World cup
A World Cup is a worldwide, annual sporting event series.
Numerous other sporting and non-sporting events with a different format use this designation (see World Cup ).
World Cup events are organized by the respective umbrella organization for the sport. A World Cup consists of several competitions that are usually held at different locations over a season. The athletes receive points based on their placements in the World Cups. The overall World Cup winner is the participant who scores the most points in the course of the season.
In many sports such series of competitions are held as world championships, for example in motor sports, e.g. B. in Formula 1 , or in triathlon . The walking world cup , orienteering world cup and the athletics world cup are not classic world cups .
Among other things, the following World Cups will be held:
Equestrian sport
- FEI Jumping World Cup , show jumping world cup
- FEI Dressage World Cup , dressage world cup
- FEI World Cup Eventing , World Cup in eventing
- FEI World Cup Driving , World Cup in four-in-hand driving
- FEI Vaulting World Cup , Vaulting World Cup
wheel
- Track cycling world cup , (since 1993) UCI racing series with three to five world cup races per season in several disciplines for men and women
- Cyclocross World Cup , (since 1993) UCI racing series in bike cross
- Mountain bike world cup , annual series of bike races
- Cycling World Cup (1989–2004), annual racing series
- Cycling World Cup (since 2002) annual international tournament series from the World Cycling Association (UCI)
water sports
- Swimming World Cup (since 1989), annual FINA competition series in several disciplines for men and women
- Diving World Cup (since 1979), two-year FINA competition series
canoe
- Canoe Racing World Cup
- Canoe Slalom World Cup
- Canoe White Water Racing World Cup
- Canoe Freestyle World Cup
Winter sports
- Curling World Cup (since 2018) annual tournament series in curling
- Speed skating world cup (since 1985), annual international racing series
- Short track world cup , annual short track racing series in speed skating
- Snowboard World Cup (since 1994), annual FIS competition series
Alpine (skis with fixed binding)
- Alpine Ski World Cup (since 1967), annual FIS racing series
- Freestyle Skiing World Cup (since 1980), annual FIS competition series
- Speed Ski World Cup (since 2000), annual FIS racing series
- Synchro Ski World Cup , annual ski racing series for couples (men, women and mixed pairs compete together)
- Grasski World Cup (since 2000), annual FIS racing series
- Inline Alpine World Cup (since 2010), annual CIRA racing series
Nordic (skis with flexible binding)
- Cross-country skiing world cup (since 1981), annual FIS racing series
- Ski Jumping World Cup (since 1979), annual FIS competition series
- Nordic Combined World Cup (since 1983), annual FIS competition series
- Biathlon World Cup (since 1978), annual international competition series for men and women
- Telemark World Cup (since 1995), annual FIS competition series
- Orienteering Ski World Cup (since 1989), annual IOF competition series for men and women
- Rollerski World Cup (since 2000), annual FIS competition series
Tobogganing / bobsleigh
- Bobsleigh World Cup (since 1983), annual international racing series in several disciplines for men and women
- Natural Track Luge World Cup (since 1992), annual FIL racing series
- Luge World Cup (since 1977), annual FIL racing series
- Skeleton World Cup (since 1986), annual international racing series in skeleton luge
Other sports
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- Three-cushion World Cup since 1986 annual international tournament series in carom
- Paragliding World Cup
- Kitesurf World Cup , annual German staging of an international series of competitions
- Climbing World Cup annual IFSC series of climbing competitions in the three disciplines of lead, bouldering and speed for men and women since 1989
- Rowing World Cup (since 1990), annual FISA regatta series in several disciplines for men and women
- Gymnastics World Cup (since 2011), annual competition series
- Windsurf World Cup (since 1983), annual professional regatta series, also PWA World Tour
- World Inline Cup (since 2000), annual FIRS competition series in inline speed skating