2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup explained

2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Competition1:Overall
Competition1men:   Marco Odermatt (1)
Competition1ladies: Mikaela Shiffrin (4)
Competition2:Downhill
Competition2men: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1)
Competition2ladies: Sofia Goggia (3)
Competition3:Super-G
Competition3men: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (2)
Competition3ladies: Federica Brignone (1)
Competition4:Giant slalom
Competition4men:   Marco Odermatt (1)
Competition4ladies: Tessa Worley (2)
Competition5:Slalom
Competition5men: Henrik Kristoffersen (3)
Competition5ladies: Petra Vlhová (2)
Competition6:Parallel (PGS)
Competition6men: Christian Hirschbühl (1)
Competition6ladies: Andreja Slokar (1)
Competition7:Nations Cup
Competition7men:  (8)
Competition7ladies: (34)
Mixedcompetition1:Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both: (42)
Previous:2020–21
Next:2022–23

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 56th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.[1]

This season began in October 2021 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2022 at the finals in Courchevel/Méribel, France. It was interrupted for most of February by the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China; events were held at Xiaohaituo Alpine Skiing Field.

Alexis Pinturault and Petra Vlhová were the defending overall champions, but first-time overall winner Marco Odermatt won the 2022 men's championship with three races to go and Mikaela Shiffrin won the 2022 women's championship for her fourth overall title with two races to go.

For the first time in the history of the World Cup, either for men or for women, Beaver Creek is hosting four speed events four days in a row, with two downhills and two super giant slaloms. Ultimately, though, one of those races was cancelled by bad weather.

For the first time in almost four years (28 January 2018, Lenzerheide) Mikaela Shiffrin didn't finish her second run (SL in Kranjska Gora). With her 47th slalom victory on 11 January in Schladming, Shiffrin set a new all-time record for victories in any single discipline in the history of the World Cup, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark and his 46 wins in the giant slalom.

Austrian skier Johannes Strolz became the 300th different race winner in men's World Cup history by taking his first career win (SL) at Adelboden.

An oddity occurred when Lucas Braathen won the slalom in Wengen after being in 29th place after the first run.

Dave Ryding, after winning the slalom in Kitzbühel, became the first British skier ever to win a World Cup event and at 35 years old, the oldest first-time World Cup winner.

On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus from FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.[2]

Map of world cup hosts

All 31 locations hosting world cup events for men (19), for women (21) and shared (10) in this season.

width=150 Söldenwidth=150 Lech/Zürswidth=150 Lake Louisewidth=150 Beaver Creek Val d'Isère
RettenbachFlexenarenaMen's Olympic DownhillBirds of PreyLa face de BellevardePiste Oreiller-Killy
width=150 Val Gardena/Grödenwidth=150 Alta Badiawidth=150 Madonna di Campigliowidth=150 Bormiowidth=150 Adelbodenwidth=150 Kranjska Gora
SaslongGran RisaCanalone MiramontiStelvioChuenisbärgliPodkoren 3
EuropeNorth AmericaFrance
North ItalyAustriaSwitzerland
width=150 Mariborwidth=150 Schladmingwidth=300 colspan=2 Kitzbühelwidth=300 colspan=2 Wengen
Miranova proga APlanaiStreifGanslernLauberhornMännlichen
width=150 Killingtonwidth=150 Leviwidth=150 Cortina d'Ampezzowidth=150 Zagrebwidth=300 colspan=2 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Olimpia delle TofaneCrveni spustKandahar 1Gudiberg
Women Men Shared

Men

The number of races in the World Cup history
after SL in Méribel (20 March 2022)

Calendar

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, PG – Parallel giant slalom
DateVenue Slope (%)WinnerSecondThirdOverall leader
1818124 October 2021   SöldenRettenbach (68.2%) GS 430 [3]
1819214 November 2021   Lech/ZürsFlexenarena (50%)PG 008 [4]
26 November 2021   Lake LouiseMen's Olympic Downhill (53%) DH cnx heavy snowfall; moved to Beaver Creek on 5 December 2021
1820327 November 2021  DH 504 [5]
28 November 2021  SG cnx heavy snowfall; moved to Bormio on 30 December 2021
182142 December 2021   Beaver CreekBirds of Prey (68%) SG 224 [6]
182253 December 2021  SG 225 [7]
182364 December 2021  DH 505 [8]
5 December 2021  DH cnx rescheduled downhill from Lake Louise cancelled due to strong wind; moved to Kvitfjell on 4 March 2022
1824711 December 2021   Val d'IsèreLa face de Bellevarde (71%) GS 431 [9]
1825812 December 2021  SL 509 [10]
1826917 December 2021   Val Gardena/GrödenSaslong (56.9%) SG 226 [11]
18271018 December 2021  DH 506 [12]
18281119 December 2021   Alta BadiaGran Risa (69%) GS 432 [13]
18291220 December 2021  GS 433 [14]
18301322 December 2021   Madonna di CampiglioCanalone Miramonti (60%) SL 510 [15]
18311428 December 2021   BormioStelvio (63%) DH 507 [16]
18321529 December 2021  SG 227 [17]
30 December 2021  SG cnx rescheduled SG from Lake Louise; warm weather, moved to Wengen on 13 January 2022
5 January 2022   ZagrebSL cnx cancelled due to high temperatures and wind; rescheduled to 6 January 2022
6 January 2022  SL cnx cancelled after 19 skiers in the 1st run; poor snow conditions; moved to Flachau on 9 March 2022
1833168 January 2022     AdelbodenChuenisbärgli (60%)GS 434 [18]
1834179 January 2022  SL 511 [19]
18351813 January 2022     WengenLauberhorn (90%)SG 228 [20]
18361914 January 2022  DH 508 [21]
18372015 January 2022  DH 509 [22]
18382116 January 2022  Männlichen (72%)SL 512 [23]
18392221 January 2022   KitzbühelStreif (85%)DH 510 [24]
18402322 January 2022  Ganslern (70%)SL 513 [25]
18412423 January 2022  Streif (85%)DH 511 [26]
18422525 January 2022   SchladmingPlanai (54%) SL 514 [27]
2022 Winter Olympics (7–16 February)
18432626 February 2022   Garmisch-PartenkirchenGudiberg (58%)SL 515 [28]
18442727 February 2022  SL 516 [29]
1845284 March 2022   KvitfjellOlympiabakkenDH 512 [30]
1846295 March 2022  DH 513 [31]
1847306 March 2022  SG 229 [32]
1848319 March 2022   FlachauH.-Maier-Weltcupstrecke (53%)SL 517 [33]
18493212 March 2022   Kranjska GoraPodkoren 3 (59%)GS 435 [34]
18503313 March 2022  GS 436 [35]
bgcolor=#EFDECD colspan=11 align=centerWorld Cup Season Final
18513416 March 2022  DH 514 [36]
18523517 March 2022  SG 230 [37]
18533619 March 2022  GS 437  [38]
18543720 March 2022  SL 518 [39]

Rankings

Overall

Rankafter all 37 races[40] Points
   Marco Odermatt 1639
2 1172
3 954
4 880
5 840

See main article: 2022 Men's overall.

Downhill

Rankafter all 11 races[41] Points
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde 620
2 607
3 522
4 517
5 508

See main article: 2022 Men's downhill.

Super-G

Rankafter all 7 races[42] Points
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde 530
2 402
3 375
4 372
5 226

See main article: 2022 Men's super-G.

Giant slalom

Rankafter all 8 races[43] Points
   Marco Odermatt 720
2 453
3 326
4 308
5 300

See main article: 2022 Men's giant slalom.

Slalom

Rankafter all 10 races[44] Points
Henrik Kristoffersen 451
2 361
3 348
4 347
5 307

See main article: 2022 Men's slalom.

Parallel (PG)

Rankafter all 1 race[45] Points
1 Christian Hirschbühl 100
2 80
3 60
4 50
5 45

See main article: 2022 Men's parallel.

Women

The number of races in the World Cup history
after GS in Méribel (20 March 2022)

Calendar

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, PG – Parallel giant slalom
EventDateVenueSlope (incline)TypeWinnerSecondThirdOverall leader
1698123 October 2021   SöldenRettenbach (68.2%) GS 427  [46]
1699213 November 2021  Flexenarena (50%) PG 003 [47]
1700320 November 2021   LeviLevi Black (52%) SL 479 [48]
1701421 November 2021  SL 480 [49]
27 November 2021   KillingtonGS cnx cancelled in first run after 9 skiers due to strong wind; moved to Courchevel on 22 December 2021
1702528 November 2021  SL 481 [50]
170363 December 2021   Lake LouiseMen's Olympic Downhill (53%) DH 425 [51]
170474 December 2021  DH 426 [52]
170585 December 2021  SG 245 [53]
1706911 December 2021     St. MoritzCorviglia (61%) SG 246 [54]
17071012 December 2021  SG 247  Federica Brignone Elena Curtoni Mikaela Shiffrin[55]
17081118 December 2021   Val d'IsèrePiste Oreiller-Killy (52%) DH 427 [56]
17091219 December 2021  SG 248 [57]
17101321 December 2021   CourchevelStade Émile-Allais (58.5%) GS 428 [58]
17111422 December 2021  GS 429 [59]
17121528 December 2021   LienzSchlossberg (47%) GS 430 [60]
17131629 December 2021  SL 482 [61]
1714174 January 2022   ZagrebSL 483 [62]
8 January 2022   MariborMiranova proga AGS cnx cancelled due to warm weather and lack of snow; both events will be replaced in Kranjska Gora on the same dates
9 January 2022  SL cnx 
1715188 January 2022   Kranjska GoraPodkoren 3 (59%) GS 431 [63]
1716 199 January 2022  SL 484 [64]
11 January 2022   FlachauH.-Maier-Weltcupstrecke (53%) SL cnx extreme high COVID-19 numbers in Flachau; replaced in Schladming on the same date
17172011 January 2022   SchladmingPlanai (54%) SL 485 [65]
17182115 January 2022   ZauchenseeKälberloch (70%) DH 428 [66]
17192216 January 2022  SG 249 [67]
17202322 January 2022   Cortina d'AmpezzoOlimpia delle Tofane (65%)DH 429 [68]
17212423 January 2022  SG 250 [69]
17222525 January 2022   KronplatzErta (61%)GS 432 [70]
17232629 January 2022   Garmisch-PartenkirchenKandahar 1 (85%)DH 430 [71]
17242730 January 2022  SG 251 [72]
2022 Winter Olympics (7–17 February)
17252826 February 2022     Crans-MontanaMont Lachaux DH 431 [73]
17262927 February 2022  DH 432 [74]
1727305 March 2022     LenzerheideSilvano Beltrametti piste (65%) SG 252 [75]
1728316 March 2022  GS 433 [76]
17293211 March 2022   ÅreOlympia GS 434 [77]
17303312 March 2022  SL 486  Katharina Liensberger Mina Fürst Holtmann[78]
L'Éclipsebgcolor=#EFDECD colspan=11 align=centerWorld Cup Season Final
17313416 March 2022  DH 433 [79]
17323517 March 2022  SG 253 [80]
17333619 March 2022  SL 487  [81]
17343720 March 2022  GS 435 [82]

Rankings

Overall

Rankafter all 37 races[83] Points
Mikaela Shiffrin 1493
2 1309
3 1055
4 880
5 874

See main article: 2022 Women's overall.

Downhill

Rankafter all 9 races[84] Points
Sofia Goggia 504
2 407
3 339
4 331
5 296

See main article: 2022 Women's downhill.

Super-G

Rankafter all 9 races[85] Points
Federica Brignone 506
2 390
3 380
4 353
5 332

See main article: 2022 Women's super-G.

Giant slalom

Rankafter all 9 races[86] Points
Tessa Worley 567
2 540
3 507
4 491
5 356

See main article: 2022 Women's giant slalom.

Slalom

Rankafter all 9 races[87] Points
Petra Vlhová 770
2 501
3 437
4 392
5 357

See main article: 2022 Women's slalom.

Parallel (PG)

Rankafter all 1 race[88] Points
1 Andreja Slokar 100
2 80
3 60
4 50
5 45

See main article: 2022 Women's parallel.

Alpine team event

World Cup history in real time
after PG in Méribel (18 March 2022)

Calendar

Event key: PG – Parallel giant slalom
EventDateVenueSlope (incline)TypeWinnerSecondThirdNations Cup leader
2022 Winter Olympics (20 February)
bgcolor=#EFDECD colspan=11 align=centerWorld Cup Season Final
16118 March 2022  PG 013 
   (Men)
[89]
* reserve skiers

Nations Cup

Overall

Rankafter all 75 races[90] Points
Austria 10667
2    10410
3 6511
4 6074
5 4194

Men

Rankafter all 38 races[91] Points
   5705
2 5682
3 4228
4 2600
5 2251

Women

Rankafter all 38 races[92] Points
Austria 4985
2    4705
3 3911
4 2268
5 1943

Prize money

Top-5 men

Rankafter all 37 races[93] CHF
1    Marco Odermatt 565 445
2 468 900
3 308 546
4 228 600
5 223 700

Top-5 women

Rankafter all 37 racesCHF
1 Petra Vlhová 408 332
2 406 745
3 309 250
4 247 275
5 194 073

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

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

    See also

    Notes and References

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    2. News: Russian and Belarusian Athletes not to take part in FIS Competitions. FIS. 1 March 2022.
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    4. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lech-Zürs Men (AUT). FIS. 14 November 2021.
    5. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lake Louise Men (CAN). FIS. 27 November 2021.
    6. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Beaver Creek Men (USA). FIS. 2 December 2021.
    7. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Beaver Creek Men (USA). FIS. 3 December 2021.
    8. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Beaver Creek Men (USA). FIS. 4 December 2021.
    9. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val d'Isère Men (FRA). FIS. 11 December 2021.
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    11. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val Gardena-Gröden Men (ITA). FIS. 17 December 2021.
    12. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val Gardena-Gröden Men (ITA). FIS. 18 December 2021.
    13. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Alta Badia Men (ITA). FIS. 19 December 2021.
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    16. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Bormio Men (ITA). FIS. 28 December 2021.
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    18. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden Men (SUI). FIS. 8 January 2022.
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    20. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen Men (SUI). FIS. 13 January 2022.
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    24. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbühel Men (AUT). FIS. 21 January 2022.
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    33. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Flachau Men (AUT). FIS. 9 March 2022.
    34. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kranjska Gora Men (SLO). FIS. 12 March 2022.
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    36. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Courchevel Men (FRA). FIS. 16 March 2022.
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    40. Web site: Men's Overall standing. fis-ski.com.
    41. Web site: Men's Downhill standing. fis-ski.com.
    42. Web site: Men's Super G standing. fis-ski.com.
    43. Web site: Men's Giant Slalom standing. fis-ski.com.
    44. Web site: Men's Slalom standing. fis-ski.com.
    45. Web site: Men's Parallel standing. fis-ski.com.
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    47. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lech/Zürs Women (AUT). FIS. 13 November 2021.
    48. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi Women (FIN). FIS. 20 November 2021.
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    50. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Killington Women (USA). FIS. 28 November 2021.
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    54. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup St. Moritz Women (SUI). FIS. 11 December 2021.
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    56. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val d'Isère Women (FRA). FIS. 18 December 2021.
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    60. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lienz Women (AUT). FIS. 28 December 2021.
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    62. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Zagreb Women (CRO). FIS. 4 January 2022.
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    64. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kranjska Gora Women (SLO). FIS. 9 January 2022.
    65. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Schladming Women (AUT). FIS. 11 January 2022.
    66. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Zauchensee Women (AUT). FIS. 15 January 2022.
    67. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Zauchensee Women (AUT). FIS. 16 January 2022.
    68. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo Women (ITA). FIS. 22 January 2022.
    69. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo Women (ITA). FIS. 23 January 2022.
    70. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kronplatz Women (ITA). FIS. 25 January 2022.
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    72. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Women (GER). FIS. 30 January 2022.
    73. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Crans Montana Women (SUI). FIS. 26 February 2022.
    74. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Crans Montana Women (SUI). FIS. 27 February 2022.
    75. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Lenzerheide Women (SUI). FIS. 5 March 2022.
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    77. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Åre Women (SWE). FIS. 11 March 2022.
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    79. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Courchevel Women (FRA). FIS. 16 March 2022.
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    81. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Méribel Women (FRA). FIS. 19 March 2022.
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    84. Web site: Women's Downhill standing. fis-ski.com.
    85. Web site: Women's Super-G standing. fis-ski.com.
    86. Web site: Women's Giant Slalom standing. fis-ski.com.
    87. Web site: Women's Slalom standing. fis-ski.com.
    88. Web site: Women's Parallel standing. fis-ski.com.
    89. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Méribel (FRA). FIS. 18 March 2022.
    90. Web site: Nations Cup overall standing. fis-ski.com.
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    92. Web site: Women's Nations Cup overall standing. fis-ski.com.
    93. Web site: Prize Money Standing. FIS Ski.