2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
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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 2020–21 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:
2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Alexis Pinturault (1) | Petra Vlhová (1) | |
Downhill | Beat Feuz (4) | Sofia Goggia (2) | |
Super-G | Vincent Kriechmayr (1) | Lara Gut-Behrami (3) | |
Giant slalom | Alexis Pinturault (1) | Marta Bassino (1) | |
Slalom | Marco Schwarz (1) | Katharina Liensberger (1) | |
Parallel | Alexis Pinturault (1) | Petra Vlhová (2) | |
Nations Cup | Switzerland (7) | Switzerland (10) | |
Nations Cup Overall | Switzerland (9) | ||
Competition | |||
Locations |
19 venues |
17 venues | |
Individual |
35 events |
31 events | |
Mixed |
1 event |
1 event | |
Cancelled |
12 events |
5 events | |
Rescheduled |
9 events |
2 events | |
Overall champions
Alexis Pinturault became the first French skier to win an overall World Cup title since Luc Alphand in 1996–97.
Petra Vlhová became the first Slovak skier to win an overall World Cup title in history.
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
Summarize
Perspective
- The number of races in World Cup history
after SL in Lenzerheide (21 March 2021)
Calendar
Rankings
Overall
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Downhill
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Super-G
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Giant slalom
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Slalom
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Parallel (PG)
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Ladies
Summarize
Perspective
- The number of races in World Cup history
after GS in Lenzerheide (21 March 2021)
Calendar
Rankings
Overall
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Downhill
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Super-G
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Giant slalom
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Slalom
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Parallel (PG)
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Alpine team event
- World Cup history in real time
after PG in Lenzerheide (20 March 2021)
Calendar
# | Event | Date | Venue | Type | Winner | Second | Third | Details |
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World Championships (8–21 February) | ||||||||
15 | 1 | 19 March 2021 | ![]() | PG 012 | ![]() |
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* reserve skiers
Nations Cup
Overall
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Men
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Ladies
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Prize money
Top-5 men
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Top-5 ladies
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Achievements
Summarize
Perspective
- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
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Retirements
The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:
Men
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Women
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Notes
- GS scheduled on 6 December 2020 in Beaver Creek was moved to Val-d'Isère on 5 December 2020
- GS scheduled on 5 December in Val-d'Isère is rescheduled to Santa Caterina due to lack of snow
- GS scheduled on 6 December in Val-d'Isère is rescheduled to Santa Caterina on 7 December due to lack of snow
- SG scheduled on 4 December 2020 in Beaver Creek was moved to Val-d'Isère on 12 December 2020
- DH scheduled on 5 December 2020 in Beaver Creek was moved to Val-d'Isère on 13 December 2020
- SL scheduled for Val d'Isere was moved to Alta Badia on 21 December 2020
- GS scheduled in February 2021 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen was moved to Adelboden on 8 January 2021
- DH scheduled on 28 November 2020 in Lake Louise was moved to Wengen on 15 January 2021
- DH scheduled on 29 November 2020 in Lake Louise was moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 6th and finally on 5 February 2021
- SG scheduled on 5 February 2021 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was moved to 6 February 2021
- DH scheduled on 16 January 2021 in Wengen was moved to Saalbach-Hinterglemm on 5 March 2021
- DH scheduled on 6 March 2021 in Kvitfjell was moved to Saalbach-Hinterglemm on 6 March 2021
- SG scheduled on 7 March 2021 in Kvitfjell was moved to Saalbach-Hinterglemm on 7 March 2021
- SL scheduled on 29 November 2020 in Killington was moved to Levi on 21 November 2020
- SG scheduled on 6 December 2020 in Lake Louise was moved to St. Moritz on 6 December 2020
- GS scheduled on 28 November 2020 in Killington was moved to Courchevel on 12 December 2020
- DH scheduled on 4 December 2020 in Lake Louise was moved to Val-d'Isère on 18 December 2020
- GS scheduled on 16 January 2021 in Mariborsko Pohorje was moved to Kranjska Gora due to lack of snow
- GS scheduled on 12 March 2021 in Åre was moved to Maribor on 17 January 2021. Again moved to Kranjska Gora due to lack of snow
- DH scheduled on 5 December 2020 in Lake Louise was moved to Crans-Montana on 22 January 2021
- SG scheduled on 5 December 2020 in St. Moritz was moved to Crans-Montana on 24 January 2021
- DH scheduled on 30 January 2021 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was replaced with SG, as no downhill training was possible
- SG scheduled on 31 January 2021 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was canceled due to heavy fog: rescheduled on 1 February 2021.
- Ladies' SG scheduled on 6 December 2020 in St. Moritz was moved to Val di Fassa due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Ladies' DH scheduled on 27 February 2021 in Yanqing was moved to Val di Fassa due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Ladies' SG scheduled on 28 February 2021 in Yanqing was moved to Val di Fassa due to COVID-19 pandemic
References
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