The 1993/94 season of the Alpine Ski World Cup organized by the FIS began on October 30, 1993 - for the first time on the Rettenbachferner near Sölden - and ended on March 20, 1994 on the occasion of the World Cup final in Vail . 33 races were held for the men (11 downhill runs , 5 super-G , 9 giant slaloms , 8 slaloms ). For women there were 32 races (7 downhill runs, 6 super-G, 9 giant slaloms, 10 slaloms). There were also two combination evaluations.
The high point of the season was the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . The season was overshadowed by the death of the Austrian Ulrike Maier on the descent in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , immediately before the Winter Games and a few races before the end of her career as planned.
World Cup ratings
total
Departure
Super G
Giant slalom
slalom
combination
Podium placements men
Departure
Super G
Giant slalom
slalom
combination
Podium placements women
Departure
Super G
Giant slalom
slalom
combination
Nations Cup
statistics
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Men:
Downhill (11):
Rank 1: AUT 4, CAN 2, NOR 2, SUI 2, LIE 1
Rank 2 (plus one ex aequo): AUT 3, LUX 3, CAN 2, FRA 1, ITA 1, NOR 1, SUI 1
rank 3 (plus an ex aequo; minus an ex aequo of rank 2): USA 3, AUT 2, LUX 2, FRA 1, ITA 1, NOR 1, SUI 1
Super-G (5):
Rank 1: AUT 2, LUX 1, NOR 1, USA 1
Rank 2: NOR 2, ITA 1, LUX 1, USA 1
Rank 3: AUT 2, ITA 1, NOR 1, USA 1
Giant Slalom (9):
Rank 1: NOR 3, AUT 2, SWE 2, FRA 1, SUI 1
Rank 2: AUT 3, ITA 3, GER 1, SLO 1, SWE 1
Rank 3: AUT 3, NOR 2, SUI 2, ITA 1, GER 1
Slalom ( 8):
Rank 1: ITA 4, AUT 2, NOR 1, SLO 1
Rank 2: AUT 3, SWE 3, NOR 1, SLO 1
Rank 3 (plus one ex aequo): NOR 3, AUT 2, SLO 2, ITA 1, SWE 1
combination (2):
Rank 1: NOR 2
Rank 2: NOR 2
Rank 3: AUT 1, NOR 1
Total (35):
Rank 1: AUT 10, NOR 9, ITA 4, SUI 3, CAN 2, SWE 2, FRA 1, LIE 1, LUX 1, SLO 1, USA 1
Rank 2 (less an ex aequo of rank 1): AUT 9, NOR 6, ITA 5, LUX 4, SWE 4, CAN 2, SLO 2, FRA 1, GER 1, SUI 1, USA 1
rank 3 (plus two ex aequo; minus one ex aequo of Rank 2): AUT 10, NOR 8, ITA 4, USA 4, SUI 3, LUX 2, SLO 2, FRA 1, GER 1, SWE 1
Overview:
AUT 10 | 9 | 10
NOR 9 | 6 | 8
ITA 4 | 5 | 4
SUI 3 | 1 | 3
SWE 2 | 4 | 1
CAN 2 | 2 | -
LUX 1 | 4 | 2
SLO 1 | 2 | 2
FRA 1 | 1 | 1
USA 1 | 1 | 4
LIE 1 | - | -
GER - | 1 | 1
Women:
Downhill (7):
Rank 1: GER 3, ITA 2, AUT 1, CAN 1
Rank 2: AUT 2, FRA 2, CAN 1, GER 1, SWE 1
Rank 3: CAN 3, GER 1, ITA 1, JPN 1, SUI 1
Super-G (6):
Rank 1 (plus one ex aequo): GER 3, SLO 2, SWE 1, USA 1
Rank 2 (minus one ex aequo from Rank 1): ITA 3, AUT 1, GER 1
Rank 3: GER 3, AUT 2, CAN 1
Giant Slalom (9):
Rank 1: AUT 5, ITA 3, GER 1
Rank 2: AUT 3, SUI 3, FRA 1, GER 1, ITA 1
Rank 3 : FRA 2, SWE 2, AUT 1, GER 1, NOR 1, SUI 1, USA 1
Slalom (10):
Rank 1: SUI 7, SWE 2, SLO 1
Rank 2: SWE 4, SLO 2, SUI 2, AUT 1, ITA 1
Rank 3: FRA 2, GER 2, SLO 2, ITA 1, NOR 1, SUI 1, SWE 1
Combination (2):
Rank 1: AUT 1, SWE 1
Rank 2: SUI 1, SWE 1
Rank 3 : ITA 2
Total (34):
Rank 1 (plus one ex aequo): AUT 7, GER 7, SUI 7, ITA 5, SWE 4, SLO 3, CAN 1, USA 1
Rank 2 (less an ex aequo from Rank 1) : AUT 7, SUI 6, SWE 6, ITA 5, FRA 3, GER 3, SLO 2, CAN 1
Rank 3: GER 7, CAN 4, FRA 4, ITA 4, AUT 3, SUI 3, SWE 3, NOR 2 , SLO 2, JPN 1, USA 1
Overview:
AUT 7 | 7 | 3
SUI 7 | 6 | 3
GER 7 | 3 | 7
ITA 5 | 5 | 4
SWE 4 | 6 | 3
SLO 3 | 2 | 2
CAN 1 | 1 | 4
USA 1 | - | 1
FRA - | 3 | 4
NOR - | - | 2
JPN - | - | 1
Season course
Before the season, other special features
- From this season onwards, the first 15 in the speed area were allowed to choose their own starting number based on their current position in the World Cup starting list, with the highest possible number being 30; this permission was quickly accepted and numbers close to 30 were dialed; In the men's race, Patrick Ortlieb won a downhill run three times with the 28th. There was also such a “pick-up” for the slalom and giant slalom. between the "Top 8". In this case, from now on, the number 1 was almost always taken by the best. Therefore, in this case, the mode was withdrawn after a short time and the usual type of draw took place again. (The regulation in the speed competitions remained up to and including 2002/03. After that, the Super-G started with the top thirty in the reverse order of the World Cup starting list, in the downhill according to the relevant training results (the fastest in training as last) the trend with the higher start numbers no longer applied, a "competition brake" set in.)
- For the first time, the combined evaluations were shown in "real time" (up to now it was incalculable point calculations); Renate Götschl was the first winner in this newly applied method when she won the Kandahar in St. Anton am Arlberg on December 19 ; Then let Kjus become the first men's winner with the Hahnenkamm success on January 16.
- For the first time in the history of the World Cup, the DSV was able to win a Nations Cup classification, namely that of the women.
- In the men's team of the ÖSV, Bernd Zobel was hired as the new trainer for the giant slalom, which should bring a new upswing after the results of the previous years (which was fulfilled with the discipline victory for Christian Mayer).
Premier victories
Men's:
- First victory for Christian Mayer in the giant slalom in Val-d'Isère (December 13th); In hindsight, this was the first big step towards winning the Discipline World Cup.
- Markus Foser, also mentioned under “noteworthy”, was on the downhill in Val Gardena (December 17th), where he won the already believed debut win of Werner Franz , who in turn with the high starting number 52 drove Marc Girardelli with number 30 by 0.12 s had distanced, with a lead of 0.81 s clearly prevented. For the time being, Girardelli seemed to have had luck on his side, because Rob Boyd , who drove with No. 37, was 0.05 s behind him.
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Jure Košir was able to achieve his first victory in the slalom in Madonna di Campiglio (December 20th), which also meant the first men's slalom victory for Slovenia.
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It was Ed Podivinsky in the downhill in Saalbach-Hinterglemm (January 6th), which was held as the so-called “sprint downhill ”.
- The traditional combination of Kitzbühel (January 15/16) brought Lasse Kjus the first victory .
- In Vail (March 17), Olympic winner Tommy Moe won his first and only World Cup, but not in the downhill but in the Super-G.
Women:
- Katja Koren was already mentioned under "Noteworthy" for her Super G victory in Flachau (December 22nd); it was also the only victory for the Slovenian.
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Alenka Dovžan 's first (and only) World Cup victory in the Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo (January 17th), achieved together with Pernilla Wiberg , was also the first ex-aequo victory in a World Cup women’s Super-G.
- In the slalom in Maribor , her homeland, Urška Hrovat achieved her premiere success on January 22nd.
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Isolde Kostner took her first victory in the downhill run in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (January 29) , which was interrupted several times and was characterized by sad side effects ; it had the start number. 35.
- Hilary Lindh , who was decorated with downhill Olympic silver in Albertville in 1992 , was on the top podium for the first time on February 4th in the downhill in the Sierra Nevada .
- In the Sierre Nevada, on February 6th, Hilde Gerg had her first success in the Super-G .
- On March 19, Martina Ertl took her first victory out of a total of 14 in the Super-G in Vail.
Cancellations, postponements
Men's:
- The giant slalom planned for December 4th in Stoneham was canceled due to fog and relocated to Val-d'Isère on December 13th . In Val-d'Isère itself, the departure (December 11th) had to be canceled due to a snow storm (this cost the insurance company CHF 650,000).
Women:
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Leysin had to cancel the descent due to lack of snow, initially Veysonnaz , which had artificial snow, was designated as a substitute location, but then the high temperatures did not allow training there either, and the race was postponed from December 10th to December 11th and thereafter it was canceled - and St. Anton am Arlberg was entrusted with the implementation. But the worries weren't enough, the Arlbergers also had to cancel this race; This time the storm was responsible (only the own competitions, downhill, slalom incl. combination on December 18th and 19th could be held.)
- The Super-G in Flachau was postponed from December 21st to 22nd due to rain, the start was subsequently moved downwards - and visibility only improved from start number. 12 ( Rosi Renoth , who finished 13th). There were several runners (in addition to the winner Koren) who came to the top with high starting numbers : Morena Gallizio with 32 out of 4, Alenka Dovžan with 61 out of 5, Pernilla Wiberg with 21 out of 6, Compagnoni with 18 out of 9 and Gutensohn with 34 on 11. - However, there were problems for the US team because it was driving home, which is why its manager Paul Major demanded a cancellation.
Worth mentioning
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Markus Foser in Val Gardena and Katja Koren in Flachau each wore the starting number for their maiden wins . 66, which to date (January 4, 2018) are the highest starting numbers with which a men's downhill or a women's super-G have been won. Koren had replaced Traudl Hächer , who had won on December 8, 1984 in Davos with the number 54, Foser had "cracked" Reinhard Tritscher's number 45 on December 10, 1972 in Val-d'Isère (whereby meanwhile nor Josef Strobl has pushed in between) - No. 61 on December 16, 1994 -. in Val d'Isere.
- Flachau (made even better known a few years later by Hermann Maier ) had its World Cup premiere on December 22, 1993.
- With the currently (January 2019) still highest winner no. in the Super-G, namely 51, Hannes Trinkl won on December 22nd in Lech ; so he surpassed Steve Lochers No. 46 from January 29, 1990 in Val-d'Isère.
- The women's races in February in the Sierra Nevada took place in the absence of the ÖSV runners, who did not start in memory of the fatally injured Ulrike Maier. The runners present in Spain took part in a service that was held on the same day as the funeral in Rauris .
- The use of nandrolone was proven to the Italian Franco Colturi , who took part in the 1992 Olympic Games and contested four World Cup descents that winter . The positive doping test from April of the previous year was announced on February 10, 1994 and meant the end of the Italian's career. This was the first proven anabolic steroids abuse in alpine skiing.
Other occurrences
General:
- As in the previous year, there were problems with television broadcasts from overseas because of the rights holder "Halva", who owned them until 1995.
- The sports director of Austrian television, Franz Krynedl, announced that the company only wanted to employ the specialist commentators (ie “co-commentators”) free of charge. They would have cost 1.6 million schillings last season. These remarked Erwin Resch that he (came to mileage and hotel) at a compensation of 3,000 shillings per race had remained 2,500 shillings after deduction of various charges. Hansi Hinterseer refused to sit in the ORF booth for several hours free of charge.
- Because of the overflowing racing calendar for 1994/95 that the FIS had presented in Val-d'Isère, the IRT (International Racing Team) threatened to boycott on January 13th.
- For the women of the Austrian Ski Association, on March 6th in Whistler, Barbara Sadleder finished 24th, the worst downhill result of all times in the World Cup. So far it was 18th place on December 13, 1986 in Val-d'Isère by Sylvia Eder . But the men's team also delivered the third worst downhill result with Patrick Ortlieb's 18th place on March 18th in Aspen; before that, there had been 22nd place twice on the two Leukerbad runs (23 and 24 January 1988, once Anton Steiner, once Rudolf Huber).
Men's:
- Franck Piccard's victory at the season opener in Sölden was the first men's giant slalom success for France in less than 21 years ( Henri Duvillard on January 19, 1973 in Megève ). There was also a comeback of Rainer Salzgeber at this race after his serious injury, which he sustained on February 27, 1993 on the descent in Whistler Mountain . (He finished 9th, 1.54 s behind.)
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Siegfried Voglreiter gave away his first victory in the slalom in Park City (November 28) (and the chance never came back): took the lead with No. 32 (0.43 s on second placed Bernhard Gstrein and 0.69 s before on 5th place, later winner Thomas Stangassinger ), he dropped out.
- Peter Wirnsberger , who had already resigned in February 1992 and who had always stood up for the rights of drivers, was appointed athlete's representative. He received CHF 2,000 per downhill and Super-G for his performance.
Women:
- After her two injuries in the last two years, Sabine Ginther returned to the World Cup with the start in the giant slalom in Santa Caterina (November 26th).
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Deborah Compagnoni already had two victories in the Super-G, but her giant slalom victory in Tignes (December 5th) was not only the first for the Italian women in almost 20 years, it was only in the 204th World Cup giant slalom for women the second victory for the FISI ( Claudia Giordani recorded the only one so far on January 9, 1974 in Les Gets ). [By the end of the 2018/19 season, 412 women “giants” had been driven and Italy was victorious 32 times, with Compagnoni taking the main part with 13 victories - the others were Denise Karbon (6), Federica Brignone (5), Karen Putzer (4) and Sabina Panzanini (3).]
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After her injury in January 1993, Pernilla Wiberg was able to win again for the first time in Veysonnaz , although she was only 9th after the first run.
- Another “sprint descent” was the one on December 18 in St. Anton am Arlberg , where nightly snowfalls made this “program change” necessary. After the first run, Varwara Zelenskaya had led in front of Carole Montillet and Bibiana Perez , but the women ultimately on the podium were also those who won the second run in the same order; Renate Götschl came second with No. 62. (After the first run Götschl was on 5, Kawabata on 6 and Haas on 12, the latter being 0.76 behind)
Death report
The Norwegian men's team was affected by the surprising death of its 45-year-old Slovenian technical trainer Aleš Gartner (brother of the Austrian women's slalom trainer Filip), who died of a heart attack on December 11th while driving to an FIS race in Savognin . There was no help for him as the emergency helicopter could only land after two hours due to a snow storm.
Resignations
Kerrin Lee-Gartner , Carole Merle , Diann Roffe , Claudia Strobl , Veronika Wallinger and Armin Bittner , Franz Heinzer , Helmut Höflehner .
Web links
- World Cup men
- World Cup women
Individual evidence
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^ "I'm not a magician" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 28, 1993, page 41
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^ "Franz, the second - only one was faster" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 18, 1993; Page 36
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^ "Košir wrote a piece of history" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 21, 1993, pages 36/37
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↑ “Fog! First setback for ÖSV women ”in“ Kleine Zeitung ”on December 5, 1993; Pages 50/51; POS .: last paragraph
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↑ "The men's downhill run has been canceled. Insurance pays 5.2 million ”in“ Kleine Zeitung ”of December 12, 1993; Page 50
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^ "Veysonnaz is ready" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 6, 1993; Page 18; POS .: box top right
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↑ "Bad luck for downhill riders: A cross with the weather" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 10, 1993; Page 70; POS .: below
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^ "Spring in Veysonnaz" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 11, 1993; Page 36
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↑ "Storm. Women's races were canceled ”in“ Kleine Zeitung ”on December 18, 1993; Page 36; POS .: bottom left
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↑ "Super-G only today - US coach foaming" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 22, 1993, page 48; POS .: box 3, below
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↑ Mattia Chiusano: Colturi, doping disperato. La Repubblica , February 10, 1994, accessed March 26, 2019 (Italian).
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↑ Italian skier tested positive for doping. UPI , February 10, 1994, accessed March 26, 2019 .
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↑ Doping shock - ski star Knauß cancels World Cup start. Spiegel Online , December 19, 2004, accessed March 26, 2019 .
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^ "No TV from USA" in "Kleine Zeitung" from November 17, 1993; Page 38; POS .: bottom right
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^ "The experts are no longer worth a shilling to the ORF" in "Kleine Zeitung" of November 24, 1993; Page 51
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^ "The suppliers threaten the FIS with a boycott" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 22, 1993; Page 48; POS .: second box, below
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↑ “Eight months after the Salzgeber miracle” in “Kronenzeitung” of October 28, 1993, page 11 from the back
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^ "Slalom: 'Stani' unleashed" in "Kleine Zeitung" of November 29, 1993; Page 18
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^ "A job for the inventor" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 13, 1993; Page 16
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^ "Sabine Ginther, the 'standing up girl'!" In "Kleine Zeitung" from November 26, 1993; Page 79
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↑ "The vigor is gone - but Anita expanded the leadership" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 13, 1993, page 18
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↑ “Haas wins downhill before the famous Renate Götschl” in “Kleine Zeitung” from December 19, 1993, page 47
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^ "Trainer died" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 12, 1993, page 51
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^ "Unfortunately there is no time for tears" in "Kleine Zeitung" of December 13, 1993, page 19
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