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2006–07 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2006/07
Discipline Men Women
Overall Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Nicole Hosp
Downhill Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Renate Götschl
Super-G United States Bode Miller Austria Renate Götschl
Giant slalom Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Nicole Hosp
Slalom Austria Benjamin Raich Austria Marlies Schild
Super combined Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Marlies Schild
Nations Cup Austria Austria Austria Austria
Nations Cup Overall Austria Austria
Competition
Locations 17 15
Individual 36 35
Mixed 1 1
Cancelled 2 1
Rescheduled 9 10
2007 World Cup Champions

The 41st World Cup season was scheduled to begin on 28 October 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 18 March 2007, at the World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Summary

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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 US 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

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Men

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Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, KB – Classic Combined, SC – Super combined[1]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
29 October 2006   Austria Sölden GS cnx  canceled
1262 1 12 November 2006   Finland Levi SL 361  Austria Benjamin Raich Sweden Markus Larsson Italy Giorgio Rocca
1263 2 25 November 2006   Canada Lake Louise DH 368  Liechtenstein Marco Büchel Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis Italy Peter Fill
1264 3 26 November 2006   SG 130  Canada John Kucera Austria Mario Scheiber Sweden Patrik Järbyn
1265 4 30 November 2006   United States Beaver Creek SC 092  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland Marc Berthod Austria Rainer Schönfelder
1266 5 1 December 2006   DH 369  United States Bode Miller Switzerland Didier Cuche United States Steven Nyman
1267 6 2 December 2006   GS 312  Italy Massimiliano Blardone Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Ted Ligety
1268 7 3 December 2006   SL 362  Sweden André Myhrer Canada Michael Janyk Germany Felix Neureuther
9 December 2006   France Val d'Isère DH cnx  replaced in Bormio on 28 December 2006
10 December 2006   SC cnx  replaced in Reiteralm on 10 December 2006
1269 8 [nb 1]10 December 2006   Austria Reiteralm SC 093  Croatia Ivica Kostelić Austria Romed Baumann France Pierrick Bourgeat
1270 9 15 December 2006   Italy Val Gardena SG 131  United States Bode Miller Austria Christoph Gruber Canada John Kucera
1271 10 16 December 2006   DH 370  United States Steven Nyman Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Fritz Strobl
1272 11 17 December 2006   Italy Alta Badia GS 313  Finland Kalle Palander United States Bode Miller Switzerland Didier Défago
1273 12 18 December 2006   SL 363  Sweden Markus Larsson United States Ted Ligety Croatia Ivica Kostelić
1274 13 20 December 2006   Austria Hinterstoder SG 132  United States Bode Miller Italy Peter Fill Austria Hermann Maier
1275 14 21 December 2006   GS 314  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Canada François Bourque Finland Kalle Palander
1276 15 [nb 2]28 December 2006   Italy Bormio DH 371  Austria Michael Walchhofer Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Mario Scheiber
1277 16 29 December 2006   DH 372  Austria Michael Walchhofer Italy Peter Fill Austria Mario Scheiber
1278 17 6 January 2007   Switzerland Adelboden GS 315  Austria Benjamin Raich Italy Massimiliano Blardone Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
1279 18 7 January 2007   SL 364  Switzerland Marc Berthod Austria Benjamin Raich Austria Mario Matt
12 January 2007   Switzerland Wengen SC cnx  replaced in Wengen on 14 January 2007
1280 19 13 January 2007   DH 373  United States Bode Miller Switzerland Didier Cuche Italy Peter Fill
1281 20 [nb 3]14 January 2007   SC 094  Austria Mario Matt Switzerland Marc Berthod Switzerland Silvan Zurbriggen
14 January 2007   SL cnx  replaced in Kitzbühel on 27 January 2007
20 January 2007   France Chamonix DH cnx  replaced in Val d'Isère on 20 January 2007
1282 21 [nb 4]20 January 2007   France Val d'Isère DH 374  France Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin Canada Erik Guay Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis
21 January 2007   France Chamonix SC cnx  replaced in Val d'Isère on 21 January 2007
21 January 2007   France Val d'Isère SC cnx  replaced in Kvitfjell on 9 March 2007
26 January 2007   Austria Kitzbühel SG cnx  canceled
27 January 2007   DH cnx  replaced in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 23 February 2007
1283 22 [nb 5]27 January 2007   SL 365  Sweden Jens Byggmark Austria Mario Matt Germany Alois Vogl
1284 23 28 January 2007   SL 366  Sweden Jens Byggmark Austria Mario Matt Italy Manfred Mölgg
29 January 2007   KB cnx  canceled
1285 24 30 January 2007   Austria Schladming SL 367  Austria Benjamin Raich Sweden Jens Byggmark Austria Mario Matt
2007 World Championships (2–18 February)
1286 25 [nb 6]23 February 2007   Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen DH 375  Slovenia Andrej Jerman Austria Hans Grugger Canada Erik Guay
1287 26 24 February 2007   DH 376  Canada Erik Guay Slovenia Andrej Jerman Switzerland Didier Cuche
1288 27 25 February 2007   SL 368  Austria Mario Matt Germany Felix Neureuther Austria Benjamin Raich
1289 28 3 March 2007   Slovenia Kranjska Gora GS 316  Austria Benjamin Raich Canada François Bourque Italy Massimiliano Blardone
1290 29 4 March 2007   SL 369  Austria Mario Matt Austria Benjamin Raich Italy Manfred Mölgg
1291 30 [nb 7]9 March 2007   Norway Kvitfjell SC 095  Austria Benjamin Raich Switzerland Silvan Zurbriggen Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
9 March 2007   DH cnx  replaced in Kvitfjell on 10 March 2007
1292 31 [nb 8]10 March 2007   DH 377  Switzerland Didier Cuche Canada Erik Guay Liechtenstein Marco Büchel
10 March 2007   SG cnx  replaced in Kvitfjell on 11 March 2007
1293 32 [nb 9]11 March 2007   SG 133  Austria Hans Grugger Austria Mario Scheiber Switzerland Didier Cuche
1294 33 14 March 2007   Switzerland Lenzerheide DH 378  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland Daniel Albrecht Austria Christoph Gruber
1295 34 15 March 2007   SG 134  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Benjamin Raich Canada Erik Guay
1296 35 17 March 2007   GS 317  Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Massimiliano Blardone United States Bode Miller
1297 36 18 March 2007   SL 370  Austria Benjamin Raich Austria Mario Matt Italy Manfred Mölgg

Ladies

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Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, SC – Super combined[2]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
28 October 2006   Austria Sölden GS cnx  cancelled
1182 1 11 November 2006   Finland Levi SL 347  Austria Marlies Schild Austria Nicole Hosp Austria Kathrin Zettel
1183 2 25 November 2006   United States Aspen GS 311  Austria Kathrin Zettel Finland Tanja Poutiainen Austria Michaela Kirchgasser
1184 3 26 November 2006   SL 348  Austria Marlies Schild Austria Nicole Hosp Sweden Therese Borssén
1185 4 1 December 2006   Canada Lake Louise DH 304  Germany Maria Riesch United States Lindsey Kildow Italy Nadia Fanchini
1186 5 2 December 2006   DH 305  United States Lindsey Kildow Austria Renate Götschl Sweden Anja Pärson
1187 6 3 December 2006   SG 144  Austria Renate Götschl United States Lindsey Kildow Canada Kelly VanderBeek
9 December 2006   Switzerland St. Moritz DH cnx  replaced in Val d'Isère on 20 December 2006
10 December 2006   SC cnx  replaced in Reiteralm on 15 December 2006
1188 7 [nb 10]15 December 2006   Austria Reiteralm SC 076  Austria Marlies Schild Austria Michaela Kirchgasser Austria Kathrin Zettel
1189 8 [nb 11]16 December 2006   SG 145  Austria Renate Götschl Austria Nicole Hosp Switzerland Martina Schild
16 December 2006   France Val d'Isère DH cnx  replaced in Val d'Isère on 19 December 2006
17 December 2006   SG cnx  replaced in Reiteralm on 16 December 2006
1190 9 [nb 12]19 December 2006   DH 306  United States Julia Mancuso Austria Renate Götschl United States Lindsey Kildow
19 December 2006   France Megève SL cnx  replaced in Val d'Isère on 21 December 2006
1191 10 [nb 13]20 December 2006   France Val d'Isère DH 307  United States Lindsey Kildow United States Julia Mancuso Sweden Anja Pärson
1192 11 [nb 14]21 December 2006   SL 349  Austria Marlies Schild Germany Annemarie Gerg Sweden Therese Borssén
1193 12 28 December 2006   Austria Semmering GS 312  Austria Kathrin Zettel Austria Nicole Hosp Austria Marlies Schild
1194 13 29 December 2006   SL 350  Sweden Therese Borssén Austria Kathrin Zettel Austria Marlies Schild
1195 14 4 January 2007   Croatia Zagreb SL 351  Austria Marlies Schild Croatia Ana Jelušić Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská
6 January 2006   Slovenia Maribor GS cnx  replaced in Kranjska Gora on 6 January 2007
7 January 2006   SL cnx  replaced in Kranjska Gora on 7 January 2007
1196 15 [nb 15]6 January 2007   Slovenia Kranjska Gora GS 313  Austria Nicole Hosp Italy Nicole Gius Finland Tanja Poutiainen
1197 16 [nb 16]7 January 2007   SL 352  Austria Marlies Schild Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská Slovakia Veronika Zuzulová
12 January 2007   Austria Altenmarkt-Zauchensee DH cnx  replaced in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee on 13 January 2007
13 January 2007   SC cnx  replaced in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee on 14 January 2007
1198 17 [nb 17]13 January 2007   DH 308  Austria Renate Götschl Switzerland Dominique Gisin United States Julia Mancuso
1199 18 [nb 18]14 January 2007   SC 077  United States Julia Mancuso United States Lindsey Kildow Austria Marlies Schild
14 January 2007   SG cnx  replaced in San Sicario on 26 January 2007
1200 19 19 January 2007   Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo SG 146  United States Julia Mancuso Austria Nicole Hosp Austria Renate Götschl
1201 20 20 January 2007   DH 309  Austria Renate Götschl United States Julia Mancuso France Marie Marchand-Arvier
1202 21 21 January 2007   GS 314  Italy Karen Putzer United States Julia Mancuso Italy Denise Karbon
1203 22 [nb 19]26 January 2007   Italy San Sicario SG 147  Austria Renate Götschl United States Lindsey Kildow Austria Christine Sponring
1204 23 27 January 2007   DH 310  Austria Renate Götschl Austria Elisabeth Görgl Austria Maria Holaus
1205 24 28 January 2007   SG 146  United States Lindsey Kildow Austria Renate Götschl Austria Christine Sponring
2007 World Championships (2–18 February)
1206 25 24 February 2007   Spain Sierra Nevada GS 315  Austria Michaela Kirchgasser Austria Nicole Hosp Finland Tanja Poutiainen
1207 26 25 February 2007   SL 353  Austria Marlies Schild Finland Tanja Poutiainen Slovakia Veronika Zuzulová
1208 27 2 March 2007   Italy Tarvisio SC 078  Austria Nicole Hosp United States Julia Mancuso Austria Marlies Schild
1209 28 3 March 2007   DH 311  United States Julia Mancuso Austria Renate Götschl Canada Emily Brydon
1210 29 4 March 2007   SG 149  Austria Renate Götschl Austria Nicole Hosp United States Julia Mancuso
1211 30 10 March 2007   Germany Zwiesel GS 316  Finland Tanja Poutiainen Austria Nicole Hosp Austria Michaela Kirchgasser
1212 31 11 March 2007   SL 354  Austria Marlies Schild Sweden Anna Ottosson
Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská
1213 32 14 March 2007   Switzerland Lenzerheide DH 312  Austria Renate Götschl Austria Marlies Schild France Marie Marchand-Arvier
1214 33 15 March 2007   SG 150  Sweden Anja Pärson Austria Andrea Fischbacher Austria Marlies Schild
1215 34 17 March 2007   SL 355  Austria Nicole Hosp Sweden Anja Pärson Slovakia Veronika Zuzulová
1216 35 18 March 2007   GS 317  Austria Nicole Hosp Germany Kathrin Hölzl Austria Michaela Kirchgasser

Nations team event

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Event key: SC – Super combined (super-G + slalom)
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
2 2 16 March 2007   Lenzerheide SC 002   Austria
Andrea Fischbacher
Michaela Kirchgasser
Christoph Gruber
Reinfried Herbst
Manfred Pranger
Mario Scheiber
 Italy
Chiara Costazza
Daniela Merighetti
Massimiliano Blardone
Christian Deville
Peter Fill
Manfred Mölgg
 France
Florine de Leymarie
Ingrid Jacquemod
Marie Marchand-Arvier
Yannick Bertrand
Jean-Baptiste Grange
Julien Lizeroux

Men's standings

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Ladies' standings

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Nations Cup

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Super combined from Val d'Isère was rescheduled to Reiteralm on 10 December 2006
  2. ^ Downhill from Val d'Isère was rescheduled to Bormio on 28 December 2006
  3. ^ Super combined from Wengen was rescheduled from 12 to 14 January 2007
  4. ^ Downhill from Chamonix was rescheduled to Val d'Isère on 20 January 2007
  5. ^ Slalom from Wengen was rescheduled to Kitzbühel on 27 January 2007
  6. ^ Downhill from Kitzbühel was rescheduled to Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 23 February 2007
  7. ^ Super combined from Chamonix first moved to Val d'Isère and canceled was rescheduled to Kvitfjell on 9 March 2007
  8. ^ Downhill from Kvitfjell was rescheduled from 9 to 10 March 2007
  9. ^ Super G from Kvitfjell was rescheduled from 10 to 11 March 2007
  10. ^ Super combined from St. Moritz was rescheduled to Reiteralm on 15 December 2006
  11. ^ Super giant slalom from Val d'Isère was rescheduled to Reiteralm on 16 December 2006
  12. ^ Downhill from Val d'Isère was rescheduled from 15 to 19 December 2006
  13. ^ Downhill from St. Moritz was rescheduled to Val d'Isère on 20 December 2006
  14. ^ Slalom from Megève was rescheduled to Val d'Isère on 21 December 2006
  15. ^ Giant slalom from Maribor was rescheduled to Kranjska Gora on 6 January 2007
  16. ^ Slalom from Maribor was rescheduled to Kranjska Gora on 7 January 2007
  17. ^ Downhill from Altenmarkt-Zauchensee was rescheduled from 12 to 13 January 2007
  18. ^ Super combined from Altenmarkt-Zauchensee was rescheduled from 13 to 14 January 2007
  19. ^ Downhill from Altenmarkt-Zauchensee was rescheduled to San Sicario on 26 January 2007

References

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  1. ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 2007 men's schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "FIS: Alpine World Cup 2007 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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