World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup

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The World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup (previously called the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup) is an annual circuit of elite disabled alpine skiing competitions, regulated by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Ski Federation (FIS).

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Held at ski areas across Europe, North America, and East Asia, the World Cup consists of timed races in five disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, super G, downhill, and super combined. Medals are awarded to the top three men's and women's finishers in each of the three disability categories: standing, sitting, and visually impaired. After each race, points are awarded to the top 30 skiers in each disability category who finish within a certain percentage of the winning time. 100 points are awarded to the winner, 80 for second place, 60 for third, and so on, down to one point for 30th place. In each disability category, the male and female athlete with the most points at the end of the season wins the overall World Cup title and a large glass trophy, the crystal globe. Smaller globes are also awarded for athletes with the highest point totals in each of the five disciplines. Additionally, a Nations Cup trophy is awarded to the country that accumulates the highest point total.

The World Cup is held every year, and is considered one of the premier competitions in disabled ski racing, along with the Winter Paralympics (held every four years, concurrently with the Winter Olympics) and the World Championships (held every two years since 2009, but irregularly before that).

Disabled ski racers who aspire one day to compete on the World Cup attempt to qualify on one of the Continental Cup circuits: the Europa Cup (or "European Cup") in Europe and the Nor-Am Cup in North America.

History

Although disabled ski competitions date to the mid-20th century and the first Winter Paralympics were held in 1976, the Disabled Alpine World Cup is relatively new. An unofficial circuit began in the late 1990s, and the first FIS-sanctioned World Cup race was held in Breckenridge, Colorado, United States in December 1999, with the first World Cup titles awarded in the spring of 2000. In 2004, the administration of the World Cup circuit, and disabled ski racing in general, passed from the FIS to the IPC, although the FIS is still involved in some aspects of the tour. For example, a FIS technical delegate still oversees each race.

Winners

Men

YearSitting skiersStanding skiersVisually impaired skiers
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Braxenthaler Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Schönfelder Flag of France.svg Nicola Berejny
2005–06 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Braxenthaler Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Schönfelder Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Williamson
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 [1] Flag of Germany.svg Martin Braxenthaler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Williamson
2010–11 [2] Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Bonadimann Flag of France.svg Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Flag of Spain.svg Yon Santacana Maiztegui
2011–12 [3] Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Morii Flag of France.svg Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Flag of Russia.svg Valerii Redkozubov
2012–13 [4] Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Suzuki Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Bugaev Flag of Spain.svg Yon Santacana Maiztegui
2013–14 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Walker Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Bugaev Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Daldoss
2014–15 [6] Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Suzuki Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Bugaev Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Marcoux
2015–16 [7] Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Morii Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Bugaev Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Bertagnolli
2016–17 [8] Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Morii Flag of Austria.svg Markus Salcher Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Haraus
2017–18 [9] Flag of Norway.svg Jesper Pedersen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Theo Gmur Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Marcoux
2018–19 [10] Flag of Norway.svg Jesper Pedersen Flag of France.svg Arthur Bauchet Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Haraus
2019–20 [11] Flag of Norway.svg Jesper Pedersen Flag of France.svg Arthur Bauchet Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Bertagnolli
2020–21 [12] Flag of Norway.svg Jesper Pedersen Flag of France.svg Arthur Bauchet Flag of France.svg Hyacinthe Deleplace
2021–22

Women

YearSitting skiersStanding skiersVisually impaired skiers
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05 Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Stephens Flag of Slovakia.svg Iveta Chlebakova Flag of France.svg Pascale Casanova
2005–06 Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Stephens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lauren Woolstencroft Flag of Austria.svg Sabine Gasteiger
2006-07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 [1] Flag of Austria.svg Claudia Loesch Flag of the United States.svg Danelle Umstead
2010–11 [2] Flag of Austria.svg Claudia Loesch Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandra Frantseva
2011–12 [3] Flag of Germany.svg Anna Schaffelhuber Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Farkasova
2012–13 [4] Flag of Germany.svg Anna Schaffelhuber Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Rothfuss Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandra Frantseva
2013–14 [5] Flag of Germany.svg Anna Schaffelhuber Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of the United States.svg Danelle Umstead
2014–15 [6] Flag of Germany.svg Anna Schaffelhuber Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of the United States.svg Danelle Umstead
2015–16 [7] Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Forster Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Menna Fitzpatrick
2016–17 [8] Flag of Germany.svg Anna Schaffelhuber Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Rothfuss Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Farkasova
2017–18 [9] Flag of Austria.svg Claudia Loesch Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Farkasova
2018–19 [10] Flag of Japan.svg Momoka Muraoka Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Menna Fitzpatrick
2019–20 [11] Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Stephens Flag of France.svg Marie Bochet Flag of Germany.svg Noemi Ewa Ristau
2020–21 [12] Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Forster Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Voronchikhina Flag of Slovakia.svg Alexandra Rexova
2021–22

Nations Cup

Nations Cup winners
YearOverallWomenMen
1999–2000[ citation needed ] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2000–01[ citation needed ] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2001–02[ citation needed ] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2002–03[ citation needed ] Flag of Austria.svg Austria
2003–04[ citation needed ] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2004–05[ citation needed ] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2005–06[ citation needed ] Flag of Austria.svg Austria
2006-07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 [13] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2010–11 [14] Flag of France.svg France
2011–12 [15] Flag of the United States.svg United States
2012–13 [16] Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2013–14 [17] Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2014–15 [18] Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2015–16 [19] Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2016–17 [20] Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Austria.svg Austria
2017–18 [21] Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of the United States.svg United States
2018-19 [22] Flag of France.svg France Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of France.svg France
2019-20 [23] Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of France.svg France
2020-21 [24] Flag of France.svg France Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of France.svg France
2021-22

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