2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill

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2005 Women's downhill World Cup
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The women's downhill competition in the 2005 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved eight events, including the World Cup season finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In the finals, generally only the top 25 racers in the discipline (along with skiers having more than 500 points overall and the world juniors champion in the discipline) are eligible to compete, and only the top 15 finishers receive points.

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Defending discipline champion Renate Götschl of Austria entered the finals with a 32-point lead over Germany's Hilde Gerg and then clinched her fourth championship in this discipline by winning the finals race, as Gerg finished third. [1]

The season was interrupted by the 2005 World Ski Championships, which were held from 28 January to 13 February in Bormio, Italy. The women's downhill was held on 6 February.

Standings

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3 Dec 2004
Lake Louise

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4 Dec 2004
Lake Louise

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6 Jan 2005
Santa Caterina

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7 Jan 2005
Santa Caterina

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15 Jan 2005
Cortina d'Ampezzo

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16 Jan 2005
Cortina d'Ampezzo

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26 Feb 2005
San Sicario

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10 Mar 2005
Lenzerheide

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Total
FIS Crystal Globe.svg Flag of Austria.svg Renate Götschl 458050801008032100567
2 Flag of Germany.svg Hilde Gerg 60100604550606060495
3 Flag of Austria.svg Michaela Dorfmeister 503210015451005040432
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Janica Kostelić 2026364580508050387
5 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Kildow 100458050601336DNF384
6 Flag of France.svg Ingrid Jacquemod 18161810040121480298
7 Flag of France.svg Carole Montillet 80604560125418284
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Anja Pärson 15141DNS24510032209
9  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Sylviane Berthod 36224011184040DNS207
10 Flag of the United States.svg Julia Mancuso 16092014322950170
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Caroline Lalive 29292632222080166
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Brydon DNF131526DNF364520155
13 Flag of Germany.svg Petra Haltmayr 4036036103DNS29154
14 Flag of Italy.svg Isolde Kostner 324029181615DNFDNF150
15 Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Clark 111122223226024148
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Janette Hargin 1318029292060115
17 Flag of Austria.svg Brigitte Obermoser 2450100001216112
18 Flag of Austria.svg Katja Wirth 22243216491DNF108
19 Flag of Italy.svg Daniela Ceccarelli 510137062636103
20  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Nadia Styger DNS01113361020090
21 Flag of Austria.svg Alexandra Meissnitzer 0DNF22826290DNF85
22  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Fränzi Aufdenblatten 2600DNS15242067
23 Flag of the United States.svg Bryna McCarty 1420020815059
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Jessica Lindell-Vikarby 09002222DNF053
Flag of Austria.svg Astrid Vierthaler 3049131113DNS53
26 Flag of the United States.svg Jonna Mendes 1221208016NE50
27 Flag of Germany.svg Maria Riesch DNS2424DNSNE48
28 Flag of Austria.svg Karin Blaser 700DNF2414DNSNE45
29 Flag of Germany.svg Martina Ertl DNS310DNS2639
30 Flag of Austria.svg Marlies Schild 7DNS0DNS52234
31 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Maze 0DNS7DNS24DNS31
32 Flag of Italy.svg Elena Fanchini DNS141400DNSNE28
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly VanderBeek 0120DNS573NE27
34 Flag of Germany.svg Isabelle Huber 0003716DNSNE26
Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Görgl DNF316DNF0DNS7DNF26
36 Flag of Italy.svg Lucia Recchia 5DNS20NE25
37 Flag of France.svg Marion Rolland 00DNS22NE22
38 Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Kleon 109DNSNE19
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Monika Dumermuth 2665DNSDNFNE19
40 Flag of France.svg Magda Mattel 00007011NE18
41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélanie Turgeon 115DNSNE16
42  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Catherine Borghi 950DNSNE14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chemmy Alcott 020120DNS0NE14
Flag of Austria.svg Kathrin Wilhelm 8006000NE14
45 Flag of France.svg Marie Marchand-Arvier DNS0094DNSNE13
Flag of France.svg Julie Duvillard 00210010NE13
47 Flag of Austria.svg Andrea Fischbacher DNS11DNSNE11
48  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Ella Alpiger 00000DNF9NE9
49 Flag of Italy.svg Nadia Fanchini 0080DNSDNF8
50 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anne-Marie LeFrançois 070DNFDNF0DNSNE7
Flag of Austria.svg Selina Heregger 04DSQ0120NE7
52  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Carmen Casanova DNS5DNFDNS0NE5
53  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Martina Schild 00040DNS0NE4
Flag of Germany.svg Regina Häusl 000040DNSNE4
55 Flag of Italy.svg Wendy Siorpaes DNS0001DNSNE1
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