38-490: The Crazy Canucks was the nickname for a group of World Cup alpine ski racers from Canada who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Jungle Jim Hunter , Dave Irwin , Dave Murray , Steve Podborski , and Ken Read earned themselves a reputation for fast and seemingly reckless skiing in the downhill event. These five men earned their title "Crazy Canucks" from ski journalist and World Cup co-founder Serge Lange , who after watching their different styles came up with
76-494: A given season are marked "NA"): Updated: 24 November 2024 As of 23 November 2024. Based on ski-database super ranking system (since 1966), this scoring system is calculated using points from three categories: Olympic Games , World Championships , and World Cup (overall titles, discipline titles and individual top ten results). Parallel slaloms from 1976 to 1991 counted for Nations Cup. There were no limitations regarding
114-433: A number of points for each place in a race, but the procedure for doing so and the often-arcane method used to calculate the annual champions has varied greatly over the years. Originally, points were awarded only to the top ten finishers in each race, with 25 points for the winner, 20 for second, 15 for third, 11 for fourth, 8 for fifth, 6 for sixth, 4 for seventh, then decreasing by one point for each lower place. To determine
152-473: A permanent part of the season-ending Nations Cup events. Third, and more importantly, the new head of the International Olympic Committee , Lord Killanin , reached a compromise to preserve the "amateur" status of skiers receiving endorsements, manufacturer's fees, and other payments, as long as the payments were made to the skier's national association or Olympic committee and not directly to
190-533: A row and won the cup with maximum points. He won 8 races out of 9, but at the downhill of Megève one of his bindings opened and he did not finish the race; this meant also that he could not score the 15 points for a third place in the combined of Megève (which he would have gained easily after a decent slalom result in Chamonix two days earlier), and in the end he missed the first place in the men's overall World Cup by just 10 points. In men's giant slalom World Cup 1974/75
228-399: A row. In women's downhill World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Moser-Pröll won her fifth Downhill World Cup in a row. This record is still unbeaten. In women's giant slalom World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Moser-Pröll won five races in
266-453: A run on either course. The best combined times moved the fastest racer to the second round through bracket preference protocols. From the second round, skiers the head-to-head competitions were held over one run only, with the faster skier from the previous round granted course selection between the 'red-right' or 'blue-left' course. At about one-third the time of a standard GS event, top performers/finalists were able to make multiple runs without
304-543: A total of two races (one in the men's category and one in the women's category) and it was in 2002/03 season. The points were added together with slalom races. Introduced by the International Ski Federation to the World Cup as a spectator-friendly event in late 2015, the parallel giant slalom competition, or shortened parallel-G , joining the parallel slalom, is intended to lure more speed specialists into
342-576: Is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France (Honore Bonnet) and the USA ( Bob Beattie ). It was soon backed by International Ski Federation president Marc Hodler during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 at Portillo, Chile , and became an official FIS event in
380-687: The Alps in Europe, with regular stops in Scandinavia , North America, and east Asia, but a few races have also been held in the Southern Hemisphere. World Cup competitions have been hosted in 25 countries around the world: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy , Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and
418-473: The combined , employs the downhill and slalom. The World Cup originally included only slalom, giant slalom, and downhill races. Combined events (calculated using results from selected downhill and slalom races) were included starting with the 1974–75 season, while the Super G was added for the 1982–83 season. The current scoring system was implemented in the 1991–92 season. For every race points are awarded to
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#1732876766795456-518: The NorAm and Europa Cup. The Chief Race Director of the inaugural event at Alta Badia, Markus Waldner, on 20 December 2015 stated that "great performances" and "head-to-head fights" between the best giant slalom racers is the goal of the competition. The course for the first race was very compact at about 20–22 seconds duration, or about one-third of a normal GS run. The pace and cadence was the same as Giant slalom, not standard Slalom. Gates were set at roughly
494-473: The Overall World Cup standings. The Women's overall World Cup 1974/75 was divided into two periods. From the first 14 races the best 7 results count and from the last 12 races the best 6 results count. Eight racers had a point deduction. Annemarie Moser-Pröll had a total deduction of 106 points. She won ten competitions and was unable to score points only in three events. This was her fifth overall win in
532-946: The United States. Lower competitive circuits include the NorAm Cup in North America and the Europa Cup in Europe. Multiple individual overall World Cup winners are marked with (#). The following skiers have at least three overall alpine World Cup titles. The following skiers have at least three overall alpine World Cup titles. Combined crystal globes were officially awarded from 2007 to 2012. Here are counted all season titles, official and unofficial. The records for most World Cup titles in each discipline are as follows: Only four men's racers have ever managed to win small crystal globe in four or more different alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in
570-422: The World Cup points valuation ( i . e ., Grenoble 1968 and Val Gardena 1970 ); this was abandoned after 1970, mainly due to the limited number of racers per nation who are permitted to take part in these events. Beginning with the 1971–72 season (the sixth season), the number of results counted was increased to five in each discipline. The formula used to determine the overall winner varied almost every year over
608-443: The best 5 results count. One racer had a point deduction, which is given in (). In men's slalom World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup. Gustav Thöni won all three competitions. This was the important key that enabled Thöni to defeat Ingemar Stenmark in
646-404: The best 5 results in the original disciplines ( slalom , giant slalom , and downhill ) plus the best three results in combined . When Super G events were introduced for the 1982–83 season, the results were included with giant slalom for the first three seasons, before a separate Cup for the discipline was awarded starting in 1985–86 and the top 3 Super G results were counted toward
684-480: The day prior at the same venue. Overlapping qualifications allowed the sponsors to invite lower ranked participants to fill in gaps, as needed, and to replace individuals who declined to participate. Points were awarded and accumulated according to current standards for the race season in all relevant categories: the GS discipline, Overall and Nations Cup. The field was filled with thirty-two first round participants, each getting
722-470: The faster of the two technical disciplines, along with attracting their fans to watch the races at the venue, on-line, and on television. Few venues offer the slope and conditions required to host an extremely short Giant slalom course that can be readily viewed in its entirety by a compact gallery of fans. Modified or not, the Federation has not suggested that they will push the format to lower-level tours like
760-403: The fatigue of a longer event. The course was methodically set with lasers, and a GPS-equipped Snowcat , to guarantee that both courses on the hill were as identical as possible to ensure equity and a fair competition. The Race Director suggested the difference between the two lanes were within "1–to–2 centimeters" tolerance of one another. The World Cup scoring system is based on awarding
798-516: The giant slalom ranking. The World Cup is held annually, and is considered the premier competition for alpine ski racing after the quadrennial Winter Olympics . Many consider the World Cup to be a more valuable title than the Olympics or the biennial World Championships , since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several disciplines throughout the season, and not just in one race. Races are hosted primarily at ski resorts in
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#1732876766795836-604: The left-hand transition to the Alpweg is named after the Crazy Canucks, Dave Irwin and Ken Read , who fell there in 1976 . Four of the five "Crazy Canucks" live on today; Murray died of skin cancer in 1990 at age 37. The downhill course at Whistler Creekside , utilized for World Cup and Olympic races, was named for him. In 2006, it was announced that the four original Crazy Canucks would receive stars on Canada's Walk of Fame , inducted as one group. The only other ski racer on
874-595: The name that caught on with sports journalists throughout the skiing world. Other similar nicknames included " Kamikaze Canadians." These five men were at the top of their game and better known in Europe than in North America . Once they hit the Alps , they consistently challenged the Europeans on the World Cup circuit at a level previously unseen. Canadian Corner is a section of the Lauberhorn downhill course near Wengen , Switzerland . The heavily twisting curve at
912-425: The next decade, with some seasons divided into two portions with a fixed number of results in each period counting toward the overall, while in other seasons the best three or four results in each discipline would count. Starting with the 1979–80 season (the 14th season), points were awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race. After 1980–81 , the formula for the overall title stabilized for several years, counting
950-434: The number of athletes who could enter the competition, but each main event was limited to 32 competitors. Parallel city event is a version of parallel slalom where only Top16 ranked are allowed to compete. Length of the track and course/gates setting are also different from classic parallel slalom, and as of 2019/20 season, they are completely replaced with normal parallel races with qualification run. There were
988-399: The overall title, his fourth overall title in five seasons. Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her fifth consecutive. Three major changes took place on the World Cup circuit this season. First, Alpine combined races were recognized as World Cup events for the first time; both the men's and women's seasons included three combined races, all of which were won by
1026-425: The overall title. From the beginning to 1971–72 , discipline titles were awarded with medals. Statistically, those titles have the same value as the small crystal globes, which first appeared for discipline titles in slalom , giant slalom and downhill in the 1977–78 . In super-G , the small globe has been awarded since 1985–86 . For super-g races in the three seasons previous, points were added and calculated in
1064-457: The overall winners (Thöni and Moser-Pröll); in fact, Thöni's three combined wins were directly responsible for his edging out Ingemar Stenmark for the title. Second, a parallel slalom race was held at the end of the season, as parallel slalom had become popular on the professional skiing tour due to the visible head-to-head competition. Although parallel slalom skiing was used a few more times in World Cup competition, beginning in 1976 it became
1102-663: The overall. The formula for the overall was changed yet again the following season , with the top four results in each discipline counting, along with all combined results (although the combined was nearly eliminated from the schedule, reduced to one or two events per season). 1974%E2%80%9375 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup The 9th World Cup season began in December 1974 in France and concluded in March 1975 in Italy. Gustav Thöni of Italy would regain
1140-493: The professional circuit. Partially as a result, World Cup races this season took place in Europe, North America, and Asia. The Men's overall World Cup 1974/75 was also divided into three periods with only a part of the results from each period being retained for the Overall standings. In men's downhill World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Franz Klammer won 6 races in
1178-416: The same distances as GS and on a slope of about the same pitch. The field of thirty-two were drawn following an invitational format. The top four men in the overall World Cup rankings were automatic invitees, if they chose to compete. Another 16 racers were selected from the top of the current GS start list rankings, and the final twelve competitors were selected from the 1st run efforts at the standard GS event
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1216-413: The skier, that also eliminated the prohibition on year-round training and competition in a sport. While further criticism of this rule, known as Olympics Rule 26, would continue and would lead to future problems, such as the banning of World Cup champions Stenmark and Hanni Wenzel from the 1984 Winter Olympics , the immediate impact of this change was to check the steady migration of World Cup skiers to
1254-567: The spring of 1967 after the FIS Congress at Beirut , Lebanon. The inaugural World Cup race was held on 5 January 1967 in Berchtesgaden , West Germany , a slalom won by Heinrich Messner of Austria. Jean-Claude Killy of France and Nancy Greene of Canada were the overall winners for the first two seasons. Competitors attempt to achieve the best time in four disciplines: slalom , giant slalom , super G , and downhill . The fifth event,
1292-480: The table below. As of 2 March 2024 A common measurement of how good individual skiers are is the total number of World Cup races won during their skiing career. The following skiers have won at least 20 World Cup races: update: 17 March 2024 As of 2 March 2024 As of 10 March 2024 Only a few racers have ever managed to win races in all five classic World Cup alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in
1330-406: The table below. Marc Girardelli ( 1988–89 ), Petra Kronberger ( 1990–91 ), Janica Kostelić ( 2005–06 ) and Tina Maze ( 2012–13 ) are the only skiers to have won all five events in a single season. Bode Miller is the only skier with at least five World Cup victories in all five disciplines. The following skiers have won at least ten World Cup races in a single season (events not available in
1368-413: The top 30 finishers: 100 points to the winner, 80 for second, 60 for third, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. The racer with the most points at the end of the season in mid-March wins the cup, represented by a 9 kilogram crystal globe. Sub-prizes are also awarded in each individual race discipline, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe. Since 1967 , the big crystal globe has been awarded for
1406-468: The walk is Canadian alpine legend Nancy Greene . Crazy Canucks was a TV movie named after and based on the history of the team. It was released in 2004 in Canada. The film was directed by Randy Bradshaw and starred Sandy Robson (Hunter), Lucas Bryant (Read), Curtis Harrison (Podborski), Kyle Labine (Murray) and Robert Tinkler (Irwin). FIS Alpine Ski World Cup The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
1444-458: The winner for each discipline World Cup, only a racer's best three results counted, from a typical six to eight races in each discipline (consistent with the then-current classification of skiers as amateurs, who couldn't be expected compete all the time). For the overall Cup, only these best three results in each discipline were included. Until 1970, the results of Winter Olympic Games races and Alpine World Ski Championship races were also included in
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