International sports competition
| Field | Value |
|---|
| title | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2007/08 |
| competition1 | Overall |
| competition1men | USA Bode Miller |
| competition1ladies | USA Lindsey Vonn |
| competition2 | Downhill |
| competition2men | SUI Didier Cuche |
| competition2ladies | USA Lindsey Vonn |
| competition3 | Super-G |
| competition3men | AUT Hannes Reichelt |
| competition3ladies | GER Maria Riesch |
| competition4 | Giant slalom |
| competition4men | USA Ted Ligety |
| competition4ladies | ITA Denise Karbon |
| competition5 | Slalom |
| competition5men | ITA Manfred Mölgg |
| competition5ladies | AUT Marlies Schild |
| competition6 | Super combined |
| competition6men | USA Bode Miller |
| competition6ladies | GER Maria Riesch |
| competition7 | Nations Cup |
| competition7men | AUT Austria |
| competition7ladies | AUT Austria |
| mixedcompetition1 | Nations Cup Overall |
| mixedcompetition1both | AUT Austria |
| menlocations | 20 |
| ladieslocations | 18 |
| menindividual | 40 |
| ladiesindividual | 35 |
| cancelledmen | 1 |
| cancelledladies | 2 |
| rescheduledmen | 2 |
| rescheduledladies | 4 |
| previous | [2006/07](2006-07-fis-alpine-ski-world-cup) |
| next | [2008/09](2008-09-fis-alpine-ski-world-cup) |
The 42nd World Cup season began in October 2007 in Sölden, Austria and concluded on 15 March 2008, at the World Cup Finals in Bormio, Italy. (The team event scheduled for the following day was canceled, due to adverse weather conditions.)
The overall champions were Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn, both of the United States. It was Miller's second overall title and Vonn's first, and the first for an American woman in a quarter century. The last was Tamara McKinney in 1983, which was also the last U.S. sweep as Phil Mahre won his third consecutive overall title.
Miller won the 2008 title by a margin of 111 points over runner-up Benjamin Raich of Austria, while Vonn outpaced her closest rival, Austrian Nicole Hosp, by 220 points. Austria won the Nations Cup for the 20th consecutive season, scoring more than double the points of runner-up Switzerland.
Calendar
Men
| Race | Season | Date | Place | Type | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|
| 1298 | 1 | 28 October 2007 | AUT Sölden | GS 318 | NOR Aksel Lund Svindal | USA Ted Ligety | FIN Kalle Palander |
| 11 November 2007 | FIN Levi | SL cnx | *replaced in Reiteralm on 11 November 2007* | | | |
| 1299 | 2 | 11 November 2007 | AUT Reiteralm | SL 371 | SUI Marc Gini | FIN Kalle Palander | ITA Manfred Mölgg |
| 1300 | 3 | 24 November 2007 | CAN Lake Louise | DH 379 | CAN Jan Hudec | USA Marco Sullivan | AUT Andreas Buder |
| 1301 | 4 | 25 November 2007 | SG 135 | NOR Aksel Lund Svindal | AUT Benjamin Raich | SUI Didier Cuche | |
| 1302 | 5 | 29 November 2007 | USA Beaver Creek | SC 096 | SUI Daniel Albrecht | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | CZE Ondřej Bank |
| 1303 | 6 | 30 November 2007 | DH 380 | AUT Michael Walchhofer | USA Steven Nyman | SUI Didier Cuche | |
| 1304 | 7 | 2 December 2007 | GS 319 | SUI Daniel Albrecht | AUT Mario Matt | SUI Didier Cuche | |
| 1305 | 8 | 3 December 2007 | SG 136 | AUT Hannes Reichelt | AUT Mario Scheiber | AUT Christoph Gruber | |
| 1306 | 9 | 8 December 2007 | AUT Bad Kleinkirchheim | GS 320 | ITA Massimiliano Blardone | ITA Manfred Mölgg | USA Ted Ligety |
| 1307 | 10 | 9 December 2007 | SL 372 | AUT Benjamin Raich | SWE Jens Byggmark | ITA Manfred Mölgg | |
| 1308 | 11 | 14 December 2007 | ITA Val Gardena | SG 137 | SUI Didier Cuche | USA Bode Miller | LIE Marco Büchel |
| 1309 | 12 | 15 December 2007 | DH 381 | AUT Michael Walchhofer | SUI Didier Cuche | USA Scott Macartney | |
| 1310 | 13 | 16 December 2007 | ITA Alta Badia | GS 321 | FIN Kalle Palander | AUT Benjamin Raich | SUI Marc Berthod |
| 1311 | 14 | 17 December 2007 | SL 373 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | GER Felix Neureuther | USA Ted Ligety | |
| 1312 | 15 | 29 December 2007 | ITA Bormio | DH 382 | USA Bode Miller | AUT Andreas Buder | CAN Jan Hudec |
| 1313 | 16 | 5 January 2008 | SUI Adelboden | GS 322 | SUI Marc Berthod | SUI Daniel Albrecht | AUT Hannes Reichelt |
| 1314 | 17 | 6 January 2008 | SL 374 | AUT Mario Matt | AUT Benjamin Raich | GER Felix Neureuther | |
| 1315 | 18 | 11 January 2008 | SUI Wengen | SC 097 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | SUI Daniel Albrecht | USA Bode Miller |
| 1316 | 19 | 12 January 2008 | SL 375 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | SWE Jens Byggmark | USA Ted Ligety | |
| 1317 | 20 | 13 January 2008 | DH 383 | USA Bode Miller | SUI Didier Cuche | CAN Manuel Osborne-Paradis | |
| 1318 | 21 | 18 January 2008 | AUT Kitzbühel | SG 138 | LIE Marco Büchel | AUT Hermann Maier | SUI Didier Cuche |
| AUT Mario Scheiber |
| 1319 | 22 | 19 January 2008 | DH 384 | SUI Didier Cuche | USA Bode Miller |
| AUT Mario Scheiber | | |
| 1320 | 23 | 20 January 2008 | SL 376 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | SWE Jens Byggmark | AUT Mario Matt | |
| 1321 | 24 | 20 January 2008 | KB 098 | USA Bode Miller | AUT Benjamin Raich | CRO Ivica Kostelić |
| AUT Rainer Schönfelder | |
| 1322 | 25 | 22 January 2008 | AUT Schladming | SL 377 | AUT Mario Matt | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | ITA Manfred Mölgg |
| 1323 | 26 | 26 January 2008 | FRA Chamonix | DH 385 | USA Marco Sullivan | SUI Didier Cuche | SLO Andrej Jerman |
| 1324 | 27 | 27 January 2008 | SC 099 | USA Bode Miller | CRO Ivica Kostelić | AUT Rainer Schönfelder | |
| 2 February 2008 | FRA Val d'Isère | DH cnx | *replaced in Kvitfjell on 29 February 2008* | | | |
| 1325 | 28 | 3 February 2008 | SC 100 | USA Bode Miller | CRO Ivica Kostelić | CRO Natko Zrnčić-Dim | |
| 1326 | 29 | 9 February 2008 | GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen | SL 378 | AUT Reinfried Herbst | ITA Manfred Mölgg | CRO Ivica Kostelić |
| 1327 | 30 | 17 February 2008 | CRO Zagreb | SL 379 | AUT Mario Matt | CRO Ivica Kostelić | AUT Reinfried Herbst |
| 1328 | 31 | 21 February 2008 | CAN Whistler | SG 139 | AUT Christoph Gruber | AUT Hannes Reichelt | SLO Aleš Gorza |
| 1329 | 32 | 24 February 2008 | GS 323 | AUT Hannes Reichelt | SUI Didier Cuche | AUT Benjamin Raich | |
| 1330 | 33 | 29 February 2008 | NOR Kvitfjell | DH 386 | ITA Werner Heel | USA Bode Miller | AUT Klaus Kröll |
| 1331 | 34 | 1 March 2008 | DH 387 | USA Bode Miller | SUI Didier Cuche | ITA Werner Heel | |
| 1332 | 35 | 2 March 2008 | SG 140 | AUT Georg Streitberger | USA Bode Miller | SUI Didier Cuche | |
| 1333 | 36 | 8 March 2008 | SLO Kranjska Gora | GS 324 | USA Ted Ligety | ITA Manfred Mölgg | ITA Massimiliano Blardone |
| 1334 | 37 | 9 March 2008 | SL 380 | ITA Manfred Mölgg | CRO Ivica Kostelić | AUT Marcel Hirscher | |
| 12 March 2008 | ITA Bormio | DH cnx | *warm weather and deteriorated course conditions* | | | |
| 1335 | 38 | 13 March 2008 | SG 141 | AUT Hannes Reichelt | SUI Didier Défago | SLO Aleš Gorza | |
| 1336 | 39 | 14 March 2008 | GS 325 | USA Ted Ligety | AUT Benjamin Raich | FRA Cyprien Richard | |
| 1337 | 40 | 15 March 2008 | SL 381 | AUT Reinfried Herbst | SUI Daniel Albrecht | AUT Marcel Hirscher | |
Ladies
| Race | Season | Date | Place | Type | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|
| 1217 | 1 | 27 October 2007 | AUT Sölden | GS 318 | ITA Denise Karbon | USA Julia Mancuso | AUT Kathrin Zettel |
| 10 November 2007 | FIN Levi | SL cnx | *replaced in Reiteralm on 10 November 2007* | | | |
| 1218 | 2 | 10 November 2007 | AUT Reiteralm | SL 356 | AUT Marlies Schild | AUT Nicole Hosp | ITA Chiara Costazza |
| 1219 | 3 | 24 November 2007 | CAN Panorama | GS 319 | ITA Denise Karbon | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | ITA Manuela Mölgg |
| 1220 | 4 | 25 November 2007 | SL 357 | AUT Marlies Schild | CZE Šárka Záhrobská | CRO Ana Jelušić | |
| 1221 | 5 | 1 December 2007 | CAN Lake Louise | DH 313 | USA Lindsey Vonn | AUT Renate Götschl | CAN Britt Janyk |
| 1222 | 6 | 2 December 2007 | SG 151 | SUI Martina Schild | GER Maria Riesch | SWE Jessica Lindell-Vikarby | |
| 1223 | 7 | 8 December 2007 | USA Aspen | DH 314 | CAN Britt Janyk | AUT Marlies Schild | AUT Renate Götschl |
| 8 December 2007 | SG cnx | *replaced in Cortina d'Ampezzo from 18 to 21 January 2008* | | | | |
| 1224 | 8 | 9 December 2007 | SL 358 | AUT Nicole Hosp | FIN Tanja Poutiainen | AUT Kathrin Zettel | |
| 15 December 2007 | FRA Val d'Isère | DH cnx | *replaced in St. Moritz on 15 December 2007* | | | |
| 16 December 2007 | SG cnx | *replaced in St. Moritz on 16 December 2007* | | | | | |
| 1225 | 9 | 15 December 2007 | SUI St. Moritz | DH 315 | SWE Anja Pärson | USA Lindsey Vonn | GER Maria Riesch |
| 1226 | 10 | 16 December 2007 | SG 152 | SWE Anja Pärson | CAN Emily Brydon | AUT Renate Götschl | |
| 1227 | 11 | 21 December 2007 | AUT St. Anton | DH 316 | USA Lindsey Vonn | CAN Kelly VanderBeek | USA Julia Mancuso |
| 1228 | 12 | 22 December 2007 | SC 079 | USA Lindsey Vonn | GER Maria Riesch | USA Julia Mancuso | |
| 1229 | 13 | 28 December 2007 | AUT Lienz | GS 320 | ITA Denise Karbon | USA Julia Mancuso | ITA Nicole Gius |
| 1230 | 14 | 29 December 2007 | SL 359 | ITA Chiara Costazza | AUT Nicole Hosp | FIN Tanja Poutiainen | |
| 1231 | 15 | 5 January 2008 | CZE Špindlerův Mlýn | GS 321 | ITA Denise Karbon | FIN Tanja Poutiainen | AUT Elisabeth Görgl |
| 1232 | 16 | 6 January 2008 | SL 360 | AUT Marlies Schild | SVK Veronika Zuzulová | GER Maria Riesch | |
| 1233 | 17 | 12 January 2008 | SLO Maribor | GS 322 | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | ITA Manuela Mölgg | ITA Denise Karbon |
| 1234 | 18 | 13 January 2008 | SL 361 | AUT Nicole Hosp | SVK Veronika Zuzulová | AUT Marlies Schild | |
| 1235 | 19 | 19 January 2008 | ITA Cortina d'Ampezzo | DH 317 | USA Lindsey Vonn | SWE Anja Pärson | CAN Emily Brydon |
| 1236 | 20 | 20 January 2008 | SG 153 | AUT Maria Holaus | USA Julia Mancuso | AUT Nicole Hosp | |
| 1237 | 21 | 21 January 2008 | SG 154 | GER Maria Riesch | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | AUT Renate Götschl | |
| 1238 | 22 | 26 January 2008 | GER Ofterschwang | GS 323 | ITA Denise Karbon | AUT Nicole Hosp | AUT Elisabeth Görgl |
| 1239 | 23 | 27 January 2008 | SL 362 | AUT Marlies Schild | SWE Therese Borssen | AUT Nicole Hosp | |
| 1240 | 24 | 2 February 2008 | SUI St. Moritz | DH 318 | SLO Tina Maze | AUT Maria Holaus | SUI Lara Gut |
| 1241 | 25 | 3 February 2008 | SG 155 | CAN Emily Brydon | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | AUT Renate Götschl | |
| 1242 | 26 | 9 February 2008 | ITA Sestriere | DH 319 | USA Lindsey Vonn | CAN Kelly VanderBeek | ITA Nadia Fanchini |
| 1243 | 27 | 10 February 2008 | SG 156 | AUT Andrea Fischbacher |
| SUI Fabienne Suter | | GER Maria Riesch | |
| 1244 | 28 | 15 February 2008 | CRO Zagreb | SL 363 | FIN Tanja Poutiainen | AUT Marlies Schild | SVK Veronika Zuzulová |
| 1245 | 29 | 22 February 2008 | CAN Whistler | DH 320 | SUI Nadia Styger | USA Lindsey Vonn | USA Julia Mancuso |
| 1246 | 30 | 23 February 2008 | SC 080 | GER Maria Riesch | AUT Marlies Schild | SWE Anja Pärson | |
| 1 March 2008 | GER Zwiesel | SL cnx | *lightning & high winds* | | | |
| 2 March 2008 | GS cnx | | | | | | |
| 1247 | 31 | 8 March 2008 | SUI Crans-Montana | DH 321 | USA Lindsey Vonn | AUT Renate Götschl | ITA Nadia Fanchini |
| 1248 | 32 | 9 March 2008 | SC 081 | SWE Anja Pärson | GER Maria Riesch | USA Lindsey Vonn | |
| 12 March 2008 | ITA Bormio | DH cnx | *warm weather & deteriorated course conditions* | | | |
| 1249 | 33 | 13 March 2008 | SG 157 | SUI Fabienne Suter | USA Lindsey Vonn | AUT Alexandra Meissnitzer | |
| 1250 | 34 | 14 March 2008 | SL 364 | AUT Marlies Schild | SVK Veronika Zuzulová | CZE Šárka Záhrobská | |
| 1251 | 35 | 15 March 2008 | GS 324 | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | ITA Manuela Mölgg | AUT Kathrin Zettel | |
Nations team event
| Race | Season | Date | Place | Type | Winner | Second | Third | |
|---|
| 16 March 2008 | ITA Bormio | SC cnx | *fog and rain* | | | |
Men's standings
Overall
| Rank | ***after all 40 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | USA **Bode Miller ** | 1409 |
| 2 | AUT Benjamin Raich | 1298 |
| 3 | SUI Didier Cuche | 1263 |
| 4 | ITA Manfred Mölgg | 924 |
| 5 | USA Ted Ligety | 898 |
Downhill
| Rank | ***after all 9 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | SUI **Didier Cuche ** | 584 |
| 2 | USA Bode Miller | 579 |
| 3 | AUT Michael Walchhofer | 407 |
| 4 | USA Marco Sullivan | 278 |
| 5 | ITA Werner Heel | 273 |
Super G
| Rank | ***after all 7 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | AUT **Hannes Reichelt ** | 341 |
| 2 | SUI Didier Cuche | 340 |
| 3 | AUT Benjamin Raich | 286 |
| 4 | SUI Didier Défago | 262 |
| 5 | AUT Christoph Gruber | 251 |
Giant slalom
| Rank | ***after all 8 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | USA **Ted Ligety ** | 485 |
| 2 | AUT Benjamin Raich | 438 |
| 3 | ITA Manfred Mölgg | 376 |
| 4 | SUI Didier Cuche | 293 |
| 5 | SUI Daniel Albrecht | 284 |
Slalom
| Rank | ***after all 11 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | ITA **Manfred Mölgg ** | 531 |
| 2 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | 512 |
| 3 | AUT Reinfried Herbst | 450 |
| 4 | AUT Mario Matt | 427 |
| 5 | CRO Ivica Kostelić | 425 |
Super combined
| Rank | ***after all 5 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | USA **Bode Miller ** | 410 |
| 2 | CRO Ivica Kostelić | 256 |
| 3 | SUI Daniel Albrecht | 245 |
| 4 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Grange | 220 |
| 5 | AUT Rainer Schönfelder | 206 |
Ladies' standings
Overall
| Rank | ***after all 35 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | USA **Lindsey Vonn ** | 1403 |
| 2 | AUT Nicole Hosp | 1183 |
| 3 | GER Maria Riesch | 1146 |
| 4 | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | 1137 |
| 5 | AUT Marlies Schild | 1120 |
Downhill
| Rank | ***after all 9 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | USA **Lindsey Vonn ** | 755 |
| 2 | AUT Renate Götschl | 448 |
| 3 | CAN Britt Janyk | 390 |
| 4 | SWE Anja Pärson | 331 |
| 5 | CAN Kelly VanderBeek | 323 |
Super G
| Rank | ***after all 7 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | GER **Maria Riesch ** | 374 |
| 2 | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | 326 |
| 3 | SWI Fabienne Suter | 305 |
| 4 | AUT Renate Götschl | 283 |
| 5 | CAN Emily Brydon | 270 |
Giant slalom
| Rank | ***after all 7 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | ITA **Denise Karbon ** | 592 |
| 2 | AUT Elisabeth Görgl | 479 |
| 3 | ITA Manuela Mölgg | 359 |
| 4 | FIN Tanja Poutiainen | 297 |
| 5 | USA Julia Mancuso | 253 |
Slalom
| Rank | ***after all 9 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | AUT **Marlies Schild ** | 640 |
| 2 | AUT Nicole Hosp | 515 |
| 3 | SVK Veronika Zuzulová | 501 |
| 4 | FIN Tanja Poutiainen | 484 |
| 5 | CZE Šárka Záhrobská | 392 |
Super combined
| Rank | ***after all 3 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | GER **Maria Riesch ** | 260 |
| 2 | USA Lindsey Vonn | 200 |
| 3 | SWE Anja Pärson | 160 |
| 4 | FRA Sandrine Aubert | 110 |
| 5 | AUT Marlies Schild | 106 |
Nations Cup
Overall
| Rank | ***after all 75 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | AUT **Austria ** | 13560 |
| 2 | SUI Switzerland | 6458 |
| 3 | ITA Italy | 6324 |
| 4 | USA United States | 5965 |
| 5 | FRA France | 3815 |
Men
| Rank | ***after all 40 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | AUT **Austria ** | 7003 |
| 2 | SUI Switzerland | 4064 |
| 3 | ITA Italy | 3721 |
| 4 | USA United States | 3202 |
| 5 | FRA France | 2382 |
Ladies
| Rank | ***after all 35 races*** | Points |
|---|
| **1** | AUT **Austria ** | 6557 |
| 2 | USA United States | 2763 |
| 3 | ITA Italy | 2603 |
| 4 | SUI Switzerland | 2394 |
| 5 | GER Germany | 2100 |
References
- link. (25 April 2012 – Bormio – Nations Team Event Cancelled – 2008-03-16 – Retrieved 2011-11-02)
[[https://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing/news/story?id=3662685 ESPN.com] – Olympic sports – Alpine skiing – U.S. skiers Miller, Vonn begin World Cup title defense this weekend – 2008-10-24 – Retrieved 2011-11-02]
- "FIS: Alpine World Cup 2008 men's schedule". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "FIS: Alpine World Cup 2008 ladies' schedule". [[International Ski Federation]].
- [http://www.skiracing.com/?q=node/6223 Ski Racing.com] – Aspen: Janyk tops DH held in controversial conditions – 2007-12-08 – Retrieved 2011-11-02
- "FIS-Ski event page".