2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's overall explained

The men's overall in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of 35 events in four disciplines: downhill (DH) (8 races), super-G (SG) (7 races), giant slalom (GS) (10 races), and slalom (SL) (10 races). The season was originally scheduled with 45 events, but the first three events of the season (a giant slalom on the glacier at Sölden and two downhills on the Matterhorn) were cancelled due to high winds and heavy snowfall.[1] [2] The cancelled giant slalom was subsequently rescheduled for Aspen on 1 March,[3] and one of the canceled races from Zermatt-Cervinia (the Matterhorn) was rescheduled to Val Gardena/Gröden on 12 December. As discussed under "Season Summary" below, there were additional cancellations and reschedulings after the opening races.

As is the case every fourth year, there were no other major FIS events (world championships or Olympics) taking place during this season.[4] The fifth and sixth current FIS disciplines, parallel (PAR) and Alpine combined (AC), were eliminated from future World Cup schedules due to a lack of participation or interest in staging these events, and a new event that had been contemplated on the tentative schedule for the season, a team combined (which had been planned for 20 January 2024 at Kitzbühel), was also eliminated and replaced with an additional downhill. Thus, for the second straight season, only the four major disciplines were contested.

Season Summary

Because of the three straight cancellations to start the season, the only race held before December 2023 was a slalom at Gurgl, won by the Austrian skier Manuel Feller, who thus held the overall lead. The next three races after that, speed events scheduled for Beaver Creek in the U.S., were also cancelled due to high winds and heavy snowfall, bringing the total to six cancellations with only one race held.[5] When the second race was finally contested, all-discipline skier (and 2021 slalom champion) Marco Schwarz of Austria took over the overall lead by finishing second again, with Feller in second overall.[6] However, the very next race, a slalom, was again cancelled due to overnight rains followed by new snow and high winds, bringing the number of cancelled races to seven (and now including each of the four disciplines).[7]

The first speed races were finally held on 14–16 December, and the "battle of the Marcos" was finally underway. Swiss two-time defending overall champion Marco Odermatt's two third-place finishes in the first two speed races propelled him past Schwarz, who only managed a fifth, and into the overall lead by 15 points.[8] At Alta Badia, Odermatt extended his dominance in giant slalom to six in a row, winning both races and jumping out to a lead over Schwarz of 92 points, with everyone else at least 250 points down.[9] However, Schwarz's victory in the next race, a slalom (the only discipline in which Odermatt does not compete) moved Schwarz into the overall lead for the season by 8 points.[10] In the very next race, a downhill in Bormio, the "Battle of the Marcos" came to an end for the season, when Schwarz suffered a season-ending knee injury, while Odermatt finished second and reclaimed the lead.[11] Odermatt's victory in a super-G the next day gave him the season lead in every discipline except slalom and a lead of almost 400 points over his closest competitor who was still active, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway.[12] Odermatt continued his season-long giant slalom winning streak at Adelboden, extending his lead over Kilde to over 400 points.[13]

The men's tour then headed to the classic courses of Wengen for the Lauberhorn races (two downhills, a super-G, and a slalom) and Kitzbühel for the Hahnenkamm races (two downhills and a slalom). In Wengen, Odermatt increased his lead by winning both downhills and finishing second in the super-G, but the bigger news were season-ending crashes for two former overall season champions: first, in the super-G, Alexis Pinturault of France,[14] and then, in the second downhill, Kilde, which put the second of Odermatt's main rivals out for the season and left Cyprien Sarrazin of France, a former giant slalom skier turned speed specialist, in second place among Odermatt's still-active rivals.[15] In the five speed races in Wengen and Kitzbühel, Sarrazin won three and finished second in the other two, drawing him to within 500 points of Odermatt – but no closer, because Odermatt won the other two, finished second twice and third once, thus allowing Sarrazin an overall gain of only 40 points.[16] When Odermatt won the super-G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Sarrazin failed to finish, Odermatt's lead over Sarrazin in the overall championship went back over 600 points.[17] Odermatt also won the giant slalom at Bansko,[18] while the slalom scheduled the next day was rained out and not rescheduled.[19]

Unfortunately for Sarrazin, he then became the latest skier to suffer an injury, this time in training, which forced him to miss at least the next two speed races on the World Cup circuit and for all intents and purposes ended his chances to catch Odermatt.[20] After the races in Kvitfjell, with only 11 races (maximum 1,100 points) remaining in the season, Odermatt held a lead of over 900 points against all competitors.[21] When Odermatt then won the next race, a giant slalom at Palisades Tahoe, USA (his 10th consecutive victory in the discipline), he clinched the overall championship for the season -- his third straight -- with a month (10 races) still to go.[22] The following week at Aspen, Odermatt won two more giant slaloms,[23] but the best performance of the weekend was turned in by his Swiss teammate Loïc Meillard, who placed second in both giant slaloms and then won the slalom on Sunday to move into third place overall for the season, just 3 points behind slalom season champion Manuel Feller. However, the last races before the finals, the technical races scheduled for Kranjska Gora, were cancelled due to a lack of snow (giant slalom) and heavy rains (slalom), which pushed the showdown for second place to the finals.[24]

Finals

The last events of the season are scheduled for the World Cup finals at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. This season, for the first time, the finals will take place over two weekends—16-17 March 2024 for the technical events and 22–24 March 2024 for the speed events—with the last race for the men (the downhill) taking place on Sunday, 24 March. Only the top 25 in each discipline and the winner of the Junior World Championship in each discipline are eligible to compete in the finals, with the exception that any skier who has scored at least 500 points in the overall classification is eligible to participate in any discipline, regardless of his standing in that discipline for the season. However, only six racers (Odermatt, Feller, Meillard, Sarrazin, former overall champion Henrik Kristoffersen, and speed specialist Vincent Kriechmayr) were able to reach that 500-point threshold prior to the finals. Due to the reduced field, only the top 15 in each discipline will earn World Cup points.

Coming into the finals, Odermatt, with 9 victories in giant slalom and 2 in each of downhill and Super-G, had already tied the all-time men's record of victories in a season with 13. However, while leading the giant slalom final during his second run, Odermatt missed a gate, handing the victory (and overall second place for now) to his Swiss teammate Loïc Meillard.[25] Meillard then finished fourth in slalom and second in super-G to clinch second place for the season, relegating Feller to third.[26] Finally, continuing the season-long string of cancellations, the downhill final was also cancelled due to heavy snow and winds, meaning that ten men's races were cancelled and not made up during the season.[27] However, the cancellation gave Odermatt the season title in downhill, and he had already won the titles in super-G and giant slalom, meaning that Odermatt became the fourth man to win four season-long titles, joining Jean-Claude Killy (1967), Pirmin Zurbriggen (1987, who won five titles if combined were included), and Hermann Maier (2000, 2001).

Standings

SkierDH
SG
GS
SL
Total
align=left bgcolor=ffcf40   Marco Odermatt552495900bgcolor=lavender01,947
2align=left bgcolor=c0c0c0   Loïc Meillardbgcolor=lavender01964684091,073
3align=left bgcolor=db781b Manuel Fellerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0237715952
4 Henrik Kristoffersenbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0395359754
5 Cyprien Sarrazin510224bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0734
6 Vincent Kriechmayr298409bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0707
7 Timon Hauganbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0171450621
8 Dominik Paris342197bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0539
9 Linus Straßerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender06526532
10 Filip Zubčićbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender040264466
11 Marco Schwarz2945210180464
12 Atle Lie McGrathbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0244215459
13 Alexander Steen Olsenbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0326116442
14 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde220120100bgcolor=lavender0440
15 Raphael Haaser23271114bgcolor=lavender0408
16 Clément Noëlbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0397397
17 Nils Allègre201193bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0394
18   Stefan Rogentin104244bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0348
19 Zan Kranjecbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0347bgcolor=lavender0347
20   Justin Murisier13911977bgcolor=lavender0335
21 Mattia Casse185139bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0324
22 Alex Vinatzerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0178145323
23 James Crawford15214415bgcolor=lavender0311
24 Ryan Cochran-Siegle20898bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0306
25 Guglielmo Bosca55230bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0303
26 Cameron Alexander20596bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0301
27   Gino Caviezelbgcolor=lavender092206bgcolor=lavender0298
28   Thomas Tumlerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0295bgcolor=lavender0295
29   Daniel Yulebgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0288288
Dave Rydingbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0288288
31 Bryce Bennett25723bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0280
32 River Radamusbgcolor=lavender04621712275
33   Niels Hintermann22931bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0260
34   Marc Rochatbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0258258
35 Jeffrey Read52187bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0239
   Arnaud Boisset56183bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0239
37 Stefan Babinsky109128bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0237
38   Franjo von Allmen103128bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0 231
39  Joan Verdúbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0221bgcolor=lavender0221
40 Kristoffer Jakobsenbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0217217
41 Dominik Raschnerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender029179208
42 Alexis Pinturault38311300199
43 Florian Schieder1942bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0196
44 Fabio Gstreinbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0194194
45 Stefan Brennsteinerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0184bgcolor=lavender0184
Alexander Schmidbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0184bgcolor=lavender0184
4765118bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0183
Johannes Strolzbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0183183
Steven Amiezbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0183183
50 Luca De Aliprandinibgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0172bgcolor=lavender0172
51 Thibaut Favrotbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0160bgcolor=lavender0160
52 Tommaso Salabgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0158158
53 Jared Goldberg7078bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0148
54   Luca Aernibgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender07138145
55 Samuel Kolegabgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0134134
56 Sam Maesbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender010825133
57 Michael Mattbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0129129
58 Blaise Giezendanner10026bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0126
59 Daniel Hemetsberger2694bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0120
60   Alexis Monney9919bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender 0118
61 AJ Ginnis000115115
62 Albert Popovbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0111111
63 Daniel Danklmaier5653bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0109
64 Maxence Muzaton101000101
65 Adrien Théaux7920bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender099
Otmar Striedinger7821bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender099
67 Christof Innerhofer69280097
68 Giovanni Borsotti0986095
69 Elian Lehto7321bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender094
70 Lukas Feursteinbgcolor=lavender04845bgcolor=lavender093
71 Sam Morse5932bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender091
72 Filippo Della Vite0087087
73 Sebastian Holzmann0008686
bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender081586
75 Istok Rodeš0008585
76 Matthieu Bailet8310084
Nils Alphand65190084
78   Marco Kohler58250083
79 Rasmus Windingstadbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender081bgcolor=lavender081
80 Miha Hrobat80bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender080
Simon Jocher3347bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender080
82 Tommy Fordbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender079bgcolor=lavender079
83   Fadri Janutinbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender071bgcolor=lavender071
84   Ramon Zenhäusern0006565
85 Pietro Zazzi2242bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender064
86 Patrick Feurstein0059059
87 Andreas Sander4612bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender058
88 Romed Baumann4512bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender057
89   Tanguy Nef0005353
90 Armand Marchantbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04848
Billy Majorbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04848
92 Adrian Pertl0004747
Erik Read00301747
94 Kyle Negomir1333bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender046
95   Josua Mettler45bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender045
96 Laurie Taylorbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04444
97 Tobias Kastlungerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04242
98 Wiley Maple345bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender039
99bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender035bgcolor=lavender035
100 Juan del Campobgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender03434
Sebastian Foss-Solevågbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender03434
102   Livio Simonetbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender033bgcolor=lavender033
103 Paco Rassatbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender03131
104 Stefano Grossbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender03030
105 Hannes Zingerlebgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender029bgcolor=lavender029
106 Christian Borgnæsbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender027bgcolor=lavender027
Christoph Krennbgcolor=lavender027bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender027
108 Christopher Neumayer26bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender026
109 Jett Seymourbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender02525
11014bgcolor=lavender025
111 Joshua Sturmbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender081624
112   Gilles Roulin419bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender023
Benjamin Ritchiebgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender02323
114 Josef Ferstl22bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender022
115   Sandro Zurbrüggbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender021bgcolor=lavender021
Thomas Dreßen813bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender021
117 Noel Zwischenbruggerbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender020bgcolor=lavender020
118 Dominik Schwaiger18bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender018
Anton Tremmelbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender01818
120 Eirik Hystad Solbergbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender01313
Seigo Katobgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0112 13
Anton Grammelbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender013bgcolor=lavender013
123 Jan Zabystřan11bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender011
Fabian Ax Swartzbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender01111
Andrej Drukarovbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender011bgcolor=lavender011
Florian Loriotbgcolor=lavender011bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender011
Fabian Gratzbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender011bgcolor=lavender011
128 Mathieu Faivrebgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender09bgcolor=lavender09
bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender099
   Lars Rösti72bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender09
131 Brodie Seger53bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender08
132 Hugo Desgrippesbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender077
Andreas Ploierbgcolor=lavender07bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender07
Halvor Hilde Gunleiksrudbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender07bgcolor=lavender07
Patrick Kenneybgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender07bgcolor=lavender07
Andreas Žampabgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender07bgcolor=lavender07
137 Joaquim Salarichbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender066
Martin Čater15bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender06
Theodor Brækkenbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender066
140 Mattias Rönngrenbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender05bgcolor=lavender05
William Hanssonbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender05bgcolor=lavender05
Giovanni Franzonibgcolor=lavender05bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender05
143 Riley Segerbgcolor=lavender04bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04
Louis Muhlen-Schultebgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04bgcolor=lavender04
Albert Ortegabgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender04bgcolor=lavender04
Simon Rülandbgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender044
147 Sam Alphandbgcolor=lavender03bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender03
George Steffeybgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender03bgcolor=lavender03
Jonas Stockinger00303
150 Adrien Fresquetbgcolor=lavender02bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender02
151 Luis Vogt1bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender01
Kyle Alexanderbgcolor=lavender01bgcolor=lavender0bgcolor=lavender01

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wind cancels men's World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading . Eric . Willemsen . . 29 October 2023 . 23 November 2023.
  2. News: World Cup downhill ski race at Matterhorn mountain canceled because of snow and strong winds. Associated Press. Washington Post. 12 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
  3. News: FIS reschedules opening GS race to Aspen . Leslie . Thatcher . . 22 November 2023 . 23 November 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023/2024 FIS alpine ski World Cup season preview: Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt seek title defence . Alessandro . Poggi. olympics.com. 16 October 2023 . 23 November 2023.
  5. News: Alpine skiing-Weather wipes out World Cup weekend events at Beaver Creek. Staff. Microsoft Start. 3 December 2023. 3 December 2023.
  6. News: Dominant Odermatt wins giant slalom opener in Val d'Isere . . . 9 December 2023 . 9 December 2023.
  7. News: World Cup men's slalom canceled because of snow and rain at Val d'Isere in French Alps . . . 10 December 2023 . 10 December 2023.
  8. News: 'Angry' Kriechmayr edges super-G at Val Gardena . . . 15 December 2023 . 15 December 2023.
  9. News: Olympic, world champion Odermatt wins back-to-back giant slaloms in Alta Badia. Associated Press. CBC.ca. 18 December 2023. 18 December 2023.
  10. News: Austria's Marco Schwarz tops overall, slalom standings after win. ESPN. MSN.com. 22 December 2023. 22 December 2023.
  11. News: World Cup leader Marco Schwarz out for year after crash. ESPN. MSN.com. 28 December 2023. 31 December 2023.
  12. News: Marco Odermatt continues super-G dominance with clear victory in year-ending World Cup ski race. Associated Press. MSN.com. 29 December 2023. 31 December 2023.
  13. News: MARCO ODERMATT CONTINUES PERFECT GIANT SLALOM START TO DOMINATE ALPINE SKIING SEASON WITH HOME WIN IN ADELBODEN. Sportsbeat. Eurosport. 6 January 2024. 6 January 2024.
  14. News: Skier Alexis Pinturault to have surgery after World Cup crash. ESPN. MSN.com. 16 January 2024. 20 January 2024.
  15. News: Odermatt edges Sarrazin in World Cup downhill marred by serious crash for Kilde. Associated Press. AP News. 13 January 2024. 20 January 2024.
  16. News: French skier Sarrazin claims 2nd Kitzbuhel downhill triumph in 2 days. Associated Press. CBC. 21 January 2024. 21 January 2024.
  17. News: Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller's tally of 33 wins. Associated Press. Newsday. 28 January 2024. 31 January 2024.
  18. News: Olympic and world champion Odermatt extends men's giant slalom win streak to 9. Associated Press. CBC.ca. 10 February 2024. 10 February 2024.
  19. News: Heavy rain wipes out World Cup slalom after 31 starters with Olympic champ Noel leading. Associated Press. CBC. 11 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
  20. News: Le skieur Cyprien Sarrazin, victime d’une chute, est forfait pour la descente à Kvitfjell. AFP. Le Monde. 16 February 2024. 19 January 2024.
  21. News: Kriechmayr wins shortened super-G as Odermatt closes on title. AFP. MSN.com. 18 February 2024. 19 February 2024.
  22. News: Odermatt wins third straight World Cup overall title as Radamus makes podium. Associated Press. The Guardian. 24 February 2024. 24 February 2024.
  23. News: Marco Odermatt takes World Cup giant slalom in Aspen. ESPN. MSN.com. 2 March 2024. 9 March 2024.
  24. News: Austria's Manuel Feller clinches World Cup slalom title after Slovenia race cancelled. Associated Press. CBC. 8 March 2024. 9 March 2024.
  25. News: Odermatt misses 45-year-old record as Meillard wins World Cup giant slalom finale. Associated Press. CBC. 16 March 2024. 16 March 2024.
  26. News: Ski star Odermatt seals World Cup super-G title as teammate Rogentin leads Swiss sweep of podium. Associated Press. MSN.com. 22 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
  27. News: Odermatt joins exclusive club with downhill title win. AFP. MSN.com. 24 March 2024. 24 March 2024.
  28. Web site: Official FIS men's season standings . 24 March 2024. fis-ski.com. FIS.