Alpine Ski European Cup
The Alpine Ski Europe Cup is an international series of competitions in alpine skiing organized by the FIS , which is held during the winter half-year in the northern hemisphere. In addition to the Nor-Am Cup, it represents the most important part of the substructure of the Alpine Ski World Cup , which is primarily intended to give young European drivers the opportunity to gain experience on an international level. The first European Cup was held in the 1971/1972 winter season after the decision to host this racing series was made at the FIS Congress in May 1971.
From 1972/73 the competition was changed: the system was adapted to the World Cup; In the first year the first 15 were scored, now only the first 10 (with the same number of points as in the World Cup) and the best 5 results in each discipline counted for the overall evaluation.
In contrast to the World Cup, all races take place in Europe . The five different disciplines in which the racers can collect points are the same as in the World Cup: Downhill , Slalom , Giant Slalom , Super-G (since 1985/1986) and Super Combination (since 2005/2006). As in the World Cup, an overall winner is determined, and the FIS point system also applies here .
The overall winners of the European Cup will receive a fixed starting place in all disciplines for the following World Cup season. In addition, the top three of each discipline will receive a fixed World Cup starting place in the respective discipline. Competitors who are already among the top 20 on the World Cup starting list or who do not belong to a European association will not be taken into account. In this case, the next move up in the ranking.
Winners lists
The following table provides the links to the season overviews of the best placed in the final standings of the European Cup disciplines as well as the top 3 placed in every European Cup race for women and men (from 1994/1995):
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl Erb : International alpine Ski Guide 73. Habegger, Derendingen-Solothurn 1972, ISBN 3-85723-0339 , p. 162.
- ^ "The European Cup has been upgraded" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna April 30, 1972, p. 9 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ↑ Regulations of the Alpine FIS Continental Cups Edition 2010/2011 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Point 5.4 Personal qualification for the World Cup (PDF, 501 kB)
