1978–79 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 13th World Cup season began in December 1978 in Austria and concluded in March 1979 in Japan.

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1978/79
Discipline Men Women
Overall Switzerland Peter Lüscher Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Downhill Switzerland Peter Müller Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Giant slalom Sweden Ingemar Stenmark West Germany Christa Kinshofer
Slalom Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Austria Regina Sackl
Nations Cup Austria Austria Austria Austria
Nations Cup overall Austria Austria
Competition
Locations 18 14
Individual 33 26

The overall winners were Peter Lüscher of Switzerland, his first overall win, and Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, her sixth (which remained the record until 2017–18, when Austria's Marcel Hirscher won his seventh overall title). Although Ingemar Stenmark did not win the overall title due to restrictions on the number of races that counted for overall championship points, he won 13 races during the season (including the last four in a row and six of the last seven) to break Jean-Claude Killy's record of 12 race wins during the inaugural season of the World Cup, which (as of 2018) still stands as the record for most wins by a male skier in a World Cup season.

The World Cup race scoring system, which had remained unchanged since the start of the World Cup in 1967 as a "Top 10" points system (ranging from 25 points for first, 20 for second, 15 for third, and down to 1 point for tenth), was amended this season for the final two downhills and the final three giant slaloms and slaloms to a "Top 25" system (ranging from 25 points for first to 1 point for 25th). This system was abandoned after the end of the season, and a new "Top 15" system was introduced beginning in 1980.

Calendar

Men
Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel slalom (Nations Cup ranking only)[1]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
28519 December 1978   Austria SchladmingGS 092 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSwitzerland Peter LüscherItaly Leonardo David
286210 December 1978   DH 087 Canada Ken ReadCanada Dave MurraySoviet Union Vladimir Makeev
287310 December 1978   KB 010 Switzerland Peter LüscherAustria Leonhard StockLiechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
288413 December 1978   Italy Madonna di CampiglioSL 098 Switzerland Martial DonnetSwitzerland Peter LüscherWest Germany Christian Neureuther
Nations Cup14 December 1978   Italy Madonna di CampiglioPS ncr Sweden Ingemar StenmarkItaly Mauro BernardiItaly Karl Trojer
289516 December 1978   Italy Val GardenaDH 088 Austria Josef WalcherSwitzerland Peter MüllerSwitzerland Walter Vesti
290617 December 1978   DH 089 Norway Erik HåkerSwitzerland Peter MüllerCanada Ken Read
291721 December 1978   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kranjska GoraSL 099 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkLiechtenstein Paul FrommeltItaly Leonardo David
292822 December 1978   GS 093 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSwitzerland Peter LüscherSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj
29396 January 1979   France MorzineDH 090 Canada Steve PodborskiItaly Herbert PlankAustria Uli Spieß
294107 January 1979   France CourchevelGS 094 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSwitzerland Peter LüscherSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan Križaj
295119 January 1979   Switzerland Crans-MontanaSL 100 West Germany Christian NeureutherBulgaria Petar PopangelovItaly Karl Trojer
2961214 January 1979   DH 091 Switzerland Toni BürglerSwitzerland Peter MüllerCanada Ken Read
2971315 January 1979   SL 101 Liechtenstein Paul FrommeltLiechtenstein Andreas WenzelSweden Ingemar Stenmark
2981415 January 1979   KB 011 United States Phil MahreLiechtenstein Andreas WenzelItaly Piero Gros
2991516 January 1979   Switzerland AdelbodenGS 095 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkLiechtenstein Andreas WenzelSwitzerland Jacques Lüthy
3001620 January 1979   Austria KitzbühelDH 092 West Germany Sepp FerstlAustria Peter WirnsbergerAustria Uli Spieß
3011721 January 1979   SL 102 West Germany Christian NeureutherSweden Ingemar StenmarkUnited States Phil Mahre
3021821 January 1979   KB 012 Austria Anton SteinerLiechtenstein Andreas WenzelSwitzerland Peter Lüscher
3031923 January 1979   Austria SteinachGS 096 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSwitzerland Peter LüscherLiechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
3042027 January 1979   West Germany GarmischDH 093 Austria Peter WirnsbergerAustria Uli SpießItaly Herbert Plank
3052128 January 1979   SL 103 Switzerland Peter LüscherUnited States Phil MahreBulgaria Petar Popangelov
3062228 January 1979   KB 013 Switzerland Peter LüscherUnited States Phil MahreLiechtenstein Andreas Wenzel
307231 February 1979   Switzerland VillarsDH 094 Switzerland Peter MüllerAustria Leonhard StockAustria Werner Grissmann
308244 February 1979   Czechoslovakia JasnáGS 097 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan KrižajSwitzerland Heini Hemmi
309255 February 1979   SL 104 United States Phil MahreItaly Leonardo DavidSweden Ingemar Stenmark
310267 February 1979   Norway OsloSL 105 Italy Leonardo DavidSweden Ingemar StenmarkUnited States Phil Mahre
3112710 February 1979   Sweden ÅreGS 098 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkUnited States Phil MahreSwitzerland Jacques Lüthy
3122811 February 1979   SL 106 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkUnited States Phil MahreItaly Gustav Thöni
313293 March 1979   United States Lake PlacidDH 095 Austria Peter WirnsbergerSwitzerland Peter MüllerCanada Dave Murray
314304 March 1979   GS 099 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkAustria Hans EnnSwitzerland Peter Lüscher
3153112 March 1979   United States Heavenly ValleyGS 100 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bojan KrižajAustria Hans Enn
3163217 March 1979   Japan FuranoSL 107 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkWest Germany Christian NeureutherLiechtenstein Paul Frommelt
3173319 March 1979   GS 101 Sweden Ingemar StenmarkSwitzerland Heini HemmiSwitzerland Jean-Luc Fournier

Ladies
Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, KB – Combined[2]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
27319 December 1978  Italy PiancavalloDHAustria Annemarie Moser-PröllSwitzerland Doris de AgostiniSwitzerland Evelyne Dirren
274210 December 1978   SL 099 United States Abbi FisherFrance Perrine PelenItaly Claudia Giordani
United States Tamara McKinney
275312 December 1978   GS 090 Liechtenstein Hanni WenzelSwitzerland Marie-Theres NadigWest Germany Irene Epple
276417 December 1978   France Val d'IsèreDH 077 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllWest Germany Evi MittermaierSwitzerland Bernadette Zurbriggen
277518 December 1978   GS 091 West Germany Christa KinshoferLiechtenstein Hanni WenzelSwitzerland Marie-Theres Nadig
278618 December 1978   KB 010 Switzerland Marie-Theres NadigAustria Annemarie Moser-PröllLiechtenstein Hanni Wenzel
27977 January 1979   France Les GetsGS 092 West Germany Christa KinshoferLiechtenstein Hanni WenzelAustria Regina Sackl
28088 January 1979   SL 100 Austria Regina SacklFrance Perrine PelenAustria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
281912 January 1979   Switzerland Les DiableretsDH 078 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllWest Germany Evi MittermaierSwitzerland Marie-Theres Nadig
2821017 January 1979   Switzerland MeiringenDH 079 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllWest Germany Irene EppleSwitzerland Bernadette Zurbriggen
2831119 January 1979   SL 101 Austria Regina SacklItaly Claudia GiordaniAustria Marie Kurz-Schlechter
2841219 January 1979   KB 011 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllFrance Fabienne SerratLiechtenstein Hanni Wenzel
2851323 January 1979   Austria SchrunsSL 102 Austria Lea SolknerItaly Claudia GiordaniAustria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
2861426 January 1979   DH 080 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllUnited States Cindy NelsonWest Germany Irene Epple
2871526 January 1979   KB 012 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllUnited States Cindy NelsonLiechtenstein Hanni Wenzel
2881627 January 1979   Austria MellauSL 103 Italy Maria Rosa QuarioAustria Annemarie Moser-PröllFrance Perrine Pelen
289173 February 1979   West Germany PfrontenSL 104 Liechtenstein Hanni WenzelFrance Fabienne SerratAustria Regina Sackl
290184 February 1979   DH 081 United States Cindy NelsonFrance Caroline AttiaWest Germany Irene Epple
291194 February 1979   KB 013 Liechtenstein Hanni WenzelWest Germany Irene EppleUnited States Cindy Nelson
292206 February 1979   West Germany BerchtesgadenGS 093 West Germany Christa KinshoferWest Germany Irene EppleAustria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
293218 February 1979   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MariborSL 105 Liechtenstein Hanni WenzelWest Germany Christa KinshoferItaly Maria Rosa Quario
294222 March 1979   United States Lake PlacidDH 082 Austria Annemarie Moser-PröllSwitzerland Marie-Theres NadigSwitzerland Bernadette Zurbriggen
295238 March 1979   United States AspenGS 094 West Germany Christa KinshoferWest Germany Irene EppleSwitzerland Marie-Theres Nadig
2962411 March 1979   United States Heavenly ValleyGS 095 West Germany Christa KinshoferLiechtenstein Hanni WenzelWest Germany Irene Epple
2972518 March 1979   Japan FuranoSL 106 France Perrine PelenLiechtenstein Hanni WenzelAustria Annemarie Moser-Pröll
2982619 March 1979   GS 096 Switzerland Marie-Theres NadigAustria Annemarie Moser-PröllWest Germany Irene Epple

Men

Overall

see complete table

In men's overall World Cup 1978/79 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms, best three slaloms and best three combined. 37 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 260 (!) points deduction and won 13 races.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Peter Lüscher  Switzerland1860645765
2Leonhard Stock Austria16357501739
3Phil Mahre United States1550277256
4Piero Gros Italy1520585737
5Ingemar Stenmark Sweden150075750
6Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein1480593455
7Anton Steiner Austria10710333628
8Bojan Križaj Yugoslavia106066400
9Gustav Thöni Italy920265412
10Steve Mahre United States860254714
11Leonardo David Italy85025600
12Hans Enn Austria81063180
13Jacques Lüthy  Switzerland79052270
14Christian Neureuther West Germany7400740
15Peter Wirnsberger Austria7270020
Peter Müller  Switzerland7269201

Downhill

see complete table

In men's downhill World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Peter Müller won the cup with only one win. There were 8 different winners in 9 races. Leonardo David crashed in the race No. 29. He died after being in a coma for nearly six years.

PlaceNameCountryTotal2AUT5ITA6ITA9FRA12SUI16AUT20GER23SUI29USA
1Peter Müller  Switzerland109-2020(2)20-(4)2524
2Peter Wirnsberger Austria898(2)11--2025-25
3Toni Bürgler  Switzerland80-11--252-2220
4Uli Spieß Austria75--415-1520(2)21
Ken Read Canada7525-15-151--19
6Leonhard Stock Austria67----64112422
7Herbert Plank Italy6511(4)-20-815-11
8Werner Grissmann Austria63---6116(6)2317
Sepp Ferstl West Germany63(1)--3-2581413
10Dave Murray Canada5220-3-2--423
Steve Podborski Canada522(1)-2543--18
12Erik Håker Norway41--25-----16
13Josef Walcher Austria40-25-----15-

Giant slalom

see complete table

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points by winning ALL 10 events. He won his fourth Giant slalom World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1AUT8YUG10FRA15SUI19AUT24TCH27SWE30USA31USA33JPN
1Ingemar Stenmark Sweden1252525252525(25)(25)(25)(25)(25)
2Peter Lüscher  Switzerland104202020-(20)-(2)2321(19)
3Bojan Križaj Yugoslavia96-1515(6)-20-2224(15)
4Heini Hemmi  Switzerland86(2)11(8)(11)(11)15(8)211524
5Jacques Lüthy  Switzerland75(1)--15(1)815-1621
6Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein74---2015--1920-
Piero Gros Italy7488-(4)-(1)-162220
8Jean-Luc Fournier France7311(2)11(8)---181023
9Hans Enn Austria70----3-4242316
10Leonhard Stock Austria69--(3)-8(2)11201317

Slalom

see complete table

In men's slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his fifth Slalom World Cup in a row.

PlaceNameCountryTotal4ITA7YUG11SUI13SUI17AUT21GER25TCH26NOR28SWE32JPN
1Ingemar Stenmark Sweden119-25-(15)20(11)(15)242525
2Phil Mahre United States107--(8)(2)1520252324-
3Christian Neureuther West Germany9715-25825----24
4Petar Popangelov Bulgaria96(11)-20--15(3)192022
5Paul Frommelt Liechtenstein92-20(3)2511---1323
6Peter Lüscher  Switzerland7220--(3)-254-1112
7Piero Gros Italy716(4)(6)-(3)8-211917
8Leonardo David Italy70415--6-2025--
9Gustav Thöni Italy64(3)-(1)-64-182313
10Martial Donnet  Switzerland63251116-----20

Combined

see complete table

There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. The best three results only count for the Overall World Cup. However, Peter Lüscher's strong performance in this discipline was the critical factor in his victory in the Overall.

PlaceNameCountryTotal3AUT14SUI18AUT22GER
1Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein7015202015
2Peter Lüscher  Switzerland692541525
3Phil Mahre United States601125420
4Piero Gros Italy414151111
5Leonhard Stock Austria392011-8
6Anton Steiner Austria28-325-
7Bohumír Zeman Czechoslovakia188-64
8Steve Mahre United States14-8-6
Herbert Plank Italy143-83
10Gustav Thöni Italy1266--

Ladies

Overall

see complete table

In women's overall World Cup 1978/79 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms, best three slaloms and best three combined. 25 racers had a point deduction. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won her sixth Overall World Cup - this record is still unbeaten.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria24375405870
2Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein24040717455
3Irene Epple West Germany18966701736
4Cindy Nelson United States16867431246
5Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland1566368025
6Fabienne Serrat France1516614935
7Regina Sackl Austria112039730
8Christa Kinshofer West Germany110075350
9Perrine Pelen France100032653
10Claudia Giordani Italy983235517
11Lea Sölkner Austria95029660
12Regine Mösenlechner West Germany85031468
13Maria Rosa Quario Italy84019650
14Daniela Zini Italy82028540
15Erika Hess  Switzerland76043330

Downhill

see complete table

In women's downhill World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won 6 races out of 7 and five races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points. Together with the last two downhill races last season 1977/78, she won 7 downhill races in a row. She won her seventh Downhill World Cup - this record is still unbeaten.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1ITA4FRA9SUI10SUI14AUT18GER22USA
1Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria1252525252525-(25)
2Bernadette Zurbriggen  Switzerland90-15-15191823
3Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland89(8)1115(6)221724
4Cindy Nelson United States82(1)-114242518
5Irene Epple West Germany81(4)(1)82023237
6Evi Mittermaier West Germany67-2020-189-
7Edith Peter Austria6486(6)821-21
8Caroline Attia France5523-11-2415
9Annemarie Bischofsberger West Germany49----92020
10Cornelia Pröll Austria41-----1922
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein41---1131512
Brigitte Totschnig Austria41----20129

Giant slalom

see complete table

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Christa Kinshofer won five races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.

PlaceNameCountryTotal3ITA5FRA7FRA20GER23USA24USA26JPN
1Christa Kinshofer West Germany125-2525252525(14)
2Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein1122520(20)(6)222421
3Irene Epple West Germany10515-(1)20242323
4Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland94201511(4)23-25
5Fabienne Serrat France65--4-212119
6Heidi Preuss United States58----191722
7Cindy Nelson United States46-3--131020
Viki Fleckenstein United States46----141418
9Regina Sackl Austria45-61511-13-
10Erika Hess  Switzerland43----20221

Slalom

see complete table

In women's slalom World Cup 1978/79 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal2ITA8FRA11SUI13AUT16AUT17GER21YUG25JPN
1Regina Sackl Austria105(1)2525-(8)232210
2Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria87(4)15-152014-23
3Lea Sölkner Austria84-2-25-221916
4Perrine Pelen France8220202-15--25
5Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein81-(1)-43252524
Claudia Giordani Italy8115(8)2020(4)13-13
7Maria Rosa Quario Italy69-4--251723-
8Fabienne Serrat France63(2)113-1124-14
9Daniela Zini Italy61-6-11121-22
10Christa Zechmeister West Germany516-(1)6-81120
11Regine Mösenlechner West Germany50--48--2117
12Pamela Behr West Germany46---4-21-21
13Abbi Fisher United States4025----25--

Combined

see complete table

There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. The best three results only count for the Overall World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotal6FRA12SUI15AUT19GER
1Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria70202525-
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein7015151525
3Cindy Nelson United States5711112015
4Irene Epple West Germany36-8820
5Fabienne Serrat France35420-11
6Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland2525---
7Claudia Giordani Italy17-611-
8Andrea Haaser Austria1064--
9Regine Mösenlechner West Germany88---
Abbi Fisher United States8---8

Nations Cup

Overall
PlaceCountryTotalMenLadies
1 Austria209510411054
2  Switzerland1515944571
3 Italy1119711408
4 United States1009369640
5 West Germany996199797
6 Liechtenstein677284393
7 France568110458
8 Sweden5055050
9 Yugoslavia29728512
10 Czechoslovakia24272170
11 Canada20919514
12 Bulgaria1151150
13 Soviet Union835528
14 Norway65650
15 Japan28280
16 Belgium303
 Spain330
18 Poland110

Men
PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1 Austria104143527726267184
2  Switzerland94432037517970156
3 Italy71116218729567161
4 Sweden50502962090513
5 United States369338217876112
6 Yugoslavia285020679040
7 Liechtenstein2840811337031
8 West Germany199828105453
9 Canada19519030252
10 Bulgaria11505110010
11 France11018839040
12 Czechoslovakia72029251810
13 Norway6541024041
14 Soviet Union553689250
15 Japan280325050
16 Spain3000310
17 Poland1000110

Ladies
PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1 Austria1054394178401811611
2 West Germany79724030620249105
3 United States64016825714372122
4  Switzerland5713091696132102
5 France45812711117347131
6 Italy40814832941771
7 Liechtenstein39349173967534
8 Czechoslovakia170387650640
9 Soviet Union280324120
10 Canada141400020
11 Yugoslavia120012030
12 Belgium3300010

References
  1. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1979 men's schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1979 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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