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Men's downhill World Cup 1989/1990
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Men's downhill World Cup 1989/1990
| Round | Race No | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Val Gardena |  Italy | December 16, 1989 |  Pirmin Zurbriggen | Franz Heinzer | Kristian Ghedina |
| 2 | 13 | Schladming |  Austria | January 11, 1990 |  Franck Piccard | Kristian Ghedina | Daniel Mahrer |
| 3 | 17 | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 20, 1990 |  Atle Skårdal | Helmut Höflehner | Pirmin Zurbriggen |
| 4 | 21 | Val d'Isère | France | January 27, 1990 | Helmut Höflehner | Atle Skårdal | William Besse |
| 5 | 22 | Val d'Isère | France | January 29, 1990 | Helmut Höflehner | William Besse | Franz Heinzer |
| 6 | 25 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | February 3, 1990 | Kristian Ghedina | Daniel Mahrer | Helmut Höflehner |
| 7 | 26 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | February 4, 1990 | Helmut Höflehner | Atle Skårdal Franz Heinzer | |
| 8 | 33 | Åre |  Sweden | March 15, 1990 | Kristian Ghedina | Franz Heinzer | Helmut Höflehner |
| 9 | 34 | Åre | Sweden | March 17, 1990 | Atle Skårdal | Helmut Höflehner |  Felix Belczyk |
Note:
Round 3 was the first ever held downhill sprint in two heats.
In men's downhill World Cup 1989/90 all results count.
bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins
| Place | Country | Total Points | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 34 | Racers | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 446 | 86 | 34 | 56 | 42 | 70 | 44 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Austria | 293 | 27 | 20 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 25 | 44 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 143 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway | 128 | - | - | 25 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada | 73 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
 West Germany | 73 | 1 | 26 | - | 8 | 9 | - | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | France | 51 | - | 37 | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 8 |  United States | 28 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Sweden | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 11 |  Soviet Union | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
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| Men | |
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant slalom | Slalom | Combined | |
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