2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 40th World Cup season began in October 2005 and concluded at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden, in March 2006. The schedule included a nearly month-long break in February for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Benjamin Raich of Austria won his first overall title after finishing third in 2004 and second in 2005. He added his second consecutive giant slalom discipline globe, and Michael Walchhofer also repeated as downhill champion. Aksel Lund Svindal and Giorgio Rocca were each first-time winners in super G and slalom respectively. Svindal edged Hermann Maier by only 2 points, denying the "Herminator" a sixth super G crown.
On the women's side, Janica Kostelić of Croatia won her third overall and slalom World Cup titles. She won 9 races to become only the third skier ever to win races in all 5 disciplines in a single season (joining Marc Girardelli and Petra Kronberger). Kostelić amassed 1970 World Cup points, a new women's record and second only to Hermann Maier's 2000 points in 2000. Although Anja Pärson failed to win her third straight overall crown, she won 8 races while capturing her third giant slalom globe, and her 1662 points would have been enough to win the overall in any of the previous 6 seasons. In her final season on the World Cup tour, Michaela Dorfmeister secured her second downhill and super G titles.
Calendar
Key
Men
Date | Place | Disc. | Winner | Second | Third |
23 October 2005 | Sölden, Austria | GS | Hermann Maier | Bode Miller | Rainer Schönfelder |
26 November 2005 | Lake Louise, Canada | DH | Fritz Strobl | Kjetil André Aamodt | Marco Büchel |
27 November 2005 | SG | Aksel Lund Svindal | Benjamin Raich | Daron Rahlves |
1 December 2005 | Beaver Creek, USA | SG | Hannes Reichelt | Erik Guay | Matthias Lanzinger |
2 December 2005 | DH | Daron Rahlves | Bode Miller | Hans Grugger |
3 December 2005 | GS | Bode Miller | Daron Rahlves | Kalle Palander |
4 December 2005 | SL | Giorgio Rocca | Stéphane Tissot | Ted Ligety |
10 December 2005 | Val-d'Isère, France | DH | Michael Walchhofer | Fritz Strobl | Hans Grugger |
11 December 2005 | SC | Michael Walchhofer | Rainer Schönfelder | Bode Miller |
12 December 2005 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | SL | Giorgio Rocca | Benjamin Raich | Kalle Palander |
16 December 2005 | Gröden-Val Gardena, Italy | SG | Hans Grugger | Erik Guay | Ambrosi Hoffmann |
17 December 2005 | DH | Marco Büchel | Michael Walchhofer | Erik Guay |
18 December 2005 | Alta Badia, Italy | GS | Massimiliano Blardone | Davide Simoncelli | François Bourque |
21 December 2005 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | GS | Benjamin Raich | Massimiliano Blardone | Thomas Grandi |
22 December 2005 | SL | Giorgio Rocca | Thomas Grandi | Ted Ligety |
29 December 2005 | Bormio, Italy | DH | Daron Rahlves | Fritz Strobl | Tobias Grünenfelder |
7 January 2006 | Adelboden, Switzerland | GS | Benjamin Raich | Fredrik Nyberg | Stephan Görgl Kalle Palander |
8 January 2006 | SL | Giorgio Rocca | Ted Ligety | Benjamin Raich |
13 January 2006 | Wengen, Switzerland | SC | Benjamin Raich | Kjetil André Aamodt | Peter Fill |
14 January 2006 | DH | Daron Rahlves | Michael Walchhofer | Fritz Strobl |
15 January 2006 | SL | Giorgio Rocca | Kalle Palander | Alois Vogl |
20 January 2006 | Kitzbühel, Austria | SG | Hermann Maier | Peter Fill | Hannes Reichelt |
21 January 2006 | DH | Michael Walchhofer | Marco Büchel | Daron Rahlves |
22 January 2006 | SL | Jean-Pierre Vidal | Reinfried Herbst | Benjamin Raich |
22 January 2006 | K | Benjamin Raich | Bode Miller | Aksel Lund Svindal |
24 January 2006 | Schladming, Austria | SL | Kalle Palander | Akira Sasaki | Benjamin Raich |
28 January 2006 | Garmisch, Germany | DH | Hermann Maier | Klaus Kröll | Andreas Buder |
29 January 2006 | SG | Christoph Gruber | Scott Macartney | Kjetil André Aamodt |
3 February 2006 | Chamonix, France | SC | Benjamin Raich | Rainer Schönfelder | Bode Miller |
4 February 2006 | DH | cancelled |
12–25 February | Torino, Italy | 2006 Winter Olympics |
4 March 2006 | Yongpyong, South Korea | GS | Davide Simoncelli | Massimiliano Blardone | Aksel Lund Svindal |
5 March 2006 | GS | Ted Ligety | Kalle Palander Fredrik Nyberg |
10 March 2006 | Shiga Kogen, Japan | SL | Benjamin Raich | Akira Sasaki | Thomas Grandi |
11 March 2006 | SL | Kalle Palander Reinfried Herbst | | Thomas Grandi |
15 March 2006 | Åre, Sweden | DH | Aksel Lund Svindal | Bode Miller | Peter Fill |
16 March 2006 | SG | Bode Miller | Daron Rahlves | Aksel Lund Svindal |
17 March 2006 | GS | Benjamin Raich | Massimiliano Blardone | Fredrik Nyberg |
18 March 2006 | SL | Markus Larsson | Stéphane Tissot | Thomas Grandi |
Women
Date | Place | Disc. | Winner | Second | Third |
22 October 2005 | Sölden, Austria | GS | Tina Maze | Janica Kostelić | Anja Pärson |
2 December 2005 | Lake Louise, Canada | DH | Elena Fanchini | Michaela Dorfmeister | Alexandra Meissnitzer |
3 December 2005 | DH | Lindsey Kildow | Sylviane Berthod | Michaela Dorfmeister |
4 December 2005 | SG | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Andrea Fischbacher | Michaela Dorfmeister |
9 December 2005 | Aspen, USA | SG | Nadia Styger | Michaela Dorfmeister | Andrea Fischbacher |
10 December 2005 | GS | María J. Rienda | Anja Pärson | Kathrin Zettel |
11 December 2005 | SL | Anja Pärson | Janica Kostelić | Kathrin Zettel |
17 December 2005 | Val-d'Isère, France | DH | Lindsey Kildow | Caroline Lalive | Alexandra Meissnitzer |
18 December 2005 | SG | Michaela Dorfmeister | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Emily Brydon |
21 December 2005 | Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Rep. | GS | Janica Kostelić | Kathrin Zettel | Marlies Schild |
22 December 2005 | SL | Anja Pärson | Janica Kostelić | Marlies Schild |
28 December 2005 | Lienz, Austria | GS | Anja Pärson | Nicole Hosp | Tina Maze |
28 December 2005 | SL | Marlies Schild | Nicole Hosp | Janica Kostelić |
5 January 2006 | Zagreb, Croatia | SL | Marlies Schild | Kathrin Zettel | Janica Kostelić |
7 January 2006 | Maribor, Slovenia | GS | cancelled |
8 January 2006 | SL | Marlies Schild | Janica Kostelić | Therese Borssén |
13 January 2006 | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | DH | Anja Pärson | Michaela Dorfmeister | Fränzi Aufdenblatten |
14 January 2006 | DH | Janica Kostelić | Nike Bent | Michaela Dorfmeister |
15 January 2006 | SG | Janica Kostelić | Michaela Dorfmeister Alexandra Meissnitzer | |
20 January 2006 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | SG | Michaela Dorfmeister | Tina Maze | Nicole Hosp |
20 January 2006 | DH | Michaela Dorfmeister | Renate Götschl | Janica Kostelić |
22 January 2006 | SC | Janica Kostelić | Anja Pärson | Lindsey Kildow |
27 January 2006 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | SG | Anja Pärson | Julia Mancuso | Lindsey Kildow |
28 January 2006 | DH | Renate Götschl | Julia Mancuso | Elisabeth Görgl |
29 January 2006 | GS | Nicole Hosp | Geneviève Simard | Elisabeth Görgl |
3 February 2006 | Ofterschwang, Germany | GS | María J. Rienda | Anja Pärson | Kathrin Zettel |
4 February 2006 | GS | María J. Rienda Anja Pärson | | Julia Mancuso |
5 February 2006 | SL | Janica Kostelić | Kathrin Zettel | Marlies Schild |
15-24 Feb. | Torino, Italy | 2006 Winter Olympics | | |
3 March 2006 | Kvitfjell & Hafjell, Norway | SG | Michaela Dorfmeister Lindsey Kildow Nadia Styger | | |
4 March 2006 | SC | Janica Kostelić | Anja Pärson | Marlies Schild |
5 March 2006 | GS | María J. Rienda | Nicole Hosp | Tanja Poutiainen |
10 March 2006 | Levi, Finland | SL | Janica Kostelić | Anja Pärson | Kathrin Zettel |
11 March 2006 | SL | Anja Pärson | Janica Kostelić | Nicole Hosp |
15 March 2006 | Åre, Sweden | DH | Anja Pärson | Lindsey Kildow | Elisabeth Görgl |
16 March 2006 | SG | Nicole Hosp | Michaela Dorfmeister | Martina Ertl-Renz |
17 March 2006, | SL | Janica Kostelić | Marlies Schild | Anja Pärson |
18 March 2006 | GS | Janica Kostelić | Geneviève Simard | Nicole Hosp Tanja Poutiainen |
Nations Team Event
Men's Standings
Overall results
see complete table
In Men's Downhill World Cup 2005/06 all results count.
see complete table
In Men's Super G World Cup 2005/06 all results count.
see complete table
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 2005/06 all results count.
see complete table
see complete table
Women's Standings
Overall results
Overall Nations Cup Standings
See also:
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
External links