World Cup 2008/09
70 races with a podium — 34 women's, 36 men's — at 28 venues, won by 39 different athletes from 13 nations.
01 Globes
Who won what
Crystal globes, 2008/09| Cup | W/M | Winner | Nation | Career globes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | W | Lindsey VonnUSAWomen | USA | 20 |
| Overall | M | Aksel Lund SvindalNORMen | NOR | 10 |
| Alpine combined | W | Anja PärsonSWEWomen | SWE | 7 |
| Alpine combined | M | Carlo JankaSUIMen | SUI | 3 |
| Downhill | W | Lindsey VonnUSAWomen | USA | 20 |
| Downhill | M | Michael WalchhoferAUTMen | AUT | 3 |
| Giant slalom | W | Tanja PoutiainenFINWomen | FIN | 3 |
| Giant slalom | M | Didier CucheSUIMen | SUI | 6 |
| Super-G | W | Lindsey VonnUSAWomen | USA | 20 |
| Super-G | M | Aksel Lund SvindalNORMen | NOR | 10 |
| Slalom | W | Maria RieschGERWomen | GER | 6 |
| Slalom | M | Jean-Baptiste GrangeFRAMen | FRA | 1 |
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 2008/09Most podiums
podiums in 2008/0903 Nations
Nations this season
FIS placings, women + men| Nation | Code | Wins | Top 10 finishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AustriaAUT | AUT | 18 | 148 |
| SwitzerlandSUI | SUI | 12 | 110 |
| United States of AmericaUSA | USA | 10 | 56 |
| FranceFRA | FRA | 7 | 55 |
| ItalyITA | ITA | 6 | 85 |
| GermanyGER | GER | 6 | 39 |
| SwedenSWE | SWE | 3 | 61 |
| NorwayNOR | NOR | 3 | 22 |
| SloveniaSLO | SLO | 2 | 28 |
| CanadaCAN | CAN | 1 | 44 |
| CroatiaCRO | CRO | 1 | 20 |
| FinlandFIN | FIN | 1 | 17 |
"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
- Lindsey VonnUSA · Women
- Most podiums
- 16
- Lindsey VonnUSA · Women
- Biggest winning margin
- 1.48 s
- Maria RieschGER · SL W · La Molina
- Closest finish
- 0.01 s
- Benjamin RaichAUT · GS M · Beaver Creek
- Youngest winner
- 17 y
- Lara GutSUI · SG W · St. Moritz
- Oldest winner
- 35 y
- Hermann MaierAUT · SG M · Lake Louise
- Different race winners
- 39
- 13 nationsacross 70 races
05 Races
Every race
70 races · DH 16 · SG 12 · GS 16 · SL 19 · AC 6 · K 1October 2008
2 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 25 Oct | SöldenAUT | GSW |
|
0.98 s | |
| Sun 26 Oct | SöldenAUT | GSM |
|
0.14 s |
November 2008
6 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15 Nov | LeviFIN | SLW |
|
0.40 s | |
| Sun 16 Nov | LeviFIN | SLM |
|
0.79 s | |
| Sat 29 Nov | Lake LouiseCAN | DHM | 0.08 s | ||
| Sat 29 Nov | AspenUSA | GSW |
|
0.28 s | |
| Sun 30 Nov | Lake LouiseCAN | SGM | 0.59 s | ||
| Sun 30 Nov | AspenUSA | SLW |
|
0.23 s |
December 2008
18 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5 Dec | Beaver CreekUSA | DHM |
|
0.06 s | |
| Fri 5 Dec | Lake LouiseCAN | DHW |
|
0.61 s | |
| Sat 6 Dec | Beaver CreekUSA | SGM |
|
0.45 s | |
| Sun 7 Dec | Beaver CreekUSA | GSM |
|
0.01 s | |
| Sun 7 Dec | Lake LouiseCAN | SGW |
|
0.28 s | |
| Fri 12 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | ACM |
|
0.34 s | |
| Sat 13 Dec | Val d'IsèreFRA | GSM |
|
0.20 s | |
| Sat 13 Dec | La MolinaESP | GSW |
|
0.02 s | |
| Sun 14 Dec | La MolinaESP | SLW | 1.48 s | ||
| Fri 19 Dec | Val Gardena-GroedenITA | SGM | 0.43 s | ||
| Fri 19 Dec | St. MoritzSUI | ACW | 1.12 s | ||
| Sat 20 Dec | Val Gardena-GroedenITA | DHM |
|
0.38 s | |
| Sat 20 Dec | St. MoritzSUI | SGW |
|
0.63 s | |
| Sun 21 Dec | Alta BadiaITA | GSM |
|
0.12 s | |
| Mon 22 Dec | Alta BadiaITA | SLM |
|
0.20 s | |
| Sun 28 Dec | BormioITA | DHM |
|
0.32 s | |
| Sun 28 Dec | SemmeringAUT | GSW | 0.37 s | ||
| Mon 29 Dec | SemmeringAUT | SLW |
|
0.21 s |
January 2009
20 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Jan | ZagrebCRO | SLW |
|
0.44 s | |
| Tue 6 Jan | ZagrebCRO | SLM |
|
0.05 s | |
| Sat 10 Jan | AdelbodenSUI | GSM |
|
0.24 s | |
| Sat 10 Jan | MariborSLO | GSW | 0.39 s | ||
| Sun 11 Jan | AdelbodenSUI | SLM |
|
0.18 s | |
| Sun 11 Jan | MariborSLO | SLW |
|
1.15 s | |
| Fri 16 Jan | WengenSUI | ACM |
|
0.22 s | |
| Sat 17 Jan | WengenSUI | DHM |
|
0.20 s | |
| Sat 17 Jan | Altenmarkt-ZauchenseeAUT | ACW | 0.30 s | ||
| Sun 18 Jan | WengenSUI | SLM |
|
0.34 s | |
| Sun 18 Jan | Altenmarkt-ZauchenseeAUT | DHW | — | ||
| Fri 23 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | SGM |
|
0.22 s | |
| Sat 24 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | DHM |
|
0.17 s | |
| Sat 24 Jan | Cortina d'AmpezzoITA | DHW | 0.15 s | ||
| Sun 25 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | SLM |
|
0.08 s | |
| Sun 25 Jan | KitzbühelAUT | KM |
|
0.49 s | |
| Sun 25 Jan | Cortina d'AmpezzoITA | GSW |
|
1.39 s | |
| Mon 26 Jan | Cortina d'AmpezzoITA | SGW |
|
0.81 s | |
| Tue 27 Jan | SchladmingAUT | SLM |
|
1.16 s | |
| Fri 30 Jan | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | SLW | 0.90 s |
February 2009
10 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Feb | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | SLM | 0.29 s | ||
| Sun 1 Feb | Garmisch-PartenkirchenGER | SGW |
|
0.39 s | |
| Fri 20 Feb | TarvisioITA | ACW | 0.49 s | ||
| Sat 21 Feb | SestriereITA | GSM | 0.66 s | ||
| Sat 21 Feb | TarvisioITA | DHW |
|
0.01 s | |
| Sun 22 Feb | SestriereITA | ACM |
|
0.32 s | |
| Sun 22 Feb | TarvisioITA | SGW | 0.51 s | ||
| Fri 27 Feb | BanskoBUL | DHW |
|
1.15 s | |
| Sat 28 Feb | Kranjska GoraSLO | GSM |
|
0.19 s | |
| Sat 28 Feb | BanskoBUL | DHW |
|
0.26 s |
March 2009
14 races| Date | Venue | Event | Podium | Margin | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Mar | Kranjska GoraSLO | SLM |
|
0.34 s | |
| Sun 1 Mar | BanskoBUL | SGW | 0.58 s | ||
| Fri 6 Mar | KvitfjellNOR | DHM |
|
0.31 s | |
| Fri 6 Mar | OfterschwangGER | GSW |
|
0.12 s | |
| Sat 7 Mar | KvitfjellNOR | DHM |
|
0.27 s | |
| Sat 7 Mar | OfterschwangGER | SLW |
|
0.43 s | |
| Wed 11 Mar | ÅreSWE | DHM |
|
0.20 s | |
| Wed 11 Mar | ÅreSWE | DHW |
|
0.40 s | |
| Thu 12 Mar | ÅreSWE | SGM |
|
0.07 s | |
| Thu 12 Mar | ÅreSWE | SGW |
|
0.08 s | |
| Fri 13 Mar | ÅreSWE | GSM | 0.13 s | ||
| Fri 13 Mar | ÅreSWE | SLW |
|
0.06 s | |
| Sat 14 Mar | ÅreSWE | GSW |
|
1.12 s | |
| Sat 14 Mar | ÅreSWE | SLM |
|
0.09 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 69 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.