Alpine Ski World Cup 1996/97
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 Luc Alphand
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 Pernilla Wiberg
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| Departure |
Luc Alphand
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 Renate Götschl
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| Super G |
Luc Alphand
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 Hilde Gerg
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| Giant slalom |
 Michael von Grünigen
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 D. Compagnoni
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| slalom |
Thomas Sykora
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Pernilla Wiberg
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| combination |
 Kjetil André Aamodt
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Pernilla Wiberg
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| Nations Cup |
Austria
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| Nations Cup |
Austria
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Germany
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| Competitions | ||
| Venues | 19th | 15th |
| Individual competitions | 37 | 32 |
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← 1995/96
1997/98 →
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The 1996/97 season of the Alpine Ski World Cup organized by the FIS began on October 26, 1996 in Sölden and ended on March 16, 1997 on the occasion of the World Cup final in Vail . 35 races were held for the men (11 downhill runs , 6 super-G , 8 giant slaloms , 10 slaloms ). For women there were 31 races (8 downhill runs, 7 super-G, 7 giant slaloms, 9 slaloms). There were also two combined scores for men and one for women.
For Luc Alphand, the downhill and super-G disciplines were enough for an overall World Cup victory. Renate Götschl landed the only victory for the ÖSV women (downhill Vail ), but that was enough for her to win in this discipline.
The highlight of the season was the 1997 World Cup in Sestriere .
World Cup ratings
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Departure
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Super G
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Giant slalom
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slalom
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combination
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Podium placements men
Departure
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 12/15/1996 | Val d'Isère ( FRA ) |
Fritz Strobl
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Werner Franz
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Patrick Ortlieb
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| 12/20/1996 | Val Gardena ( ITA ) |
Luc Alphand
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Atle Skårdal
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Kristian Ghedina
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| 12/21/1996 | Val Gardena ( ITA ) |
Kristian Ghedina
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Luc Alphand
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Josef Strobl
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| 12/29/1996 | Bormio ( ITA ) |
Luc Alphand
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William Besse
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Kristian Ghedina
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| 01/11/1997 | Chamonix ( FRA ) |
Kristian Ghedina
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Atle Skårdal
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Werner Franz
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| 01/18/1997 | Wengen ( SUI ) |
Kristian Ghedina
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Luc Alphand
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Fritz Strobl
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| 01/24/1997 | Kitzbühel ( AUT ) |
Luc Alphand
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Werner Franz
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William Besse
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| 01/25/1997 | Kitzbühel ( AUT ) |
Fritz Strobl
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Werner Franz
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Luc Alphand
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| 02/22/1997 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( GER ) |
Luc Alphand
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Pietro Vitalini
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Kristian Ghedina
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| 03/02/1997 | Kvitfjell ( NOR ) |
Leave kjus
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Pietro Vitalini
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 Ed Podivinsky
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| 03/12/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Fritz Strobl
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Kristian Ghedina
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Hannes Trinkl
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Super G
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 12/16/1996 | Val d'Isère ( FRA ) |
Hans Knauß
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Günther Mader
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Steve Locher
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| 01/29/1997 | Laax ( SUI ) |
Luc Alphand
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Josef Strobl
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Peter Runggaldier
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| 02/21/1997 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( GER ) |
Luc Alphand
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Hermann Maier
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Werner Perathoner
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| 02/23/1997 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( GER ) |
Hermann Maier
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Kristian Ghedina
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Atle Skårdal Lasse Kjus
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| 03/02/1997 | Kvitfjell ( NOR ) |
Josef Strobl
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Andreas Schifferer
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Leave kjus
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| 03/13/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Andreas Schifferer
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Josef Strobl
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Kristian Ghedina
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Giant slalom
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 10/27/1996 | Solden ( AUT ) |
Steve Locher
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Michael von Grünigen
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Kjetil André Aamodt
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| 11/25/1996 | Park City ( USA ) |
Josef Strobl
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Hans Knauß
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Michael von Grünigen
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| 11/30/1996 | Breckenridge ( USA ) |
Fredrik Nyberg
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Urs Kälin
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Hans Knauß
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| 12/22/1996 | Alta Badia ( ITA ) |
Michael von Grünigen
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Steve Locher
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Matteo Nana
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| 01/05/1997 | Kranjska Gora ( SLO ) |
Michael von Grünigen
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Siegfried Voglreiter
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Kjetil André Aamodt
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| 01/14/1997 | Adelboden ( SUI ) |
Kjetil André Aamodt
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Michael von Grünigen
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Andreas Schifferer
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| 03/08/1997 | Shigakōgen ( JPN ) |
Michael von Grünigen
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Andreas Schifferer
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Paul Accola
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| 03/15/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Michael von Grünigen
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Rainer Salzgeber
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Andreas Schifferer
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slalom
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 11/24/1996 | Park City ( USA ) |
Thomas Sykora
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Thomas Stangassinger
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Kjetil André Aamodt
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| December 01, 1996 | Breckenridge ( USA ) |
Tom Stiansen
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Thomas Sykora
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Thomas Stangassinger
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| 12/17/1996 | Madonna di Campiglio ( ITA ) |
Thomas Sykora
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Alberto Tomba
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Sébastien Amiez
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| 01/06/1997 | Kranjska Gora ( SLO ) |
Thomas Sykora
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Sébastien Amiez
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Thomas Stangassinger
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| 01/12/1997 | Chamonix ( FRA ) |
Thomas Sykora
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Thomas Stangassinger
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Martin Hansson
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| 01/19/1997 | Wengen ( FRA ) |
Thomas Sykora
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Thomas Stangassinger
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Sébastien Amiez
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| 01/26/1997 | Kitzbühel ( AUT ) |
Mario Reiter
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Alberto Tomba
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Finn Christian Jagge
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| 01/30/1997 | Schladming ( AUT ) |
Alberto Tomba
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Thomas Stangassinger
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Sébastien Amiez
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| 03/09/1997 | Shigakōgen ( JPN ) |
Thomas Stangassinger
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Finn Christian Jagge
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Ole Kristian Furuseth
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| 03/15/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Finn Christian Jagge
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Thomas Stangassinger
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Alberto Tomba
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combination
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 11/12/01/1997 | Chamonix ( FRA ) |
Günther Mader
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Kjetil André Aamodt
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Bruno Kernen
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| January 25/26, 1997 | Kitzbühel ( AUT ) |
Leave kjus
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Kjetil André Aamodt
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Werner Franz
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Podium placements women
Departure
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 11/30/1996 | Lake Louise ( CAN ) |
Katja Seizinger
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Carole Montillet
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Pernilla Wiberg
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| 07/12/1996 | Vail ( USA ) |
Renate Götschl
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Katja Seizinger
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Isolde Kostner
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| 01/11/1997 | Bad Kleinkirchheim ( AUT ) |
Heidi Zurbriggen
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Hilde Gerg
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Stefanie Schuster
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| 01/25/1997 | Cortina d'Ampezzo ( ITA ) |
Isolde Kostner Heidi Zurbriggen
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Katja Seizinger
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| 02/01/1997 | Laax ( SUI ) |
 Varvara Zelenskaya
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Renate Götschl Heidi Zurbriggen
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| 02/28/1997 | Happo One ( JPN ) |
Varvara Zelenskaya
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 Hilary Lindh
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Carole Montillet
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| 03/02/1997 | Happo One ( JPN ) |
Varvara Zelenskaya
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Pernilla Wiberg
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Renate Götschl
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| 03/12/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Renate Götschl Katja Seizinger
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Super G
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| December 01, 1996 | Lake Louise ( CAN ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Hilde Gerg
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Varvara Zelenskaya
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| 07/12/1996 | Vail ( USA ) |
Svetlana Gladysheva
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Pernilla Wiberg
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Carole Montillet
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| 12/12/1996 | Val d'Isère ( FRA ) |
Hilde Gerg
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Katja Seizinger
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Isolde Kostner
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| 01/10/1997 | Bad Kleinkirchheim ( AUT ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Isolde Kostner
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Katja Seizinger
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| 01/24/1997 | Cortina d'Ampezzo ( ITA ) |
Isolde Kostner
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Pernilla Wiberg
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Katja Seizinger
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| 03/08/1997 | Mammoth Mountain ( USA ) |
Katja Seizinger
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Hilde Gerg
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Pernilla Wiberg
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| 03/13/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Katja Seizinger
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Hilde Gerg
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Martina Ertl
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Giant slalom
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 10/26/1996 | Solden ( AUT ) |
Katja Seizinger
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Deborah Compagnoni
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Hilde Gerg
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| 11/21/1996 | Park City ( USA ) |
Sabina Panzanini
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Anita Wachter
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Katja Seizinger
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| 03/01/1997 | Maribor ( SLO ) |
Sabina Panzanini
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Deborah Compagnoni Anita Wachter
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| January 17, 1997 | Zwiesel ( GER ) |
Deborah Compagnoni
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Anita Wachter
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Pernilla Wiberg
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| 01/18/1997 | Zwiesel ( GER ) |
Deborah Compagnoni
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Anita Wachter
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Katja Seizinger
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| 01/26/1997 | Cortina d'Ampezzo ( ITA ) |
Deborah Compagnoni
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Katja Seizinger
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Sonja Nef
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| 03/15/1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Deborah Compagnoni
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Katja Seizinger
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Karin Roten
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slalom
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 11/23/1996 | Park City ( USA ) |
 Claudia Riegler
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Pernilla Wiberg
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Ingrid Salvenmoser
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| 12/21/1996 | Crans-Montana ( SUI ) |
Claudia Riegler
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Pernilla Wiberg
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Patricia Chauvet
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| 12/28/1996 | Semmering ( AUT ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Deborah Compagnoni
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Anita Wachter
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| 12/29/1996 | Semmering ( AUT ) |
Deborah Compagnoni
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Patricia Chauvet
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Claudia Riegler
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| 01/04/1997 | Maribor ( SLO ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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 Urška Hrovat
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Lara Magoni
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| 01/19/1997 | Zwiesel ( GER ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Elfi Eder
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Deborah Compagnoni
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| 02/02/1997 | Laax ( SUI ) |
Claudia Riegler
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Lara Magoni
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Martina Accola Pernilla Wiberg
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| 03/09/1997 | Mammoth Mountain ( USA ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Sabine Egger
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Lara Magoni
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| March 16, 1997 | Vail ( USA ) |
Lara Magoni Pernilla Wiberg
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Katja Seizinger
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combination
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 01/02/02/1997 | Laax ( SUI ) |
Pernilla Wiberg
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Hilde Gerg
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Anita Wachter
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Nations Cup
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Season course
Premier victories
Men's:
- Fritz Strobl surprised on December 15th when he started with starting no. 43 achieved his maiden victory on the descent in Val d'Isère, which was characterized by tight time intervals (the top 6 were within 0.29 s) and (with the minimum advantage of 0.02 s), of all things, his compatriot Werner Franz , who drove with number 16 , who was (also) before his maiden victory and had survived the attack by Josef Strobl (starting number 22), defeated by 0.02 s. (For Werner Franz it was an unpleasant "déjà vu", because almost three years ago to the day, on December 17, 1993, he had taken the lead on the "Saslong" in Val Gardena with No. 52 and was still led by Markus Foser , No. 66, has been relegated to number 2.)
- Tom Stiansen , who won the slalom world title in the current season, won his first (and only) World Cup victory in a slalom in Breckenridge (December 1).
- Hermann Maier , at the age of less than 24 years of age, no “student” for a “beginner” in the World Cup, and despite being 6th in the giant slalom in Park City (November 25), only known to a relatively small group of people interested in alpine skiing (this also because he had been out of action for over a month from the beginning of January due to an injury; see the article "Injuries"), on February 23rd at the Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won his surprising first victory, although it had already started two days earlier same place had been second.
- Andreas Schifferer took the first victory in the Super-G at the final in Vail (March 13th), but with this he “screwed up” his compatriot Josef “Pepi” Strobl the discipline victory (please see article on the World Cup decisions).
Women:
- For Svetlana Gladyschewa who already have a bronze medal in the World Cup downhill in 1991 and a silver medal in the Olympic super-G in 1994 could call their own, there was the Super-G in Vail (December 7) the first and only victory in a World Cup race (She wore starting number 32). It was reported that she “lived” in a private container so that she could train with the men.
- In the slalom ex-aequo victory achieved together with Pernilla Wiberg in the season finale in Vail (March 16), Lara Magoni , who had been awarded the World Championship Slalom Silver five weeks earlier, achieved her first and only World Cup victory .
Cancellations and postponements
Men's:
- In Whistler, both the descent (December 7th) and then the Super-G (December 8th) had to be canceled due to too much fresh snow and poor visibility. The descent was added on December 20th in Val Gardena, although the route was shortened due to fog, snowfall and occasional rain, and the start was postponed several times. The Super-G was planned for January 10th in Chamonix, but was canceled by the organizer at the end of December.
- Even the descent in Val-d'Isère could not be carried out without disruption (heavy fog); it was started on December 14th at 10.30 am and had to be canceled after Günther Mader, who failed with No. 17. Josef “Pepi” Strobl led before Adrien Duvillard and Hannes Trinkl . The departure was made up on December 15, which is why Monday, December 16, was "added" for the Super-G programmed on this day.
- The descent in Kvitfjell on March 1st was canceled after 30 runners (Lasse Kjus was ahead of Patrick Ortlieb and Ed Podivinsky in front) due to a storm. Strong gusts of wind caused the start to be delayed by one and a half hours - the storm that had occurred overturned a grandstand, causing a Swedish radio assistant to suffer vertebral injuries. The descent was rescheduled on March 2nd from 9 a.m., and afterwards the programmed Super-G was driven from 1 p.m.
Women:
- A meter of fresh snow prevented the ladies' departure from Vail on December 6; it was made up for on December 7th, which together with the Super-G scheduled for that day resulted in two races.
- The weather conditions did not stop in Val d'Isère for the women either; the giant slalom scheduled for December 13th had to be "canceled" before the start, after the heavy snowfall had already hindered the forerunners.
- In Crans-Montana were for 20./21. December a downhill and a slalom, combined with a combination, are planned. Despite intensive efforts on the part of the Swiss organizers, the slope conditions did not allow the downhill run; a one-day postponement of the program was not possible because of the TV broadcasts. On December 21st, only the slalom was held. The only positive side effect was for the ORF TV presenter Ulli Schwarz, who had a cold and lost her voice on the night of December 20th.
- Almost nothing went in Morzine either , where on December 22nd the giant slalom (start time 9.30 a.m.) started two and a half hours late, but had to end after 19 runners (Anita Wachter in the lead ahead of Deborah Compagnoni and Karin Roten) because the snow had broken away . The organizers, who had tackled the preparation with their own French product and not with the conventional "PTX", were overwhelmed by 20 cm of fresh snow and rain.
- The descent in Bad Kleinkirchheim was already planned for January 10th, but had to be canceled (start at 12 p.m.) after seven runners ( Florence Masnada in the lead in front of Hilde Gerg and Régine Cavagnoud ) due to fog . On January 11th, another downhill run was planned in the Carinthian ski resort from 11 a.m. - the cancellation resulted in a program change with another attempt to start at 10:45 a.m., which ended after nine runners (this time Stefanie Schuster led ); the second descent (according to the official start schedule from 1 p.m.) was canceled after 36 runners, but the result was counted. (If both runs had taken place, this would have been a premiere in the women's area with two runs in one day.)
- In Happo One, the second descent had to be postponed from March 1st to March 2nd due to rain.
Injuries
Men's:
- A few days before the opening race in Sölden , Alberto Tomba suffered bruises on his left knee and right wrist during training on the glacier of the Tonale Pass and had to wear plastic protection on his leg and a cast on his hand. He was only able to compete in his "home slalom" in Madonna di Campiglio on December 17th.
- The still little-known Hermann Maier fell on the descent in Chamonix (January 11th) after only 15 seconds of driving and suffered a broken spoke in his left wrist (Maier had twice achieved fourth training time here; he was in Salzburg, operated by Prim. Dr. Arthur Trost, was even placed in a child's room for two days due to lack of space; he had a week in plaster and then a cuff, but that was not overrated). Berni Huber , who suffered multiple broken ribs, broken arms, torn cruciate ligaments in both knees and a squeezed lung (this incident led to the end of his career), was worse affected.
- Lasse Kjus paused for the “Chamonix weekend”; he had lost a kilo after a viral illness.
- At the slalom in Chamonix, Alberto Tomba did not take part in the second run because of flu.
- Adrien Duvillard suffered a serious fall on January 17th in the target shot during training for the downhill run in Wengen, where he suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken ribs and serious lung injuries (blood clots in the right lung). The Frenchman was placed in an artificial coma and taken to Bern's Inselspital , from where he was transferred to the Grenoble University Hospital several days later .
- In the “night slalom” traditionally held two days before the Kitzbühel slalom in Westendorf (Tyrol) , Heinz Schilchegger broke three fingers, which meant his end for the upcoming world championships.
- Thomas Sykora suffered a pelvic contusion in the morning when he fell while running in for the slalom on the “Ganslernhang” in Kitzbühel; Although he came in 7th place, 0.99 s behind, he had to be injected fit for the second run. (This bruise also turned out to be a bit lasting and was one of the reasons that he couldn't reach his potential at the World Championships.)
- Atle Skårdal (deposits in the knee) and Lasse Kjus (nasal septum) underwent operations in Oslo after the end of the season .
Women:
- The end of the season came for Picabo Street on December 4th, when she had tried out new skis during the first training session for the downhill run in Vail and was hit by a gust of wind on the last jump (called "Pepi's Face") - the consequences of the heavy The fall was a tear in the cruciate ligament and collateral ligament in the left knee; she became the well-known specialist Dr. Steedman brought. As a result, she took a new job as a TV co-commentator at short notice.
Worth mentioning
- The Austrians had it estimated despite austerity measures, a total budget of 81 million shillings to create whatever was because best for the upcoming World Championships conditions.
- After 1993/94, the German women's team managed to win the Nations Cup a second time.
- On December 7, 1996, two races in one day were driven in Vail in the women. First the downhill, then the Super-G, although there was the curiosity that the respective winners (Götschl and Gladyschewa) finished 17th in the other race.
- The ORF reported the highest odds from the Kitzbühel races, u. between the slalom on the Ganslernhang brought 1.375 million, the Hahnenkamm run 1.319 million; also two days later the night slalom in Schladming (start times 18 and 20.45 h) 1.064 million viewers.
Other occurrences
Men's:
- Thomas Sykora was the very first runner of the Austrian Ski Association to win a World Cup slalom in Madonna di Campiglio (December 17th).
- On the descent in Val Gardena, there was a camera built into the camel's hump for the first time.
- On the first descent in Val Gardena (December 20), Marc Girardelli had to have start no. 42, such a high number that he hadn't had to wear since his early days. In addition, the service man had been withdrawn from him by his ski outfitter, so that he and his father had to prepare the skis. Of 59 rated runners, he came in 57th place, 5.71 s behind. Please refer to the source under Cancellations, Postponements.
- Kristian Ghedina's victory in the second Val Gardena downhill run (December 21) was the first downhill victory for a runner from the Italian federation on this “domestic route” since Herbert Plank on December 18, 1977.
- Of the two runs in Kitzbühel, the one on January 24th was a "sprint run". The winner Alphand, who was first in both runners, achieved almost the same time, namely 1: 06.26 and 1: 06.29.
- After four years, Alberto Tomba came back to a race in the northern region of the Japanese main island of Honshū , u. zw to Shigakōgen on March 8th, which left him with no good memory (he was unplaced at the Alpine World Ski Championships Morioka-Shizukuishi 1993 : eliminated in slalom, missed giant slalom due to illness); This time too, he did not go well with rank 35 in the giant slalom, so that he missed the “cut of the first 30”, but he received a lot of praise - he said, “in contrast to then, a very good slope was available this time ". (Although he competed in Furano in 1994/95 and did not make it into the rankings in the same disciplines, in contrast to Morioka and Shigakōgen, Furano is on Hokkaidō .)
- On March 27, Günther Mader suffered a stroke just 13 days after his last World Cup race.
Women:
- Before the start of the Super-G in Val d'Isère (December 12th) there was an incident that claimed two injuries: the French forerunner Jenni Vallier had raced into a group of photographers on the La Doulle slope in the finish slope and had a chest bruise and Cuts on the face, the Italian photographer Stefano Balladini sustained a broken left leg. Both were transferred to the Moutier hospital .
- The superiority of Compagnoni in the giant slalom was attributed by experts to a material advantage of the double Olympic champion based in Santa Caterina; she skied skis that were even more tailored and were already known as the "carving model".
- The ex-aequo victory Lara Magoni / Pernilla Wiberg in Vail (March 16) was even the first “double victory” across all genders in a slalom (the men only followed on March 8, 2003 in Shigakōgen with the same time) Kalle Palander / Rainer Schönfelder ).
World Cup decisions
Men's
Overall:
Luc Alphand was the first overall World Cup winner for French men since Jean-Claude Killy in the 1967/68 season. Just like Alberto Tomba in 1994/95 with giant slalom and slalom, the "speed disciplines" downhill and super-G were enough for him for this bravura piece, but this "work" was actually achieved with the last race, the slalom in Vail (in which he only Was a spectator and was dependent on help from a third party), "accomplished".
At the end of 1996, Hans Knauß was still leading with 421 points, followed by Alphand (352), Michael von Grünigen (331), Steve Locher (295), Josef Strobl (292), Thomas Sykora (282), Kjetil André Aamodt (280) and Kristian Ghedina (279). Alphand took an important step (also in the Downhill World Cup) by winning the sprint downhill in Kitzbühel (January 24th), because Aamodt was unable to qualify for the second run.
After February 24th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Alphand was ahead with 977 points. The other ranks were: Aamodt 814, Ghedina 802, J. Strobl 674, Sykora 668, Von Grünigen 622.
Alphand only came fifth and fourth in Kvitfjell, but his pursuers could not use this: Aamodt was “only” seventh and Ninth, Ghedina tenth and twelfth. In Shigakōgen there was only Aamodt of the “pursuers”, with 4th place in the “giant” and 10th place in the slalom reducing the gap by 76 points and only he had a chance, but it hadn't improved that much. In the final in Vail there was alternately an improvement for Alphand, then for Aamodt, whose chances were to come in the two technical competitions, but 7th place in the giant slalom (36 points) didn't really get him off the ground. There was still a chance for him in the slalom, where it was 1,060 to 1,130, so second place was mandatory - Aamodt temporarily held this position in the second run due to the starting order, but the following Mario Reiter “crowned” Alphand as the overall winner .
Downhill:
Alphand, in the first season downhill in 6th place, then two wins and a second place, was ahead with 320 points after the Bormio victory; Ghedina (265), Fritz Strobl (194), Atle Skårdal (181), Werner Franz (169), Josef Strobl (163), Pietro Vitalini (133) and William Besse (122) followed.
After Garmisch-Partenkirchen (February 23), little had changed; Alphand rejected 705, Ghedina 594 points. Werner Franz was now third (462) ahead of Skårdal (436) and F. Strobl (431).
Super-G:
Alphand was “only” eighth at the start in Val-d'Isère, but after that he put himself in the limelight. After the second Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (February 24), in which he was sixth, he was ahead with 272 points. Peter Runggaldier (181), premier winner Hermann Maier (180), Skårdal (172), J. Strobl (153), Knauß (145), Ghedina (136), Locher (134), Lasse Kjus (127) and Günther Mader (126 ) the rest were in the top ten. Since he was no longer on the podium (in Kvitfjell ranked 4, with "Pepi" Strobl moving up to 253 to 322 with his win, and rank 9 at the final in Vail, where he started with no. 3), he needed of all people the help of the Salzburg runner "Andi" Schifferer, who (in his maiden victory with No. 11) "stole" the necessary points for the "small ball" from teammate Strobl (No. 4).
Giant slalom:
After Kranjska Gora (January 5th) Von Grünigen took the lead with 380 points, ahead of Knauß with 280; The other places were occupied by Steve Locher (247), Fredrik Nyberg (207), Aamodt (201) and Urs Kälin (197). Thanks to Von Grünigen's continued dominance, the only remaining question for the competitors was who the medals of honor would go to, although Knauß might have lost the duel against Aamodt due to the disqualification in Adelboden .
Slalom:
Despite six victories of the season, Thomas Sykora (with the victory in Chamonix, his personal sixth, he was promoted to the best ÖSV slalom runner in the history of the World Cup so far on January 12, 1997, by which he surpassed Rudolf Nierlich ) had to go until the season finale Vail tremble. After Kitzbühel (January 26th) he had a lead of 206 points over his teammates with 616 points ( Sébastien Amiez in third was already beaten with 268 points), but his failure in the first round in Shigakōgen with a simultaneous Stangassinger victory left the lead Melting 76 points (666 to 590).
In the final he had to be at least eleventh (with 690 points each would have been the higher number of wins); With rank 9 he won the number of points that the other Thomas would not have achieved with a win of 5 points. At first it seemed to be going well for Sykora, because after the 1st run he and Stangassinger (separated by only 1/100 s!) Were second and third behind Jagge; “Stangi” took the lead in the second run, Sykora had the worst time ever, but in total it was 0.19 s. This “little crystal ball” meant the first slalom for an Austrian runner since Alfred Matt 1968/69.
Combination:
Kjetil-André Aamodt presented himself reliably at a high level, whereby of the serious competitors Chamonix winner Günther Mader and the local third Bruno Kernen did not make it into the classification in the Kitzbühel slalom (Mader disqualified, Kernen not started), on the other hand Lasse Kjus in Chamonix was not at the start (please see article “Injuries, illnesses”) and Werner Franz was only 9th.
Ladies
Overall:
Pernilla Wiberg was the first overall World Cup winner from Sweden. It came up with top results in all race formats. At the end of the year she was first with 612 points ahead of Seizinger (494), Hilde Gerg (415), Deborah Compagnoni (300), Claudia Riegler (289) and Anita Wachter (285), after Laax (February 2), i.e. 8 races ahead In the end, she had 1,425 points and thus 480 points ahead of Seizinger. The remaining runners with a theoretical chance were H. Gerg (818), Compagnoni (787) and Wachter (654); Zurbriggen with 614 counters could no longer intervene. The Super-G on March 7th in Mammoth Mountain brought the final decision in favor of the Swede, who finished 3rd; the account was now 1,615 versus 1,104.
Downhill: Katja Seizinger was in the front for the
time being , but with her victory (together with Isolde Kostner ) in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Heidi Zurbriggen took the lead over the "Flachland-Germans" with 269 points by three points; Renate Götschl (227), Kostner (196), Wiberg (156) and Hilde Gerg (135) took the other places. The two Happo One runs, referred to in the newspapers as »Hakuba«, made “double winner” Selenskaja the new leader with 423 points ahead of Zurbriggen (421) and Götschl (403); after ranking 17th in the second descent, Seizinger had 325 points, which gave her only a minimal theoretical chance. While Selenskaja remained in Vail with no points in 18th place, Götschl with 2nd place also passed Zurbriggen (5th place) and for the first time since Annemarie Moser-Pröll in 1978/79 won a “downhill ball” for the Austrian women's team.
Super-G:
The score after Val-d'Isère (December 13th) was H. Gerg 230 ahead of Wiberg 209 and Seizinger 154. After Cortina d'Ampezzo (January 24th) Wiberg was ahead with 389 points, Hilde Gerg had 330 and Seizinger 274. Selenskaja (165) already had no chance - the best from Austria and Switzerland, Götschl (122) and Zurbriggen (119) were in 9th and 10th place. Since Wiberg was third in Mammoth, she appeared with 449 to 410 (Gerg) to 374 (Seizinger), but in the final in Vail she was eliminated - and was overtaken by the two DSV women.
Giant slalom:
After Sabina Panzanini was out of the season opener in the first run in Sölden , she made two victories and led in between (200 points against Compagnoni and Wachter with 160 each), the places 16 and 17 in Zwiesel with only 29 points dropped; But it got even worse because she was injured and unable to compete in the other two races. Above all, the impressive series by Deborah Compagnoni (she only failed to score due to her failure in the 1st DG in Park City) brought this a clear overall success. With two ninth places (Cortina, Vail), Wachter even had to let Seizinger, who also presented themselves at a high level (only one retirement in the second run in Zwiesel on January 17th), had to pass.
Slalom:
After the two slaloms on Semmering, Wiberg led with 310 points just ahead of Claudia Riegler (289); the other ranks: Compagnoni 220, Patricia Chauvet 206, Urška Hrovat 157, Wachter 151, Leila Piccard 101 and Roten 99. Riegler was able to win in Laax, but her failures in the two previous slaloms (each time Wiberg won) had a negative impact on her Brought a point ratio of 389 to 570 (the later world champion Compagnoni had no chance with 327 points). Wiberg was already after Mammoth Mountain (where Riegler was again not included in the ranking) discipline winner with 670 points ahead of Riegler (389). This, which finished in 9th place in Vail, just barely finished second in the final ranking.
Combination:
Ranks 10 and 3 were enough for Wiberg to win the only combination held in Laax.
Deadly accident
Before the start of the season, etc. Between October 5th, the Austrian racer Richard Kröll was killed in a traffic accident when he was overtaking an oncoming German bus while driving home.
Resignations
- Bernhard Gstrein announced the end of his career before the start of the season .
- During the 1997 World Ski Championships in Sestriere on February 10, 1997 , the five-time overall World Cup winner Marc Girardelli announced his resignation, which had been announced for a long time due to his knee injuries .
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Individual evidence
- ^ "'Pepi's face' was Renate's test of courage" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 9, 1996, pages 13 and 12 from the back
- ^ Glossary "On the way with the ski circus" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 7, 1996, pages 11 and 10 from the back
- ↑ "Götschi Express' stopped a long dry spell" in "Krone Zeitung" of 8 December 1996, pages 11 from behind (introductory lines)
- ↑ "Rejection! Ski teams to France ”in“ Kronenzeitung ”of December 9, 1996, page 13 from the back, POS .: box at the bottom right
- ↑ "This result literally calls for revenge" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 21, 1996, pages 7 and 6 from the back
- ↑ "But no Super-G in Chamonix" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" of December 30, 1996, No. 301, page 23, POS .: Column 5 with the heading "In Brief"
- ↑ “When Mader got lost in the fog, the break came. dense program "in" Kronenzeitung "from December 15, 1996, pages 7 and 6 from the back
- ↑ "Ortlieb's best race - but unfortunately it doesn't count!" In "Kronenzeitung" of March 2, 1997, pages 13 from the back
- ^ "For his birthday Pepi returns as a winner" in "Kronenzeitung" of March 3, 1997, pages 13 from the back
- ↑ "Canceled! Friday the 13th brings no luck to the girls ”in“ Kronenzeitung ”of December 14, 1996, page 8 from the back
- ↑ "Chaos among the ladies - guesswork instead of driving" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 22, 1996, page 9 from the back
- ↑ "GrasIalom 'because the French were too proud" in "Krone Zeitung" of 23 December 1996, page 11 from behind
- ↑ "Dorfmeister and Götschl demand Pernilla Wiberg" in "Salzburger Nachrichten" of January 10, 1997, page 21
- ↑ "Warning, danger of fog: Abortion now leads to the world premiere" in "Salzburger Nachrichten" on January 11, 1997, page 25
- ↑ “Trouble in three and a half minutes!” In “Kronenzeitung” of January 11, 1997, ninth and eighth pages from the back
- ↑ "After eight years of the World Cup on the podium for the first time!" In "Kronenzeitung" of January 12, 1997, ninth and eighth pages from the back
- ^ "First podium for shoemakers" in "Salzburger Nachrichten" of January 13, 1997, page 21; POS .: columns 1 to 3, below
- ↑ "downhill hat trick for Zelenskaja" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" no. 51 of 3 March 1997, page 24, POS .: center
- ↑ "Chauffeur asked" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 248 of October 24, 1996, page 34, POS .: middle right
- ↑ "Alphand and Sykora the hunted" in "Salzburger Nachrichten" of January 11, 1997, page 25; POS .: Second big heading
- ^ "Downhill world champion Ortlieb again badly beaten" in "Kronenzeitung" of January 12, 1997, seventh and sixth pages from the back
- ↑ "Ghedina stark, Franz Third" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 9 of January 13, 1997, page 24; POS .: bottom right
- ^ "Race of the great decisions" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 5 of January 8, 1997, page 23
- ↑ "Siegora 'is simply not to stop" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" no. 9 of 13 January 1997, p 23
- ↑ "Again shock on the Lauberhorn" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 14 from 18./19. January 1997, page 37
- ↑ heading "Sportmix" titled "Duvillard to Grenoble relocated" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" no. 23 of 29 January 1997, page 25
- ↑ "WM-Aus for Schilchegger" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 21 of January 27, 1997, page 22; POS .: Column 4, middle
- ↑ "'Super Mario' stole the show" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 21 of January 27, 1997, page 21
- ^ Box "Briefly noted" in "Kronenzeitung" of March 23, 1997, page 11 from the back, POS .: fifth heading from the bottom
- ↑ "Picabo: 'I'll come on crutches and cheer everyone on'" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 4, 1996, page 7 from the back, bottom left
- ↑ "For Downhill Queen Picabo, winter is already over" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 5, 1996, page 11 from the back
- ↑ "Savings package! And yet millions for World Cup victories ”in“ Kronenzeitung ”of October 22, 1996, pages 7/6 from the back
- ^ "Today World Cup dress rehearsal under floodlights" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 24 of January 30, 1997, page 25
- ↑ "A million in Schladming" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 26 from 1./2. February 1997, page 37, POS .: Column 5 with the title "Sport Mix"
- ↑ “Sykora's 'victory of the century' - even against Tomba” in “Kronenzeitung” of December 18, 1996, pages 7 and 6 from the back
- ↑ "The world champion fell - but still four ahead" in "Kronenzeitung" of December 20, 1996, pages 7 and 6 from the back
- ↑ "Schifferer made the world champion tremble - and Egger passed her 'matriculation test'" in "Kronenzeitung" of March 9, 1997, pages 13 from the back
- ↑ “'Hattrick' by Anita. Despite illness in second place - but the rest was silence "in" Kronenzeitung "of January 18, 1997, eleventh page from the back
- ^ "Slalom World Cup at Sykora" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" of March 17, 1997, No. 63, page 27
- ^ "3rd place in the Super-G - the 'crown' for Wiberg" in "Kronenzeitung" of March 8, 1997, pages 13 from the back
- ^ "Ski star Richard Kröll died in the wreck of his car" in "Kronenzeitung" of October 6, 1996, 9th and 8th pages from the back
- ↑ "Drama about ski racer Richard Kröll" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 233 of October 7, 1996, page 25
- ^ "Richard Kröll died in the wreck" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 233 of October 7, 1996, regional section KLI, page 11
- ^ "Gstrein ends career" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 245 of October 21, 1996, page 28
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