2008–09 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

Alpine Ski World Cup 2009
Discipline Men Ladies
Overall Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Lindsey Vonn
Downhill Austria Michael Walchhofer United States Lindsey Vonn
Super-G Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Lindsey Vonn
Giant slalom  Switzerland  Didier Cuche Finland Tanja Poutiainen
Slalom France Jean-Baptiste Grange Germany Maria Riesch
Super combined  Switzerland  Carlo Janka Sweden Anja Pärson
Nations Cup Austria Austria
Competition
Locations 18 16
Individual 36 34

2009 World Cup Champions
Aksel Lund Svindal won his second overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich.
Lindsey Vonn won her second consecutive overall title.

The 43rd World Cup season began in late October 2008 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2009, at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden.

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich of Austria. Svindal returned from a season-ending injury in December 2007, and also took the season title in super-G. Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. repeated as women's overall champion, taking the title by a substantial 384 points over Maria Riesch of Germany. Vonn also repeated as the season downhill champion, and added the season title in super-G.

Being an odd-numbered year, a break in the World Cup schedule was for the biennial World Championships. The 2009 World Championships were held 2–15 February in Val-d'Isère, Savoie, France.

No pre-Olympic World Cup alpine events were run at Whistler Mountain, Canada, during the 2009 season. In late February 2008, a women's downhill and super-combined were run on Franz's Run, the women's Olympic course. The most recent men's World Cup events on the Dave Murray Downhill course were held in late February 1995. The World Cup races in North America were switched to the early part of the season in the fall of 1995, and the men's speed events at Whistler were canceled three consecutive years (December 1996–98) due to weather issues, which prompted the switch to Lake Louise in Alberta in December 1999.

Race calendar

Key

DHDownhill
SGSuper-G
GSGiant slalom
SLSlalom
KCombined (traditional)
SCSuper combined
Tnations team event

Men

[1]

Date Venue Event Winner Second Third Details
26 October 2008Sölden, AustriaGS Switzerland  Daniel Albrecht Switzerland  Didier CucheUnited States Ted Ligety
16 November 2008Levi, FinlandSLFrance Jean-Baptiste GrangeUnited States Bode MillerAustria Mario Matt
29 November 2008Lake Louise, CanadaDHItaly Peter Fill Switzerland  Carlo JankaSweden Hans Olsson
30 November 2008SGAustria Hermann MaierCanada John Kucera Switzerland  Didier Cuche
4 December 2008Beaver Creek, USASChigh snowfall; rescheduled to 12 December in Val-d'Isère[2]
5 December 2008DHNorway Aksel Lund SvindalLiechtenstein Marco BüchelCanada Erik Guay
6 December 2008SGNorway Aksel Lund SvindalAustria Hermann MaierAustria Michael Walchhofer
7 December 2008GSAustria Benjamin RaichUnited States Ted LigetyNorway Aksel Lund Svindal
12 December 2008[3]Val-d'Isère, FranceSCAustria Benjamin RaichFrance Jean-Baptiste GrangeAustria Marcel Hirscher
13 December 2008GS Switzerland  Carlo JankaItaly Massimiliano BlardoneFrance Gauthier de Tessières
14 December 2008SLhigh winds; rescheduled to 22 December in Alta Badia[4]
19 December 2008Val Gardena, ItalySGItaly Werner Heel Switzerland  Didier DéfagoSweden Patrik Järbyn
20 December 2008DHAustria Michael WalchhoferUnited States Bode MillerCanada Manuel Osborne-Paradis
21 December 2008Alta Badia, ItalyGS Switzerland  Daniel AlbrechtCroatia Ivica KostelićAustria Hannes Reichelt
22 December 2008SLCroatia Ivica KostelićFranceJean-Baptiste GrangeAustria Benjamin Raich
28 December 2008Bormio, ItalyDHItaly Christof InnerhoferAustria Klaus KröllAustria Michael Walchhofer
2 January 2009Moscow, Russia
(unofficial promo event)		PSLGermany Felix NeureutherFrance Jean-Baptiste GrangeUnited States Bode Miller
6 January 2009Zagreb, CroatiaSLFrance Jean-Baptiste GrangeCroatia Ivica KostelićItaly Giuliano Razzoli
10 January 2009Adelboden, SwitzerlandGSAustria Benjamin RaichItaly Massimiliano BlardoneNorway Kjetil Jansrud
11 January 2009SLAustria Reinfried HerbstAustria Manfred PrangerGermany Felix Neureuther
16 January 2009Wengen, SwitzerlandSC Switzerland  Carlo JankaItaly Peter Fill Switzerland  Silvan Zurbriggen
17 January 2009DH Switzerland  Didier DéfagoUnited States Bode MillerUnited States Marco Sullivan
18 January 2009SLAustria Manfred PrangerAustria Reinfried HerbstCroatia Ivica Kostelić
23 January 2009Kitzbühel, AustriaSGAustria Klaus KröllNorway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland  Ambrosi Hoffmann
24 January 2009DH Switzerland  Didier DéfagoAustria Michael WalchhoferAustria Klaus Kröll
25 January 2009SLFrance Julien LizerouxFrance Jean-Baptiste GrangeItaly Patrick Thaler
25 January 2009K Switzerland  Silvan ZurbriggenCroatia Ivica KostelićCroatia Natko Zrnčić-Dim
27 January 2009Schladming, AustriaSLAustria Reinfried HerbstAustria Manfred PrangerCroatia Ivica Kostelić
31 January 2009Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDHfog: mid-course; rescheduled to 6 March in Kvitfjell[5]
1 February 2009SLItaly Manfred MölggItaly Giorgio RoccaAustria Reinfried Herbst
2–15 February 2009Val-d'Isère, France FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
21 February 2009Sestriere, ItalyGS Switzerland  Didier CucheAustria Stephan GörglAustria Benjamin Raich
22 February 2009SCAustria Romed BaumannFrance Julien Lizeroux Switzerland  Carlo Janka
Italy Christof Innerhofer
28 February 2009Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGSUnited States Ted LigetySwitzerland Didier CucheItaly Massimiliano Blardone
1 March 2009SLFrance Julien LizerouxItaly Giuliano RazzoliGermany Felix Neureuther
6 March 2009Kvitfjell, NorwayDHCanada Manuel Osborne-ParadisAustria Michael WalchhoferNorway Aksel Lund Svindal
7 March 2009DHAustria Klaus KröllAustria Michael WalchhoferCanada Manuel Osborne-Paradis
8 March 2009SGcancelled due to snowstorm; not rescheduled[6]
11 March 2009Åre, SwedenDHNorway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland  Didier CucheSweden Hans Olsson
12 March 2009SGItaly Werner HeelNorway Aksel Lund SvindalItaly Christof Innerhofer
13 March 2009GSAustria Benjamin RaichUnited States Ted Ligety Switzerland  Didier Cuche
14 March 2009SLAustria Mario MattFrance Julien LizerouxFrance Jean-Baptiste Grange

Ladies

[7]

Date Venue Event Winner Second Third Details
25 October 2008Sölden, AustriaGSAustria Kathrin ZettelFinland Tanja PoutiainenAustria Andrea Fischbacher
15 November 2008Levi, FinlandSLUnited States Lindsey VonnSweden Maria Pietilä-HolmnerGermany Maria Riesch
29 November 2008Aspen, USAGSFrance Tessa WorleyFinland Tanja PoutiainenAustria Elisabeth Görgl
30 November 2008SLCzech Republic Šárka ZáhrobskáAustria Nicole HospFinland Tanja Poutiainen
5 December 2008Lake Louise, CanadaDHUnited States Lindsey VonnItaly Nadia FanchiniGermany Maria Riesch
6 December 2008DHhigh snowfall; rescheduled to 23 January 2009 in Cortina d'Ampezzo[8]
7 December 2008SGItaly Nadia Fanchini Switzerland  Fabienne Suter
Austria Andrea Fischbacher
13 December 2008La Molina, SpainGSFinland Tanja PoutiainenItaly Manuela MölggAustria Nicole Hosp
14 December 2008SLGermany Maria RieschUnited States Lindsey VonnAustria Kathrin Zettel
19 December 2008St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSCSweden Anja PärsonAustria Nicole Hosp Switzerland  Fabienne Suter
20 December 2008SG Switzerland  Lara Gut Switzerland  Fabienne SuterItaly Nadia Fanchini
21 December 2008DHhigh winds; rescheduled to 27 February 2009 in Bansko[9]
28 December 2008Semmering, AustriaGSAustria Kathrin ZettelItaly Manuela Mölgg Switzerland  Lara Gut
29 December 2008SLGermany Maria RieschFinland Tanja PoutiainenUnited States Lindsey Vonn
4 January 2009Zagreb, CroatiaSLGermany Maria RieschItaly Nicole GiusCzech Republic Šárka Záhrobská
10 January 2009Maribor, SloveniaGSSlovenia Tina MazeItaly Denise KarbonGermany Kathrin Hölzl
11 January 2009SLGermany Maria RieschAustria Kathrin ZettelFinland Tanja Poutiainen
17 January 2009Altenmarkt, AustriaSCUnited States Lindsey VonnAustria Kathrin ZettelSweden Anja Pärson
18 January 2009DH Switzerland  Dominique Gisin
Sweden Anja Pärson		United States Lindsey Vonn
22 January 2009Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySGblizzard; rescheduled to 26 January
23 January 2009DHcancelled due to high snowfall; not rescheduled
24 January 2009DH Switzerland  Dominique GisinUnited States Lindsey VonnSweden Anja Pärson
25 January 2009GSAustria Kathrin ZettelAustria Michaela KirchgasserAustria Elisabeth Görgl
26 January 2009SGSweden Jessica Lindell-VikarbyAustria Anna Fenninger Switzerland  Andrea Dettling
30 January 2009Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySLUnited States Lindsey VonnGermany Maria RieschSlovenia Maruša Ferk
31 January 2009SGfog: mid-course; rescheduled to 1 February[5]
1 February 2009SGUnited States Lindsey VonnSweden Anja PärsonSweden Jessica Lindell-Vikarby
2–15 February 2009Val-d'Isère, France FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
20 February 2009Tarvisio, ItalySCGermany Maria RieschUnited States Lindsey VonnAustria Kathrin Zettel
21 February 2009DHGermany Gina StechertUnited States Lindsey VonnSweden Anja Pärson
22 February 2009SGUnited States Lindsey Vonn Switzerland  Fabienne SuterSlovenia Tina Maze
27 February 2009Bansko, BulgariaDH Switzerland  Fabienne SuterAustria Andrea FischbacherItaly Nadia Fanchini
United States Lindsey Vonn
28 February 2009DHAustria Andrea FischbacherSlovenia Tina Maze Switzerland  Fabienne Suter
1 March 2009SGUnited States Lindsey Vonn Switzerland  Fabienne SuterSlovenia Tina Maze
6 March 2009Ofterschwang, GermanyGSAustria Kathrin ZettelAustria Elisabeth GörglFinland Tanja Poutiainen
7 March 2009SLFrance Sandrine AubertSweden Frida HansdotterAustria Nicole Hosp
11 March 2009Åre, SwedenDHUnited States Lindsey VonnGermany Maria RieschAustria Renate Götschl
12 March 2009SGUnited States Lindsey VonnItaly Nadia FanchiniGermany Maria Riesch
13 March 2009SLFrance Sandrine AubertGermany Fanny ChmelarSweden Therese Borssén
Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská
14 March 2009GSSlovenia Tina MazeFinland Tanja PoutiainenItaly Manuela Mölgg

Team event

Date Venue Event Winner Second Third Details
15 March 2009Åre, SwedenT Italy
Nadia Fanchini
Nicole Gius
Daniela Merighetti
Peter Fill
Werner Heel
Manfred Mölgg		 Austria
Andrea Fischbacher
Elisabeth Görgl
Kathrin Zettel
Marcel Hirscher
Mario Matt
Hannes Reichelt		  Switzerland
Sandra Gini
Lara Gut
Fabienne Suter
Marc Berthod
Didier Cuche
Carlo Janka

Final standings: Men

Names in bold clinched title.

Final standings: Ladies

Names in bold clinched titles.

Final Nations Cup standings

References

  1. ↑ FIS: Alpine World Cup 2009 men's schedule
  2. ↑ "Super combined cancelled at Beaver Creek", 4 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "FIS Official Communication". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Val d'Isere: winds cancel men's slalom", 14 December 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Garmisch: Fog dooms Saturday races", 31 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "Kvitfjell: Snow cancels Cup super G", 8 March 2009. Accessed 2009-03-08.
  7. ↑ FIS: Alpine World Cup 2009 ladies' schedule
  8. ↑ "Second Louise DH cancelled by snowfall", 6 December 2008.
  9. ↑ "St Moritz: High winds force DH cancellation", 21 December 2008.


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