The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2021–22 season marked the 56th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.[1]
| 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |  Marco Odermatt (1) |  Mikaela Shiffrin (4) | |
| Downhill |  Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1) |  Sofia Goggia (3) | |
| Super-G | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (2) | Federica Brignone (1) | |
| Giant slalom | Marco Odermatt (1) |  Tessa Worley (2) | |
| Slalom | Henrik Kristoffersen (3) |  Petra Vlhová (2) | |
| Parallel (PGS)[a] |  Christian Hirschbühl (1) |  Andreja Slokar (1) | |
| Nations Cup |  Switzerland (8) | Austria (34) | |
| Nations Cup Overall | Austria (42) | ||
| Competition | |||
| Locations | 19 venues | 20 venues | |
| Individual | 37 events | 37 events | |
| Mixed | 1 event | 1 event | |
| Cancelled | 6 events | 3 events | |
| Rescheduled | 9 events | 4 events | |
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This season began in October 2021 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2022 at the finals in Courchevel/Méribel, France. It was interrupted for most of February by the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China; events were held at Xiaohaituo Alpine Skiing Field.
Alexis Pinturault and Petra Vlhová were the defending overall champions, but first-time overall winner Marco Odermatt won the 2022 men's championship with three races to go and Mikaela Shiffrin won the 2022 women's championship for her fourth overall title with two races to go.
For the first time in the history of the World Cup, either for men or for women, Beaver Creek is hosting four speed events four days in a row, with two downhills and two super giant slaloms. Ultimately, though, one of those races was cancelled by bad weather.
For the first time in almost four years (28 January 2018, Lenzerheide) Mikaela Shiffrin didn't finish her second run (SL in Kranjska Gora). With her 47th slalom victory on 11 January in Schladming, Shiffrin set a new all-time record for victories in any single discipline in the history of the World Cup, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark and his 46 wins in the giant slalom.
Austrian skier Johannes Strolz became the 300th different race winner in men's World Cup history by taking his first career win (SL) at Adelboden.
An oddity occurred when Lucas Braathen won the slalom in Wengen after being in 29th place after the first run.
Dave Ryding, after winning the slalom in Kitzbühel, became the first British skier ever to win a World Cup event and at 35 years old, the oldest first-time World Cup winner.
On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus from FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.[2]
Map of world cup hosts
All 31 locations hosting world cup events for men (19), for women (21) and shared (10) in this season.
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Women
Men
Shared
Men
- The number of races in the World Cup history
| Total | DH | SG | GS | SL | AC | PS | PG | CE | K.O. | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | 514 | 229 | 437 | 518 | 134 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 303 |
after SL in Méribel (20 March 2022)
Calendar
Rankings
Downhill
| Rank | after all 11 races[41] | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | 620 |
| 2 | Beat Feuz | 607 |
| 3 | Dominik Paris | 522 |
| 4 | Marco Odermatt | 517 |
| 5 | Matthias Mayer | 508 |
Super-G
| Rank | after all 7 races[42] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | 530 |
| 2 | Marco Odermatt | 402 |
| 3 | Vincent Kriechmayr | 375 |
| 4 | Matthias Mayer | 372 |
| 5 |  James Crawford | 226 |
Slalom
| Rank | after all 10 races[44] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Henrik Kristoffersen | 451 |
| 2 | Manuel Feller | 361 |
| 3 | Atle Lie McGrath | 348 |
| 4 | Lucas Braathen | 347 |
| 5 |  Linus Straßer | 307 |
Parallel (PG)
| Rank | after all 1 race[45] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Hirschbühl[a] | 100 |
| 2 | Dominik Raschner | 80 |
| 3 | Atle Lie McGrath | 60 |
| 4 | Henrik Kristoffersen | 50 |
| 5 | Trevor Philp | 45 |
Women
- The number of races in the World Cup history
| Total | DH | SG | GS | SL | AC | PS | PG | CE | K.O. | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734 | 433 | 253 | 435 | 487 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 254 |
after GS in Méribel (20 March 2022)
Calendar
Rankings
Downhill
| Rank | after all 9 races[84] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Sofia Goggia | 504 |
| 2 | Corinne Suter | 407 |
| 3 |  Ester Ledecká | 339 |
| 4 | Ramona Siebenhofer | 331 |
| 5 | Mirjam Puchner | 296 |
Super-G
| Rank | after all 9 races[85] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Federica Brignone | 506 |
| 2 | Elena Curtoni | 390 |
| 3 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 380 |
| 4 | Ragnhild Mowinckel | 353 |
| 5 | Sofia Goggia | 332 |
Slalom
| Rank | after all 9 races[87] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Petra Vlhová | 770 |
| 2 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 501 |
| 3 | Lena Dürr | 437 |
| 4 | Katharina Liensberger | 392 |
| 5 | Wendy Holdener | 357 |
Parallel (PG)
| Rank | after all 1 race[88] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreja Slokar[a] | 100 |
| 2 | Thea Louise Stjernesund | 80 |
| 3 | Kristin Lysdahl | 60 |
| 4 | Marta Bassino | 50 |
| 5 |  Sara Hector | 45 |
Alpine team event
- World Cup history in real time
| Total | SL + SG | PG | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
after PG in Méribel (18 March 2022)
Calendar
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Slope (incline) | Type | Winner | Second | Third | Nations Cup leader | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Winter Olympics (20 February) | ||||||||||
| World Cup Season Final | ||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 18 March 2022 | Méribel | Roc de Fer | PG 013 | Switzerland
| Austria | Germany
| Austria (Overall & Women) Switzerland (Men) | [89] |
* reserve skiers
Nations Cup
Men
| Rank | after all 38 races[91] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Switzerland | 5705 |
| 2 | Austria | 5682 |
| 3 | Norway | 4228 |
| 4 | Italy | 2600 |
| 5 | France | 2251 |
Women
| Rank | after all 38 races[92] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Austria | 4985 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 4705 |
| 3 | Italy | 3911 |
| 4 |  United States | 2268 |
| 5 | France | 1943 |
Prize money
Top-5 women
| Rank | after all 37 races | CHF |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Vlhová | 408 332 |
| 2 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 406 745 |
| 3 | Sofia Goggia | 309 250 |
| 4 | Federica Brignone | 247 275 |
| 5 | Sara Hector | 194 073 |
Podium table by nation
Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 17 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 14 | 17 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Italy | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Austria | 8 | 16 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 | United States | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | France | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 77 | 75 | 74 | 226 | |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- First World Cup podium
- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
Retirements
The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:
See also
- 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski Continental Cup
- 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup
- 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski Nor-Am Cup
- 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski Far East Cup
- 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup
- 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski Australia-New Zealand Cup