2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Giant Slalom

Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 2005/2006

Calendar

Round	Race No	Place	Date	Winner	Second	Third
1	1	Sölden Sölden Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.-Geography:At c. 467 km² , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated...	October 23, 2005	Hermann Maier Hermann Maier Hermann Maier is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, having won four overall World Cup titles , two Olympic gold medals , and three World Championship titles...	Bode Miller Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time...	Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title.-Career:Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995-1996 season, finishing 115th in the overall rankings...
2	6	Beaver Creek Beaver Creek Resort Beaver Creek Resort is a major United States ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west...	December 3, 2005	Bode Miller Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time...	Daron Rahlves Daron Rahlves Daron Louis Rahlves is an American freestyle skier and a former alpine ski racer. Raised in northern California, he attended the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont and currently resides in Truckee, California...	Kalle Palander Kalle Palander Kalle Markus Palander is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also...
3	13	Alta Badia Alta Badia Alta Badia is a ski resort in the upper part of the Val Badia in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is included in the territories of the municipalities' of Corvara, Badia and La Val. It is a regular stop on the World Cup schedule, usually by the men in mid-December...	December 18, 2005	Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom.Born in Domodossola, he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup at Soelden on October 29, 2000...	Davide Simoncelli Davide Simoncelli Davide Simoncelli is an Italian Alpine skier.He won a total of 2 Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slaloms. He is a specialist of the Gran Risa track of Alta Badia, where he has won once and finished second four times....	François Bourque François Bourque François Bourque is a Canadian alpine skier.François Bourque Began his national debut in 2002. Bourque won the super-G event at the 2003 Junior World Championships and the combined event at the 2004 Junior World Championships. In the 2005 season, he picked up a third place finish in the super-G in...
4	14	Kranjska Gora Kranjska Gora Kranjska Gora is a town and a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.Kranjska Gora is best known as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps...	December 21, 2005	Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...	Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom.Born in Domodossola, he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup at Soelden on October 29, 2000...	Thomas Grandi Thomas Grandi Thomas Grandi is a retired Canadian alpine skier. He specialized in technical skiing giant slalom and slalom.-Skiing career:...
5	17	Adelboden Adelboden Adelboden is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.-Geography:Adelboden lies in the west of the Berner Oberland, at the end of the valley of the Engstlige river, which flows in Frutigen into the Kander river.Adelboden is a...	January 7, 2006	Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...	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...	Stephan Görgl Stephan Görgl Stephan Görgl is an Austrian alpine skier.He competed in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, but failed to finish his second run. He is the son of Anton and Traudl Hecher Görgl and the sister of Elisabeth Görgl who is also an alpine skier.-References:... Kalle Palander Kalle Palander Kalle Markus Palander is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also...
6	31	Yongpyong	March 4, 2006	Davide Simoncelli Davide Simoncelli Davide Simoncelli is an Italian Alpine skier.He won a total of 2 Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slaloms. He is a specialist of the Gran Risa track of Alta Badia, where he has won once and finished second four times....	Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom.Born in Domodossola, he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup at Soelden on October 29, 2000...	Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Kjeller. He is a two-time winner of the overall , an Olympic gold medalist in Super G at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a four-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined .-Career:As of...
7	32	Yongpyong	March 5, 2006	Ted Ligety Ted Ligety Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships...	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... Kalle Palander Kalle Palander Kalle Markus Palander is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also...
8	37	Åre Åre Municipality Åre Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Järpen.The present municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of "old" Åre Municipality with the surrounding municipalities Hallen, Kall, Mörsil and Undersåker...	March 17, 2006	Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...	Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom.Born in Domodossola, he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup at Soelden on October 29, 2000...	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...

Final point standings

In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 2005/06 all results count.

Place	Name	Total Points	1	6	13	14	17	31	32	37
1	Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...	481	50	-	36	100	100	45	50	100
2	Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone Massimiliano Blardone is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom.Born in Domodossola, he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup at Soelden on October 29, 2000...	442	40	20	100	80	24	80	18	80
3	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...	414	36	36	22	50	80	50	80	60
4	Davide Simoncelli Davide Simoncelli Davide Simoncelli is an Italian Alpine skier.He won a total of 2 Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slaloms. He is a specialist of the Gran Risa track of Alta Badia, where he has won once and finished second four times....	314	6	29	80	22	32	100	45	-
5	Kalle Palander Kalle Palander Kalle Markus Palander is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also...	306	22	60	45	13	60	26	80	-
6	Thomas Grandi Thomas Grandi Thomas Grandi is a retired Canadian alpine skier. He specialized in technical skiing giant slalom and slalom.-Skiing career:...	259	29	14	18	60	40	40	36	22
7	François Bourque François Bourque François Bourque is a Canadian alpine skier.François Bourque Began his national debut in 2002. Bourque won the super-G event at the 2003 Junior World Championships and the combined event at the 2004 Junior World Championships. In the 2005 season, he picked up a third place finish in the super-G in...	236	45	40	66	6	-	-	29	50
8	Hermann Maier Hermann Maier Hermann Maier is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, having won four overall World Cup titles , two Olympic gold medals , and three World Championship titles...	223	100	32	40	-	36	8	7	-
9	Bode Miller Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time...	198	80	100	-	-	18	-	-	-
10	Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Kjeller. He is a two-time winner of the overall , an Olympic gold medalist in Super G at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a four-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined .-Career:As of...	195	24	45	8	12	6	60	40	-
11	Daron Rahlves Daron Rahlves Daron Louis Rahlves is an American freestyle skier and a former alpine ski racer. Raised in northern California, he attended the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont and currently resides in Truckee, California...	190	-	80	50	-	-	-	20	40
12	Ted Ligety Ted Ligety Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships...	188	32	-	-	-	20	-	100	36
13	Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title.-Career:Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995-1996 season, finishing 115th in the overall rankings...	169	60	26	26	15	-	12	10	20
14	Stephan Görgl Stephan Görgl Stephan Görgl is an Austrian alpine skier.He competed in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, but failed to finish his second run. He is the son of Anton and Traudl Hecher Görgl and the sister of Elisabeth Görgl who is also an alpine skier.-References:...	165	20	-	32	-	60	36	1	16
15	Erik Schlopy Erik Schlopy Erik Schlopy is an American Alpine skier who competed in three Olympic games - 1994 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. At the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, he placed 34th in Giant Slalom. At the 2002 Olympics, he placed 14th in Slalom, and at the 2006 Olympic Games, he...	150	-	50	12	40	16	32	-	-
16	Hannes Reichelt Hannes Reichelt Hannes Reichelt is an Austrian alpine skier, competing in Super-G, Downhill, Giant Slalom, and Alpine Combined races....	142	16	18	20	29	-	-	14	45
17	Joël Chenal Joël Chenal Joël Chenal , is a French alpine skier.Chenal won silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	137	7	-	13	14	32	29	18	24
18	Thomas Fanara Thomas Fanara Thomas Fanara is a French alpine skier specialisting in Giant Slalom. Fanara is currently participating in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup...	121	-	-	-	18	45	26	-	32
19	Marco Büchel Marco Büchel Marco Büchel is a retired alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010....	111	-	9	-	32	16	22	32	-
20	Raphaël Burtin	100	-	8	24	24	4	16	24	-
21	Didier Défago Didier Défago Didier Défago is analpine ski racer on the World Cup circuit. He was Swiss national champion in downhill and Giant Slalom...	92	15	-	15	20	-	20	4	18
22	Alberto Schieppati	91	26	-	-	26	-	-	13	26
23	Mario Matt Mario Matt Mario Matt is an Austrian alpine skier. He is the brother of skicross competitor, Andreas Matt.Matt was born in Flirsch. He is a slalom specialist, as of February 2011 he won 13 slalom races and one super-combination in World Cup...	76	18	24	6	-	16	-	12	-
24	Didier Cuche Didier Cuche Didier Cuche is a Swiss alpine ski racer. He primarily competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and Super-G, along with the technical discipline of giant slalom...	70	8	12	29	-	10	6	5	-
25	Manfred Mölgg	67	-	-	-	45	22	-	-	-
26	Patrick Bechter	65	-	-	14	-	32	10	9	-
27	Arnold Rieder	59	11	-	7	-	12	18	11	-
28	Christoph Gruber Christoph Gruber Christoph Gruber is an Austrian skier competing in all World Cup disciplines apart from slalom. In his World Cup debut, the Super G in Aspen, Colorado on November 27, 1998, he finished in fourteenth position. On December 21, 2000, he won his first World Cup race, a Giant Slalom, in Bormio...	54	14	-	4	10	-	-	26	-
29	Giorgio Rocca Giorgio Rocca Giorgio Rocca is an Italian Alpine skier, a specialist in Slalom skiing. Together with Marc Girardelli and Ingemar Stenmark, he is one of three skiers to have won 5 Alpine Skiing World Cup slaloms in a row, which he achieved in the 2005/2006 season: only Alberto Tomba has won more World Cup...	50	-	13	5	10	8	14	-	-
30	Daniel Albrecht Daniel Albrecht Daniel Albrecht is a champion alpine ski racer. He has four World Cup race victories and a world championship.Albrecht made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2003 in a slalom at Schladming, Austria....	46	15	16	-	-	-	15	-	-
31	Aleš Gorza Aleš Gorza Aleš Gorza is a Slovenian alpine skier.Gorza represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His World Cup debut was on December 21, 2001 in Kranjska Gora. His best results so far are two 3rd places in Super-G, won in Whistler, British Columbia and in Bormio, Italy, in 2008.- References :...	45	5	7	-	-	5	13	15	-
32	James Cochran	36	-	-	-	36	-	-	-	-
33	Peter Fill Peter Fill Peter Fill is an Italian alpine skier.-World Cup victories:- Career :Peter Fill is an all-round skier. In the 2006/2007 season he was the first Italian athlete since Alberto Tomba in the leaders of the Ski World Cup.At the age of 3 years old, he learned to ski with his first teacher Frieda Senoner...	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	32
34	Marc Berthod Marc Berthod Marc Berthod is a Swiss alpine skier.In 2005, he was Swiss champion in Giant Slalom. He finished 7th in the combined event at the 2006 Winter Olympics...	34	-	16	-	-	10	-	8	-
35	Dane Spencer Dane Spencer Dane Spencer is an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. He grew up skiing and racing at Bogus Basin, and made the U.S. Ski Team at age 16...	33	-	22	-	11	-	-	-	-
36	Steve Missillier Steve Missillier Steve Missillier is a French alpine skier. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-
37	Michael Walchhofer Michael Walchhofer Michael Walchhofer is a former Austrian alpine ski racer. He started his career in slalom, but then moved over to the speed events. During his career he won the downhill world cup three times, one silver medal at Olympics Games, and one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at World Ski...	21	10	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
	Jean-Philippe Roy Jean-Philippe Roy Jean-Philippe Roy is a Canadian alpine skier.Roy's best finish on the World Cup circuit is a 5th place in a giant slalom in Alta Badia...	21	-	-	10	-	11	-	-	-
39	Gauthier de Tessières Gauthier de Tessières Gauthier de Tessières is a French alpine skier. He represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...	20	13	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
40	Mikro Deflorian	18	-	2	-	16	-	-	-	-
41	Felix Neureuther Felix Neureuther Felix Neureuther is a German alpine ski racer on the World Cup circuit.Neureuther was born at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria...	16	-	-	-	-	-	10	6	-
42	Niklas Rainer	13	4	6	3	-	-	-	-	-
	Frédéric Covili	13	-	11	-	-	-	-	2	-
	Chip Knight	13	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-
45	Andreas Schifferer Andreas Schifferer Andreas "Andi" Schifferer is a former Austrian alpine skier who was known to be a downhill specialist, but also competed in other disciplines.-Early life:...	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
46	Kjetil Jansrud Kjetil Jansrud Kjetil Jansrud is a Norwegian alpine skier and Olympic silver medalist. He hails from Vinstra in Gudbrandsdalen, but was born in Stavanger....	11	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-
47	Erik Guay Erik Guay Erik Guay is a Canadian alpine skier from Mont-Tremblant, Québec. Guay is best known winning the discipline trophy in Super G during the 2010 World Cup season and for winning the downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011.- Career :Erik Guay was five when he competed in his first...	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
48	Bjarne Solbakken Bjarne Solbakken Bjarne Solbakken is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup.-Olympics:...	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Julien Cousineau Julien Cousineau Julien "Cousi" Cousineau is a Canadian alpine skier. He is competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics.Cousineau began his career in 1998.He was named Alpine Canada's 2003 Breakthrough Male Athlete of the Year....	9	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-
50	Christian Mayer Christian Mayer (skier) Christian Mayer is an Austrian former alpine skier.-World cup victories:-External links:* * - Results - Christian Mayer...	8	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-
51	Florian Eisath	7	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
	Mitja Valenčič Mitja Valenčič Mitja Valenčič, , is a Slovenian alpine skier, specialized in slalom.Valenčič represented Slovenia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result in the Alpine skiing World Cup is the 4th place in slalom .- References :...	7	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-
53	Markus Larsson Markus Larsson Markus Larsson is a Swedish alpine skier who took part in the Winter Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver.-World Cup victories:- External links :*...	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Ryan Semple (skier) Ryan Semple (skier) Ryan Semple is a Canadian alpine skier.Semple's best finish on the Alpine skiing World Cup circuit is 11th place in a combined at Kitzbühel in 2010...	5	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
	Jukka Rajala	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
56	Bernard Vajdič Bernard Vajdič Bernard Vajdič, , is a Slovenian alpine skier.Vajdič represented Slovenia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He specializes in the slalom discipline of his sport, however he also competes at a very high level in giant slalom...	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
57	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...	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note:

In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.

Men's Giant Slalom Team Results

bold = highest score italics = race wins

Place	Total Points	1	6	13	14	17	31	32	37	Racers	Wins
1	1416	*300*	100	178	162	244	122	129	181	11	4
2	1083	83	64	192	206	98	212	90	138	9	2
3	808	112	252	62	87	67	32	120	76	7	2
4	516	74	54	94	66	51	40	65	72	6	0
5	432	40	47	25	50	80	50	80	60	3	0
6	413	20	19	37	56	81	78	66	56	6	0
7	311	22	60	45	13	60	31	80	-	2	0
8	242	38	44	44	20	20	41	17	18	4	0
9	218	33	48	19	12	6	60	40	-	4	0
10	111	-	9	-	32	16	22	32	-	1	0
11	56	5	11	-	-	12	13	15	-	3	0
12	16	-	-	-	-	-	10	6	-	1	0

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