World Cup 1997/98
70 races with a podium — 33 women's, 37 men's — at 24 venues, won by 29 different athletes from 10 nations.
01 Globes
Who won what
Crystal globes, 1997/98| Cup | W/M | Winner | Nation | Career globes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | W | Katja SeizingerGERWomen | GER | 11 |
| Overall | M | Hermann MaierAUTMen | AUT | 14 |
| Downhill | W | Katja SeizingerGERWomen | GER | 11 |
| Downhill | M | Andreas SchiffererAUTMen | AUT | 1 |
| Giant slalom | W | Martina ErtlGERWomen | GER | 2 |
| Giant slalom | M | Hermann MaierAUTMen | AUT | 14 |
| KB | W | Hilde GergGERWomen | GER | 4 |
| KB | M | Werner FranzAUTMen | AUT | 1 |
| Parallel | W | Leila PiccardFRAWomen | FRA | 1 |
| Parallel | M | Josef StroblAUTMen | AUT | 1 |
| Super-G | W | Katja SeizingerGERWomen | GER | 11 |
| Super-G | M | Hermann MaierAUTMen | AUT | 14 |
| Slalom | W | Ylva NowenSWEWomen | SWE | 1 |
| 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 1997/98Most podiums
podiums in 1997/9803 Nations
Nations this season
FIS placings, women + men| Nation | Code | Wins | Top 10 finishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AustriaAUT | AUT | 27 | 210 |
| GermanyGER | GER | 17 | 78 |
| ItalyITA | ITA | 9 | 85 |
| SwitzerlandSUI | SUI | 4 | 76 |
| SwedenSWE | SWE | 4 | 36 |
| FranceFRA | FRA | 3 | 70 |
| NorwayNOR | NOR | 3 | 64 |
| SloveniaSLO | SLO | 1 | 31 |
| United States of AmericaUSA | USA | 1 | 16 |
| AustraliaAUS | AUS | 1 | 4 |
| CanadaCAN | CAN | 0 | 7 |
| LiechtensteinLIE | LIE | 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
- 10
- Hermann MaierAUT · Men
- Most podiums
- 19
- Hermann MaierAUT · Men
- Biggest winning margin
- 3.41 s
- Deborah CompagnoniITA · GS W · Park City, UT
- Closest finish
- 0.02 s
- Katja SeizingerGER · SG W · Val d'Isère
- Youngest winner
- 21 y
- Melanie SuchetFRA · SG W · Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Oldest winner
- 32 y
- Thomas StangassingerAUT · SL M · Kitzbühel
- Different race winners
- 29
- 10 nationsacross 70 races
05 Races
Every race
70 races · DH 17 · SG 11 · GS 17 · SL 18 · K 4 · PAR 3October 1997
4 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 24 Oct | TignesFRA | PARM |
|
— | |
| Fri 24 Oct | TignesFRA | PARW |
|
— | |
| Sat 25 Oct | TignesFRA | GSW |
|
1.88 s | |
| Sun 26 Oct | TignesFRA | GSM |
|
0.57 s |
November 1997
6 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 20 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | GSM |
|
1.80 s | |
| Fri 21 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | GSW |
|
3.41 s | |
| Sat 22 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | SLM |
|
0.10 s | |
| Sun 23 Nov | Park City, UTUSA | SLW |
|
0.78 s | |
| Fri 28 Nov | Mammoth Mountain, CAUSA | PARW |
|
— | |
| Sat 29 Nov | Mammoth Mountain, CAUSA | SGW |
|
0.64 s |
December 1997
18 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 4 Dec | Beaver CreekUSA | DHM |
|
0.22 s | |
| Thu 4 Dec | Lake LouiseCAN | DHW |
|
0.36 s | |
| Fri 5 Dec | Beaver CreekUSA | DHM |
|
0.17 s | |
| Fri 5 Dec | Lake LouiseCAN | DHW |
|
0.19 s | |
| Sat 6 Dec | Beaver CreekUSA | SGM |
|
0.36 s | |
| Sat 6 Dec | Lake LouiseCAN | SGW |
|
0.33 s | |
| Sun 14 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | GSM |
|
0.93 s | |
| Mon 15 Dec | SestriereITA | SLM |
|
0.34 s | |
| Wed 17 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | DHW |
|
0.49 s | |
| Thu 18 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | SGW |
|
0.02 s | |
| Fri 19 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | GSW |
|
0.10 s | |
| Sat 20 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | KW |
|
3.14 s | |
| Sat 20 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | SLW |
|
0.09 s | |
| Sun 21 Dec | Alta BadiaITA | GSM |
|
0.43 s | |
| Sat 27 Dec | LienzAUT | SLW |
|
0.28 s | |
| Sun 28 Dec | LienzAUT | SLW |
|
0.10 s | |
| Mon 29 Dec | BormioITA | DHM |
|
0.03 s | |
| Tue 30 Dec | BormioITA | DHM |
|
0.18 s |
January 1998
31 racesFebruary 1998
2 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Feb | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | SGM | 0.91 s | ||
| Sat 28 Feb | YongpyongKOR | GSM |
|
0.40 s |
March 1998
9 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Mar | Saalbach-HinterglemmAUT | SLW |
|
0.07 s | |
| Sun 1 Mar | YongpyongKOR | SLM |
|
0.67 s | |
| Sat 7 Mar | KvitfjellNOR | DHM |
|
0.11 s | |
| Sun 8 Mar | KvitfjellNOR | SGM | 0.40 s | ||
| Fri 13 Mar | Crans-MontanaSUI | DHM | 0.52 s | ||
| Sat 14 Mar | Crans-MontanaSUI | GSM |
|
0.23 s | |
| Sat 14 Mar | Crans-MontanaSUI | SLW | 0.06 s | ||
| Sun 15 Mar | Crans-MontanaSUI | SLM |
|
0.14 s | |
| Sun 15 Mar | Crans-MontanaSUI | GSW |
|
0.32 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 67 of the 70 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.