FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1978/79 | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | ![]() | ![]() | |
Downhill | ![]() | ![]() | |
Giant slalom | ![]() | ![]() | |
Slalom | ![]() | ![]() | |
Nations Cup | ![]() | ![]() | |
Nations Cup overall | ![]() | ||
Competition | |||
Locations | 18 | 14 | |
Individual | 33 | 26 | |
The 13th World Cup season began in December 1978 in Austria and concluded in March 1979 in Japan.
The overall winners were Peter Lüscher of Switzerland, his first overall win, and Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, her sixth (which remained the record until 2017–18, when Austria's Marcel Hirscher won his seventh overall title). Although Ingemar Stenmark did not win the overall title due to restrictions on the number of races that counted for overall championship points, he won 13 races during the season (including the last four in a row and six of the last seven) to break Jean-Claude Killy's record of 12 race wins during the inaugural season of the World Cup, which (as of 2018) still stands as the record for most wins by a male skier in a World Cup season.
The World Cup race scoring system, which had remained unchanged since the start of the World Cup in 1967 as a "Top 10" points system (ranging from 25 points for first, 20 for second, 15 for third, and down to 1 point for tenth), was amended this season for the final two downhills and the final three giant slaloms and slaloms to a "Top 25" system (ranging from 25 points for first to 1 point for 25th). This system was abandoned after the end of the season, and a new "Top 15" system was introduced beginning in 1980.
In men's overall World Cup 1978/79 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms, best three slaloms and best three combined. 37 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 260 (!) points deduction and won 13 races.
Place | Name | Country | Total | DH | GS | SL | KB |
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1 | Peter Lüscher | ![]() | 186 | 0 | 64 | 57 | 65 |
2 | Leonhard Stock | ![]() | 163 | 57 | 50 | 17 | 39 |
3 | Phil Mahre | ![]() | 155 | 0 | 27 | 72 | 56 |
4 | Piero Gros | ![]() | 152 | 0 | 58 | 57 | 37 |
5 | Ingemar Stenmark | ![]() | 150 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 0 |
6 | Andreas Wenzel | ![]() | 148 | 0 | 59 | 34 | 55 |
7 | Anton Steiner | ![]() | 107 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 28 |
8 | Bojan Križaj | ![]() | 106 | 0 | 66 | 40 | 0 |
9 | Gustav Thöni | ![]() | 92 | 0 | 26 | 54 | 12 |
10 | Steve Mahre | ![]() | 86 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 14 |
11 | Leonardo David | ![]() | 85 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 0 |
12 | Hans Enn | ![]() | 81 | 0 | 63 | 18 | 0 |
13 | Jacques Lüthy | ![]() | 79 | 0 | 52 | 27 | 0 |
14 | Christian Neureuther | ![]() | 74 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 |
15 | Peter Wirnsberger | ![]() | 72 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Peter Müller | ![]() | 72 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
In men's downhill World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Peter Müller won the cup with only one win. There were 8 different winners in 9 races. Leonardo David crashed in the race No. 29. He died after being in a coma for nearly six years.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 2AUT | 5ITA | 6ITA | 9FRA | 12SUI | 16AUT | 20GER | 23SUI | 29USA |
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1 | Peter Müller | ![]() | 109 | - | 20 | 20 | (2) | 20 | - | (4) | 25 | 24 |
2 | Peter Wirnsberger | ![]() | 89 | 8 | (2) | 11 | - | - | 20 | 25 | - | 25 |
3 | Toni Bürgler | ![]() | 80 | - | 11 | - | - | 25 | 2 | - | 22 | 20 |
4 | Uli Spieß | ![]() | 75 | - | - | 4 | 15 | - | 15 | 20 | (2) | 21 |
Ken Read | ![]() | 75 | 25 | - | 15 | - | 15 | 1 | - | - | 19 | |
6 | Leonhard Stock | ![]() | 67 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 22 |
7 | Herbert Plank | ![]() | 65 | 11 | (4) | - | 20 | - | 8 | 15 | - | 11 |
8 | Werner Grissmann | ![]() | 63 | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | 6 | (6) | 23 | 17 |
Sepp Ferstl | ![]() | 63 | (1) | - | - | 3 | - | 25 | 8 | 14 | 13 | |
10 | Dave Murray | ![]() | 52 | 20 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 23 |
Steve Podborski | ![]() | 52 | 2 | (1) | - | 25 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 18 | |
12 | Erik Håker | ![]() | 41 | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
13 | Josef Walcher | ![]() | 40 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - |
In men's giant slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points by winning ALL 10 events. He won his fourth Giant slalom World Cup.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 1AUT | 8YUG | 10FRA | 15SUI | 19AUT | 24TCH | 27SWE | 30USA | 31USA | 33JPN |
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1 | Ingemar Stenmark | ![]() | 125 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | (25) | (25) | (25) | (25) | (25) |
2 | Peter Lüscher | ![]() | 104 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | (20) | - | (2) | 23 | 21 | (19) |
3 | Bojan Križaj | ![]() | 96 | - | 15 | 15 | (6) | - | 20 | - | 22 | 24 | (15) |
4 | Heini Hemmi | ![]() | 86 | (2) | 11 | (8) | (11) | (11) | 15 | (8) | 21 | 15 | 24 |
5 | Jacques Lüthy | ![]() | 75 | (1) | - | - | 15 | (1) | 8 | 15 | - | 16 | 21 |
6 | Andreas Wenzel | ![]() | 74 | - | - | - | 20 | 15 | - | - | 19 | 20 | - |
Piero Gros | ![]() | 74 | 8 | 8 | - | (4) | - | (1) | - | 16 | 22 | 20 | |
8 | Jean-Luc Fournier | ![]() | 73 | 11 | (2) | 11 | (8) | - | - | - | 18 | 10 | 23 |
9 | Hans Enn | ![]() | 70 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 24 | 23 | 16 |
10 | Leonhard Stock | ![]() | 69 | - | - | (3) | - | 8 | (2) | 11 | 20 | 13 | 17 |
In men's slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his fifth Slalom World Cup in a row.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 4ITA | 7YUG | 11SUI | 13SUI | 17AUT | 21GER | 25TCH | 26NOR | 28SWE | 32JPN |
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1 | Ingemar Stenmark | ![]() | 119 | - | 25 | - | (15) | 20 | (11) | (15) | 24 | 25 | 25 |
2 | Phil Mahre | ![]() | 107 | - | - | (8) | (2) | 15 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | - |
3 | Christian Neureuther | ![]() | 97 | 15 | - | 25 | 8 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
4 | Petar Popangelov | ![]() | 96 | (11) | - | 20 | - | - | 15 | (3) | 19 | 20 | 22 |
5 | Paul Frommelt | ![]() | 92 | - | 20 | (3) | 25 | 11 | - | - | - | 13 | 23 |
6 | Peter Lüscher | ![]() | 72 | 20 | - | - | (3) | - | 25 | 4 | - | 11 | 12 |
7 | Piero Gros | ![]() | 71 | 6 | (4) | (6) | - | (3) | 8 | - | 21 | 19 | 17 |
8 | Leonardo David | ![]() | 70 | 4 | 15 | - | - | 6 | - | 20 | 25 | - | - |
9 | Gustav Thöni | ![]() | 64 | (3) | - | (1) | - | 6 | 4 | - | 18 | 23 | 13 |
10 | Martial Donnet | ![]() | 63 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. The best three results only count for the Overall World Cup. However, Peter Lüscher's strong performance in this discipline was the critical factor in his victory in the Overall.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 3AUT | 14SUI | 18AUT | 22GER |
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1 | Andreas Wenzel | ![]() | 70 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
2 | Peter Lüscher | ![]() | 69 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
3 | Phil Mahre | ![]() | 60 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 20 |
4 | Piero Gros | ![]() | 41 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
5 | Leonhard Stock | ![]() | 39 | 20 | 11 | - | 8 |
6 | Anton Steiner | ![]() | 28 | - | 3 | 25 | - |
7 | Bohumír Zeman | ![]() | 18 | 8 | - | 6 | 4 |
8 | Steve Mahre | ![]() | 14 | - | 8 | - | 6 |
Herbert Plank | ![]() | 14 | 3 | - | 8 | 3 | |
10 | Gustav Thöni | ![]() | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
In women's overall World Cup 1978/79 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms, best three slaloms and best three combined. 25 racers had a point deduction. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won her sixth Overall World Cup - this record is still unbeaten.
Place | Name | Country | Total | DH | GS | SL | KB |
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1 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | ![]() | 243 | 75 | 40 | 58 | 70 |
2 | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | 240 | 40 | 71 | 74 | 55 |
3 | Irene Epple | ![]() | 189 | 66 | 70 | 17 | 36 |
4 | Cindy Nelson | ![]() | 168 | 67 | 43 | 12 | 46 |
5 | Marie-Theres Nadig | ![]() | 156 | 63 | 68 | 0 | 25 |
6 | Fabienne Serrat | ![]() | 151 | 6 | 61 | 49 | 35 |
7 | Regina Sackl | ![]() | 112 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 0 |
8 | Christa Kinshofer | ![]() | 110 | 0 | 75 | 35 | 0 |
9 | Perrine Pelen | ![]() | 100 | 0 | 32 | 65 | 3 |
10 | Claudia Giordani | ![]() | 98 | 3 | 23 | 55 | 17 |
11 | Lea Sölkner | ![]() | 95 | 0 | 29 | 66 | 0 |
12 | Regine Mösenlechner | ![]() | 85 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 8 |
13 | Maria Rosa Quario | ![]() | 84 | 0 | 19 | 65 | 0 |
14 | Daniela Zini | ![]() | 82 | 0 | 28 | 54 | 0 |
15 | Erika Hess | ![]() | 76 | 0 | 43 | 33 | 0 |
In women's downhill World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won 6 races out of 7 and five races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points. Together with the last two downhill races last season 1977/78, she won 7 downhill races in a row. She won her seventh Downhill World Cup - this record is still unbeaten.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 1ITA | 4FRA | 9SUI | 10SUI | 14AUT | 18GER | 22USA |
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1 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | ![]() | 125 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | (25) |
2 | Bernadette Zurbriggen | ![]() | 90 | - | 15 | - | 15 | 19 | 18 | 23 |
3 | Marie-Theres Nadig | ![]() | 89 | (8) | 11 | 15 | (6) | 22 | 17 | 24 |
4 | Cindy Nelson | ![]() | 82 | (1) | - | 11 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 18 |
5 | Irene Epple | ![]() | 81 | (4) | (1) | 8 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
6 | Evi Mittermaier | ![]() | 67 | - | 20 | 20 | - | 18 | 9 | - |
7 | Edith Peter | ![]() | 64 | 8 | 6 | (6) | 8 | 21 | - | 21 |
8 | Caroline Attia | ![]() | 55 | 2 | 3 | - | 11 | - | 24 | 15 |
9 | Annemarie Bischofsberger | ![]() | 49 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 20 | 20 |
10 | Cornelia Pröll | ![]() | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 22 |
Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | 41 | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
Brigitte Totschnig | ![]() | 41 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 12 | 9 |
In women's giant slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Christa Kinshofer won five races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 3ITA | 5FRA | 7FRA | 20GER | 23USA | 24USA | 26JPN |
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1 | Christa Kinshofer | ![]() | 125 | - | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | (14) |
2 | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | 112 | 25 | 20 | (20) | (6) | 22 | 24 | 21 |
3 | Irene Epple | ![]() | 105 | 15 | - | (1) | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
4 | Marie-Theres Nadig | ![]() | 94 | 20 | 15 | 11 | (4) | 23 | - | 25 |
5 | Fabienne Serrat | ![]() | 65 | - | - | 4 | - | 21 | 21 | 19 |
6 | Heidi Preuss | ![]() | 58 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 17 | 22 |
7 | Cindy Nelson | ![]() | 46 | - | 3 | - | - | 13 | 10 | 20 |
Viki Fleckenstein | ![]() | 46 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | 18 | |
9 | Regina Sackl | ![]() | 45 | - | 6 | 15 | 11 | - | 13 | - |
10 | Erika Hess | ![]() | 43 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 22 | 1 |
In women's slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 2ITA | 8FRA | 11SUI | 13AUT | 16AUT | 17GER | 21YUG | 25JPN |
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1 | Regina Sackl | ![]() | 105 | (1) | 25 | 25 | - | (8) | 23 | 22 | 10 |
2 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | ![]() | 87 | (4) | 15 | - | 15 | 20 | 14 | - | 23 |
3 | Lea Sölkner | ![]() | 84 | - | 2 | - | 25 | - | 22 | 19 | 16 |
4 | Perrine Pelen | ![]() | 82 | 20 | 20 | 2 | - | 15 | - | - | 25 |
5 | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | 81 | - | (1) | - | 4 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Claudia Giordani | ![]() | 81 | 15 | (8) | 20 | 20 | (4) | 13 | - | 13 | |
7 | Maria Rosa Quario | ![]() | 69 | - | 4 | - | - | 25 | 17 | 23 | - |
8 | Fabienne Serrat | ![]() | 63 | (2) | 11 | 3 | - | 11 | 24 | - | 14 |
9 | Daniela Zini | ![]() | 61 | - | 6 | - | 11 | 1 | 21 | - | 22 |
10 | Christa Zechmeister | ![]() | 51 | 6 | - | (1) | 6 | - | 8 | 11 | 20 |
11 | Regine Mösenlechner | ![]() | 50 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | 21 | 17 |
12 | Pamela Behr | ![]() | 46 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 21 | - | 21 |
13 | Abbi Fisher | ![]() | 40 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - |
There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. The best three results only count for the Overall World Cup.
Place | Name | Country | Total | 6FRA | 12SUI | 15AUT | 19GER |
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1 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | ![]() | 70 | 20 | 25 | 25 | - |
Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | 70 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | |
3 | Cindy Nelson | ![]() | 57 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 15 |
4 | Irene Epple | ![]() | 36 | - | 8 | 8 | 20 |
5 | Fabienne Serrat | ![]() | 35 | 4 | 20 | - | 11 |
6 | Marie-Theres Nadig | ![]() | 25 | 25 | - | - | - |
7 | Claudia Giordani | ![]() | 17 | - | 6 | 11 | - |
8 | Andrea Haaser | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
9 | Regine Mösenlechner | ![]() | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
Abbi Fisher | ![]() | 8 | - | - | - | 8 |
Place | Country | Total | Men | Ladies |
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1 | ![]() | 2095 | 1041 | 1054 |
2 | ![]() | 1515 | 944 | 571 |
3 | ![]() | 1119 | 711 | 408 |
4 | ![]() | 1009 | 369 | 640 |
5 | ![]() | 996 | 199 | 797 |
6 | ![]() | 677 | 284 | 393 |
7 | ![]() | 568 | 110 | 458 |
8 | ![]() | 505 | 505 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | 297 | 285 | 12 |
10 | ![]() | 242 | 72 | 170 |
11 | ![]() | 209 | 195 | 14 |
12 | ![]() | 115 | 115 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | 83 | 55 | 28 |
14 | ![]() | 65 | 65 | 0 |
15 | ![]() | 28 | 28 | 0 |
16 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Place | Country | Total | DH | GS | SL | KB | Racers | Wins |
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1 | ![]() | 1041 | 435 | 277 | 262 | 67 | 18 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 944 | 320 | 375 | 179 | 70 | 15 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 711 | 162 | 187 | 295 | 67 | 16 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 505 | 0 | 296 | 209 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
5 | ![]() | 369 | 33 | 82 | 178 | 76 | 11 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 285 | 0 | 206 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
7 | ![]() | 284 | 0 | 81 | 133 | 70 | 3 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 199 | 82 | 8 | 105 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 195 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 115 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | ![]() | 110 | 18 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
12 | ![]() | 72 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | 65 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 55 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
15 | ![]() | 28 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
16 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Place | Country | Total | DH | GS | SL | KB | Racers | Wins |
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1 | ![]() | 1054 | 394 | 178 | 401 | 81 | 16 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 797 | 240 | 306 | 202 | 49 | 10 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 640 | 168 | 257 | 143 | 72 | 12 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 571 | 309 | 169 | 61 | 32 | 10 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 458 | 127 | 111 | 173 | 47 | 13 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 408 | 14 | 83 | 294 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 393 | 49 | 173 | 96 | 75 | 3 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 170 | 38 | 76 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | 28 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | ![]() | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The 23rd World Cup season began in November 1988 in Austria and concluded in March 1989 in Japan. The overall champions were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland. Schneider established the record for victories in a World Cup season, winning a total of 14 races, surpassing the record of 13 established in 1978-79 by the great Swedish skier and three-time overall World Cup champion Ingemar Stenmark.
The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland. Zurbriggen won his third overall title; Figini her second.
The 21st World Cup season began in August 1986 in Argentina for men, resumed in late November, and concluded in March 1987 in Sarajevo. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser, both of Switzerland, who each won for the second time. Two-time women's overall World Cup champion Erika Hess of Switzerland retired at the end of the season.
The 19th World Cup season began in December 1984 in Italy and concluded in March 1985 in the United States. The overall champions were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg and Michela Figini of Switzerland; both were first-time champions.
The 18th World Cup season began in December 1983 in Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia, and concluded in March 1984 in Oslo, Norway. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Erika Hess, both of Switzerland.
The 17th season of World Cup competition began in December 1982 in Switzerland and concluded in March 1983 in Japan. For the first time, the overall titles were both won by Americans, Tamara McKinney and Phil Mahre. Mahre won his third consecutive overall World Cup title; McKinney became the first American woman to win the overall title.
The 16th World Cup season began in December 1981 in France and concluded in March 1982, also in France. Phil Mahre of the US repeated as overall champion, the second of his three consecutive titles. Erika Hess of Switzerland won the women's overall title.
The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the women's overall title.
The 14th World Cup season began in December 1979 in France and concluded in March 1980 in Austria.
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.
The 10th World Cup season began in December 1975 in France and concluded in March 1976 in Canada. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Defending women's overall champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who had won five straight overall titles, missed the entire season so that she could care for her father, who was terminally ill with lung cancer. In her absence, Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won the women's overall title.
The 9th World Cup season began in December 1974 in France and concluded in March 1975 in Italy. Gustav Thöni of Italy would regain the overall title, his fourth overall title in five seasons. Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her fifth consecutive.
The 8th World Cup season began in December 1973 and concluded in March 1974. Piero Gros of Italy won the overall title, denying the runner-up, countryman Gustav Thöni, a fourth straight overall title. Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her fourth of five consecutive.
The 6th World Cup season began in December 1971 in Switzerland and concluded in March 1972 in France. Gustav Thöni of Italy won his second of three consecutive overall titles. Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her second of five consecutive.
The 5th World Cup season began in December 1970 in Italy and concluded in March 1971 in Sweden. Gustav Thöni of Italy won the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her first of five consecutive.
The 4th World Cup season began in December 1969 in France and concluded in March 1970 in Norway. Karl Schranz of Austria won his second consecutive overall title. Michèle Jacot of France won the women's overall title.
The third World Cup season began in December 1968 and concluded in March 1969. This was the first season in which the races began prior to January 1, and that change immediately became permanent. Karl Schranz of Austria won the first of two consecutive overall titles. Gertrude Gabl of Austria won the women's overall title. For the first and only time in World Cup history, a discipline trophy was shared by more than two people, as four men tied for the men's slalom trophy.
The 2nd World Cup season began in January in West Germany and concluded in April in the US Jean-Claude Killy of France repeated as the overall champion, and announced his retirement from World Cup competition. Nancy Greene of Canada repeated as the women's World Cup overall champion, and announced her retirement from World Cup competition.
The 1st World Cup races began in early January in West Germany and concluded in late March in the United States. Jean-Claude Killy of France dominated the men's competition, winning each of the three disciplines and the overall title. Nancy Greene of Canada edged out Marielle Goitschel of France for the women's overall title, her first of two consecutive titles, defending successfully in 1968.
The 11th World Cup season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his second of three consecutive men's overall titles. Rosi Mittermaier, the defending women's overall champion, retired after the 1976 season, but Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who had won the previous five overall titles, returned from her 1976 sabbatical. However, Lise-Marie Morerod of Switzerland won the women's overall title.