1996–97 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1996/97
DisciplineMenWomen
Overall Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
Downhill Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl
Super G Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg
Giant Slalom  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni
Slalom Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
Nations Cup Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Nations Cup overall Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Competition
Locations 19 15
Individual 37 32

The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 in the United States at the World Cup finals at Vail, Colorado. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden, the only championship for each.

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Alphand, who won by just 34 points, became the first male French overall winner in 29 years, since Jean-Claude Killy in  1968. [1] After his overall victory, as well as discipline titles in both downhill (his third straight) and super-G (the only two events in which Alphand competed during the season), [1] Alphand retired from international competition. Five-time overall World Cup champion Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg also retired during the season after suffering another knee injury during a race in December 1996.

A break in the schedule was for the World Championships, held 3–15 February in Sestriere, northwestern Italy.

Calendar

Men

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined [2]
RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
896127 October 1996   Flag of Austria.svg Sölden GS 230   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Steve Locher   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt
897224 November 1996   Flag of the United States.svg Park City SL 265  Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt
898325 November 1996  GS 231  Flag of Austria.svg Josef Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Hans Knauß   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen
899430 November 1996   Flag of the United States.svg Breckenridge GS 232  Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Nyberg   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Urs Kälin Flag of Austria.svg Hans Knauß
90051 December 1996  SL 266  Flag of Norway.svg Tom Stiansen Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger
901615 December 1996   Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère DH 263  Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Werner Franz Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Ortlieb
902716 December 1996  SG 069  Flag of Austria.svg Hans Knauß Flag of Austria.svg Günther Mader   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Steve Locher
903817 December 1996   Flag of Italy.svg Madonna di Campiglio SL 267  Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Tomba Flag of France.svg Sébastien Amiez
904921 December 1996   Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena DH 264  Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Norway.svg Atle Skårdal Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina
9051021 December 1996  DH 265  Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Josef Strobl
9061122 December 1996   Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia GS 233   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Steve Locher Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Nana
9071229 December 1996   Flag of Italy.svg Bormio DH 266  Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   William Besse Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina
908135 January 1997   Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora GS 234   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen Flag of Austria.svg Siegfried Voglreiter Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt
909146 January 1997  SL 268  Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of France.svg Sébastien Amiez Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger
9101511 January 1997   Flag of France.svg Chamonix DH 267  Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Norway.svg Atle Skårdal Flag of Austria.svg Werner Franz
9111612 January 1997  SL 269  Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Hansson
9121712 January 1997  KB 072  Flag of Austria.svg Günther Mader Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Bruno Kernen
9131814 January 1997    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Adelboden GS 235  Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer
9141918 January 1997    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen DH 268  Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl
9152019 January 1997  SL 270  Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Sykora Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger Flag of France.svg Sébastien Amiez
9162124 January 1997   Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel DH 269  Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Werner Franz   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   William Besse
9172225 January 1997  DH 270  Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Werner Franz Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand
9182326 January 1997  SL 271  Flag of Austria.svg Mario Reiter Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Tomba Flag of Norway.svg Finn Christian Jagge
9192426 January 1997  KB 073  Flag of Norway.svg Lasse Kjus Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil André Aamodt Flag of Austria.svg Werner Franz
9202529 January 1997    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Laax SG 070  Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Josef Strobl Flag of Italy.svg Peter Runggaldier
9212630 January 1997   Flag of Austria.svg Schladming SL 272  Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Tomba Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger Flag of France.svg Sébastien Amiez
World Championships  (3–15 February)
9222721 February 1997   Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen SG 071  Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Italy.svg Werner Perathoner
9232822 February 1997  DH 271  Flag of France.svg Luc Alphand Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Vitalini Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina
9242923 February 1997  SG 072  Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Norway.svg Atle Skårdal
Flag of Norway.svg Lasse Kjus
925302 March 1997   Flag of Norway.svg Kvitfjell DH 272  Flag of Norway.svg Lasse Kjus Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Vitalini Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ed Podivinsky
926313 March 1997  SG 073  Flag of Austria.svg Josef Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer Flag of Norway.svg Lasse Kjus
927328 March 1997   Flag of Japan.svg Shiga Kōgen GS 236   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Paul Accola
928339 March 1997  SL 273  Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger Flag of Norway.svg Finn Christian Jagge Flag of Norway.svg Ole Kristian Furuseth
9293412 March 1997   Flag of the United States.svg Vail DH 273  Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Trinkl
9303513 March 1997  SG 074  Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer Flag of Austria.svg Fritz Strobl Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina
9313615 March 1997  SL 274  Flag of Norway.svg Finn Christian Jagge Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Stangassinger Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Tomba
9323715 March 1997  GS 237   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Michael von Grünigen Flag of Austria.svg Rainer Salzgeber Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Schifferer

Ladies

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined [3]
RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
836126 October 1996   Flag of Austria.svg Sölden GS 225  Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg
837221 November 1996   Flag of the United States.svg Park City GS 226  Flag of Italy.svg Sabina Panzanini Flag of Austria.svg Anita Wachter Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger
838323 November 1996  SL 258  Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudia Riegler Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Austria.svg Ingrid Salvenmoser
839430 November 1996   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise DH 223  Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of France.svg Carole Montillet Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
84051 December 1996  SG 070  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Zelenskaya
84167 December 1996   Flag of the United States.svg Vail DH 224  Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner
84277 December 1996  SG 071  Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Gladysheva Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of France.svg Carole Montillet
843812 December 1996   Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère SG 072  Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner
844921 December 1996    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana SL 259  Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudia Riegler Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of France.svg Patricia Chauvet
8451028 December 1996   Flag of Austria.svg Semmering SL 260  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Austria.svg Anita Wachter
8461129 December 1996  SL 261  Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of France.svg Patricia Chauvet Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudia Riegler
847123 January 1997   Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor GS 227  Flag of Italy.svg Sabina Panzanini Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni
Flag of Austria.svg Anita Wachter
848134 January 1997  SL 262  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Slovenia.svg Urška Hrovat Flag of Italy.svg Lara Magoni
8491411 January 1997   Flag of Austria.svg Bad Kleinkirchheim DH 225   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Heidi Zurbriggen Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Schuster
8501512 January 1997  SG 073  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger
8511617 January 1997   Flag of Germany.svg Zwiesel GS 228  Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Austria.svg Anita Wachter Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
8521718 January 1997  GS 229  Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Austria.svg Anita Wachter Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger
8531819 January 1997  SL 263  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Austria.svg Elfi Eder Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni
8541923 January 1997   Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo DH 226  Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Heidi Zurbriggen
Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger
8552025 January 1997  SG 074  Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger
8562126 January 1997  GS 230  Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Sonja Nef
857221 February 1997    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Laax DH 227  Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Zelenskaya Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Heidi Zurbriggen
858232 February 1997  SL 264  Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudia Riegler Flag of Italy.svg Lara Magoni   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Martina Accola
Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
859242 February 1997  KB 063  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Austria.svg Anita Wachter
World Championships  (3–15 February)
8602528 February 1997   Flag of Japan.svg Hakuba DH 228  Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Zelenskaya Flag of the United States.svg Hilary Lindh Flag of France.svg Carole Montillet
861262 March 1997  DH 229  Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Zelenskaya Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl
862277 March 1997   Flag of the United States.svg Mammoth Mountain SG 075  Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
863287 March 1997  SL 265  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Austria.svg Sabine Egger Flag of Italy.svg Lara Magoni
8642912 March 1997   Flag of the United States.svg Vail DH 230  Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl
Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger
8653013 March 1997  SG 076  Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg Martina Ertl
8663115 March 1997  GS 231  Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Karin Roten
8673216 March 1997  SL 266  Flag of Italy.svg Lara Magoni
Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Wiberg
Flag of Germany.svg Katja Seizinger

Men

Overall

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Luc Alphand Flag of France.svg France1130
2 Kjetil André Aamodt Flag of Norway.svg Norway1096
3 Josef Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Austria1021
4 Kristian Ghedina Flag of Italy.svg Italy990
5 Michael von Grünigen  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland867
6 Andreas Schifferer Flag of Austria.svg Austria781
7 Hans Knauss Flag of Austria.svg Austria756
8 Thomas Sykora Flag of Austria.svg Austria697
9 Thomas Stangassinger Flag of Austria.svg Austria670
10 Werner Franz Flag of Austria.svg Austria660

Downhill

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Luc Alphand Flag of France.svg France779
2 Kristian Ghedina Flag of Italy.svg Italy700
3 Fritz Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Austria571
4 Werner Franz Flag of Austria.svg Austria517
5 Josef Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Austria470

Super G

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Luc Alphand Flag of France.svg France351
2 Josef Strobl Flag of Austria.svg Austria333
3 Andreas Schifferer Flag of Austria.svg Austria256
4 Hermann Maier Flag of Austria.svg Austria230
5 Kristian Ghedina Flag of Italy.svg Italy218

Giant Slalom

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Michael von Grünigen  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland660
2 Kjetil André Aamodt Flag of Norway.svg Norway387
3 Hans Knauss Flag of Austria.svg Austria349
4 Steve Locher  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland305
5 Fredrik Nyberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden292

Slalom

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Thomas Sykora Flag of Austria.svg Austria695
2 Thomas Stangassinger Flag of Austria.svg Austria670
3 Finn Christian Jagge Flag of Norway.svg Norway374
4 Sébastien Amiez Flag of France.svg France373
5 Alberto Tomba Flag of Italy.svg Italy352

Combined

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Kjetil André Aamodt Flag of Norway.svg Norway160
2 Lasse Kjus Flag of Norway.svg Norway100
Günther Mader Flag of Austria.svg Austria100
4 Paul Accola  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland90
5 Werner Franz Flag of Austria.svg Austria89

Ladies

Overall

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden1960
2 Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany1424
3 Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg Germany1150
4 Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy967
5 Isolde Kostner Flag of Italy.svg Italy833
6 Heidi Zurbriggen  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland785
7 Anita Wachter Flag of Austria.svg Austria741
8 Renate Götschl Flag of Austria.svg Austria647
9 Martina Ertl-Renz Flag of Germany.svg Germany620
10 Warwara Zelenskaja Flag of Russia.svg Russia604

Downhill

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Renate Götschl Flag of Austria.svg Austria483
2 Heidi Zurbriggen  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland466
3 Varvara Zelenskaya Flag of Russia.svg Russia423
4 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden412
5 Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany405

Super G

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg Germany490
2 Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany474
3 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden449
4 Isolde Kostner Flag of Italy.svg Italy355
5 Martina Ertl Flag of Germany.svg Germany248

Giant Slalom

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy560
2 Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany420
3 Anita Wachter Flag of Austria.svg Austria378
4 Karin Roten  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland258
5 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden229
Sabina Panzanini Flag of Italy.svg Italy229

Slalom

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden770
2 Claudia Riegler Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand418
3 Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy407
4 Lara Magoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy391
5 Patricia Chauvet Flag of France.svg France347

Combined

PlaceNameCountryTotal
1 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden100
2 Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg Germany80
3 Anita Wachter Flag of Austria.svg Austria60
4 Sibylle Brauner Flag of Germany.svg Germany50
5 Catherine Borghi  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland45

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