2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup explained

2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Competition1:Overall
Competition1men: Alexis Pinturault (1)
Competition1ladies: Petra Vlhová (1)
Competition2:Downhill
Competition2men:   Beat Feuz (4)
Competition2ladies: Sofia Goggia (2)
Competition3:Super-G
Competition3men: Vincent Kriechmayr (1)
Competition3ladies:   Lara Gut-Behrami (3)
Competition4:Giant slalom
Competition4men: Alexis Pinturault (1)
Competition4ladies: Marta Bassino (1)
Competition5:Slalom
Competition5men: Marco Schwarz (1)
Competition5ladies: Katharina Liensberger (1)
Competition6men: Alexis Pinturault (1)
Competition6ladies: Petra Vlhová (2)
Competition7:Nations Cup
Competition7men:   Switzerland (7)
Competition7ladies:   Switzerland (10)
Mixedcompetition1:Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both:   Switzerland (9)
Previous:2019–20
Next:2021–22

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 season marked the 55th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.[1] [2] [3] [4] As it had every year since 2006 (when the Sölden races were cancelled due to a snowstorm), the season began in Sölden, Austria in October, and it ended with the World Cup finals in March, which were held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many changes to the original racing schedule. Among them were the following:

Canceled events: Val d'Isere (AC); St. Anton (AC); Crans-Montana (AC); Levi (Men); Lech (Team); Lake Louise (3 DH, 2 SG); Alta Badia (P); Davos (P), Beaver Creek (DH, SG, GS); Chamonix (DH, P); Bansko (AC); Bormio (AC); Wengen (DH, SL, AC); Maribor (SL) and Åre (GS).

Ladies' calendar changes: Killington to Levi (SL); Killington to Courchevel (GS); Lake Louise to Val d'Isere (DH); Lake Louise to St. Moritz (SG); Åre to Maribor (GS); Maribor to Åre (SL) and Lake Louise to Crans-Montana (DH).

Men's calendar changes: Beaver Creek to Val d'Isere (GS, SG, DH); Val d'Isere to Alta Badia (SL): Garmisch to Adelboden (GS): Lake Louise to Wengen (DH); Lake Louise to Ga-Pa (SG) and Levi to Chamonix (SL).

Additional events: Chamonix (SL); Bansko (GS); Bormio (SG), St. Anton (SG) and Val d'Isere (Ladies' SG).

Further changes due to the pandemic were considered likely and are shown on the schedule below. However, two results of these COVID-related changes were that (1) no Alpine combined events were held during the season, despite the increased emphasis placed on such events beginning with the prior season, and (2) no World Cup races were held in North America for the first time since the 1973-74 season and only the second time in World Cup history.[5]

Men

The number of races in World Cup history
after SL in Lenzerheide (21 March 2021)

Calendar

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, PS – Parallel slalom, PG – Parallel giant slalom
EventDateVenueTypeWinnerSecondThirdDetails
1783118 October 2020   SöldenGS 420 [6]
1784227 November 2020   Lech/ZürsPG 007  Alexander Schmid[7]
5 December 2020   Val-d'IsèreGS cnx lack of snow; moved to Santa Caterina
6 December 2020  GS cnx 
178535 December 2020   Santa CaterinaGS 421 [8]
178647 December 2020  GS 422 [9]
1787512 December 2020  SG 218 [10]
1788613 December 2020  DH 497 [11]
1789718 December 2020   Val Gardena/GrödenSG 219 [12]
1790819 December 2020  DH 498 [13]
1791920 December 2020   Alta BadiaGS 423 [14]
17921021 December 2020  SL 498 [15]
17931122 December 2020   Madonna di CampiglioSL 499 [16]
17941229 December 2020   BormioSG 220 [17]
17951330 December 2020  DH 499 [18]
1796146 January 2021   ZagrebSL 500 [19]
1797158 January 2021     AdelbodenGS 424 [20]
1798169 January 2021  GS 425 [21]
17991710 January 2021  SL 501  Marco Schwarz Linus Straßer Dave Ryding[22]
15 January 2021     WengenDH cnx cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic;
first DH and SL moved to Kitzbühel, second DH moved to Saalbach-Hinterglemm
16 January 2021  DH cnx 
17 January 2021  SL cnx 
16 January 2021   KitzbühelSL cnx cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; moved to Flachau
17 January 2021  SL cnx 
18001816 January 2021   FlachauSL 502  Manuel Feller Clément Noël Marco Schwarz[23]
18011917 January 2021  SL 503 [24]
18022022 January 2021   KitzbühelDH 500 [25]
18032124 January 2021  DH 501 [26]
18042225 January 2021  SG 221  Vincent Kriechmayr[27]
18052326 January 2021   SchladmingSL 504 [28]
18062430 January 2021   ChamonixSL 505 [29]
18072531 January 2021  SL 506 [30]
1808265 February 2021   Garmisch-PartenkirchenDH 502 [31]
1809276 February 2021  SG 222 [32]
World Championships (8–21 February)
18102827 February 2021   BanskoGS 426 [33]
18112928 February 2021  GS 427 [34]
6 March 2021   KvitfjellDH cnx cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; moved to Saalbach-Hinterglemm
7 March 2021  SG cnx 
5 March 2021   Saalbach-HinterglemmDH cnx cancelled due to fog after nine skiers had run
1812306 March 2021  DH 503 [35]
1813317 March 2021  SG 223 [36]
18143213 March 2021   Kranjska GoraGS 428 [37]
18153314 March 2021  SL 507 [38]
17 March 2021     LenzerheideDH cnx cancelled due to heavy snowfall
18 March 2021  SG cnx cancelled due to fog and snowfall
18163420 March 2021  GS 429 [39]
18173521 March 2021  SL 508 [40]

Rankings

Overall

Rankafter all 35 races[41] Points
Alexis Pinturault 1260
2 1093
3 814
4 805
5 764

See main article: 2021 Men's overall.

Downhill

Rankafter all 7 races[42] Points
   Beat Feuz 486
2 418
3 338
4 272
5 267

See main article: 2021 Men's downhill.

Super-G

Rankafter all 6 races[43] Points
Vincent Kriechmayr 401
2 318
3 276
4 225
5 172

See main article: 2021 Men's super-G.

Giant slalom

Rankafter all 10 races[44] Points
Alexis Pinturault 700
2 649
3 606
4 393
5 378

See main article: 2021 Men's giant slalom.

Slalom

Rankafter all 11 races[45] Points
Marco Schwarz 665
2 553
3 503
4 488
5 431

See main article: 2021 Men's slalom.

Parallel (PG)

Rankafter all 1 race[46] Points
Alexis Pinturault 100
2 80
3 60
4 50
5 45

See main article: 2021 Men's parallel.

Ladies

The number of races in World Cup history
after GS in Lenzerheide (21 March 2021)

Calendar

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, PS – Parallel slalom, PG – Parallel giant slalom
EventDateVenueTypeWinnerSecondThirdDetails
1667117 October 2020   SöldenGS 419 [47]
1668221 November 2020   LeviSL 470 [48]
1669322 November 2020  SL 471 [49]
1670426 November 2020   Lech/ZürsPG 002 [50]
5 December 2020     St. MoritzSG cnx heavy snow and wind; first race moved to Crans Montana, second race moved to Val di Fassa
6 December 2020  SG cnx 
1671512 December 2020   CourchevelGS 420 [51]
1672614 December 2020  GS 421 [52]
1673718 December 2020   Val-d'IsèreDH 418 [53]
1674819 December 2020  DH 419  Sofia Goggia   Corinne Suter Breezy Johnson[54]
1675920 December 2020  SG 239  Ester Ledecká[55]
28 December 2020   SemmeringGS cnx second run and competition canceled; strong wind
16761029 December 2020  SL 472 [56]
1677113 January 2021   ZagrebSL 473 [57]
1678129 January 2021   St. AntonDH 420 [58]
16791310 January 2021  SG 240 [59]
16801412 January 2021   FlachauSL 474 [60]
16811516 January 2021   Kranjska GoraGS 422    Michelle Gisin[61]
16821617 January 2021  GS 423 [62]
16831722 January 2021     Crans-MontanaDH 421  Breezy Johnson[63]
16841823 January 2021  DH 422 [64]
16851924 January 2021  SG 241 [65]
16862026 January 2021  GS 424 [66]
16872130 January 2021   Garmisch-PartenkirchenSG 242 [67]
1688221 February 2021  SG 243 [68]
World Championships (8–21 February)
16892326 February 2021   Val di FassaDH 423 [69]
16902427 February 2021  DH 424 [70]
16912528 February 2021  SG 244 [71]
1692266 March 2021   JasnáSL 475 [72]
1693277 March 2021  GS 425 [73]
16942812 March 2021   ÅreSL 476 [74]
16952913 March 2021  SL 477 [75]
17 March 2021     LenzerheideDH cnx cancelled due to heavy snowfall
18 March 2021  SG cnx cancelled due to fog and snowfall
16963020 March 2021  SL 478 [76]
16973121 March 2021  GS 426 [77]

Rankings

Overall

Rankafter all 31 races[78] Points
Petra Vlhová 1416
2 1256
3 1130
4 1075
5 903

See main article: 2021 Women's overall.

Downhill

Rankafter all 7 races[79] Points
Sofia Goggia 480
2 410
3 383
4 330
5 265

See main article: 2021 Women's downhill.

Super-G

Rankafter all 6 races[80] Points
   Lara Gut-Behrami 525
2 323
3 310
4 272
5 236

See main article: 2021 Women's super-G.

Giant slalom

Rankafter all 8 races[81] Points
Marta Bassino 546
2 420
3 391
4 389
5 372

See main article: 2021 Women's giant slalom.

Slalom

Rankafter all 9 races[82] Points
Katharina Liensberger 690
2 655
3 652
4 491
5 415

See main article: 2021 Women's slalom.

Parallel (PG)

Rankafter all 1 race[83] Points
Petra Vlhová 100
2 80
3 60
4 50
5 45

See main article: 2021 Women's parallel.

Alpine team event

World Cup history in real time
after PG in Lenzerheide (20 March 2021)

Calendar

Event key: PG – Parallel giant slalom
EventDateVenueTypeWinnerSecondThirdDetails
World Championships (8–21 February)
15119 March 2021  PG 012 [84]
* reserve skiers

Nations Cup

Overall

Rankafter all 67 races[85] Points
   10087
2 9211
3 5735
4 4991
5 4591
Men
Rankafter all 36 races[86] Points
   5329
2 5258
3 4141
4 3068
5 1936

Ladies

Rankafter all 32 races[87] Points
   4758
2 3953
3 3799
4 2154
5 1523

Prize money

Top-5 men

Rankafter all 35 races[88] CHF
1 Alexis Pinturault 379,064
2 335,090
3 285,920
4 263,780
5 226,440

Top-5 ladies

Rankafter all 31 races[89] CHF
1    Lara Gut-Behrami 485,091
2 444,501
3 410,978
4 333,129
5 288,606

Achievements

First World Cup career victory:
  • Men
  • Women
    First World Cup podium:
  • Men
  • Women
    Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins):
  • Men
  • Women

    Retirements

    The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:

    Men

    Women

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: Provisional World Cup calendar for ladies. International Ski Federation. 18 June 2020.
    3. Web site: Official World Cup calendar for men. International Ski Federation. 2 October 2020.
    4. Web site: Official World Cup calendar for ladies. International Ski Federation. 2 October 2020.
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    8. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Santa Caterina Men (ITA). www.fis-ski.com.
    9. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Santa Caterina Men (ITA). www.fis-ski.com.
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    11. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val d'Isere Men (FRA). www.fis-ski.com.
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    29. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Chamonix Men (FRA). www.fis-ski.com.
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    45. Web site: M Slalom standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
    46. Web site: M Parallel standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
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    48. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi Ladies (FIN). www.fis-ski.com.
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    51. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Courchevel Ladies (FRA). www.fis-ski.com.
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    65. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Crans-Montana Ladies (SUI). www.fis-ski.com.
    66. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kronplatz Ladies (ITA). www.fis-ski.com.
    67. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Garmisch Partenkirchen Ladies (GER). www.fis-ski.com.
    68. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Garmisch Partenkirchen Ladies (GER). www.fis-ski.com.
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    74. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Åre Ladies (SWE). www.fis-ski.com.
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    76. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lenzerheide Ladies (SUI). www.fis-ski.com.
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    79. Web site: W Downhill standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
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    81. Web site: W Giant Slalom standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
    82. Web site: W Slalom standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
    83. Web site: W Parallel standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
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    88. Web site: Prize money standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.
    89. Web site: Prize money standing . 13 January 2021 . FIS Ski.