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1978–79 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

International sports competition


International sports competition

FieldValue
titleFIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1978/79
competition1Overall
competition1menSUI Peter Lüscher
competition1ladiesAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
competition2Downhill
competition2menSUI Peter Müller
competition2ladiesAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
competition3Giant slalom
competition3menSWE Ingemar Stenmark
competition3ladiesFRG Christa Kinshofer
competition4Slalom
competition4menSWE Ingemar Stenmark
competition4ladiesAUT Regina Sackl
competition5Nations Cup
competition5menAUT Austria
competition5ladiesAUT Austria
mixedcompetition1Nations Cup overall
mixedcompetition1bothAUT Austria
menlocations18
ladieslocations14
menindividual33
ladiesindividual26
previous[1977/78](1977-78-fis-alpine-ski-world-cup)
next[1979/80](1979-80-fis-alpine-ski-world-cup)

The 13th World Cup season began in December 1978 in Austria and concluded in March 1979 in Japan.

The overall winners were Peter Lüscher of Switzerland, his first overall win, and Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, her sixth (which remained the record until 2017–18, when Austria's Marcel Hirscher won his seventh overall title). Although Ingemar Stenmark did not win the overall title due to restrictions on the number of races that counted for overall championship points, he won 13 races during the season (including the last four in a row and six of the last seven) to break Jean-Claude Killy's record of 12 race wins during the inaugural season of the World Cup, which (as of 2018) still stands as the record for most wins by a male skier in a World Cup season.

The World Cup race scoring system, which had remained unchanged since the start of the World Cup in 1967 as a "Top 10" points system (ranging from 25 points for first, 20 for second, 15 for third, and down to 1 point for tenth), was amended this season for the final two downhills and the final three giant slaloms and slaloms to a "Top 25" system (ranging from 25 points for first to 1 point for 25th). This system was abandoned after the end of the season, and a new "Top 15" system was introduced beginning in 1980.

Calendar

Men

RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
28519 December 1978AUT SchladmingGS 092SWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Peter LüscherITA Leonardo David
286210 December 1978DH 087CAN Ken ReadCAN Dave MurrayURS Vladimir Makeev
287310 December 1978KB 010SUI Peter LüscherAUT Leonhard StockLIE Andreas Wenzel
288413 December 1978ITA Madonna di CampiglioSL 098SUI Martial DonnetSUI Peter LüscherFRG Christian Neureuther
Nations Cup14 December 1978ITA Madonna di CampiglioPS ncrSWE Ingemar StenmarkITA Mauro BernardiITA Karl Trojer
289516 December 1978ITA Val GardenaDH 088AUT Josef WalcherSUI Peter MüllerSUI Walter Vesti
290617 December 1978DH 089NOR Erik HåkerSUI Peter MüllerCAN Ken Read
291721 December 1978YUG Kranjska GoraSL 099SWE Ingemar StenmarkLIE Paul FrommeltITA Leonardo David
292822 December 1978GS 093SWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Peter LüscherYUG Bojan Križaj
29396 January 1979FRA MorzineDH 090CAN Steve PodborskiITA Herbert PlankAUT Uli Spieß
294107 January 1979FRA CourchevelGS 094SWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Peter LüscherYUG Bojan Križaj
295119 January 1979SUI Crans-MontanaSL 100FRG Christian NeureutherBulgaria Petar PopangelovITA Karl Trojer
2961214 January 1979DH 091SUI Toni BürglerSUI Peter MüllerCAN Ken Read
2971315 January 1979SL 101LIE Paul FrommeltLIE Andreas WenzelSWE Ingemar Stenmark
2981415 January 1979KB 011USA Phil MahreLIE Andreas WenzelITA Piero Gros
2991516 January 1979SUI AdelbodenGS 095SWE Ingemar StenmarkLIE Andreas WenzelSUI Jacques Lüthy
3001620 January 1979AUT KitzbühelDH 092FRG Sepp FerstlAUT Peter WirnsbergerAUT Uli Spieß
3011721 January 1979SL 102FRG Christian NeureutherSWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Phil Mahre
3021821 January 1979KB 012AUT Anton SteinerLIE Andreas WenzelSUI Peter Lüscher
3031923 January 1979AUT SteinachGS 096SWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Peter LüscherLIE Andreas Wenzel
3042027 January 1979FRG GarmischDH 093AUT Peter WirnsbergerAUT Uli SpießITA Herbert Plank
3052128 January 1979SL 103SUI Peter LüscherUSA Phil MahreBulgaria Petar Popangelov
3062228 January 1979KB 013SUI Peter LüscherUSA Phil MahreLIE Andreas Wenzel
307231 February 1979SUI VillarsDH 094SUI Peter MüllerAUT Leonhard StockAUT Werner Grissmann
308244 February 1979TCH JasnáGS 097SWE Ingemar StenmarkYUG Bojan KrižajSUI Heini Hemmi
309255 February 1979SL 104USA Phil MahreITA Leonardo DavidSWE Ingemar Stenmark
310267 February 1979NOR OsloSL 105ITA Leonardo DavidSWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Phil Mahre
3112710 February 1979SWE ÅreGS 098SWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Phil MahreSUI Jacques Lüthy
3122811 February 1979SL 106SWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Phil MahreITA Gustav Thöni
313293 March 1979USA Lake PlacidDH 095AUT Peter WirnsbergerSUI Peter MüllerCAN Dave Murray
314304 March 1979GS 099SWE Ingemar StenmarkAUT Hans EnnSUI Peter Lüscher
3153112 March 1979USA Heavenly ValleyGS 100SWE Ingemar StenmarkYUG Bojan KrižajAUT Hans Enn
3163217 March 1979Japan FuranoSL 107SWE Ingemar StenmarkFRG Christian NeureutherLIE Paul Frommelt
3173319 March 1979GS 101SWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Heini HemmiSUI Jean-Luc Fournier

Women

RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
27319 December 1978ITA PiancavalloDHAUT Annemarie Moser-PröllSUI Doris de AgostiniSUI Evelyne Dirren
274210 December 1978SL 099USA Abbi FisherFRA Perrine PelenITA Claudia Giordani
USA Tamara McKinney
275312 December 1978GS 090LIE Hanni WenzelSUI Marie-Theres NadigFRG Irene Epple
276417 December 1978FRA Val d'IsèreDH 077AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRG Evi MittermaierSUI Bernadette Zurbriggen
277518 December 1978GS 091FRG Christa KinshoferLIE Hanni WenzelSUI Marie-Theres Nadig
278618 December 1978KB 010SUI Marie-Theres NadigAUT Annemarie Moser-PröllLIE Hanni Wenzel
27977 January 1979FRA Les GetsGS 092FRG Christa KinshoferLIE Hanni WenzelAUT Regina Sackl
28088 January 1979SL 100AUT Regina SacklFRA Perrine PelenAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
281912 January 1979SUI Les DiableretsDH 078AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRG Evi MittermaierSUI Marie-Theres Nadig
2821017 January 1979SUI MeiringenDH 079AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRG Irene EppleSUI Bernadette Zurbriggen
2831119 January 1979SL 101AUT Regina SacklITA Claudia GiordaniAUT Marie Kurz-Schlechter
2841219 January 1979KB 011AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRA Fabienne SerratLIE Hanni Wenzel
2851323 January 1979AUT SchrunsSL 102AUT Lea SolknerITA Claudia GiordaniAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
2861426 January 1979DH 080AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllUSA Cindy NelsonFRG Irene Epple
2871526 January 1979KB 012AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllUSA Cindy NelsonLIE Hanni Wenzel
2881627 January 1979AUT MellauSL 103ITA Maria Rosa QuarioAUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRA Perrine Pelen
289173 February 1979FRG PfrontenSL 104LIE Hanni WenzelFRA Fabienne SerratAUT Regina Sackl
290184 February 1979DH 081USA Cindy NelsonFRA Caroline AttiaFRG Irene Epple
291194 February 1979KB 013LIE Hanni WenzelFRG Irene EppleUSA Cindy Nelson
292206 February 1979FRG BerchtesgadenGS 093FRG Christa KinshoferFRG Irene EppleAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
293218 February 1979YUG MariborSL 105LIE Hanni WenzelFRG Christa KinshoferITA Maria Rosa Quario
294222 March 1979USA Lake PlacidDH 082AUT Annemarie Moser-PröllSUI Marie-Theres NadigSUI Bernadette Zurbriggen
295238 March 1979USA AspenGS 094FRG Christa KinshoferFRG Irene EppleSUI Marie-Theres Nadig
2962411 March 1979USA Heavenly ValleyGS 095FRG Christa KinshoferLIE Hanni WenzelFRG Irene Epple
2972518 March 1979Japan FuranoSL 106FRA Perrine PelenLIE Hanni WenzelAUT Annemarie Moser-Pröll
2982619 March 1979GS 096SUI Marie-Theres NadigAUT Annemarie Moser-PröllFRG Irene Epple

Men

Overall

see complete table

In men's overall World Cup 1978/79 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms, best three slaloms and best three combined. 37 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 260 (!) points deduction and won 13 races.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Peter LüscherSwitzerland1860645765
2Leonhard StockAustria16357501739
3Phil MahreUnited States1550277256
4Piero GrosItaly1520585737
5Ingemar StenmarkSweden150075750
6Andreas WenzelLiechtenstein1480593455
7Anton SteinerAustria10710333628
8Bojan KrižajYugoslavia106066400
9Gustav ThöniItaly920265412
10Steve MahreUnited States860254714
11Leonardo DavidItaly85025600
12Hans EnnAustria81063180
13Jacques LüthySwitzerland79052270
14Christian NeureutherWest Germany7400740
15Peter WirnsbergerAustria7270020
Peter MüllerSwitzerland7269201

Downhill

see complete table

In men's downhill World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Peter Müller won the cup with only one win. There were 8 different winners in 9 races. Leonardo David crashed in the race No. 29. He died after being in a coma for nearly six years.

PlaceNameCountryTotal2AUT5ITA6ITA9FRA12SUI16AUT20GER23SUI29USA
1Peter MüllerSwitzerland109-2020(2)20-(4)2524
2Peter WirnsbergerAustria898(2)11--2025-25
3Toni BürglerSwitzerland80-11--252-2220
4Uli SpießAustria75--415-1520(2)21
Ken ReadCanada7525-15-151--19
6Leonhard StockAustria67----64112422
7Herbert PlankItaly6511(4)-20-815-11
8Werner GrissmannAustria63---6116(6)2317
Sepp FerstlWest Germany63(1)--3-2581413
10Dave MurrayCanada5220-3-2--423
Steve PodborskiCanada522(1)-2543--18
12Erik HåkerNorway41--25-----16
13Josef WalcherAustria40-25-----15-

Giant slalom

see complete table

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points by winning ALL 10 events. He won his fourth Giant slalom World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1AUT8YUG10FRA15SUI19AUT24TCH27SWE30USA31USA33JPN
1Ingemar StenmarkSweden1252525252525(25)(25)(25)(25)(25)
2Peter LüscherSwitzerland104202020-(20)-(2)2321(19)
3Bojan KrižajYugoslavia96-1515(6)-20-2224(15)
4Heini HemmiSwitzerland86(2)11(8)(11)(11)15(8)211524
5Jacques LüthySwitzerland75(1)--15(1)815-1621
6Andreas WenzelLiechtenstein74---2015--1920-
Piero GrosItaly7488-(4)-(1)-162220
8Jean-Luc FournierSwitzerland7311(2)11(8)---181023
9Hans EnnAustria70----3-4242316
10Leonhard StockAustria69--(3)-8(2)11201317

Slalom

see complete table

In men's slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his fifth Slalom World Cup in a row.

PlaceNameCountryTotal4ITA7YUG11SUI13SUI17AUT21GER25TCH26NOR28SWE32JPN
1Ingemar StenmarkSweden119-25-(15)20(11)(15)242525
2Phil MahreUnited States107--(8)(2)1520252324-
3Christian NeureutherWest Germany9715-25825----24
4Petar PopangelovBulgaria96(11)-20--15(3)192022
5Paul FrommeltLiechtenstein92-20(3)2511---1323
6Peter LüscherSwitzerland7220--(3)-254-1112
7Piero GrosItaly716(4)(6)-(3)8-211917
8Leonardo DavidItaly70415--6-2025--
9Gustav ThöniItaly64(3)-(1)-64-182313
10Martial DonnetSwitzerland63251116-----20

Combined

see complete table

There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. The best three results only count for the Overall World Cup. However, Peter Lüscher's strong performance in this discipline was the critical factor in his victory in the Overall.

PlaceNameCountryTotal3AUT14SUI18AUT22GER
1Andreas WenzelLiechtenstein7015202015
2Peter LüscherSwitzerland692541525
3Phil MahreUnited States601125420
4Piero GrosItaly414151111
5Leonhard StockAustria392011-8
6Anton SteinerAustria28-325-
7Bohumír ZemanCzechoslovakia188-64
8Steve MahreUnited States14-8-6
Herbert PlankItaly143-83
10Gustav ThöniItaly1266--

Women

Overall

see complete table

In women's overall World Cup 1978/79 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms, best three slaloms and best three combined. 25 racers had a point deduction. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won her sixth Overall World Cup - this record is still unbeaten.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Annemarie Moser-PröllAustria24375405870
2Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein24040717455
3Irene EppleWest Germany18966701736
4Cindy NelsonUnited States16867431246
5Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland1566368025
6Fabienne SerratFrance1516614935
7Regina SacklAustria112039730
8Christa KinshoferWest Germany110075350
9Perrine PelenFrance100032653
10Claudia GiordaniItaly983235517
11Lea SölknerAustria95029660
12Regine MösenlechnerWest Germany85031468
13Maria Rosa QuarioItaly84019650
14Daniela ZiniItaly82028540
15Erika HessSwitzerland76043330

Downhill

see complete table

In women's downhill World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won 6 races out of 7 and five races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points. Together with the last two downhill races last season 1977/78, she won 7 downhill races in a row. She won her seventh Downhill World Cup - this record is still unbeaten.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1ITA4FRA9SUI10SUI14AUT18GER22USA
1Annemarie Moser-PröllAustria1252525252525-(25)
2Bernadette ZurbriggenSwitzerland90-15-15191823
3Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland89(8)1115(6)221724
4Cindy NelsonUnited States82(1)-114242518
5Irene EppleWest Germany81(4)(1)82023237
6Evi MittermaierWest Germany67-2020-189-
7Edith PeterAustria6486(6)821-21
8Caroline AttiaFrance5523-11-2415
9Annemarie BischofsbergerWest Germany49----92020
10Cornelia PröllAustria41-----1922
Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein41---1131512
Brigitte TotschnigAustria41----20129

Giant slalom

see complete table

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Christa Kinshofer won five races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.

PlaceNameCountryTotal3ITA5FRA7FRA20GER23USA24USA26JPN
1Christa KinshoferWest Germany125-2525252525(14)
2Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein1122520(20)(6)222421
3Irene EppleWest Germany10515-(1)20242323
4Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland94201511(4)23-25
5Fabienne SerratFrance65--4-212119
6Heidi PreussUnited States58----191722
7Cindy NelsonUnited States46-3--131020
Viki FleckensteinUnited States46----141418
9Regina SacklAustria45-61511-13-
10Erika HessSwitzerland43----20221

Slalom

see complete table

In women's slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal2ITA8FRA11SUI13AUT16AUT17GER21YUG25JPN
1Regina SacklAustria105(1)2525-(8)232210
2Annemarie Moser-PröllAustria87(4)15-152014-23
3Lea SölknerAustria84-2-25-221916
4Perrine PelenFrance8220202-15--25
5Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein81-(1)-43252524
Claudia GiordaniItaly8115(8)2020(4)13-13
7Maria Rosa QuarioItaly69-4--251723-
8Fabienne SerratFrance63(2)113-1124-14
9Daniela ZiniItaly61-6-11121-22
10Christa ZechmeisterWest Germany516-(1)6-81120
11Regine MösenlechnerWest Germany50--48--2117
12Pamela BehrWest Germany46---4-21-21
13Abbi FisherUnited States4025----25--

Combined

see complete table

There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. The best three results only count for the Overall World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotal6FRA12SUI15AUT19GER
1Annemarie Moser-PröllAustria70202525-
Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein7015151525
3Cindy NelsonUnited States5711112015
4Irene EppleWest Germany36-8820
5Fabienne SerratFrance35420-11
6Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland2525---
7Claudia GiordaniItaly17-611-
8Andrea HaaserAustria1064--
9Regine MösenlechnerWest Germany88---
Abbi FisherUnited States8---8

Nations Cup

Overall

PlaceCountryTotalMenWomen
1Austria209510411054
2Switzerland1515944571
3Italy1119711408
4United States1009369640
5West Germany996199797
6Liechtenstein677284393
7France568110458
8Sweden5055050
9Yugoslavia29728512
10Czechoslovakia24272170
11Canada20919514
12Bulgaria1151150
13Soviet Union835528
14Norway65650
15Japan28280
16Belgium303
Spain330
18Poland110

Men

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1Austria104143527726267184
2Switzerland94432037517970156
3Italy71116218729567161
4Sweden50502962090513
5United States369338217876112
6Yugoslavia285020679040
7Liechtenstein2840811337031
8West Germany199828105453
9Canada19519030252
10Bulgaria11505110010
11France11018839040
12Czechoslovakia72029251810
13Norway6541024041
14Soviet Union553689250
15Japan280325050
16Spain3000310
17Poland1000110

Women

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1Austria1054394178401811611
2West Germany79724030620249105
3United States64016825714372122
4Switzerland5713091696132102
5France45812711117347131
6Italy40814832941771
7Liechtenstein39349173967534
8Czechoslovakia170387650640
9Soviet Union280324120
10Canada141400020
11Yugoslavia120012030
12Belgium3300010

References

References

  1. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1979 men's schedule". [[International Ski Federation]].
  2. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1979 women's schedule". [[International Ski Federation]].
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