olsson	[13][14]
Alta Badia	23 December 2019	Rasmus Windingstad	Stefan Luitz	Roland Leitinger	Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen	[13][15]
Chamonix	9 February 2020	Loïc Meillard	Thomas Tumler	Alexander Schmid	Tommy Ford	[16]
Lech/Zürs	27 November 2020	Alexis Pinturault	Henrik Kristoffersen	Alexander Schmid	Adrian Pertl	[17]
Lech/Zürs	14 November 2021	Christian Hirschbühl	Dominik Raschner	Atle Lie McGrath	Henrik Kristoffersen	[18]

Women's World Cup

parallel giant slalom

events

Venue	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Fourth	Notes
Sestriere	19 January 2020	Clara Direz	Elisa Mörzinger	Marta Bassino	Federica Brignone	[19]
Lech/Zürs	26 November 2020	Petra Vlhová	Paula Moltzan	Lara Gut-Behrami	Sara Hector	[20]
Lech/Zürs	13 November 2021	Andreja Slokar	Thea Louise Stjernesund	Kristin Lysdahl	Marta Bassino	[21]

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.,

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

, 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

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

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

(to adjust and reduce the points for places 4th through 20th), and the scoring system has not been changed again since that year.

The table below compares the point values under all five scoring systems which have been in use:

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

Place	1	2	3	4	T5 (4)	T9 (8)
Parallel slalom	100	80	60	50	40	15

† The scoring system changed during the

season; this special system was used for the last two men's downhills and the last three races in every other discipline except combined.

Since the Top 30 scoring system was implemented in

'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

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

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

Finals

Since 1993 the

, 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

Åre , Sweden 1994 Vail , USA 1995 Bormio , Italy 1996 Lillehammer , Norway 1997 Vail, USA (2) 1998 Crans-Montana , Switzerland 1999 Sierra Nevada , Spain 2000 Bormio , Italy (2) 2001 Åre, Sweden (2) 2002 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee , Austria 2003 Lillehammer, Norway (2)

2004 Sestriere , Italy 2005 Lenzerheide , Switzerland 2006 Åre, Sweden (3) 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (2) 2008 Bormio, Italy (3) 2009 Åre, Sweden (4) 2010 Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany 2011 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (3) 2012 Schladming , Austria 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (4) 2014 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (5)

2015 Méribel , France 2016 St. Moritz , Switzerland 2017 Aspen , USA 2018 Åre, Sweden (5) 2019 Soldeu , Andorra 2020 CANCELLED[24] 2021 Lenzerheide, Switzerland (6) 2022 Méribel/Courchevel, France (2)[25] 2023 Soldeu, Andorra (2)[26] 2024 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria[27] 2025 Sun Valley, USA[28]

Winners by country

The table below lists those nations which have won at least one World Cup race (current as of 27 March 2025).[29]^[30]

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

Individual race wins are counted in this table, along with the nations team events held at World Cup Finals since 2006 (counts double as men and women in mixed competition contribute to a win). The "parallel race" is a head-to-head slalom race format used occasionally from the 1970s through 1990s, and again in 2011. Team event wins are doubled (because on one team event race competed both women and men; so it's counted separately each for women and men). Results for West Germany and Germany are counted together in this table. All of Yugoslavia's wins are currently lumped in with Slovenia, since the skiers who won races for former Yugoslavia were all Slovenes from Slovenia (one of six Yugoslav Republics), and thus are listed under Slovenia in online databases. The Soviet Union and Russia are counted separately, as are Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.

A total of 25 countries have won World Cup races, with 21 countries winning men's races and a different 21 winning women's races. As expected, the top ten nations in this list are the ten nations listed in the Nations Cup summary table (with slight changes in order).

Marc Girardelli accounted for all of Luxembourg's 46 wins, making Luxembourg the country that has won the most races among men without winning any among women. Slovakia, with 36 wins (31 from Petra Vlhová), has the most wins among women without any wins among men. Janica Kostelić has 30 of Croatia's 62 wins and her brother Ivica had 26. Ingemar Stenmark still has about 40% of Sweden's 212 wins more than three decades after his retirement. Liechtenstein has 69 wins in total, mostly coming from one family: Hanni Wenzel had 33, her brother Andreas had 14, and her daughter Tina Weirather had 9 (for a total of 56).

Some nations specialize in either speed (downhill and Super G) or technical (slalom and GS) disciplines, while others are strong across the board. Among nations with 30+ wins, the Canadian team has won 71% of its races in speed events, while Slovakia has won 100%, Croatia 93%, and Sweden 91% of their races in technical events, especially notable in Sweden's case given its large number of wins. Several nations with under 30 wins have almost 100% of them in technical events, led by Finland and Spain. In contrast Germany and Norway have the most even distribution without disproportionate strength or weakness in any one discipline. Some nations have strong teams in only one gender, as 93% of Norway's wins have come from their men, and 77% of Germany's and 67% of the United States's wins have come from their women, while the Swiss, French and Canadian totals are split almost equally.

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

season) are summarized below:

Nation	Total standings				Men's standings				Women's standings
	First	Second	Third		First	Second	Third		First	Second	Third
Austria	42	16	1		42	13	2		35	15	7
Switzerland	12	26	12		11	26	12		12	14	10
France	5	2	2		3	7	5		6	3	4
Italy	–	10	21		3	6	20		3	3	11
United States	–	3	10		–	2	3		–	10	9
Germany	–	1	9		–	–	1		4	12	13
Norway	–	1	2		–	5	12		–	–	–
Canada	–	–	1		–	–	–		–	–	1
Liechtenstein	–	–	1		–	–	–		–	–	1
Sweden	–	–	–		–	–	4		–	1	2

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

Other world competitions

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

Statistics

• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's champions
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's champions
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's race winners
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup winners of men's discipline titles
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup winners of women's discipline titles
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup host
  • List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's hosts
  • List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's hosts
• List of men's downhill races in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races calendar
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Nations Cup standings

External links

Media related to FIS Alpine Ski World Cup at Wikimedia Commons

• 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