World Cup 1988/89
59 races with a podium — 28 women's, 31 men's — at 28 venues, won by 21 different athletes from 9 nations.
01 Globes
Who won what
Crystal globes, 1988/89| Cup | W/M | Winner | Nation | Career globes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | W | Vreni SchneiderSUIWomen | SUI | 14 |
| Overall | M | Marc GirardelliLUXMen | LUX | 15 |
| Downhill | W | Michela FiginiSUIWomen | SUI | 8 |
| Downhill | M | Marc GirardelliLUXMen | LUX | 15 |
| Giant slalom | W | Vreni SchneiderSUIWomen | SUI | 14 |
| Giant slalom | M | Ole Christian FurusethNORMen | NOR | 2 |
| Giant slalom | M | Pirmin ZurbriggenSUIMen | SUI | 16 |
| KB | W | Brigitte OrtliSUIWomen | SUI | 4 |
| KB | M | Marc GirardelliLUXMen | LUX | 15 |
| Super-G | W | Carole MerleFRAWomen | FRA | 6 |
| Super-G | M | Pirmin ZurbriggenSUIMen | SUI | 16 |
| Slalom | W | Vreni SchneiderSUIWomen | SUI | 14 |
| Slalom | M | Armin BittnerFRGMen | FRG | 2 |
FIS's "KB" cup is the combined standing. This capture holds no World Cup points tables, so the trophy winners stand in for full final standings.
02 Leaders
Season leaders
Most wins
wins in 1988/89Most podiums
podiums in 1988/8903 Nations
Nations this season
FIS placings, women + men| Nation | Code | Wins | Top 10 finishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SwitzerlandSUI | SUI | 31 | 145 |
| LuxembourgLUX | LUX | 9 | 22 |
| AustriaAUT | AUT | 8 | 151 |
| FranceFRA | FRA | 3 | 45 |
| Federal Republic Of GermanyFRG | FRG | 2 | 69 |
| SwedenSWE | SWE | 2 | 27 |
| NorwayNOR | NOR | 2 | 20 |
| ItalyITA | ITA | 1 | 30 |
| CanadaCAN | CAN | 1 | 22 |
| JugoslaviaJUG | JUG | 0 | 24 |
| United States of AmericaUSA | USA | 0 | 17 |
| LiechtensteinLIE | LIE | 0 | 6 |
"Top 10 finishes" counts every placing from 1st to 10th, which is how FIS's nation table is built. It is not a points total.
04 Records
Season records
- Most wins
- 14
- Vreni SchneiderSUI · Women
- Most podiums
- 15
- Vreni SchneiderSUI · Women
- Biggest winning margin
- 1.92 s
- Marc GirardelliLUX · DH M · Wengen
- Closest finish
- 0.01 s
- Vreni SchneiderSUI · SL W · Courmayeur
- Youngest winner
- 21 y
- Alberto TombaITA · SL M · Madonna di Campiglio
- Oldest winner
- 32 y
- Ingemar StenmarkSWE · GS M · Aspen
- Different race winners
- 21
- 9 nationsacross 59 races
05 Races
Every race
59 races · DH 18 · SG 8 · GS 13 · SL 15 · K 5November 1988
4 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 26 Nov | SchladmingAUT | SGW |
|
0.65 s | |
| Sun 27 Nov | SchladmingAUT | SGM |
|
0.12 s | |
| Mon 28 Nov | Les MenuiresFRA | GSW |
|
0.09 s | |
| Tue 29 Nov | Val ThorensFRA | GSM |
|
0.16 s |
December 1988
14 racesJanuary 1989
24 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Jan | MariborSLO | SLW |
|
1.16 s | |
| Fri 6 Jan | LaaxSUI | DHM |
|
0.48 s | |
| Fri 6 Jan | SchwarzenbergAUT | GSW |
|
0.99 s | |
| Sat 7 Jan | SchwarzenbergAUT | GSW |
|
0.49 s | |
| Sun 8 Jan | LaaxSUI | SGM | 0.34 s | ||
| Sun 8 Jan | MellauAUT | SLW |
|
0.28 s | |
| Tue 10 Jan | KirchbergAUT | GSM |
|
0.38 s | |
| Thu 12 Jan | GrindelwaldSUI | DHW | 0.44 s | ||
| Fri 13 Jan | GrindelwaldSUI | DHW |
|
0.57 s | |
| Fri 13 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | DHM |
|
0.70 s | |
| Sat 14 Jan | GrindelwaldSUI | SGW |
|
1.73 s | |
| Sat 14 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | DHM |
|
0.07 s | |
| Sun 15 Jan | GrindelwaldSUI | KW | — | ||
| Sun 15 Jan | GrindelwaldSUI | SLW |
|
0.88 s | |
| Sun 15 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | SLM |
|
0.22 s | |
| Sun 15 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | KM |
|
— | |
| Tue 17 Jan | AdelbodenSUI | GSM |
|
0.65 s | |
| Thu 19 Jan | TignesFRA | DHW |
|
0.41 s | |
| Fri 20 Jan | TignesFRA | SGW |
|
0.26 s | |
| Fri 20 Jan | WengenSUI | DHM |
|
0.51 s | |
| Sat 21 Jan | TignesFRA | GSW |
|
0.77 s | |
| Sat 21 Jan | WengenSUI | DHM |
|
1.92 s | |
| Sun 22 Jan | WengenSUI | SLM |
|
0.02 s | |
| Sun 22 Jan | WengenSUI | KM |
|
— |
February 1989
9 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 17 Feb | AspenUSA | DHM |
|
0.10 s | |
| Sat 18 Feb | AspenUSA | SGM |
|
0.03 s | |
| Sat 18 Feb | Lake LouiseCAN | DHW |
|
0.15 s | |
| Sun 19 Feb | AspenUSA | GSM |
|
0.12 s | |
| Sun 19 Feb | Lake LouiseCAN | DHW |
|
0.24 s | |
| Fri 24 Feb | Steamboat Springs, COUSA | DHW |
|
0.59 s | |
| Sat 25 Feb | Steamboat Springs, COUSA | SGW |
|
0.24 s | |
| Sat 25 Feb | Whistler, BCCAN | DHM |
|
0.17 s | |
| Sun 26 Feb | Whistler, BCCAN | SGM |
|
0.45 s |
March 1989
8 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3 Mar | FuranoJPN | GSM |
|
0.07 s | |
| Fri 3 Mar | FuranoJPN | SLW |
|
0.11 s | |
| Sat 4 Mar | FuranoJPN | GSW |
|
0.87 s | |
| Sun 5 Mar | FuranoJPN | SLM |
|
1.39 s | |
| Wed 8 Mar | ShigakogenJPN | GSW |
|
0.77 s | |
| Thu 9 Mar | ShigakogenJPN | GSM |
|
0.76 s | |
| Fri 10 Mar | ShigakogenJPN | SLM |
|
0.29 s | |
| Fri 10 Mar | ShigakogenJPN | SLW |
|
1.04 s |
Data captured 4 Nov 2026Sources and method
- This capture holds no World Cup points tables, so a season page lists the crystal-globe winners rather than full final standings.
- The four 1987/88 parallel races FIS flags as non-World-Cup (race 131255-131258) are left out of every count here, exactly as FIS leaves them out of its own totals.
- Margins are shown for 54 of the 59 races: FIS publishes comparable times for the rest nowhere in this capture.
- Athletes are joined on the FIS competitor id, so a renamed athlete (Vonn/Kildow, Gut/Gut-Behrami, Braathen/Pinheiro Braathen) stays one person. Each race shows the name FIS published at the time.