2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup

2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup season
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The 41st World Cup season was scheduled to begin on October 28, 2006, but cancellation of the opening races in Sölden delayed the season's start by two weeks. A very poor snowpack in the Alps, along with stormy weather in January, caused numerous races to be moved and rescheduled throughout the winter. The schedule included a mid-season break during the first 3 weeks of February for the World Championships in Åre, Sweden. The season concluded on March 18, 2007, at the World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Summary

The top two finishers from last season, Benjamin Raich of Austria and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, at the top of the standings for most of the season. With consistent podium performances in the speed races, which won him the Cup title in downhill, Didier Cuche of Switzerland finished a solid third overall. The 2005 overall champion and last year's third-place finisher, American Bode Miller, won four speed events but struggled in the technical events, keeping him from the top spots in the overall standings throughout the season. Before the final four individual races of the season, these four athletes still had a mathematical chance to win the overall World Cup title. The strongest newcomer was Jens Byggmark of Sweden, who won the first two races of his career on consecutive days in late January to vault temporarily into the top ranks in the slalom standings. Also in slalom, Mario Matt of Austria came back to win three races in 2007, regaining his top form from the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Matt ultimately lost the slalom title to Raich by just 5 points.

The early season on the women's side was led by Marlies Schild of Austria, who won six slaloms and a super combined, clinching both of these Cups early. But the biggest story of the season's first half was the resurgence of Austria's Renate Götschl, who was coming off a difficult 2006 season which saw her drop to 19th in the overall standings, her worst finish since 1994. She rebounded to dominate the speed events, winning four races in Super G and three in downhill, securing the trophies in both of these events. American Julia Mancuso, 2006 Olympic gold medalist, had a very strong season, scoring the first four World Cup wins of her career. Nicole Hosp of Austria had a solid season with several podium positions, but few victories. Lindsey Kildow of the U.S. celebrated three victories before she had to drop out after the World Championships due to a knee injury. Entering the World Cup Finals, four women — Hosp, Götschl, Mancuso, and Schild — were within a 102-point range, and each of them had a realistic chance of winning the overall World Cup title.

At the World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, both the men's and women's overall titles came down to the technical events.

On the men's side, the race came down to Raich and Svindal. Going into the technical events, Raich looked unbeatable but a DNF for him in GS meant that Svindal would have an opportunity to clinch the title on the final day in slalom, his weakest event. Svindal needed only to finish in the top fifteen and score points in order to win the title, and he achieved it in hair-raising fashion — by finishing 15th.

Marlies Schild seemed a sure bet for the women's overall title after uncharacteristically strong performances in the speed events. But she skied disastrously in the slalom, the event that she had dominated all season long, and failed to score any points. That meant she needed both a strong performance in the GS and a weak one from her lone remaining rival, Nicole Hosp. But Hosp won the race while Schild managed just sixth place, ensuring the Cup title (and the GS globe) for Hosp.

Calendar

Key

DH downhill
SG Super G
GS giant slalom
SL slalom
K traditional combined
SC super combined
T nations team event

Men

Date Place Disc. Winner Second Third
October 29, 2006 Sölden, Austria GS cancelled cancelled cancelled
November 12, 2006 Levi, Finland SL Benjamin Raich Markus Larsson Giorgio Rocca
November 25, 2006 Lake Louise, Canada DH Marco Büchel Manuel Osborne-Paradis Peter Fill
November 26, 2006 Lake Louise, Canada SG John Kucera Mario Scheiber Patrik Järbyn
November 30, 2006 Beaver Creek, United States SC Aksel Lund Svindal Marc Berthod Rainer Schönfelder
December 1, 2006 Beaver Creek, United States DH Bode Miller Didier Cuche Steven Nyman
December 2, 2006 Beaver Creek, United States GS Massimiliano Blardone Aksel Lund Svindal Ted Ligety
December 3, 2006 Beaver Creek, United States SL André Myhrer Michael Janyk Felix Neureuther
December 10, 2006 Val d'Isère, France
Reiteralm, Austria		 SC Ivica Kostelić Romed Baumann Pierrick Bourgeat
December 15, 2006 Val Gardena, Italy SG Bode Miller Christoph Gruber John Kucera
December 16, 2006 Val Gardena, Italy DH Steven Nyman Didier Cuche Fritz Strobl
December 17, 2006 Alta Badia, Italy GS Kalle Palander Bode Miller Didier Défago
December 18, 2006 Alta Badia, Italy SL Markus Larsson Ted Ligety Ivica Kostelić
December 20, 2006 Hinterstoder, Austria SG Bode Miller Peter Fill Hermann Maier
December 21, 2006 Hinterstoder, Austria GS Aksel Lund Svindal François Bourque Kalle Palander
December 9, 2006
December 28, 2006		 Val d'Isère, France
Bormio, Italy		 DH Michael Walchhofer Didier Cuche Mario Scheiber
December 29, 2006 Bormio, Italy DH Michael Walchhofer Peter Fill Mario Scheiber
January 6, 2007 Adelboden, Switzerland GS Benjamin Raich Massimiliano Blardone Aksel Lund Svindal
January 7, 2007 Adelboden, Switzerland SL Marc Berthod Benjamin Raich Mario Matt
January 13, 2007 Wengen, Switzerland DH Bode Miller Didier Cuche Peter Fill
January 12, 2007
January 14, 2007		 Wengen, Switzerland SC Mario Matt Marc Berthod Silvan Zurbriggen
January 20, 2007 Chamonix, France
Val d'Isère, France		 DH Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin Erik Guay Manuel Osborne-Paradis
January 26, 2007 Kitzbühel, Austria SG cancelled cancelled cancelled
January 14, 2007
January 27, 2007		 Wengen, Switzerland
Kitzbühel, Austria		 SL Jens Byggmark Mario Matt Alois Vogl
January 28, 2007 Kitzbühel, Austria SL Jens Byggmark Mario Matt Manfred Mölgg
January 29, 2007 Kitzbühel, Austria K cancelled cancelled cancelled
January 30, 2007 Schladming, Austria SL Benjamin Raich Jens Byggmark Mario Matt
January 27, 2007
February 23, 2007		 Kitzbühel, Austria
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany		 DH Andrej Jerman Hans Grugger Erik Guay
February 24, 2007 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany DH Erik Guay Andrej Jerman Didier Cuche
February 25, 2007 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany SL Mario Matt Felix Neureuther Benjamin Raich
March 3, 2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia GS Benjamin Raich François Bourque Massimiliano Blardone
March 4, 2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia SL Mario Matt Benjamin Raich Manfred Mölgg
January 21, 2007
March 9, 2007		 Chamonix, France
Val d'Isère, France
Kvitfjell, Norway		 SC Benjamin Raich Silvan Zurbriggen Aksel Lund Svindal
March 9, 2007
March 10, 2007		 Kvitfjell, Norway DH Didier Cuche Erik Guay Marco Büchel
March 10, 2007
March 11, 2007		 Kvitfjell, Norway SG Hans Grugger Mario Scheiber Didier Cuche
March 14, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland DH Aksel Lund Svindal Daniel Albrecht Christoph Gruber
March 15, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland SG Aksel Lund Svindal Benjamin Raich Erik Guay
March 17, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland GS Aksel Lund Svindal Massimiliano Blardone Bode Miller
March 18, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland SL Benjamin Raich Mario Matt Manfred Mölgg

Ladies

Date Place Disc. Winner Second Third
October 28, 2006 Sölden, Austria GS cancelled cancelled cancelled
November 11, 2006 Levi, Finland SL Marlies Schild Nicole Hosp Kathrin Zettel
November 25, 2006 Aspen, United States GS Kathrin Zettel Tanja Poutiainen Michaela Kirchgasser
November 26, 2006 Aspen, United States SL Marlies Schild Nicole Hosp Therese Borssén
December 1, 2006 Lake Louise, Canada DH Maria Riesch Lindsey Kildow Nadia Fanchini
December 2, 2006 Lake Louise, Canada DH Lindsey Kildow Renate Götschl Anja Pärson
December 3, 2006 Lake Louise, Canada SG Renate Götschl Lindsey Kildow Kelly VanderBeek
December 10, 2006
December 15, 2006		 St. Moritz, Switzerland
Reiteralm, Austria		 SC Marlies Schild Michaela Kirchgasser Kathrin Zettel
December 17, 2006
December 16, 2006		 Val d'Isère, France
Reiteralm, Austria		 SG Renate Götschl Nicole Hosp Martina Schild
December 16, 2006
December 19, 2006		 Val d'Isère, France DH Julia Mancuso Renate Götschl Lindsey Kildow
December 9, 2006
December 20, 2006		 St. Moritz, Switzerland
Val d'Isère, France		 DH Lindsey Kildow Julia Mancuso Anja Pärson
December 20, 2006
December 21, 2006		 Megève, France
Val d'Isère, France		 SL Marlies Schild Annemarie Gerg Therese Borssén
December 28, 2006 Semmering, Austria GS Kathrin Zettel Nicole Hosp Marlies Schild
December 29, 2006 Semmering, Austria SL Therese Borssén Kathrin Zettel Marlies Schild
January 4, 2007 Zagreb, Croatia SL Marlies Schild Ana Jelušić Šárka Záhrobská
January 6, 2007 Maribor, Slovenia
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia		 GS Nicole Hosp Nicole Gius Tanja Poutiainen
January 7, 2007 Maribor, Slovenia
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia		 SL Marlies Schild Šárka Záhrobská Veronika Zuzulová
January 12, 2007
January 13, 2007		 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria DH Renate Götschl Dominique Gisin Julia Mancuso
January 13, 2007
January 14, 2007		 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria SC Julia Mancuso Lindsey Kildow Marlies Schild
January 19, 2007 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy SG Julia Mancuso Nicole Hosp Renate Götschl
January 20, 2007 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy DH Renate Götschl Julia Mancuso Marie Marchand-Arvier
January 21, 2007 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy GS Karen Putzer Julia Mancuso Denise Karbon
January 14, 2007
January 26, 2007		 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
San Sicario, Italy		 SG Renate Götschl Lindsey Kildow Christine Sponring
January 27, 2007 San Sicario, Italy DH Renate Götschl Elisabeth Görgl Maria Holaus
January 28, 2007 San Sicario, Italy SG Lindsey Kildow Renate Götschl Christine Sponring
February 24, 2007 Sierra Nevada, Spain GS Michaela Kirchgasser Nicole Hosp Tanja Poutiainen
February 25, 2007 Sierra Nevada, Spain SL Marlies Schild Tanja Poutiainen Veronika Zuzulová
March 2, 2007 Tarvisio, Italy SC Nicole Hosp Julia Mancuso Marlies Schild
March 3, 2007 Tarvisio, Italy DH Julia Mancuso Renate Götschl Emily Brydon
March 4, 2007 Tarvisio, Italy SG Renate Götschl Nicole Hosp Julia Mancuso
March 10, 2007 Zwiesel, Germany GS Tanja Poutiainen Nicole Hosp Michaela Kirchgasser
March 11, 2007 Zwiesel, Germany SL Marlies Schild Anna Ottosson
Šárka Záhrobská		 none
March 14, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland DH Renate Götschl Marlies Schild Marie Marchand-Arvier
March 15, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland SG Anja Pärson Andrea Fischbacher Marlies Schild
March 17, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland SL Nicole Hosp Anja Pärson Veronika Zuzulová
March 18, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland GS Nicole Hosp Kathrin Hölzl Michaela Kirchgasser

Team Event

Date Place Disc. Winner Second Third
March 16, 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland T Austria Italy France

Men's final standings

Overall

see complete table

Pos. Points
1. Aksel Lund Svindal 1268
2. Benjamin Raich 1255
3. Didier Cuche 1098
4. Bode Miller 882
5. Mario Matt 744

Downhill

see complete table

Pos. Points
1. Didier Cuche 652
2. Marco Büchel 471
3. Erik Guay 393
4. Peter Fill 382
5. Michael Walchhofer 370

Slalom

see complete table

Pos. Points
1. Benjamin Raich 605
2. Mario Matt 600
3. Jens Byggmark 490
4. Markus Larsson 340
5. Manfred Mölgg 334

Giant slalom

see complete table

Pos. Points
1. Aksel Lund Svindal 416
2. Massimiliano Blardone 380
3. Benjamin Raich 319
4. Kalle Palander 299
5. François Bourque 249

Super G

see complete table

Pos. Points
1. Bode Miller 304
2. Didier Cuche 208
3. John Kucera 194
4. Mario Scheiber 190
5. Aksel Lund Svindal 181

Combined

see complete table

Pos. Points
1. Aksel Lund Svindal 232
2. Marc Berthod 202
3. Ivica Kostelić 200
4. Silvan Zurbriggen 169
5. Benjamin Raich 166

Men's Nations Cup

Pos. Points
1. Austria 6610
2. Switzerland 3982
3. Italy 3080
4. Canada 2258
5. United States 2154

Ladies final standings

Overall

Pos. Points
1. Nicole Hosp 1572
2. Marlies Schild 1482
3. Julia Mancuso 1356
4. Renate Goetschl 1300
5. Anja Pärson 885

Downhill

Pos. Nation Points
1. Renate Götschl 705
2. Julia Mancuso 536
3. Lindsey Kildow 390
4. Anja Pärson 293
5. Ingrid Jacquemod 264

Slalom

Pos. Points
1. Marlies Schild 760
2. Nicole Hosp 418
3. Šárka Záhrobská 405
4. Therese Borssén 389
5. Veronika Zuzulová 344

Giant slalom

Pos. Points
1. Nicole Hosp 490
2. Tanja Poutiainen 419
3. Michaela Kirchgasser 357
4. Julia Mancuso 275
5. Kathrin Hölzl 228

Super G

Pos. Points
1. Renate Götschl 540
2. Nicole Hosp 352
3. Lindsey Kildow 310
4. Julia Mancuso 273
5. Alexandra Meissnitzer 207

Combined

Pos. Points
1. Marlies Schild 220
2. Julia Mancuso 195
3. Nicole Hosp 190
4. Michaela Kirchgasser 152
5. Resi Stiegler 119

Ladies' Nations Cup

Pos. Points
1. Austria 8125
2. United States 3143
3. Sweden 2340
4. Italy 2056
5. Switzerland 1879

Final overall Nations Cup standings

Pos. Points
1. Austria 14735
2. Switzerland 5861
3. United States 5297
4. Italy 5136
5. Sweden 4177

See also: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007

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