1997–98 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1997/98
Discipline Men Women
Overall Hermann Maier Katja Seizinger
Downhill Andreas Schifferer Katja Seizinger
Super G Hermann Maier Katja Seizinger
Giant Slalom Hermann Maier Martina Ertl
Slalom Thomas Sykora Ylva Nowén
Nations Cup Austria Germany
Nations Cup overall Austria
Competition
Locations 18 12
Individual 37 33

The 32nd World Cup season began in October 1997 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1998 at the World Cup Finals in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The overall winners were Hermann Maier of Austria, his first, and Katja Seizinger of Germany, her second.[1]

A break in the schedule in February was for the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Calendar

Men

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel Slalom[2]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
933 1 24 October 1997   Tignes PS 002  Josef Strobl Kjetil André Aamodt Hermann Maier
934 2 26 October 1997   GS 238     Michael von Grünigen    Steve Locher Hermann Maier
935 3 20 November 1997   Park City GS 239  Hermann Maier Kjetil André Aamodt Thomas Grandi
936 4 22 November 1997   SL 275  Thomas Stangassinger Kristinn Björnsson Finn Christian Jagge
937 5 4 December 1997   Beaver Creek DH 274  Kristian Ghedina Jean-Luc Crétier Lasse Kjus
938 6 5 December 1997   DH 275  Andreas Schifferer Hermann Maier Stephan Eberharter
939 7 6 December 1997   SG 075  Hermann Maier Stephan Eberharter Hans Knauß
940 8 14 December 1997   Val d'Isère GS 240     Michael von Grünigen Stephan Eberharter Hans Knauß
941 9 15 December 1997   Sestriere SL 276  Finn Christian Jagge Thomas Sykora Hans Petter Buraas
942 10 21 December 1997   Alta Badia GS 241  Christian Mayer    Michael von Grünigen Hermann Maier
943 11 29 December 1997   Bormio DH 276  Hermann Maier Andreas Schifferer Werner Franz
944 12 30 December 1997   DH 277  Andreas Schifferer Werner Franz Lasse Kjus
945 13 3 January 1998   Kranjska Gora GS 242  Christian Mayer Hermann Maier    Michael von Grünigen
946 14 4 January 1998   SL 277  Thomas Sykora Pierrick Bourgeat Thomas Stangassinger
947 15 6 January 1998   Saalbach GS 243  Hermann Maier Alberto Tomba Rainer Salzgeber
948 16 8 January 1998   Schladming SL 278  Alberto Tomba Thomas Sykora Hans Petter Buraas
949 17 10 January 1998   SG 076  Hermann Maier Stephan Eberharter Luca Cattaneo
950 18 11 January 1998   SG 077  Hermann Maier Andreas Schifferer Stephan Eberharter
951 19 13 January 1998      Adelboden GS 244  Hermann Maier    Michael von Grünigen    Paul Accola
952 20 16 January 1998      Wengen DH 278  Hermann Maier Nicolas Burtin Andreas Schifferer
953 21 17 January 1998   DH 279  Andreas Schifferer Jean-Luc Crétier Hermann Maier
954 22 18 January 1998      Veysonnaz SL 279  Thomas Stangassinger Kristinn Björnsson Kiminobu Kimura
955 23 16 January 1998  
18 January 1998  
   Wengen (DH)
   Veysonnaz (SL)
KB 074  Hermann Maier    Bruno Kernen    Paul Accola
956 24 23 January 1998   Kitzbühel DH 280     Didier Cuche Nicolas Burtin Jean-Luc Crétier
957 25 24 January 1998   DH 281  Kristian Ghedina    Didier Cuche Josef Strobl
958 26 25 January 1998   SL 280  Thomas Stangassinger Thomas Sykora Ole Kristian Furuseth
959 27 25 January 1998   KB 075  Kjetil André Aamodt Werner Franz Ed Podivinsky
960 28 26 January 1998   SL 281  Thomas Sykora Hans Petter Buraas Thomas Stangassinger
961 29 31 January 1998   Garmisch-Partenkirchen DH 282  Andreas Schifferer Nicolas Burtin Hermann Maier
962 30 1 February 1998   SG 078  Hermann Maier Hans Knauß Lasse Kjus
Winter Olympics (10–21 February)
963 31 28 February 1998   Yongpyong GS 245     Michael von Grünigen Christian Mayer Hermann Maier
964 32 1 March 1998   SL 282  Ole Kristian Furuseth Finn Christian Jagge Tom Stiansen
965 33 7 March 1998   Kvitfjell DH 283  Nicolas Burtin Werner Perathoner Lasse Kjus
Josef Strobl
966 34 8 March 1998   SG 079  Hans Knauß Patrik Järbyn    Didier Cuche
967 35 13 March 1998      Crans-Montana DH 284  Josef Strobl    Didier Cuche Fritz Strobl
968 36 14 March 1998   GS 246  Stephan Eberharter Hans Knauß Hermann Maier
969 37 15 March 1998   SL 283  Alberto Tomba   Hans Petter Buraas Finn Christian Jagge

Ladies

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel Slalom[3]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
868 1 24 October 1997   Tignes PS 002  Leila Piccard Ylva Nowén Alexandra Meissnitzer
869 2 25 October 1997   GS 232  Deborah Compagnoni Martina Ertl Martina Fortkord
870 3 21 November 1997   Park City GS 233  Deborah Compagnoni Alexandra Meissnitzer Andrine Flemmen
871 4 23 November 1997   SL 267  Zali Steggall Ylva Nowén Claudia Riegler
872 5 28 November 1997   Mammoth Mountain PS 003  Hilde Gerg Martina Ertl Alexandra Meissnitzer
873 6 29 November 1997   SG 077  Katja Seizinger Isolde Kostner Katharina Gutensohn
874 7 4 December 1997   Lake Louise DH 231  Katja Seizinger Katharina Gutensohn Renate Götschl
875 8 5 December 1997   DH 232  Katja Seizinger Mélanie Suchet Isolde Kostner
876 9 6 December 1997   SG 078  Katja Seizinger Hilde Gerg Isolde Kostner
877 10 17 December 1997   Val d'Isère DH 233  Katja Seizinger Hilde Gerg Ingeborg Helen Marken
878 11 18 December 1997   SG 079  Katja Seizinger Renate Götschl Hilde Gerg
879 12 19 December 1997   GS 234  Deborah Compagnoni Alexandra Meissnitzer Leila Piccard
880 13 20 December 1997   SL 268  Ylva Nowén Deborah Compagnoni Urška Hrovat
881 14 20 December 1997   KB 064  Hilde Gerg Katja Seizinger Martina Ertl
882 15 27 December 1997   Lienz SL 269  Ylva Nowén Deborah Compagnoni Urška Hrovat
883 16 28 December 1997   SL 270  Ylva Nowén Kristina Koznick Deborah Compagnoni
884 17 5 January 1998   Bormio SL 271  Ylva Nowén Hilde Gerg Špela Pretnar
885 18 6 January 1998   GS 235  Deborah Compagnoni Martina Ertl Alexandra Meissnitzer
886 19 10 January 1998   Bormio GS 236  Martina Ertl Katja Seizinger Deborah Compagnoni
887 20 11 January 1998   SL 272  Hilde Gerg Kristina Koznick Špela Pretnar
888 21 18 January 1998   Altenmarkt DH 234  Renate Götschl Katja Seizinger Alexandra Meissnitzer
889 22 18 January 1998   SG 080  Martina Ertl    Heidi Zurbriggen Mélanie Suchet
890 23 22 January 1998   Cortina d'Ampezzo DH 235  Isolde Kostner Renate Götschl Florence Masnada
891 24 23 January 1998   SG 081  Mélanie Suchet Regina Häusl Karen Putzer
892 25 24 January 1998   SG 082  Katja Seizinger Renate Götschl Isolde Kostner
893 26 25 January 1998   GS 237  Martina Ertl Katja Seizinger Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard
894 27 28 January 1998   Åre GS 238  Martina Ertl    Sonja Nef Anna Ottosson
895 28 29 January 1998   SL 273  Kristina Koznick Hilde Gerg Sabine Egger
896 29 31 January 1998   DH 236  Katja Seizinger Renate Götschl Florence Masnada
897 30 31 January 1998   KB 065  Hilde Gerg Martina Ertl Katja Seizinger
Winter Olympics (10–21 February)
898 31 1 March 1998   Saalbach SL 274  Martina Ertl Trine Bakke Kristina Koznick
899 32 14 March 1998      Crans-Montana SL 275  Urška Hrovat Martina Ertl Hilde Gerg
900 33 15 March 1998   GS 239  Alexandra Meissnitzer Martina Ertl Deborah Compagnoni

Men

Overall

Place Name Country Total
1 Hermann Maier  Austria 1685
2 Andreas Schifferer  Austria 1114
3 Stephan Eberharter  Austria 1030
4 Kjetil André Aamodt  Norway 901
5 Hans Knauss  Austria 888
6 Michael von Grünigen    Switzerland 746
7 Josef Strobl  Austria 697
8 Didier Cuche    Switzerland 627
9 Christian Mayer  Austria 590
10 Lasse Kjus  Norway 578

Downhill

Place Name Country Total
1 Andreas Schifferer  Austria 655
2 Hermann Maier  Austria 479
3 Nicolas Burtin  France 469
4 Didier Cuche    Switzerland 424
5 Jean-Luc Cretier  France 414

Super G

Place Name Country Total
1 Hermann Maier  Austria 400
2 Hans Knauss  Austria 256
3 Stephan Eberharter  Austria 220
4 Patrik Järbyn  Sweden 195
5 Andreas Schifferer  Austria 185

Giant Slalom

Place Name Country Total
1 Hermann Maier  Austria 620
2 Michael von Grünigen    Switzerland 560
3 Christian Mayer  Austria 429
4 Stephan Eberharter  Austria 388
5 Hans Knauss  Austria 375

Slalom

Place Name Country Total
1 Thomas Sykora  Austria 521
2 Thomas Stangassinger  Austria 517
3 Hans Petter Buraas  Norway 420
4 Finn Christian Jagge  Norway 345
5 Kiminobu Kimura  Japan 316

Combined

Place Name Country Total
1 Werner Franz  Austria 120
2 Hermann Maier  Austria 100
Kjetil André Aamodt  Norway 100
4 Bruno Kernen    Switzerland 80
5 Paul Accola    Switzerland 60
Ed Podivinsky  Canada 60

Ladies

Overall

Place Name Country Total
1 Katja Seizinger  Germany 1655
2 Martina Ertl  Germany 1508
3 Hilde Gerg  Germany 1391
4 Deborah Compagnoni  Italy 912
5 Alexandra Meissnitzer  Austria 884
6 Ylva Nowén  Sweden 815
7 Renate Götschl  Austria 787
8 Isolde Kostner  Italy 695
9 Urška Hrovat  Slovenia 592
10 Heidi Zurbriggen    Switzerland 561

Downhill

Place Name Country Total
1 Katja Seizinger  Germany 520
2 Renate Götschl  Austria 392
3 Isolde Kostner  Italy 292
4 Melanie Suchet  France 237
5 Hilde Gerg  Germany 224

Super G

Place Name Country Total
1 Katja Seizinger  Germany 445
2 Renate Götschl  Austria 305
3 Isolde Kostner  Italy 266
4 Martina Ertl  Germany 259
5 Melanie Suchet  France 228

Giant Slalom

Place Name Country Total
1 Martina Ertl  Germany 591
2 Deborah Compagnoni  Italy 565
3 Alexandra Meissnitzer  Austria 445
4 Sonja Nef    Switzerland 359
5 Andrine Flemmen  Norway 296
6 Katja Seizinger  Germany 295

Slalom

Place Name Country Total
1 Ylva Nowén  Sweden 620
2 Kristina Koznick  United States 560
3 Hilde Gerg  Germany 451
4 Urska Hrovat  Slovenia 423
5 Martina Ertl  Germany 320

Combined

Place Name Country Total
1 Hilde Gerg  Germany 200
2 Katja Seizinger  Germany 140
Martina Ertl  Germany 140
4 Morena Gallizio  Italy 77
5 Florence Masnada  France 76

References

  1. ^ de:Alpiner Skiweltcup 1998
  2. ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1998 men's schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1998 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.