The 30th World Cup

Alpine skiing World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

 season began in November 1995 in Tignes

Tignes

Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region...

, France

France

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, and concluded in March 1996 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer

Lillehammer

is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The overall champions were Lasse Kjus

Lasse Kjus

Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...

 of Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 and Katja Seizinger

Katja Seizinger

Katja Seizinger , a former alpine ski racer, is the most successful alpine skier from Germany. She won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won the World Cup championship three times...

 of Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

A break in the schedule was for the 1996 World Championships

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held at Sierra Nevada near Granada city in southeastern Spain, February 12-25, 1996. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.-Medals table:...

, held in Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

 in southern Spain

Spain

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, from February 12-25 , 1996. These championships were originally scheduled for 1995, but were postponed due to a lack of snow.

The World Cup schedule was realigned for the 1996 season, with the North America

North America

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n events moved to the early part of the season, in late November and early December. Previously, these races in Canada

Canada

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 and the U.S. were scheduled near the end of the season, in late February and early March.

Men's Overall Results

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Place	Name	Country	Total Points
1	Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...		1216
2	Günther Mader Günther Mader Günther Mader is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist, one of only five men to have won World Cup races in all five alpine disciplines .Mader made his World Cup debut at age 18 and competed for 16 seasons, including four Winter Olympics and seven world...		991
3	Michael von Grünigen Michael von Grünigen Michael von Grünigen is a Swiss former alpine skier. In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant Slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in Giant Slalom.-World Cups:-Individual races:-External links:*...		880
4	Luc Alphand Luc Alphand Luc Alphand is a French former alpine skier and race car driver.- Skiing :Born in Briançon , Alphand made his World Cup skiing debut in 1984...		839
5	Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba is an Italian retired alpine ski racer. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. 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...		766
6	Hans Knauß Hans Knauß Hans Knauß is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.-World Cup victories:-External links:...		748
7	Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg is a former Swedish Alpine skier.He was born in Skön .Excelling in giant slalom and super G, he won a total of seven World Cup races in those disciplines...		673
8	Mario Reiter Mario Reiter Mario Reiter is a former alpine skier from Austria. He won the gold medal in the combined event at the 1998 Olympics of Nagano. He retired from alpine skiing after the 2000/2001 season.-World Cup victories:...		667
9	Urs Kälin Urs Kälin Urs Kälin is a Swiss former alpine skier. Kälin won three silver medals in Giant Slalom: at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and at 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada....		601
10	Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history....		560

Men's Downhill Results

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1996 Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Downhill

Men's Downhill World Cup 1995/1996-Final point standings:In Men's Downhill World Cup 1995/96 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....

In Men's Downhill World Cup 1995/96 all results count.

Place	Name	Country	Total Points	6	8	10	15	18	22	23	28	32
1	Luc Alphand Luc Alphand Luc Alphand is a French former alpine skier and race car driver.- Skiing :Born in Briançon , Alphand made his World Cup skiing debut in 1984...		577	100	100	60	3	80	9	80	100	45
2	Günther Mader Günther Mader Günther Mader is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist, one of only five men to have won World Cup races in all five alpine disciplines .Mader made his World Cup debut at age 18 and competed for 16 seasons, including four Winter Olympics and seven world...		407	36	50	22	36	100	6	32	45	80
3	Patrick Ortlieb Patrick Ortlieb Patrick Ortlieb is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. He was an Olympic and world champion in the downhill event.Ortlieb started skiing relatively late at the age of 13...		359	60	15	100	-	32	32	80	40	-
4	Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...		343	80	-	45	100	-	-	-	18	100
5	Bruno Kernen Bruno Kernen Bruno Kernen is a Swiss alpine skier. In 1997, he was world champion in downhill, as well as a silver medalist in Alpine combined. In 2003, he won bronze in downhill at the world championships in St. Moritz. He is the 2003 winner of the Lauberhorn race.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Kernen...		325	-	32	1	16	26	100	100	14	36
6	Xavier Gigandet		274	50	45	80	-	-	50	29	20	-
7	Peter Runggaldier Peter Runggaldier Peter Runggaldier is an Italian former Alpine skier, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines....		261	22	10	-	40	60	3	16	60	50
8	Kristian Ghedina Kristian Ghedina Kristian Ghedina is a former alpine ski racer, currently an auto racer. He was the most victorious downhill specialist ever for Italy in the Alpine skiing World Cup.-Career:...		237	18	-	24	20	50	-	15	50	60
9	Werner Perathoner Werner Perathoner Werner Perathoner is an Italian former Alpine skier, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines.Born in Sëlva, South Tyrol, he obtained his first podium in World Cup in 1988, at the Leukerbad downhill, one of his country's most memorable races ever with three Italians occupying the whole...		233	-	24	12	50	36	16	40	26	29
10	Brian Stemmle Brian Stemmle Brian Stemmle is a retired Canadian skier who competed primarily in the downhill and Super-G disciplines. He was a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team for 14 years and was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 2002...		230	24	-	32	2	11	45	36	80	-

Men's Super G Results

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In Men's Super G World Cup 1995/96 all results count. Atle Skårdal

Atle Skårdal

Atle Skårdal is a former alpine ski racer in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. He competed at the 1988 and 1994 Winter Olympics, with a 6th place in the 1994 Super G his best finish....

 won the cup with only one race win. All races were won by a different athlete.

Place	Name	Country	Total Points	7	9	26	29	31	33
1	Atle Skårdal Atle Skårdal Atle Skårdal is a former alpine ski racer in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. He competed at the 1988 and 1994 Winter Olympics, with a 6th place in the 1994 Super G his best finish....		312	20	100	80	-	80	32
2	Hans Knauß Hans Knauß Hans Knauß is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.-World Cup victories:-External links:...		267	29	60	100	18	60	-
3	Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...		264	100	80	-	-	24	60
4	Luc Alphand Luc Alphand Luc Alphand is a French former alpine skier and race car driver.- Skiing :Born in Briançon , Alphand made his World Cup skiing debut in 1984...		262	36	-	40	80	26	80
5	Peter Runggaldier Peter Runggaldier Peter Runggaldier is an Italian former Alpine skier, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines....		239	15	45	29	-	100	50
6	Richard Kröll		223	80	29	16	36	40	22
7	Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg is a former Swedish Alpine skier.He was born in Skön .Excelling in giant slalom and super G, he won a total of seven World Cup races in those disciplines...		217	45	36	60	20	11	45
8	Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history....		179	-	-	32	18	29	100
9	Werner Perathoner Werner Perathoner Werner Perathoner is an Italian former Alpine skier, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines.Born in Sëlva, South Tyrol, he obtained his first podium in World Cup in 1988, at the Leukerbad downhill, one of his country's most memorable races ever with three Italians occupying the whole...		173	26	-	22	100	5	20
10	Kristian Ghedina Kristian Ghedina Kristian Ghedina is a former alpine ski racer, currently an auto racer. He was the most victorious downhill specialist ever for Italy in the Alpine skiing World Cup.-Career:...		170	40	13	26	40	22	29

Men's Giant Slalom Results

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In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1995/96 all results count.

Place	Name	Country	Total Points	1	2	4	11	13	16	21	30	34
1	Michael von Grünigen Michael von Grünigen Michael von Grünigen is a Swiss former alpine skier. In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant Slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in Giant Slalom.-World Cups:-Individual races:-External links:*...		738	100	100	100	80	80	60	100	100	18
2	Urs Kälin Urs Kälin Urs Kälin is a Swiss former alpine skier. Kälin won three silver medals in Giant Slalom: at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and at 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada....		601	60	60	36	40	45	100	80	80	100
3	Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...		475	80	80	80	50	100	45	-	40	-
4	Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg is a former Swedish Alpine skier.He was born in Skön .Excelling in giant slalom and super G, he won a total of seven World Cup races in those disciplines...		338	26	40	50	32	36	32	50	32	40
5	Hans Knauß Hans Knauß Hans Knauß is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.-World Cup victories:-External links:...		306	36	32	60	100	18	36	24	-	-
6	Steve Locher Steve Locher Steve Locher is a former Swiss alpine skier, who won the bronze medal in the combined event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.- World Cup victories :-External links:* * * *...		283	50	22	9	45	36	50	-	26	45
	Mario Reiter Mario Reiter Mario Reiter is a former alpine skier from Austria. He won the gold medal in the combined event at the 1998 Olympics of Nagano. He retired from alpine skiing after the 2000/2001 season.-World Cup victories:...		283	-	45	-	24	60	29	36	60	29
8	Christophe Saioni		276	32	-	29	12	40	26	32	45	60
	Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba is an Italian retired alpine ski racer. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. 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...		276	-	36	-	60	-	80	-	50	50
10	Tom Stiansen Tom Stiansen Tom Stiansen is a former Norwegian alpine skier. The highlight of his career came in 1997 when he won the World Championship slalom in Sestriere, Italy....		218	-	24	14	-	4	-	60	36	80

Men's Slalom Results

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In Men's Slalom World Cup 1995/96 all results count. Sébastien Amiez

Sébastien Amiez

Sébastien Amiez is a French alpine skier. He won the Alpine Skiing World Cup for Slalom in 1996-World Cup victories :-References:*...

 won the cup with only one race win.

Place	Name	Country	Total Points	3	5	12	14	17	19	24	27	35
1	Sébastien Amiez Sébastien Amiez Sébastien Amiez is a French alpine skier. He won the Alpine Skiing World Cup for Slalom in 1996-World Cup victories :-References:*...		539	80	50	50	60	45	50	100	24	80
2	Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba is an Italian retired alpine ski racer. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. 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...		490	60	-	100	100	100	80	-	-	50
3	Thomas Sykora Thomas Sykora Thomas Sykora is a former alpine skier from Austria. He comes from a sporting family: his father Ernst Sykora was a ski instructor, and his aunts Liese Prokop and Maria Sykora were both successful athletes.-Overall results:...		446	20	-	-	36	50	100	60	80	100
4	Mario Reiter Mario Reiter Mario Reiter is a former alpine skier from Austria. He won the gold medal in the combined event at the 1998 Olympics of Nagano. He retired from alpine skiing after the 2000/2001 season.-World Cup victories:...		384	-	29	45	40	80	45	-	100	45
5	Jure Košir Jure Košir Jure Košir is a Slovenian former alpine skier.-Career:Košir's first international success was the title of the world junior champion in super G, won in Hemsedal in 1991. Later he focused in technical disciplines, esp. slalom and made quick progress, noticed also by his good friend, Italian...		381	40	45	-	80	60	60	-	36	60
6	Andrej Miklavc		299	-	100	-	26	18	24	45	50	36
7	Finn Christian Jagge Finn Christian Jagge Finn Christian "Finken" Jagge is a former Norwegian Alpine skier. He is the son of alpine skier Liv Jagge and tennis player Finn Dag Jagge. In the World Cup he won seven slalom victories. His career highlight came with the gold medal in the slalom competition at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville....		256	32	36	32	26	40	29	29	-	32
8	Fabio De Crignis		242	22	60	29	29	13	20	24	45	-
	Yves Dimier		242	-	-	80	32	-	22	50	18	40
	Christian Mayer Christian Mayer (skier) Christian Mayer is an Austrian former alpine skier.-World cup victories:-External links:* * - Results - Christian Mayer...		242	-	80	-	50	24	40	-	22	26
11	Ole Kristian Furuseth Ole Kristian Furuseth Ole Kristian Furuseth is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. He won his first World Cup victory in Furano in 1989 and his final World Cup victory in Bormio in 2000, and in total he has three World Cup victories in giant slalom and six in slalom...		189	-	-	24	20	36	18	22	40	29
12	Thomas Stangassinger Thomas Stangassinger Thomas Stangassinger is an Austrian former alpine skier.In the 1990s he belonged to the slalom elite. He won a silver medal in the World Ski Championships in Saalbach and a bronze medal in the World Ski Championships in Morioka...		166	-	22	-	26	22	36	-	60	-
13	Michael von Grünigen Michael von Grünigen Michael von Grünigen is a Swiss former alpine skier. In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant Slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in Giant Slalom.-World Cups:-Individual races:-External links:*...		142	-	-	20	18	32	-	36	12	24
14	Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...		134	45	-	-	45	26	-	-	-	18
15	Andrea Zinsli		133	26	32	14	5	11	9	14	-	22
16	Konrad Ladstätter		128	18	11	60	12	4	-	15	8	-
	Fabrizio Tescari		128	-	16	40	3	7	-	26	16	20
18	Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history....		127	50	-	-	10	29	-	12	26	-
19	Kiminobu Kimura Kiminobu Kimura is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...		116	-	-	-	1	6	32	32	29	16
20	Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli is a former alpine ski racer, a five time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines....		112	-	-	-	16	15	26	40	15	-
21	Michael Tritscher Michael Tritscher Michael Tritscher is an Austrian alpine skier. He was born in Schladming.He finished seventh in the slalom at the 1989 World Championships in Vail, Colorado, and won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville....		100	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Men's Combined Results

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In Men's Combined World Cup 1995/96 both results count.

Place	Name	Country	Total Points	20	25
1	Günther Mader Günther Mader Günther Mader is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist, one of only five men to have won World Cup races in all five alpine disciplines .Mader made his World Cup debut at age 18 and competed for 16 seasons, including four Winter Olympics and seven world...		180	100	80
2	Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli is a former alpine ski racer, a five time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines....		100	-	100
3	Alessandro Fattori		90	40	50
4	Hans Knauß Hans Knauß Hans Knauß is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.-World Cup victories:-External links:...		80	80	-
5	Kristian Ghedina Kristian Ghedina Kristian Ghedina is a former alpine ski racer, currently an auto racer. He was the most victorious downhill specialist ever for Italy in the Alpine skiing World Cup.-Career:...		76	50	26
6	Patrik Järbyn Patrik Järbyn Patrik Järbyn is a World Cup alpine ski racer.Despite never having won a World Cup race, Järbyn has two individual World Championship medals. At the 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain, he won the silver medal in super G...		61	32	29
7	Bruno Kernen Bruno Kernen Bruno Kernen is a Swiss alpine skier. In 1997, he was world champion in downhill, as well as a silver medalist in Alpine combined. In 2003, he won bronze in downhill at the world championships in St. Moritz. He is the 2003 winner of the Lauberhorn race.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Kernen...		60	60	-
	Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history....		60	-	60
9	Ed Podivinsky Ed Podivinsky Edward "Ed" Charles Podivinsky is a Canadian alpine skier with Czech ancestry who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics.He was born in Edmonton....		45	45	-
	Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg Fredrik Nyberg is a former Swedish Alpine skier.He was born in Skön .Excelling in giant slalom and super G, he won a total of seven World Cup races in those disciplines...		45	-	45

Women's Overall Results

Place	Name	Country	Total Points
1	Katja Seizinger Katja Seizinger Katja Seizinger , a former alpine ski racer, is the most successful alpine skier from Germany. She won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won the World Cup championship three times...		1472
2	Martina Ertl Martina Ertl Martina Ertl-Renz is a German former alpine skier. She won several medals at Olympic Winter Games and World Championships.-Skiing career:Ertl started skiing at the age of two and a half...		1059
3	Anita Wachter Anita Wachter Anita Wachter is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.She won the World Cup overall title in 1993 and the giant slalom title twice...		1044
4	Isolde Kostner Isolde Kostner Isolde Kostner is an Italian former Alpine skier who won two bronze medals at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1 silver medal at 2002 Winter Olympics...		905
5	Alexandra Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer is a retired alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are the Downhill, Super-G and Giant Slalom disciplines....		894
6	Picabo Street Picabo Street Picabo Street is a retired American alpine ski racer. She won gold medals in super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and in downhill at 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals. She also won World Cup downhill season titles in 1995 and 1996, the first...		837
7	Heidi Zurbriggen Heidi Zurbriggen Heidi Andenmatten-Zurbriggen in Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis) is a Swiss former alpine skier and sister of Pirmin Zurbriggen. She won 3 Downhill races on the World Cup tour. She now operates Chalet Rustica with her husband Damian in Saas-Almagell.-Downhill:-Footnotes:...		785
8	Pernilla Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg is a Swedish former alpine ski racer, who competed on the World Cup circuit between 1990 and 2002. On club level, she represented Norrköpings SK.-Career:...		777
9	Michaela Dorfmeister Michaela Dorfmeister Michaela Dorfmeister is a professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant Slalom.-Biography:...		727
10	Renate Götschl Renate Götschl Renate Götschl is a former champion alpine ski racer. She is a two-time individual World Champion in the combined and downhill , and has won a total of 9 World Championships medals...		594

External links

• FIS-ski.com - World Cup standings - 1996
• FIS-ski.com - 1996 World Cup schedule