1977–78 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1977/78
DisciplineMenWomen
Overall Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel
Downhill Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Giant slalom Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod
Slalom Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel
Nations Cup Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Nations Cup overall Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Competition
Locations 15 15
Individual 22 22

The 12th World Cup season began in December 1977 and concluded in March 1978. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his third consecutive overall title. Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein won the women's overall title.

Contents

A break in the schedule was for the 1978 World Championships, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February 1978.

During this season, no combined races were included in the World Cup. Combined was resumed in the following season 1978/79. A demonstration parallel slalom race was run as the last race of the season, in Arosa, Switzerland on 19 March 1978, but it did not count in the official standings for either men or women. However, it became the model for a season-ending team parallel slalom race to be run as a part of the season-ending events.

Calendar

Men

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, PS – Parallel Slalom (Nations Cup ranking only) [1]
RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
263110 December 1977   Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère GS 085  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heini Hemmi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Luc Fournier
264211 December 1977  DH 079  Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank Flag of Austria.svg Josef Walcher
265313 December 1977   Flag of Italy.svg Madonna di Campiglio SL 091  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Heidegger Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bojan Križaj
266414 December 1977  GS 086  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heini Hemmi Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel
267518 December 1977   Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena DH 080  Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer
268622 December 1977   Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo DH 081  Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernhard Russi Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger
26975 January 1978   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstaufen SL 092  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Heidegger Flag of Italy.svg Piero Gros
27088 January 1978   Flag of Germany.svg Zwiesel GS 087  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel
27199 January 1978  SL 093  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Bernardi Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre
2721015 January 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wengen SL 094  Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Heidegger Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Petar Popangelov Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Bernardi
2731117 January 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adelboden GS 088  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Italy.svg Piero Gros
2741220 January 1978   Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel DH 082  Flag of Austria.svg Josef Walcher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walter Vesti Flag of Italy.svg Renato Antonioli
2751321 January 1978  DH 083  Flag of Austria.svg Josef Walcher
Flag of Germany.svg Sepp Ferstl
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Veith
2761422 January 1978  SL 095  Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Heidegger Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Petar Popangelov Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978  (29 January – 5 February)
2771511 February 1978   Flag of France.svg Les Houches DH 084  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ken Read Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Murray Flag of Germany.svg Michael Veith
2781612 February 1978   Flag of France.svg Chamonix SL 096  Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Italy.svg Paolo De Chiesa
279173 March 1978   Flag of the United States.svg Stratton Mountain GS 089  Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heini Hemmi Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark
280184 March 1978  SL 097  Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mahre Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Lüscher
281196 March 1978   Flag of the United States.svg Waterville Valley GS 090  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark
2822010 March 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laax DH 085  Flag of Austria.svg Uli Spieß Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Norway.svg Erik Håker
2832111 March 1978  DH 086  Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Norway.svg Erik Håker Flag of Austria.svg Uli Spieß
2842218 March 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arosa GS 091  Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Lüscher
Nations Cup19 March 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arosa PS ncr  Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mahre Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Austria.svg Leonhard Stock

Ladies

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, PS – Parallel Slalom (Nations Cup ranking only) [2]
RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
25117 December 1977   Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère DH 069  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie-Theres Nadig Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Germany.svg Monika Bader
25228 December 1977  GS 082  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Germany.svg Maria Epple Flag of Austria.svg Monika Kaserer
253310 December 1977   Flag of Italy.svg Cervinia SL 092  Flag of France.svg Perrine Pelen Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel
254415 December 1977   Flag of Italy.svg Madonna di Campiglio GS 083  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of Austria.svg Monika Kaserer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod
25556 January 1978   Flag of Germany.svg Pfronten DH 070  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Nelson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Doris de Agostini
25667 January 1978  DH 071  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Nelson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie-Theres Nadig
25779 January 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Les Mosses GS 084  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of Germany.svg Maria Epple
258810 January 1978  GS 085  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of Austria.svg Monika Kaserer Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat
259913 January 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Les Diablerets DH 072  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Germany.svg Evi Mittermaier Flag of Germany.svg Irene Epple
2601018 January 1978   Flag of Austria.svg Bad Gastein DH 073  Flag of Germany.svg Evi Mittermaier Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie-Theres Nadig
2611119 January 1978  SL 093  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of France.svg Perrine Pelen
2621222 January 1978   Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Maribor SL 094  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of Germany.svg Maria Epple Flag of Austria.svg Lea Sölkner
2631324 January 1978   Flag of Germany.svg Berchtesgaden SL 095  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of France.svg Perrine Pelen
2641425 January 1978  SL 096  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978  (29 January – 5 February)
265158 February 1978   Flag of France.svg St. Gervais SL 097  Flag of France.svg Perrine Pelen Flag of Austria.svg Lea Sölkner Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat
266169 February 1978   Flag of France.svg Megève GS 086  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat
267172 March 1978   Flag of the United States.svg Stratton Mountain GS 087  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel Flag of Germany.svg Maria Epple Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod
268185 March 1978  SL 098  Flag of France.svg Perrine Pelen Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Hanni Wenzel
269197 March 1978   Flag of the United States.svg Waterville Valley GS 088  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of the United States.svg Becky Dorsey Flag of France.svg Fabienne Serrat
2702011 March 1978   Flag of Austria.svg Bad Kleinkirchheim DH 074  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Nelson Flag of Germany.svg Evi Mittermaier
2712112 March 1978  DH 075  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Nelson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie-Theres Nadig
2722217 March 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arosa GS 089  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Germany.svg Irene Epple Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lise-Marie Morerod
Nations Cup19 March 1978   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arosa PS ncr  Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Germany.svg Christa Zechmeister Flag of the United States.svg Viki Fleckenstein

Men

Overall

In men's overall World Cup 1977/78 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms. The parallel slalom only counts for the Nationscup (or was a show-event). 24 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark won his third Overall World Cup in a row.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSL
1 Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden15007575
2 Phil Mahre Flag of the United States.svg United States11606551
3 Andreas Wenzel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein10007030
4 Klaus Heidegger Flag of Austria.svg Austria9502570
5 Herbert Plank Flag of Italy.svg Italy707000
Franz Klammer Flag of Austria.svg Austria707000
7 Josef Walcher Flag of Austria.svg Austria656500
8 Piero Gros Flag of Italy.svg Italy6002337
Heini Hemmi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland600600
10 Mauro Bernardi Flag of Italy.svg Italy5401143
11 Ken Read Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada474700
12 Petar Popangelov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria430043
Uli Spieß Flag of Austria.svg Austria434300
14 Michael Veith Flag of Germany.svg West Germany414100
Sepp Ferstl Flag of Germany.svg West Germany414100

Downhill

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In men's downhill World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). For the very first time there was a shared win, when Josef Walcher and Sepp Ferstl tied in the second race at Kitzbühel. Franz Klammer won his fourth Downhill World Cup in a row.

PlaceNameCountryTotal2561213152021
1 Franz Klammer Flag of Austria.svg Austria962515(3)11(11)-2025
2 Josef Walcher Flag of Austria.svg Austria74153-25256-(3)
3 Herbert Plank Flag of Italy.svg Italy732025253----
4 Ken Read Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada5611-(2)-325611
5 Sepp Ferstl Flag of Germany.svg West Germany498---25-88
6 Uli Spieß Flag of Austria.svg Austria4732--2-2515
7 Michael Veith Flag of Germany.svg West Germany45-11--15154-
8 Peter Wirnsberger Flag of Austria.svg Austria43-20154-4--
9 Werner Grissmann Flag of Austria.svg Austria3968(4)8611--
Erik Håker Flag of Norway.svg Norway392----21520

Giant slalom

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Ingemar Stenmark regained his Giant slalom World Cup title after losing the previous year on a tiebreak.

PlaceNameCountryTotal14811171922
1 Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden12025252520(15)(15)25
2 Andreas Wenzel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein100-151525(2)2520
3 Phil Mahre Flag of the United States.svg United States8411(4)2082520(6)
4 Heini Hemmi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland822020-112011(11)
5 Jean-Luc Fournier Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland3215611----
6 Peter Lüscher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland30-1-46415
7 Klaus Heidegger Flag of Austria.svg Austria2761182---
8 Leonhard Stock Flag of Austria.svg Austria2488----8
9 Piero Gros Flag of Italy.svg Italy234-415---
10 Gustav Thöni Flag of Italy.svg Italy17-333-8-

Slalom

In men's slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Two racers had point a deduction, which are given in (). Ingemar Stenmark won his fourth Slalom World Cup in a row.

PlaceNameCountryTotal37910141618
1 Ingemar Stenmark Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden115252525(8)-2020
2 Klaus Heidegger Flag of Austria.svg Austria902020-2525--
3 Phil Mahre Flag of the United States.svg United States66111115-425-
4 Piero Gros Flag of Italy.svg Italy47(1)1511411-6
5 Mauro Bernardi Flag of Italy.svg Italy438-2015---
Petar Popangelov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria433--2020--
7 Andreas Wenzel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein304---15-11
8 Paolo De Chiesa Flag of Italy.svg Italy28-14-6152
9 Steve Mahre Flag of the United States.svg United States25------25
10 Fausto Radici Flag of Italy.svg Italy2264-111--

Ladies

Overall

In women's overall World Cup 1977/78 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms. The parallel slalom only counts for the Nationscup (or was a show-event). 17 racers had a point deduction.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSL
1 Hanni Wenzel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein15447575
2 Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Austria.svg Austria147755319
3 Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland13507560
4 Fabienne Serrat Flag of France.svg France10504560
5 Cindy Nelson Flag of the United States.svg United States97602512
6 Perrine Pelen Flag of France.svg France9602175
7 Maria Epple Flag of Germany.svg West Germany9405539
8 Monika Kaserer Flag of Austria.svg Austria7665515
9 Lea Sölkner Flag of Austria.svg Austria7002446
10 Marie-Theres Nadig Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland635580
11 Irene Epple Flag of Germany.svg West Germany6232300
12 Evi Mittermaier Flag of Germany.svg West Germany606000
13 Becky Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg United States4502817
14 Doris de Agostini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland373700
15 Abbi Fisher Flag of the United States.svg United States270918
Irmgard Lukasser Flag of Austria.svg Austria272700

Downhill

In women's downhill World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Moser-Pröll won 5 races and won the cup with maximum points. She won her sixth Downhill World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1569102021
1 Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Austria.svg Austria125(20)252525(20)2525
2 Cindy Nelson Flag of the United States.svg United States91-202011(8)2020
3 Marie-Theres Nadig Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland7825(6)15815-15
4 Evi Mittermaier Flag of Germany.svg West Germany7468(4)202515-
5 Doris de Agostini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland51111586(4)-11
6 Irene Epple Flag of Germany.svg West Germany36-11-156-4
7 Irmgard Lukasser Flag of Austria.svg Austria3283--2118
8 Brigitte Totschnig Flag of Austria.svg Austria2442113-4-
9 Bernadette Zurbriggen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland23----1166
10 Monika Bader Flag of Germany.svg West Germany1615-----1

Giant slalom

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Lise-Marie Morerod won her third Giant slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!

PlaceNameCountryTotal247816171922
1 Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland115251525-25(15)25(15)
2 Hanni Wenzel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein10611252025(8)25-(3)
3 Maria Epple Flag of Germany.svg West Germany7720111511-20--
4 Monika Kaserer Flag of Austria.svg Austria6215201206---
5 Fabienne Serrat Flag of France.svg France60-4111115(3)15-
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Austria.svg Austria60-84320--25
7 Lea Sölkner Flag of Austria.svg Austria368688(4)--6
8 Becky Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg United States3062-11(1)20-
Irene Epple Flag of Germany.svg West Germany30-----8220
Cindy Nelson Flag of the United States.svg United States30-(1)-236811

Slalom

In women's slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Two racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

PlaceNameCountryTotal3111213141518
1 Hanni Wenzel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein1101520252525(11)(15)
2 Perrine Pelen Flag of France.svg France1052515-15-2525
3 Fabienne Serrat Flag of France.svg France7820--3201520
4 Lise-Marie Morerod Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland71-25-201583
5 Lea Sölkner Flag of Austria.svg Austria6511-15(2)82011
6 Maria Epple Flag of Germany.svg West Germany4611120--68
7 Christin Cooper Flag of the United States.svg United States23-868-1-
8 Annemarie Moser-Pröll Flag of Austria.svg Austria198-11----
9 Abbi Fisher Flag of the United States.svg United States18---611-1
10 Becky Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg United States17--6-11--

Nations Cup

Overall

PlaceCountryTotalMenLadies
1Flag of Austria.svg Austria1095555540
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland669267402
3Flag of the United States.svg United States460192268
4Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein424150274
5Flag of Germany.svg West Germany419109310
6Flag of Italy.svg Italy32431410
7Flag of France.svg France28812276
8Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden2732730
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1079611
10Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria43430
11Flag of Norway.svg Norway39390
12Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia32320
13Flag of Iran.svg Iran10010
14Flag of Japan.svg Japan990

Men

All points were shown including individual deduction. But without parallel slalom, because result ? (Also possible, that the parallel slalom was only a show-event.)

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLRacersWins
1Flag of Austria.svg Austria55535562138167
2Flag of Italy.svg Italy3149365156113
3Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden273015012317
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland2678016423110
5Flag of the United States.svg United States19201019132
6Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein15001145022
7Flag of Germany.svg West Germany1099411441
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada96960031
9Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria43004310
10Flag of Norway.svg Norway39390010
11Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia320122010
12Flag of France.svg France1282220
13Flag of Japan.svg Japan900910

Ladies

All points were shown including individual deduction but without parallel slalom, because parallel slalom was only an exhibition event.

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLRacersWins
1Flag of Austria.svg Austria540245178117116
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland4021691567776
3Flag of Germany.svg West Germany3101321136581
4Flag of France.svg France27608818843
5Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein274413413626
6Flag of the United States.svg United States268100917760
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1145210
8Flag of Italy.svg Italy1020830
Flag of Iran.svg Iran10100010

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Men's giant slalom World Cup 1978/1979

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References

  1. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1978 men's schedule". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1978 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 24 September 2018.