The 42nd World Cup season began in October 2007 in Sölden, Austria and concluded on 15 March 2008, at the World Cup Finals in Bormio, Italy. (The team event scheduled for the following day was canceled, due to adverse weather conditions.)ski-mag.com – Bormio – Nations Team Event Cancelled – 2008-03-16 – Retrieved 2011-11-02
The overall champions were Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn, both of the United States. It was Miller's second overall title and Vonn's first, and the first for an American woman in a quarter century. The last was Tamara McKinney in 1983, which was also the last U.S. sweep as Phil Mahre won his third consecutive overall title.ESPN.com – Olympic sports – Alpine skiing – U.S. skiers Miller, Vonn begin World Cup title defense this weekend – 2008-10-24 – Retrieved 2011-11-02
Miller won the 2008 title by a margin of 111 points over runner-up Benjamin Raich of Austria, while Vonn outpaced her closest rival, Austrian Nicole Hosp, by 220 points. Austria won the Nations Cup for the 20th consecutive season, scoring more than double the points of runner-up Switzerland.
Calendar
Men + Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, KB – Classic Combined, SC – Super combinedDatePlaceWinnerSecondThird1298 1 28 October 2007 Sölden GS 318 Aksel Lund Svindal Ted Ligety Kalle Palander 11 November 2007 Levi SL cnx replaced in Reiteralm on 11 November 20071299 2 11 November 2007 Reiteralm SL 371 Marc Gini Kalle Palander Manfred Mölgg1300 3 24 November 2007 Lake Louise DH 379 Jan Hudec Marco Sullivan Andreas Buder1301 4 25 November 2007 SG 135 Aksel Lund Svindal Benjamin Raich Didier Cuche1302 5 29 November 2007 Beaver Creek SC 096 Daniel Albrecht Jean-Baptiste Grange Ondřej Bank1303 6 30 November 2007 DH 380 Michael Walchhofer Steven Nyman Didier Cuche1304 7 2 December 2007 GS 319 Daniel Albrecht Mario Matt Didier Cuche1305 8 3 December 2007 SG 136 Hannes Reichelt Mario Scheiber Christoph Gruber1306 9 8 December 2007 Bad Kleinkirchheim GS 320 Massimiliano Blardone Manfred Mölgg Ted Ligety1307 10 9 December 2007 SL 372 Benjamin Raich Jens Byggmark Manfred Mölgg1308 11 14 December 2007 Val Gardena SG 137 Didier Cuche Bode Miller Marco Büchel1309 12 15 December 2007 DH 381 Michael Walchhofer Didier Cuche Scott Macartney1310 13 16 December 2007 Alta Badia GS 321 Kalle Palander Benjamin Raich Marc Berthod1311 14 17 December 2007 SL 373 Jean-Baptiste Grange Felix Neureuther Ted Ligety1312 15 29 December 2007 Bormio DH 382 Bode Miller Andreas Buder Jan Hudec1313 16 5 January 2008 Adelboden GS 322 Marc Berthod Daniel Albrecht Hannes Reichelt1314 17 6 January 2008 SL 374 Mario Matt Benjamin Raich Felix Neureuther1315 18 11 January 2008 Wengen SC 097 Jean-Baptiste Grange Daniel Albrecht Bode Miller1316 19 12 January 2008 SL 375 Jean-Baptiste Grange Jens Byggmark Ted Ligety1317 20 13 January 2008 DH 383 Bode Miller Didier Cuche Manuel Osborne-Paradis1318 21 18 January 2008 Kitzbühel SG 138 Marco Büchel Hermann Maier Didier Cuche Mario Scheiber1319 22 19 January 2008 DH 384 Didier Cuche Bode Miller Mario Scheiber 1320 23 20 January 2008 SL 376 Jean-Baptiste Grange Jens Byggmark Mario Matt1321 24 20 January 2008 KB 098 Bode Miller Benjamin Raich Ivica Kostelić Rainer Schönfelder1322 25 22 January 2008 Schladming SL 377 Mario Matt Jean-Baptiste Grange Manfred Mölgg1323 26 26 January 2008 Chamonix DH 385 Marco Sullivan Didier Cuche Andrej Jerman1324 27 27 January 2008 SC 099 Bode Miller Ivica Kostelić Rainer Schönfelder 2 February 2008 Val d'Isère DH cnx replaced in Kvitfjell on 29 February 20081325 28 3 February 2008 SC 100 Bode Miller Ivica Kostelić Natko Zrnčić-Dim1326 29 9 February 2008 Garmisch-Partenkirchen SL 378 Reinfried Herbst Manfred Mölgg Ivica Kostelić1327 30 17 February 2008 Zagreb SL 379 Mario Matt Ivica Kostelić Reinfried Herbst1328 31 21 February 2008 Whistler SG 139 Christoph Gruber Hannes Reichelt Aleš Gorza1329 32 24 February 2008 GS 323 Hannes Reichelt Didier Cuche Benjamin Raich1330 33 29 February 2008 Kvitfjell DH 386 Werner Heel Bode Miller Klaus Kröll1331 34 1 March 2008 DH 387 Bode Miller Didier Cuche Werner Heel1332 35 2 March 2008 SG 140 Georg Streitberger Bode Miller Didier Cuche1333 36 8 March 2008 Kranjska Gora GS 324 Ted Ligety Manfred Mölgg Massimiliano Blardone1334 37 9 March 2008 SL 380 Manfred Mölgg Ivica Kostelić Marcel Hirscher 12 March 2008 Bormio DH cnx warm weather and deteriorated course conditions1335 38 13 March 2008 SG 141 Hannes Reichelt Didier Défago Aleš Gorza1336 39 14 March 2008 GS 325 Ted Ligety Benjamin Raich Cyprien Richard1337 40 15 March 2008 SL 381 Reinfried Herbst Daniel Albrecht Marcel Hirscher
Ladies + Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, SC – Super combinedDatePlaceWinnerSecondThird1217 1 27 October 2007 Sölden GS 318 Denise Karbon Julia Mancuso Kathrin Zettel 10 November 2007 Levi SL cnx replaced in Reiteralm on 10 November 20071218 2 10 November 2007 Reiteralm SL 356 Marlies Schild Nicole Hosp Chiara Costazza1219 3 24 November 2007 Panorama GS 319 Denise Karbon Elisabeth Görgl Manuela Mölgg1220 4 25 November 2007 SL 357 Marlies Schild Šárka Záhrobská Ana Jelušić1221 5 1 December 2007 Lake Louise DH 313 Lindsey Vonn Renate Götschl Britt Janyk1222 6 2 December 2007 SG 151 Martina Schild Maria Riesch Jessica Lindell-Vikarby1223 7 8 December 2007 Aspen DH 314 Britt Janyk Marlies Schild Renate Götschl 8 December 2007 SG cnx replaced in Cortina d'Ampezzo from 18 to 21 January 2008Ski Racing.com – Aspen: Janyk tops DH held in controversial conditions – 2007-12-08 – Retrieved 2011-11-021224 8 9 December 2007 SL 358 Nicole Hosp Tanja Poutiainen Kathrin Zettel 15 December 2007 Val d'Isère DH cnx replaced in St. Moritz on 15 December 200716 December 2007 SG cnx replaced in St. Moritz on 16 December 20071225 9 15 December 2007 St. Moritz DH 315 Anja Pärson Lindsey Vonn Maria Riesch1226 10 16 December 2007 SG 152 Anja Pärson Emily Brydon Renate Götschl1227 11 21 December 2007 St. Anton DH 316 Lindsey Vonn Kelly VanderBeek Julia Mancuso1228 12 22 December 2007 SC 079 Lindsey Vonn Maria Riesch Julia Mancuso1229 13 28 December 2007 Lienz GS 320 Denise Karbon Julia Mancuso Nicole Gius1230 14 29 December 2007 SL 359 Chiara Costazza Nicole Hosp Tanja Poutiainen1231 15 5 January 2008 Špindlerův Mlýn GS 321 Denise Karbon Tanja Poutiainen Elisabeth Görgl1232 16 6 January 2008 SL 360 Marlies Schild Veronika Zuzulová Maria Riesch1233 17 12 January 2008 Maribor GS 322 Elisabeth Görgl Manuela Mölgg Denise Karbon1234 18 13 January 2008 SL 361 Nicole Hosp Veronika Zuzulová Marlies Schild1235 19 19 January 2008 Cortina d'Ampezzo DH 317 Lindsey Vonn Anja Pärson Emily Brydon1236 20 20 January 2008 SG 153 Maria Holaus Julia Mancuso Nicole Hosp1237 21 21 January 2008 SG 154 Maria Riesch Elisabeth Görgl Renate Götschl1238 22 26 January 2008 Ofterschwang GS 323 Denise Karbon Nicole Hosp Elisabeth Görgl1239 23 27 January 2008 SL 362 Marlies Schild Therese Borssen Nicole Hosp1240 24 2 February 2008 St. Moritz DH 318 Tina Maze Maria Holaus Lara Gut1241 25 3 February 2008 SG 155 Emily Brydon Elisabeth Görgl Renate Götschl1242 26 9 February 2008 Sestriere DH 319 Lindsey Vonn Kelly VanderBeek Nadia Fanchini1243 27 10 February 2008 SG 156 Andrea Fischbacher Fabienne Suter Maria Riesch1244 28 15 February 2008 Zagreb SL 363 Tanja Poutiainen Marlies Schild Veronika Zuzulová1245 29 22 February 2008 Whistler DH 320 Nadia Styger Lindsey Vonn Julia Mancuso1246 30 23 February 2008 SC 080 Maria Riesch Marlies Schild Anja Pärson 1 March 2008 Zwiesel SL cnx lightning & high winds2 March 2008 GS cnx 1247 31 8 March 2008 Crans-Montana DH 321 Lindsey Vonn Renate Götschl Nadia Fanchini1248 32 9 March 2008 SC 081 Anja Pärson Maria Riesch Lindsey Vonn 12 March 2008 Bormio DH cnx warm weather & deteriorated course conditions1249 33 13 March 2008 SG 157 Fabienne Suter Lindsey Vonn Alexandra Meissnitzer1250 34 14 March 2008 SL 364 Marlies Schild Veronika Zuzulová Šárka Záhrobská1251 35 15 March 2008 GS 324 Elisabeth Görgl Manuela Mölgg Kathrin Zettel
Nations team event + Event key: SC – Super combined (super-G + slalom)DatePlaceWinnerSecondThird| 16 March 2008 Bormio SC cnx fog and rain
Men's standings
Overall Rankafter all 40 racesPoints 1 Bode Miller 1409 2 Benjamin Raich 1298 3 Didier Cuche 1263 4 Manfred Mölgg 924 5 Ted Ligety 898
Downhill Rankafter all 9 racesPoints 1 Didier Cuche 584 2 Bode Miller 579 3 Michael Walchhofer 407 4 Marco Sullivan 278 5 Werner Heel 273
Super G Rankafter all 7 racesPoints 1 Hannes Reichelt 341 2 Didier Cuche 340 3 Benjamin Raich 286 4 Didier Défago 262 5 Christoph Gruber 251
Giant slalom Rankafter all 8 racesPoints 1 Ted Ligety 485 2 Benjamin Raich 438 3 Manfred Mölgg 376 4 Didier Cuche 293 5 Daniel Albrecht 284
Slalom Rankafter all 11 racesPoints 1 Manfred Mölgg 531 2 Jean-Baptiste Grange 512 3 Reinfried Herbst 450 4 Mario Matt 427 5 Ivica Kostelić 425
Super combined Rankafter all 5 racesPoints 1 Bode Miller 410 2 Ivica Kostelić 256 3 Daniel Albrecht 245 4 Jean-Baptiste Grange 220 5 Rainer Schönfelder 206
Ladies' standings
Overall Rankafter all 35 racesPoints 1 Lindsey Vonn 1403 2 Nicole Hosp 1183 3 Maria Riesch 1146 4 Elisabeth Görgl 1137 5 Marlies Schild 1120
Downhill Rankafter all 9 racesPoints 1 Lindsey Vonn 755 2 Renate Götschl 448 3 Britt Janyk 390 4 Anja Pärson 331 5 Kelly VanderBeek 323
Super G Rankafter all 7 racesPoints 1 Maria Riesch 374 2 Elisabeth Görgl 326 3 Fabienne Suter 305 4 Renate Götschl 283 5 Emily Brydon 270
Giant slalom Rankafter all 7 racesPoints 1 Denise Karbon 592 2 Elisabeth Görgl 479 3 Manuela Mölgg 359 4 Tanja Poutiainen 297 5 Julia Mancuso 253
Slalom Rankafter all 9 racesPoints 1 Marlies Schild 640 2 Nicole Hosp 515 3 Veronika Zuzulová 501 4 Tanja Poutiainen 484 5 Šárka Záhrobská 392
Super combined Rankafter all 3 racesPoints 1 Maria Riesch 260 2 Lindsey Vonn 200 3 Anja Pärson 160 4 Sandrine Aubert 110 5 Marlies Schild 106
Nations Cup
Overall Rankafter all 75 racesPoints 1 Austria 13560 2 Switzerland 6458 3 Italy 6324 4 United States 5965 5 France 3815
Men Rankafter all 40 racesPoints 1 Austria 7003 2 Switzerland 4064 3 Italy 3721 4 United States 3202 5 France 2382
Ladies Rankafter all 35 racesPoints 1 Austria 6557 2 United States 2763 3 Italy 2603 4 Switzerland 2394 5 Germany 2100
Footnotes
References
External links FIS-ski.com – World Cup standings – 2008