World Cup 1996/97
69 races with a podium — 32 women's, 37 men's — at 28 venues, won by 31 different athletes from 9 nations.
01 Globes
Who won what
Crystal globes, 1996/97| Cup | W/M | Winner | Nation | Career globes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | W | Pernilla WibergSWEWomen | SWE | 5 |
| Overall | M | Luc AlphandFRAMen | FRA | 5 |
| Downhill | W | Renate GötschlAUTWomen | AUT | 11 |
| Downhill | M | Luc AlphandFRAMen | FRA | 5 |
| Giant slalom | W | Deborah CompagnoniITAWomen | ITA | 1 |
| Giant slalom | M | Michael Von GrünigenSUIMen | SUI | 4 |
| KB | W | Pernilla WibergSWEWomen | SWE | 5 |
| KB | M | Kjetil Andre AamodtNORMen | NOR | 9 |
| Super-G | W | Hilde GergGERWomen | GER | 4 |
| Super-G | M | Luc AlphandFRAMen | FRA | 5 |
| Slalom | W | Pernilla WibergSWEWomen | SWE | 5 |
| Slalom | M | Thomas SykoraAUTMen | AUT | 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 1996/97Most podiums
podiums in 1996/9703 Nations
Nations this season
FIS placings, women + men| Nation | Code | Wins | Top 10 finishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AustriaAUT | AUT | 17 | 182 |
| ItalyITA | ITA | 14 | 92 |
| SwedenSWE | SWE | 10 | 43 |
| SwitzerlandSUI | SUI | 7 | 92 |
| FranceFRA | FRA | 6 | 69 |
| GermanyGER | GER | 5 | 74 |
| NorwayNOR | NOR | 5 | 65 |
| Individual Neutral AthletesAIN | AIN | 4 | 9 |
| New ZealandNZL | NZL | 3 | 6 |
| SloveniaSLO | SLO | 0 | 25 |
| United States of AmericaUSA | USA | 0 | 14 |
| JapanJPN | JPN | 0 | 7 |
"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
- 9
- Pernilla WibergSWE · Women
- Most podiums
- 18
- Pernilla WibergSWE · Women
- Biggest winning margin
- 1.69 s
- Pernilla WibergSWE · SL W · Zwiesel
- Closest finish
- 0.01 s
- Kristian GhedinaITA · DH M · Chamonix
- Youngest winner
- 20 y
- Claudia RieglerNZL · SL W · Park City, UT
- Oldest winner
- 32 y
- Luc AlphandFRA · DH M · Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Different race winners
- 31
- 9 nationsacross 69 races
05 Races
Every race
69 races · DH 19 · SG 13 · GS 15 · SL 19 · K 3October 1996
2 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 26 Oct | SöldenAUT | GSW |
|
0.12 s | |
| Sun 27 Oct | SöldenAUT | GSM |
|
0.31 s |
November 1996
6 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 21 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | GSW |
|
0.62 s | |
| Sat 23 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | SLW |
|
0.07 s | |
| Sun 24 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | SLM |
|
0.29 s | |
| Mon 25 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | GSM |
|
0.42 s | |
| Sat 30 Nov | Breckenridge, COUSA | GSM | 0.16 s | ||
| Sat 30 Nov | Lake LouiseCAN | DHW |
|
0.60 s |
December 1996
15 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Dec | Breckenridge, COUSA | SLM |
|
0.16 s | |
| Sun 1 Dec | Lake LouiseCAN | SGW |
|
0.31 s | |
| Sat 7 Dec | Vail, COUSA | SGW |
|
0.21 s | |
| Sat 7 Dec | Vail, COUSA | DHW |
|
0.82 s | |
| Thu 12 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | SGW |
|
0.39 s | |
| Sun 15 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | DHM |
|
0.02 s | |
| Mon 16 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | SGM | 0.03 s | ||
| Tue 17 Dec | Madonna di CampiglioITA | SLM | 0.58 s | ||
| Fri 20 Dec | Val Gardena-GroedenITA | DHM |
|
0.15 s | |
| Sat 21 Dec | Val Gardena-GroedenITA | DHM |
|
0.23 s | |
| Sat 21 Dec | Crans-MontanaSUI | SLW |
|
0.67 s | |
| Sun 22 Dec | Alta BadiaITA | GSM |
|
0.77 s | |
| Sat 28 Dec | SemmeringAUT | SLW |
|
1.12 s | |
| Sun 29 Dec | SemmeringAUT | SLW |
|
1.05 s | |
| Sun 29 Dec | BormioITA | DHM |
|
0.21 s |
January 1997
24 racesFebruary 1997
7 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Feb | LaaxSUI | DHW |
|
0.09 s | |
| Sun 2 Feb | LaaxSUI | KW |
|
1.43 s | |
| Sun 2 Feb | LaaxSUI | SLW |
|
0.07 s | |
| Fri 21 Feb | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | SGM |
|
0.55 s | |
| Sat 22 Feb | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | DHM |
|
0.58 s | |
| Sun 23 Feb | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | SGM |
|
0.52 s | |
| Fri 28 Feb | Happo OneJPN | DHW |
|
0.42 s |
March 1997
15 racesData 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 67 of the 69 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.