Top men's champions in Alpine Ski World Cup competition
The first men's FIS (International Ski Federation) Alpine Ski World Cup champion was Jean-Claude Killy of France. In 1967, Killy won 12 of the 18 races on the schedule, which at the time included only Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Downhill races. Today, the races also include Super G and Alpine Combined, and a skier must be proficient in all these disciplines to some degree in order to become a champion. These five men have shown consistency and strength in disciplines on their way to becoming World Cup champions multiple times.
Marc Girardelli - a native of Luxembourg, Girardelli won five World Cups in a career that spanned 17 seasons (1980 to 1996). To this he added ten Discipline World Cups (two in Downhill, one in Giant Slalom, three in Slalom, and four in Alpine Combined). He also won two silver medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics (Super G and Giant Slalom).
Gustav Thoni - this Italian won four World Cup championships between 1969 and 1980, adding three Discipline World Cups in Giant Slalom and two in Slalom. Thoni also won three medals in the Olympics: one gold in the Giant Slalom and two silvers in Slalom.
Pirmin Zurbriggen - a four-time World Cup champion from Saas Almagell, Switzerland, Zurbriggen also won 12 Discipline World Cup championships (two in Downhill, four in Super G, three in Giant Slalom, and three in Alpine Combined).
Hermann Maier - the Austrian-born Maier was a four-time World Cup champ who shined in Super G, where he won five Discipline World Cup titles; he also added Discipline World Cup titles in Downhill (two) and Giant Slalom (three). In his long career (1996 to 2009), "The Herminator" won four Olympic medals, including two gold medals in 1998 in the Super G and Giant Slalom.
Ingemar Stenmark - a native of Joesjo, Sweden, Stenmark also had a long career (1973 to 1989) which saw him win three World Cup championships. In addition to these overall titles, he also took 16 Discipline World Cup championships: eight each in Giant Slalom and Slalom. Stenmark hold the record for the most international race wins in World Cup history with 86 (46 in Giant Slalom and 40 in Slalom).
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In his long career (1996 to 2009), "The Herminator" won four Olympic medals, including two gold medals in 1998 in the Super G and Giant Slalom. Ingemar Stenmark - a native of Joesjo, Sweden, Stenmark also had a long career (1973 to 1989) which saw him
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In Nagano, the coronation of the Austrian Hermann Maier was no doubt. But the multiple postponements of the start of the descent play with the nerves of competitors. Of course, we expected everything except Cretier, the former coach said. It was at the top of his game, and had very powerful skis.
Party with bib 3, the skier from La Plagne defies the odds and became, at 32 years, the first French gold medal in downhill since Jean-Claude Killy. Maier himself, suffered a dramatic fall, which he released miraculously unscathed.
Jean-Luc Cretier did not win the World Cup, and will have none after. Carole Montillet, while an account that did to her name, does not figure in the first batch of the favorites in 2002 in Salt Lake City. The skier from Villard de Lans, who excels, is golden 28 years. And will honor its gold medal with seven victories in the World Cup.
In Utah, the French also hit hard with the dual slalom Jean-Pierre Vidal (gold) and Sebastien Amiez (silver). The first was expected, the other not.
Four years later, Jean-Pierre Vidal, who has won the slalom at Kitzbuhel, is still the favorite at the Turin Games. But it will not become the first skier has french defend his Olympic title. The day before the slalom at Sestriere, the skier breaks an arm training. This is the end of his career says Maurice Adrait.
In Italy, Antoine Deneriaz who knows his days of grace descending, one year after injuring a knee in Chamonix. That day, it was a machine on skis, remembers Maurice Adrait. Everyone recognized that Antony in those years, some portions of track, was formidable.
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