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Men's downhill World Cup 1984/1985
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Men's downhill World Cup 1984/1985
| Round | Race No | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Val Gardena |  Italy | December 15, 1984 |  Helmut Höflehner |  Conradin Cathomen | Peter Wirnsberger |
| 2 | 13 | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 11, 1985 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Franz Heinzer | Peter Wirnsberger |
| 3 | 15 | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 12, 1985 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Helmut Höflehner |  Todd Brooker |
| 4 | 19 | Wengen | Switzerland | January 19, 1985 | Helmut Höflehner | Franz Heinzer | Peter Wirnsberger |
| 5 | 20 | Wengen | Switzerland | January 20, 1985 | Peter Wirnsberger | Peter Lüscher | Peter Müller |
| 6 | 23 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |  West Germany | January 26, 1985 | Helmut Höflehner | Peter Müller | Anton Steiner |
| 7 | 26 | Bad Kleinkirchheim | Austria | February 14, 1985 | Karl Alpiger | Peter Müller | Stefan Niederseer |
| 8 | 29 | Furano |  Japan | March 2, 1985 | Todd Brooker | Sepp Wildgruber | Bruno Kernen |
| 9 | 31 | Aspen |  United States | March 9, 1985 | Peter Müller | Karl Alpiger | Sepp Wildgruber |
| 10 | 33 | Panorama | Canada | March 16, 1985 | Peter Müller | Daniel Mahrer | Helmut Höflehner |
In men's downhill World Cup 1984/85 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().
| Alpine skiing World Cup | |
| Men | |
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined | |
| 1985 |
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