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1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

International sports competition


International sports competition

FieldValue
titleFIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1980/81
competition1Overall
competition1menUSA Phil Mahre
competition1ladiesSUI Marie-Theres Nadig
competition2Downhill
competition2menAUT Harti Weirather
competition2ladiesSUI Marie-Theres Nadig
competition3Giant slalom
competition3menSWE Ingemar Stenmark
competition3ladiesUSA Tamara McKinney
competition4Slalom
competition4menSWE Ingemar Stenmark
competition4ladiesSUI Erika Hess
competition5Combined
competition5menUSA Phil Mahre
competition5ladiesSUI Marie-Theres Nadig
competition6Nations Cup
competition6menAUT Austria
competition6ladiesSUI Switzerland
mixedcompetition1Nations Cup overall
mixedcompetition1bothSUI Switzerland
menlocations20
ladieslocations18
menindividual36
ladiesindividual33
previous[1979/80](1979-80-fis-alpine-ski-world-cup)
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The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the women's overall title.

Six-time ladies overall champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, who first competed on the World Cup tour in 1969 at age 16, and four-time men's overall champion Gustav Thöni of Italy, who first competed on the World Cup tour in 1970 at age 18, both retired at the end of the 1980 season. After winning the overall title this year, Nadig, who had joined the tour in 1971, also retired. In part to stop this exodus of talent, the International Ski Federation decided to offer a new kind of license to its athletes, called a "B license", which permitted holders to receive sponsorship payments directly (instead of through their federation) but still retain their World Cup eligibility.

Calendar

Men

RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
34517 December 1980FRA Val d'IsèreDH 103AUT Uli SpießCAN Ken ReadCAN Steve Podborski
34629 December 1980ITA Madonna di CampiglioSL 116SWE Ingemar StenmarkLIE Paul FrommeltYUG Bojan Križaj
347310 December 1980GS 110SWE Ingemar StenmarkURS Aleksandr ZhirovAUT Gerhard Jäger
348414 December 1980ITA Val GardenaDH 104SUI Peter MüllerAUT Harti WeiratherCAN Steve Podborski
34959 December 1980
14 December 1980ITA Madonna di Campiglio (SL)
ITA Val Gardena (DH)KB 018SUI Peter MüllerAUT Leonhard StockLIE Andreas Wenzel
350615 December 1980ITA Val GardenaDH 105AUT Harti WeiratherAUT Uli SpießSUI Peter Müller
351721 December 1980SUI St. MoritzDH 106CAN Steve PodborskiAUT Peter WirnsbergerSUI Peter Müller
35284 January 1981SUI Ebnat-KappelGS 111AUT Christian OrlainskyAUT Hans EnnSUI Jean-Luc Fournier
35397 December 1980
4 January 1981FRA Val d'Isère (DH)
SUI Ebnat-Kappel (GS)KB 019LIE Andreas WenzelAUT Hans EnnUSA Phil Mahre
354106 January 1981FRA MorzineGS 112SWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Joël GaspozYUG Bojan Križaj
3551110 January 1981FRG GarmischDH 107CAN Steve PodborskiSUI Peter MüllerAUT Harti Weirather
356126 January 1981
10 January 1981FRA Morzine (GS)
FRG Garmisch (DH)KB 020USA Phil MahreSUI Peter MüllerLIE Andreas Wenzel
3571311 January 1981FRG GarmischSL 117USA Steve MahreBulgaria Petar PopangelovLIE Paul Frommelt
3581413 January 1981FRG OberstaufenSL 118LIE Paul FrommeltSWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Steve Mahre
3591517 January 1981AUT KitzbühelDH 108CAN Steve PodborskiSUI Peter MüllerAUT Peter Wirnsberger
3601613 January 1981
17 January 1981FRG Oberstaufen (SL)
AUT Kitzbühel (DH)KB 021USA Phil MahreUSA Steve MahreSWE Ingemar Stenmark
3611718 January 1981AUT KitzbühelSL 119SWE Ingemar StenmarkURS Vladimir AndreevAUT Christian Orlainsky
3621824 January 1981SUI WengenDH 109SUI Toni BürglerAUT Harti WeiratherCAN Steve Podborski
3631925 January 1981SL 120YUG Bojan KrižajLUX Marc GirardelliSWE Ingemar Stenmark
3642026 January 1981SUI AdelbodenGS 113SWE Ingemar StenmarkYUG Boris Strel
AUT Christian Orlainsky
3652131 January 1981AUT St. AntonDH 110AUT Harti WeiratherAUT Peter WirnsbergerCAN Steve Podborski
366221 February 1981SL 121SWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Phil MahreNOR Jarle Halsnes
367231 February 1981KB 022USA Phil MahreITA Herbert PlankFRG Herbert Renoth
368243 February 1981AUT SchladmingGS 114SWE Ingemar StenmarkAUT Hans EnnSUI Jean-Luc Fournier
369258 February 1981NOR OsloSL 122SWE Ingemar StenmarkSWE Bengt FjällbergURS Vladimir Andreev
3702611 February 1981NOR VossGS 115SWE Ingemar StenmarkURS Aleksandr ZhirovITA Bruno Nöckler
3712714 February 1981SWE ÅreGS 116SWE Ingemar StenmarkURS Aleksandr ZhirovUSA Phil Mahre
3722815 February 1981SL 123USA Phil MahreSWE Ingemar StenmarkAUT Franz Gruber
373295 March 1981USA AspenDH 111URS Valeri TsyganovAUT Harti WeiratherAUT Gerhard Pfaffenbichler
374306 March 1981DH 112AUT Harti WeiratherCAN Steve PodborskiSUI Franz Heinzer
375317 March 1981GS 117USA Phil MahreSWE Ingemar StenmarkUSA Steve Mahre
3763214 March 1981Japan FuranoGS 118URS Aleksandr ZhirovAUT Gerhard JägerSWE Ingemar Stenmark
3773315 March 1981SL 124USA Phil MahreYUG Bojan KrižajSWE Ingemar Stenmark
3783424 March 1981Bulgaria BorovetsGS 119URS Aleksandr ZhirovSWE Ingemar StenmarkSUI Joël Gaspoz
3793525 March 1981SL 125URS Aleksandr ZhirovUSA Steve MahreUSA Phil Mahre
3803628 March 1981SUI LaaxGS 120URS Aleksandr ZhirovUSA Phil MahreSWE Ingemar Stenmark
Nations Cup30 March 1981SUI LaaxPS ncrSWE Ingemar StenmarkNOR Jarle HalsnesUSA Phil Mahre

Women

RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
32713 December 1980FRA Val d'IsèreDH 090SUI Marie-Theres NadigCAN Kathy KreinerFRG Irene Epple
32824 December 1980GS 105FRG Irene EppleFRA Perrine PelenFRG Christa Kinshofer
32934 December 1980KB 018SUI Marie-Theres NadigFRG Irene EppleFRG Christa Kinshofer
33048 December 1980ITA Limone PiemonteGS 106SUI Marie-Theres NadigITA Daniela ZiniFRA Fabienne Serrat
331512 December 1980ITA PiancavalloDH 091SUI Marie-Theres NadigNOR Torill FjeldstadSUI Doris de Agostini
33268 December 1980
12 December 1980ITA Limone Piemonte (GS)
ITA Piancavallo (DH)KB 019SUI Marie-Theres NadigFRA Fabienne SerratSUI Erika Hess
333713 December 1980ITA PiancavalloSL 116FRA Fabienne SerratSUI Erika HessITA Maria Rosa Quario
334817 December 1980AUT AltenmarktDH 092TCH Jana ŠoltýsováSUI Doris de AgostiniNOR Torill Fjeldstad
335918 December 1980SL 117FRA Perrine PelenFRG Christa KinshoferITA Daniela Zini
3361021 December 1980ITA BormioSL 118FRA Perrine PelenURS Nadezhda PatrikeyevaSUI Erika Hess
337118 January 1981FRG PfrontenDH 093AUT Cornelia PröllSUI Doris de AgostiniUSA Holly Flanders
3381212 January 1981AUT SchrunsDH 094SUI Doris de AgostiniUSA Cindy NelsonFRG Irene Epple
3391313 January 1981SL 119SUI Erika HessITA Claudia GiordaniUSA Tamara McKinney
3401419 January 1981SUI Crans-MontanaDH 095SUI Marie-Theres NadigSUI Doris de AgostiniFRG Christa Kinshofer
3411521 January 1981SL 120SUI Erika HessUSA Christin CooperLIE Hanni Wenzel
3421621 January 1981KB 020FRG Christa KinshoferSUI Erika HessUSA Christin Cooper
3431722 January 1981SUI Haute-NendazGS 107USA Tamara McKinneyLIE Hanni WenzelFRG Irene Epple
3441824 January 1981FRA Les GetsGS 108USA Tamara McKinneyFRG Christa KinshoferLIE Hanni Wenzel
3451928 January 1981FRA MegèveDH 096SUI Doris de AgostiniSUI Marie-Theres NadigNOR Torill Fjeldstad
3462024 January 1981
28 January 1981FRA Les Gets (GS)
FRA Megève (DH)KB 021LIE Hanni WenzelUSA Tamara McKinneySUI Marie-Theres Nadig
3472129 January 1981FRA MegèveDH 097SUI Marie-Theres NadigSUI Doris de AgostiniAUT Cornelia Pröll
3482231 January 1981SUI Les DiableretsSL 121SUI Erika HessUSA Christin CooperITA Daniela Zini
349233 February 1981FRG ZwieselSL 122SUI Erika HessITA Daniela ZiniUSA Christin Cooper
350244 February 1981GS 109FRG Maria EppleFRG Christa KinshoferUSA Tamara McKinney
351258 February 1981AUT Haus im EnnstalDH 098CAN Gerry SorensenFRG Irene EppleAUT Cornelia Pröll
352263 February 1981
8 February 1981FRG Zwiesel (SL)
AUT Haus im Ennstal (DH)KB 022LIE Hanni WenzelSUI Maria WalliserUSA Christin Cooper
3532710 February 1981YUG MariborGS 110SUI Marie-Theres NadigFRG Maria EppleFRG Irene Epple
354286 March 1981USA AspenDH 099AUT Elisabeth KirchlerFRG Regine MösenlechnerUSA Cindy Nelson
355298 March 1981GS 111USA Tamara McKinneySUI Erika HessITA Wanda Bieler
3563013 March 1981Japan FuranoGS 112SUI Marie-Theres NadigLIE Hanni WenzelUSA Christin Cooper
3573115 March 1981SL 123SUI Erika HessUSA Christin CooperFRG Maria Epple
3583224 March 1981SUI Wangs-PizolSL 124SUI Erika HessITA Daniela ZiniSUI Maria Walliser
3593325 March 1981GS 113SUI Erika HessUSA Christin CooperLIE Hanni Wenzel
Nations Cup30 March 1981SUI LaaxPS ncpUSA Tamara McKinneyFRG Traudl HächerLIE Hanni Wenzel

Men

Overall

see complete table

In men's overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 28 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 156 points deduction and won 10 races. For the first time he tried to score points in combined and was able to collect 15 points - not enough to win the Overall World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Phil MahreUnited States26610849775
2Ingemar StenmarkSweden260012512015
3Aleksandr ZhirovSoviet Union1850115700
4Steve MahreUnited States1550468029
5Peter MüllerSwitzerland140950045
6Bojan KrižajYugoslavia1370408017
7Andreas WenzelLiechtenstein1309382855
8Harti WeiratherAustria115115000
9Steve PodborskiCanada110110000
10Christian OrlainskyAustria105061440
11Joël GaspozSwitzerland102071310
12Leonhard StockAustria974334020
13Jarle HalsnesNorway95050450
14Hans EnnAustria93252831
15Jacques LüthySwitzerland840531120
16Bruno NöcklerItaly79056230
17Paul FrommeltLiechtenstein7700770
18Peter WirnsbergerAustria7373000
Valeri TsyganovSoviet Union73551017
20Vladimir AndreevSoviet Union72010620

Downhill

see complete table

In men's downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1FRA4ITA6ITA7SUI11GER15AUT18SUI21AUT29USA30USA
1Harti WeiratherAustria115-2025(10)(15)(11)2025(20)25
2Steve PodborskiCanada11015(15)(6)252525(15)(15)(6)20
3Peter MüllerSwitzerland95-2515152020--(12)(11)
4Peter WirnsbergerAustria73---20915(6)209(3)
5Uli SpießAustria56251120-------
6Valeri TsyganovSoviet Union553--12-411-25-
Toni BürglerSwitzerland55--7-11-25--12
8Gerhard PfaffenbichlerAustria488--3---121510
9Helmut HöflehnerAustria47-8--12107(5)10(5)
10Franz HeinzerSwitzerland43-----849715
Leonhard StockAustria43-101111----56

Giant slalom

see complete table

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 15 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points. He won his sixth Giant slalom World Cup! This record is still unbeaten!

PlaceNameCountryTotal3ITA8SUI10FRA20SUI24AUT26NOR27SWE31USA32JPN34Bulgaria36SUI
1Ingemar StenmarkSweden12525-25252525(25)(20)(15)(20)(15)
2Aleksandr ZhirovSoviet Union11520-(5)-(9)20(20)(10)252525
3Phil MahreUnited States84(8)1212(8)(10)(10)1525-(11)20
4Joël GaspozSwitzerland71-(7)20-(4)12-121215(3)
5Jean-Luc FournierSwitzerland62-15-915-1211(3)-(6)
6Christian OrlainskyAustria612256208------
7Bruno NöcklerItaly5610811(6)1215-(8)(6)(3)-
8Jacques LüthySwitzerland53910(7)1211(6)11-(8)--
9Hans EnnAustria521220--20------
10Jarle HalsnesNorway50-(4)-11(7)118--128

Slalom

see complete table

In men's slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 13 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his seventh Slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!

PlaceNameCountryTotal2ITA13GER14GER17AUT19SUI22AUT25NOR28SWE33JPN35Bulgaria
1Ingemar StenmarkSweden12025-2025(15)2525(20)(15)(11)
2Phil MahreUnited States97-(6)12-(5)20(12)252515
3Bojan KrižajYugoslavia801512(4)-258--20(6)
Steve MahreUnited States80-2515-(9)-10-1020
5Paul FrommeltLiechtenstein77201525-(7)-98--
6Aleksandr ZhirovSoviet Union70--10(7)12(3)11-1225
7Vladimir AndreevSoviet Union62-(4)520-121510(5)-
8Piero GrosItaly489119-(3)-811(2)(2)
9Stig StrandSweden46119(1)1097(6)(7)(6)(3)
10Bengt FjällbergSweden45---3--2012-10
Jarle HalsnesNorway45----6157(6)89
Franz GruberAustria457-7-(1)(4)-1597

Combined

see complete table

In men's combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal5ITA9FRASUI12FRAGER16GERAUT23AUT
1Phil MahreUnited States1021215252525
2Andreas WenzelLiechtenstein55152515--
3Peter MüllerSwitzerland4525-20--
4Hans EnnAustria311120---
5Steve MahreUnited States299--20-
6Siegfried KerschbaumerItaly2871011--
7Leonhard StockAustria2020-11--
Jacques LüthySwitzerland20812---
Herbert PlankItaly20----20
Even HoleNorway20---812

Women

Overall

see complete table

In women's overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 19 racers had a point deduction. Marie-Theres Nadig won 9 races.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland28912097765
2Erika HessSwitzerland25157812543
3Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein24142785962
4Christin CooperUnited States1982698641
5Irene EppleWest Germany1817178131
6Tamara McKinneyUnited States17601025222
Perrine PelenFrance1760608135
8Cindy NelsonUnited States16860482931
9Christa KinshoferWest Germany16521632952
10Fabienne SerratFrance1490456341
11Daniela ZiniItaly137056810
12Maria WalliserSwitzerland11241142235
13Doris de AgostiniSwitzerland110110000
14Maria EppleWest Germany102071310
15Olga CharvátováCzechoslovakia847312521
16Cornelia PröllAustria7878000
17Wanda BielerItaly75060150
18Maria Rosa QuarioItaly64029350
19Holly FlandersUnited States6360003
20Torill FjeldstadNorway6262000

Downhill

see complete table

In women's downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Ten racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1FRA5ITA8AUT11GER12AUT14SUI19FRA21FRA25AUT28USA
1Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland1202525-(2)-252025(5)(9)
2Doris de AgostiniSwitzerland110-(15)2020252025(20)(12)(10)
3Cornelia PröllAustria78(9)(10)1225-(3)111515-
4Irene EppleWest Germany7115-111015-(10)(3)20-
5Torill FjeldstadNorway62-2015---15210-
6Jana ŠoltýsováCzechoslovakia61(2)(6)257812(4)9--
7Cindy NelsonUnited States60-(5)(4)11207(1)7-15
Holly FlandersUnited States60-9(5)15-(8)1212(8)12
9Elisabeth KirchlerAustria42---5-5--725
Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein42---810-5(4)118
11Maria WalliserSwitzerland417----98116-
12Gerry SorensenCanada39------31125-

Giant slalom

see complete table

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 12 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1FRA4ITA17SUI18FRA24GER27YUG29USA30JPN33SUI
1Tamara McKinneyUnited States102(10)-252515(9)2512-
2Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland97112511(6)(10)25-25-
3Erika HessSwitzerland78(6)11(2)-(2)12201025
Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein78--20158(8)(4)2015
Irene EppleWest Germany7825-15-(5)15(8)1112
6Maria EppleWest Germany71(1)--1225207(6)7
7Christin CooperUnited States69-(8)12-1111(2)1520
8Christa KinshoferWest Germany6315-82020----
9Wanda BielerItaly60-12101112-15-(2)
Perrine PelenFrance602010(5)99(5)12--
11Daniela ZiniItaly56820910--9--

Slalom

see complete table

In women's slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Erika Hess won six races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.

PlaceNameCountryTotal7ITA9AUT10ITA13AUT15SUI22SUI23GER31JPN32SUI
1Erika HessSwitzerland125(20)-(15)2525252525(25)
2Christin CooperUnited States8611(9)(10)(10)20201520-
3Daniela ZiniItaly81-15-11(11)1520(8)20
Perrine PelenFrance81102525--11(8)(9)10
5Fabienne SerratFrance63251110-710(2)(2)(7)
6Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein59---1215-101012
7Tamara McKinneyUnited States525--15-9-1211
8Piera MacchiItaly51-12-8812-11-
9Nadezhda PatrikeyevaSoviet Union4612720--1-6-
10Claudia GiordaniItaly43-81120-4---

Combined

see complete table

In women's combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal3FRA6ITA16SUI20FRA26GERAUT
1Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland86252591512
2Hanni WenzelLiechtenstein62--122525
3Christa KinshoferWest Germany5215-2512-
4Erika HessSwitzerland5181520-8
5Fabienne SerratFrance501120109-
6Christin CooperUnited States41-1115-15
7Cindy NelsonUnited States4051011104
8Perrine PelenFrance351212-11-
Maria WalliserSwitzerland35-96-20
10Irene EppleWest Germany3120-4-7

Nations Cup

Overall

PlaceCountryTotalMenLadies
1Switzerland17276411086
2United States1429596833
3Austria13881064324
4Italy777350427
5West Germany73088642
6France61193518
7Sweden5535530
8Liechtenstein521217304
9Soviet Union46841949
10Canada371264107
11Yugoslavia31226448
12Norway24918762
13Czechoslovakia17416158
14Luxembourg51510
15Japan34340
16Bulgaria24240
17Belgium18180
18Ireland770
19Poland202
20Spain101

Men

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1Austria106459730011651235
2Switzerland6413091984886133
3United States5965518021914287
4Sweden553023130517610
5Soviet Union419811701511745
6Italy350449816048110
7Canada26426400053
Yugoslavia26401111005371
9Liechtenstein2179411125522
10Norway1870104632040
11France9367512070
12West Germany88215184490
13Luxembourg5101140010
14Japan3400151930
15Bulgaria240024010
16Belgium180001810
17Czechoslovakia160001620
18Ireland7000710

Women

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1Switzerland10863922392561991318
2United States83320426122514393
3West Germany64215627580131103
4France5181051381908593
5Italy4270167260090
6Austria324258232518162
7Liechtenstein3044699897032
8Czechoslovakia1588032252121
9Canada10782502041
10Norway626200010
11Soviet Union490346010
12Yugoslavia480045350
13Poland2002010
14Spain1010010

References

References

  1. Shapiro, Leonard. (5 February 1984). "World Cup". [[The Washington Post]].
  2. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1981 men's schedule". [[International Ski Federation]].
  3. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1981 women's schedule". [[International Ski Federation]].
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