World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup

The World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup (previously called the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup) is an annual circuit of elite disabled alpine skiing competitions, regulated by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Held at ski areas across Europe, North America, and East Asia, the World Cup consists of timed races in five disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, super G, downhill, and super combined. Medals are awarded to the top three men's and women's finishers in each of the three disability categories: standing, sitting, and visually impaired. After each race, points are awarded to the top 30 skiers in each disability category who finish within a certain percentage of the winning time. 100 points are awarded to the winner, 80 for second place, 60 for third, and so on, down to one point for 30th place. In each disability category, the male and female athlete with the most points at the end of the season wins the overall World Cup title and a large glass trophy, the crystal globe. Smaller globes are also awarded for athletes with the highest point totals in each of the five disciplines. Additionally, a Nations Cup trophy is awarded to the country that accumulates the highest point total.

The World Cup is held every year, and is considered one of the premier competitions in disabled ski racing, along with the Winter Paralympics (held every four years, concurrently with the Winter Olympics) and the World Championships (held every two years since 2009, but irregularly before that).

Disabled ski racers who aspire one day to compete on the World Cup attempt to qualify on one of the Continental Cup circuits: the Europa Cup (or "European Cup") in Europe and the Nor-Am Cup in North America.

History

Although disabled ski competitions date to the mid-20th century and the first Winter Paralympics were held in 1976, the Disabled Alpine World Cup is relatively new. An unofficial circuit began in the late 1990s, and the first FIS-sanctioned World Cup race was held in Breckenridge, Colorado, United States in December 1999, with the first World Cup titles awarded in the spring of 2000. In 2004, the administration of the World Cup circuit, and disabled ski racing in general, passed from the FIS to the IPC, although the FIS is still involved in some aspects of the tour. For example, a FIS technical delegate still oversees each race.

Winners

Men

Year Sitting skiers Standing skiers Visually impaired skiers
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05 Germany Martin Braxenthaler Germany Gerd Schönfelder France Nicola Berejny
2005–06 Germany Martin Braxenthaler Germany Gerd Schönfelder Canada Chris Williamson
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10[1] Germany Martin Braxenthaler Canada Chris Williamson
2010–11[2] Austria Philipp Bonadimann France Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Spain Yon Santacana Maiztegui
2011–12[3] Japan Taiki Morii France Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Russia Valerii Redkozubov
2012–13[4] Japan Takeshi Suzuki Russia Aleksei Bugaev Spain Yon Santacana Maiztegui
2013–14[5] United States Tyler Walker Russia Aleksei Bugaev Italy Alessandro Daldoss
2014–15[6] Japan Takeshi Suzuki Russia Aleksei Bugaev Canada Mac Marcoux
2015–16[7] Japan Taiki Morii Russia Aleksei Bugaev Italy Giacomo Bertagnolli
2016–17[8] Japan Taiki Morii Austria Markus Salcher Slovakia Miroslav Haraus
2017–18[9] Norway Jesper Pedersen Switzerland Theo Gmur Canada Mac Marcoux
2018–19[10] Norway Jesper Pedersen France Arthur Bauchet Slovakia Miroslav Haraus
2019–20[11] Norway Jesper Pedersen France Arthur Bauchet Italy Giacomo Bertagnolli
2020–21[12] Norway Jesper Pedersen France Arthur Bauchet France Hyacinthe Deleplace
2021–22

Women

Year Sitting skiers Standing skiers Visually impaired skiers
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05 United States Laurie Stephens Slovakia Iveta Chlebakova France Pascale Casanova
2005–06 United States Laurie Stephens Canada Lauren Woolstencroft Austria Sabine Gasteiger
2006-07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10[1] Austria Claudia Loesch United States Danelle Umstead
2010–11[2] Austria Claudia Loesch France Marie Bochet Russia Aleksandra Frantseva
2011–12[3] Germany Anna Schaffelhuber France Marie Bochet Slovakia Henrieta Farkasova
2012–13[4] Germany Anna Schaffelhuber Germany Andrea Rothfuss Russia Aleksandra Frantseva
2013–14[5] Germany Anna Schaffelhuber France Marie Bochet United States Danelle Umstead
2014–15[6] Germany Anna Schaffelhuber France Marie Bochet United States Danelle Umstead
2015–16[7] Germany Anna-Lena Forster France Marie Bochet United Kingdom Menna Fitzpatrick
2016–17[8] Germany Anna Schaffelhuber Germany Andrea Rothfuss Slovakia Henrieta Farkasova
2017–18[9] Austria Claudia Loesch France Marie Bochet Slovakia Henrieta Farkasova
2018–19[10] Japan Momoka Muraoka France Marie Bochet United Kingdom Menna Fitzpatrick
2019–20[11] United States Laurie Stephens France Marie Bochet Germany Noemi Ewa Ristau
2020–21[12] Germany Anna-Lena Forster Russia Varvara Voronchikhina Slovakia Alexandra Rexova
2021–22

Nations Cup

Nations Cup winners
Year Overall Women Men
1999–2000[citation needed] United States United States
2000–01[citation needed] United States United States
2001–02[citation needed] United States United States
2002–03[citation needed] Austria Austria
2003–04[citation needed] United States United States
2004–05[citation needed] United States United States
2005–06[citation needed] Austria Austria
2006-07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10[13] United States United States
2010–11[14] France France
2011–12[15] United States United States
2012–13[16] Russia Russia
2013–14[17] United States United States United States United States Russia Russia
2014–15[18] Russia Russia Germany Germany Russia Russia
2015–16[19] United States United States United States United States Russia Russia
2016–17[20] United States United States Germany Germany Austria Austria
2017–18[21] United States United States Germany Germany United States United States
2018-19[22] France France Germany Germany France France
2019-20[23] Russia Russia Germany Germany France France
2020-21[24] France France Germany Germany France France
2021-22

References

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