2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2018–19 season marks the 53rd consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.
2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Marcel Hirscher | Mikaela Shiffrin | |
Downhill | Beat Feuz | Nicole Schmidhofer | |
Super-G | Dominik Paris | Mikaela Shiffrin | |
Giant Slalom | Marcel Hirscher | Mikaela Shiffrin | |
Slalom | Marcel Hirscher | Mikaela Shiffrin | |
Combined | Alexis Pinturault | Federica Brignone | |
Nations Cup | Austria | Austria | |
Nations Cup Overall | Austria | ||
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This season began in October 2018 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2019 at the finals in Soldeu, Andorra. The biennial World Championships interrupted the tour in early February in Åre, Sweden. During the season, the most successful female skier of all time, four-time overall World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States, retired after the World Championships, at which she won a bronze medal in downhill. Also, two-time overall champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway retired at the same meet, at which he won a silver medal in downhill.[1]
Marcel Hirscher of Austria won his eighth straight men's overall championship, an all-time record, and moved in third place in overall wins (68) behind only Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Vonn (82). Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won her third straight women's overall championship and moved into 5th place on the overall win list (60). After the season, Hirscher also retired.[2]
Men
Calendar
Rankings
Overall
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Downhill
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Super G
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Giant Slalom/Parallel Giant Slalom
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Slalom/Parallel Slalom
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Combined
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Women
Prior to the start of the season, 4-time overall World Cup champion (and 20-time crystal globe winner) Lindsey Vonn of the United States announced her retirement effective as of the end of the season.[43] Due to lingering injuries, she moved her retirement date up to the World Championships in February.[1]
In December, Mikaela Shiffrin became the eighth athlete (four men, four women) to win at least 50 World Cup races across all disciplines, as well as the youngest (at age 23) to do so.[44] Shiffrin ended the season with 17 race victories (3 Super Gs, 4 giant slaloms, 8 slaloms, and 2 parallel slaloms/city events), shattering Vreni Schneider's 30-year-old record of 14 wins in a season, which was set in the 1988-89 season.[45] Shiffrin also won four crystal globes for the season, tying the women's record held by Vonn and Tina Maze.[46]
On 6 March 2019, former slalom season champion (and Olympic gold medalist) Frida Hansdotter announced her retirement from alpine skiing following the 2018–2019 season.[47][48]
Calendar
Rankings
Overall
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Downhill
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Super G
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Giant Slalom
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Slalom/Parallel Slalom
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Combined
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Alpine team event
Calendar
# | Event | Date | Venue | Type | Winner | Second | Third | Details |
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14 | 1 | 15 March 2019 | Soldeu | PG 011 | Switzerland | Norway
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Germany
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* reserve skiers
Nations Cup
Overall
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Men
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Ladies
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Prize money
Top-5 men
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Top-5 ladies
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Retirements
The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:
Footnotes
- heavy snowfall; Downhill in Beaver Creek was switched with super giant slalom and rescheduled from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2018
- heavy snowfall; Super giant slalom in Beaver Creek was switched with downhill and rescheduled from 30 November 2018 to 1 December 2018; start of competition was postponed for one hour and moved lower because of the heavy snowfall
- FIS disqualified Stefan Luitz from the GS victory at Beaver Creek for breaking the organisation's rule by inhaling oxygen before the competition. However, he didn't break the rules of doping and he can continue to compete on normally. Marcel Hirscher initially inherited the race victory. However, later Luitz has successfully overturned his disqualification at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and his result was reinstated.
- opening Giant Slalom from Sölden scheduled on 28 October 2018 is rescheduled to Saalbach-Hinterglemm on 19 December 2018.
- Slalom from Val d'Isère is rescheduled to Saalbach-Hinterglemm on 20 December 2018.
- Because of the worst weather forecast on Saturday, Downhill in Kitzbühel was rescheduled from 26 to 25 January 2019 on Friday. It was switched with original Super-G date.
- Because of the worst weather forecast in the weekend, Slalom in Kitzbühel which is easier to organize, is rescheduled from 27 to 26 January 2019. It will be switched with original downhill date.
- Because of the downhill switch date on Friday, Super-G in Kitzbühel is rescheduled from 25 to 27 January 2019.
- Slalom start in Levi on 17 November 2018 was moved lower; strong wind on top of the course
- Downhill from Val d'Isère was rescheduled in Val Gardena/Gröden on 18 December 2018
- Super giant slalom from Val d'Isère was rescheduled in Val Gardena/Gröden on 19 December 2018
- Downhill from St. Anton was rescheduled in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 18 January 2019
- Because of the bad weather forecast, program in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is switched. Super-G is rescheduled from 27 to 26 January 2019.
- Because of the bad weather forecast, program in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is switched. Downhill is rescheduled from 26 to 27 January 2019.
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- Zaccardi, Nick (4 September 2019). "Marcel Hirscher retires atop Alpine skiing rather than chase record". NBC Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Cancelled men's Giant Slalom from Sölden (AUT) to be rescheduled in Saalbach-Hinterglemm (AUT)". International Ski Federation. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- "Men's GS in Sölden dogged by bad luck". International Ski Federation. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi (FIN)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lake Louise (CAN)". www.fis-ski.com.
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- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Alta Badia (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
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- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Madonna di Campiglio (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
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- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Oslo (NOR)". www.fis-ski.com.
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- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbuehel (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbuehel (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbuehel (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Schladming (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Stockholm (SWE)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Bansko (BUL)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Bansko (BUL)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kvitfjell (NOR)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kvitfjell (NOR)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kranjska Gora (SLO)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kranjska Gora (SLO)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter (AND)". www.fis-ski.com.
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- Associated Press (22 January 2018). "Mikaela Shiffrin continues to make World Cup history with 35th slalom win, her 50th overall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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- "Shiffrin wins giant slalom race to seal World Cup title". Associated Press. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- Ibraheem Alsalman (6 March 2019). "Hansdotter slutar" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- Jonatan Andersson (6 March 2019). "Frida Hansdotter avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Soelden (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi (FIN)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Killington (USA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Killington (USA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lake Louise (CAN)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lake Louise (CAN)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lake Louise (CAN)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup St. Moritz (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup St. Moritz (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Ladies' Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in Val d'Isère (FRA) cancelled". International Ski Federation. 7 December 2018.
- "Cancelled ladies' Val d'Isere (FRA) races rescheduled in Val Gardena/Gröden (ITA)". International Ski Federation. 7 December 2018.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val Gardena / Groeden (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val Gardena / Groeden (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Courchevel (FRA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Courchevel (FRA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Semmering (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Semmering (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Oslo (NOR)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Zagreb (CRO)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Flachau (AUT)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kronplatz (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Maribor (SLO)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Maribor (SLO)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Stockholm (SWE)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Crans-Montana (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Crans-Montana (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Spindleruv Mlyn (CZE)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Spindleruv Mlyn (CZE)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter (AND)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter (AND)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter (AND)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter (AND)". www.fis-ski.com.
- "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter (AND)". www.fis-ski.com.