The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 in the United States at the World Cup finals at Vail, Colorado. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden, the only championship for each.
| FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1996/97 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Luc Alphand |
 Pernilla Wiberg | |
| Downhill |
Luc Alphand |
 Renate Götschl | |
| Super G |
Luc Alphand |
 Hilde Gerg | |
| Giant Slalom |
 Michael von Grünigen |
 Deborah Compagnoni | |
| Slalom |
Thomas Sykora |
Pernilla Wiberg | |
| Nations Cup |
Austria |
Germany | |
| Nations Cup overall |
Austria | ||
| Competition | |||
| Locations | 19 | 15 | |
| Individual | 37 | 32 | |
Alphand, who won by just 34 points, became the first male French overall winner in 29 years, since Jean-Claude Killy in 1968.[1] After his overall victory, as well as discipline titles in both downhill (his third straight) and super-G (the only two events in which Alphand competed during the season),[1] Alphand retired from international competition. Five-time overall World Cup champion Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg also retired during the season after suffering another knee injury during a race in December 1996.
A break in the schedule was for the World Championships, held 3–15 February in Sestriere, northwestern Italy.
Calendar
editMen
editLadies
editMen
editOverall
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luc Alphand | 1130 | |
| 2 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 1096 | |
| 3 | Josef Strobl | 1021 | |
| 4 | Kristian Ghedina | 990 | |
| 5 | Michael von Grünigen | |
867 |
| 6 | Andreas Schifferer | 781 | |
| 7 | Hans Knauss | 756 | |
| 8 | Thomas Sykora | 697 | |
| 9 | Thomas Stangassinger | 670 | |
| 10 | Werner Franz | 660 |
Downhill
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luc Alphand | 779 | |
| 2 | Kristian Ghedina | 700 | |
| 3 | Fritz Strobl | 571 | |
| 4 | Werner Franz | 517 | |
| 5 | Josef Strobl | 470 |
Super G
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luc Alphand | 351 | |
| 2 | Josef Strobl | 333 | |
| 3 | Andreas Schifferer | 256 | |
| 4 | Hermann Maier | 230 | |
| 5 | Kristian Ghedina | 218 |
Giant Slalom
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael von Grünigen | |
660 |
| 2 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 387 | |
| 3 | Hans Knauss | 349 | |
| 4 | Steve Locher | |
305 |
| 5 | Fredrik Nyberg | 292 |
Slalom
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Sykora | 695 | |
| 2 | Thomas Stangassinger | 670 | |
| 3 | Finn Christian Jagge | 374 | |
| 4 | Sébastien Amiez | 373 | |
| 5 | Alberto Tomba | 352 |
Combined
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kjetil André Aamodt | 160 | |
| 2 | Lasse Kjus | 100 | |
| Günther Mader | 100 | ||
| 4 | Paul Accola | |
90 |
| 5 | Werner Franz | 89 |
Ladies
editOverall
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Wiberg | 1960 | |
| 2 | Katja Seizinger | 1424 | |
| 3 | Hilde Gerg | 1150 | |
| 4 | Deborah Compagnoni | 967 | |
| 5 | Isolde Kostner | 833 | |
| 6 | Heidi Zurbriggen | |
785 |
| 7 | Anita Wachter | 741 | |
| 8 | Renate Götschl | 647 | |
| 9 | Martina Ertl-Renz | 620 | |
| 10 | Warwara Zelenskaja | 604 |
Downhill
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Götschl | 483 | |
| 2 | Heidi Zurbriggen | |
466 |
| 3 | Varvara Zelenskaya | 423 | |
| 4 | Pernilla Wiberg | 412 | |
| 5 | Katja Seizinger | 405 |
Super G
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilde Gerg | 490 | |
| 2 | Katja Seizinger | 474 | |
| 3 | Pernilla Wiberg | 449 | |
| 4 | Isolde Kostner | 355 | |
| 5 | Martina Ertl | 248 |
Giant Slalom
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah Compagnoni | 560 | |
| 2 | Katja Seizinger | 420 | |
| 3 | Anita Wachter | 378 | |
| 4 | Karin Roten | |
258 |
| 5 | Pernilla Wiberg | 229 | |
| Sabina Panzanini | 229 |
Slalom
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Wiberg | 770 | |
| 2 | Claudia Riegler | 418 | |
| 3 | Deborah Compagnoni | 407 | |
| 4 | Lara Magoni | 391 | |
| 5 | Patricia Chauvet | 347 |
Combined
edit| Place | Name | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Wiberg | 100 | |
| 2 | Hilde Gerg | 80 | |
| 3 | Anita Wachter | 60 | |
| 4 | Sibylle Brauner | 50 | |
| 5 | Catherine Borghi | |
45 |
References
edit- ^ a b Lloyd, Barbara (March 17, 1997). "A Teary Alphand Returns The World Cup to France". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1997 men's schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1997 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links
edit- FIS-ski.com - World Cup standings - 1997