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Men's giant slalom World Cup 2004/2005
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Men's giant slalom World Cup 2004/2005
| Round | Race No | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sölden |  Austria | October 24, 2004 |  Bode Miller |  Massimiliano Blardone |  Kalle Palander |
| 2 | 6 | Beaver Creek | United States | December 4, 2004 |  Lasse Kjus | Hermann Maier | Benjamin Raich |
| 3 | 9 | Val d'Isère |  France | December 12, 2004 | Bode Miller | Lasse Kjus | Hermann Maier |
| 4 | 13 | Alta Badia | Italy | December 19, 2004 |  Thomas Grandi | Benjamin Raich | Hermann Maier  Didier Cuche |
| 5 | 14 | Flachau | Austria | December 21, 2004 | Thomas Grandi | Didier Cuche | Bode Miller |
| 6 | 19 | Adelboden | Switzerland | January 11, 2005 | Massimiliano Blardone | Bode Miller | Kalle Palander |
| 7 | 29 | Kranjska Gora |  Slovenia | February 26, 2005 | Benjamin Raich | Hermann Maier | Kalle Palander |
| 8 | 35 | Lenzerheide | Switzerland | March 12, 2005 | Stephan Görgl | Bode Miller | Benjamin Raich |
In Men's giant slalom World Cup 2004/05 all results count.
Note:
In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.
bold = highest score italics = race wins
| Place | Country | Total Points | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 35 | Racers | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1288 | 168 | 225 | 111 | 151 | 66 | 95 | 224 | 248 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Italy | 1016 | 153 | 89 | 141 | 148 | 119 | 154 | 151 | 61 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | United States | 814 | 120 | 64 | 126 | 64 | 147 | 94 | 61 | 138 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway | 201 | 9 | 161 | 103 | 41 | 42 | 78 | 67 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 473 | 49 | 66 | 72 | 90 | 120 | 62 | 14 | - | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Canada | 439 | 36 | 20 | 33 | 145 | 110 | 22 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Finland | 323 | 62 | 15 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 60 | 70 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | France | 308 | 75 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 25 | 40 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 |  Sweden | 246 | 32 | - | 42 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 111 | - | - | 2 | - | 22 | 45 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 |  Liechtenstein | 70 | 10 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 15 | 13 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 13 |  Japan | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
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