Alberto Tomba is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. At 6 ft tall and 90 kg, his powerful build was a contrast to the lighter, more traditional technical skiers who prioritised agility over muscle. Tomba was able to take advantage of the introduction of spring-loaded ski gates which replaced the older, solid gates in the early 1980s by using his power to maintain a faster, more direct line through courses. Tomba won three Olympic gold medals, two World Championships, and nine World Cup season titles: four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title. He was popularly called Tomba la Bomba.
Lasse Kjus is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway. He won the overall World Cup title twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championship medals ranks second all-time behind fellow Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt.
Benjamin Raich is a retired champion World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. With 14 medals won at Winter Olympics and World Championships, 36 World Cup race victories, one first place and five second places in the World Cup overall ranking, three victories of the slalom World Cup, three victories of the combined World Cup, two victories of the giant slalom World Cup and the highest score of career World Cup points, he is considered among the best alpine racers in World Cup history.
Massimiliano "Max" Blardone is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He specialized in the discipline of giant slalom. From 2016 he is a sports commentator for RAI.
Denise Karbon is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from South Tyrol, Italy. She competed in the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.
Davide Simoncelli is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy who specialized in giant slalom.
Jean-Baptiste Grange is a French World Cup alpine ski racer. He competes only in slalom. In the past, he had also competed in giant slalom and combined, like his teammate Julien Lizeroux.
Manfred Mölgg is a World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Carlo Janka is an alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home. Janka has won gold medals at both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships, as well as one World Cup overall title, one discipline title and also, one unofficial alpine combined title.
Federica Brignone is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Brignone won the 2020 World Cup overall title, becoming the first Italian female skier to achieve this feat. She is also an Olympic and World Championship medalist.
Stefano Gross is a World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Born in Bozen, South Tyrol, Gross was raised in Pozza di Fassa in Trentino; he races in the technical events and specializes in the slalom.
Irene Curtoni is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
Matteo Marsaglia is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy.
Victor Muffat-Jeandet is a French World Cup alpine ski racer.
Erik Read is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup is the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural FIS World Cup season launched 54 years ago in January 1967 and this 51st season began on 22 October 2016 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in the United States at Aspen on 19 March 2017. The biennial World Championships interrupted the tour in early February in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. The season-ending finals in March were held in North America for the first time in two decades: the last finale in the U.S. was in 1997 at Vail.
Marco Schwarz is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He focuses on the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Marta Bassino is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She competes in all disciplines, with a focus in giant slalom, in which she has won five World Cup races.
Loïc Meillard is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Cyprien Sarrazin is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and competes primarily in giant slalom.
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