FIS points system

The FIS point system is used in almost all racing series organized by the FIS (such as the World Cup , European Cup or Continental Cup). Skiers receive points depending on their placement in the individual competitions, which are added up over the course of a season . The athletes with the most points at the end of a season are the overall winners.

In addition to these World Cup points , there are also the so-called FIS points , which are also awarded not only in racing series, but also in FIS races . They are used to determine start authorizations for competitions or competition series and to create the start list or assign it to start list groups.

The scoring scheme

In each competition, the best 30 participants, who are determined differently depending on the ski discipline, receive points according to the following point scheme. It was introduced from the 1992/93 season, depending on the discipline.

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Points	100	80	60	50	45	40	36	32	29	26th	24	22nd	20th	18th	16	15th	14th	13	12	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

Differences according to ski disciplines

Alpine skiing

The currently valid point system has existed in the Alpine Ski World Cup since the 1992/93 season . However, if the deficit on the winning time is more than 8 percent, no World Cup points will be awarded regardless of the placement (16% applies to combined evaluations). The World Cup final is an exception with its limited starting field: In each race, points are only awarded for the first 15 places. Another exception is the City Event , which has been held since 2011 : The first four get the "normal" points 100-80-60-50, the four eliminated in the quarter-finals get 40 points each, and the eight eliminated in the last sixteen get 15 points each. Anyone who competes in such a competition wins 15 points. In team competitions , the teams receive four times the points that only apply to the Nations Cup and half of the points are allocated to the women and half of the men.

Development of the points system

There have been several changes in the history of the Alpine Ski World Cup :

1967–1979:

In the original system, the top ten racers received World Cup points. In the first few years, only the best three results from each discipline were evaluated for the discipline World Cups and the overall World Cup. From 1971/72 the best five results were used for the discipline ratings. There were different regulations for the overall World Cup over the next few years. In 1967 there were also halved points for so-called "World Cup B races", but little information is available about this. Only half points can be taken from the various intermediate or final evaluations, as z. B. the "Arbeiterzeitung Wien" of March 12, 1967, page 15, from the last paragraph in column 2 (heading: "Goitschel at risk") can be seen.

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Points	25th	20th	15th	11	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

End of the 1979 season:

During the 1978/79 season the system was changed and points were awarded for the best 25, starting with 25 points for the winner and one point less for each of the other ranks. This system was used in the last three races of each discipline, except for the combination (in the men's downhill only in the last two events).

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Points	25th	24	23	22nd	21st	20th	19th	18th	17th	16	15th	14th	13	12	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

1980-1991:

From 1979/80 to 1990/91 the fastest 15 racers received points. From 1980/81 the best five results of each discipline (in combination the best three) were counted for the overall World Cup. The Super-G, which was included in the program in the winter of 1982/83, was initially counted as part of the Giant Slalom World Cup, and it was not until 1985/86 that it had its own Super-G rating. The system was simplified in the 1987/88 season. Since then there have been no more deleted results and the results of each race are counted in the discipline World Cups and in the overall World Cup.

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Points	25th	20th	15th	12	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

1992:

In the 1991/92 season, the point system was completely changed. From now on there were 100 points for the winner, 80 for the runner-up, 60 for the third and then in smaller intervals fewer and fewer points up to 30th place, for which one point was awarded.

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Points	100	80	60	55	51	47	43	40	37	34	31	28	26th	24	22nd	20th	18th	16	14th	12	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

Current point system (since 1993):

In winter 1992/93 the points were adjusted again and slightly reduced for ranks 4 to 20. This system has remained in use since then.

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Points	100	80	60	50	45	40	36	32	29	26th	24	22nd	20th	18th	16	15th	14th	13	12	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

This point system has also been used in the European Cup since the 1996/97 season . Before that, the European Cup had partly different point systems than the World Cup.

Cross-country skiing

The current system was introduced in the 1992/93 season in the cross-country skiing world cup. There are exceptions here at the World Cup finals, relay races and the Tour de Ski .

→ Points system in the cross-country world cup

Ski jumping

The point system has been in effect here since the 1993/94 season in the ski jumping World Cup . Previously, there were only points from 1 to 15.

In team competitions (team and mixed team), the classified teams receive these points for the Nations Cup:

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Points	400	350	300	250	200	150	100	50

Nordic combination

It was not until the 2002/2003 season that the current scoring system was established for the Nordic Combined. Here, too, there are special rules for team competitions.

→ Points system in the Nordic Combined World Cup

Grass ski

In the Grass Ski World Cup, this system is used for all World Cup races, and runners also receive bonus points from FIS races.

→ Points system in the Grass Ski World Cup

Other disciplines

The FIS point system is also used in the following disciplines:

Special case snowboard

In contrast to the other World Cups organized by the FIS, a different rating is used here: As a rule, ten times the points are awarded, a World Cup victory, for example, earns 1000 points.

→ Points system in the Snowboard World Cup

FIS points

The authorization to start in competition series and the assignment to start groups is determined via FIS points . A low score means a better ranking. It is calculated using a key that includes the results of the last 12 to 13 months and also takes into account the time intervals to the winner, the FIS points of the five best-placed starters in the points list and the competition class (World Cup, Continental Cup, etc.). The results of World Championships or Olympic Games are also included in the points list. The list is updated approximately every three weeks during the competition season. FIS points are awarded for alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle, snowboarding, speed skiing and grass skiing.

In the Alpine Ski World Cup, the start list is created based on World Cup start list points, which are essentially calculated from the World Cup points of the last 12 months in the respective discipline.