2002–03 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 37th World Cup season began in October 2002 on Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2003 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall winners were Stephan Eberharter of Austria and Janica Kostelić of Croatia.

A break in the schedule was for the 2003 World Championships, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from 2–16 February 2003.

Calendar

Men + Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, K.O. – Slalom (knock-out system), KB – CombinedDatePlaceWinnerSecondThird1113 1 27 October 2002   Sölden GS 281  Stephan Eberharter Frédéric Covili    Michael von Grünigen1114 2 22 November 2002   Park City GS 282     Michael von Grünigen Christian Mayer Benjamin Raich1115 3 24 November 2002   SL 322  Rainer Schönfelder Pierrick Bourgeat Benjamin Raich1116 4 30 November 2002   Lake Louise DH 325  Stephan Eberharter Hannes Trinkl Kjetil André Aamodt1117 5 1 December 2002   SG 104  Stephan Eberharter Josef Strobl    Didier Cuche1118 6 7 December 2002   Beaver Creek DH 326  Stephan Eberharter Michael Walchhofer Daron Rahlves1119 7 8 December 2002   SG 105     Didier Cuche Marco Büchel Hannes Trinkl1120 8 14 December 2002   Val d'Isère DH 327  Stephan Eberharter Klaus Kröll Andreas Schifferer1121 9 15 December 2002   GS 283     Michael von Grünigen Bode Miller Christoph Gruber1122 10 16 December 2002   Sestriere KO 001  Ivica Kostelić Giorgio Rocca Truls Ove Karlsen1123 11 20 December 2002   Val Gardena SG 106     Didier Défago Hannes Reichelt Marco Büchel1124 12 21 December 2002   DH 328  Antoine Dénériaz Michael Walchhofer Josef Strobl1125 13 22 December 2002   Alta Badia GS 284  Bode Miller Davide Simoncelli Christian Mayer1126 14 29 December 2002   Bormio DH 329  Daron Rahlves Fritz Strobl Hannes Trinkl1127 15 4 January 2003   Kranjska Gora GS 285  Bode Miller Christian Mayer Sami Uotila1128 16 5 January 2003   SL 323  Ivica Kostelić Rainer Schönfelder Jean-Pierre Vidal 11 January 2003   Chamonix DH cnx  replaced in Bormio on 11 January 200312 January 2003   SL cnx  replaced in Bormio on 12 January 20031129 17 11 January 2003   Bormio DH 330  Stephan Eberharter Michael Walchhofer Daron Rahlves1130 18 12 January 2003   SL 324  Ivica Kostelić Bode Miller Hans Petter Buraas1131 19 14 January 2003      Adelboden GS 286  Hans Knauß    Michael von Grünigen Kjetil André Aamodt1132 20 17 January 2003      Wengen DH 331  Stephan Eberharter Daron Rahlves    Bruno Kernen 1133 21 18 January 2003   DH 332     Bruno Kernen Michael Walchhofer Stephan Eberharter1134 22 19 January 2003   SL 325  Giorgio Rocca Akira Sasaki Ivica Kostelić1135 23 19 January 2003   KB 083  Kjetil André Aamodt Bode Miller Lasse Kjus 24 January 2003   Kitzbühel SG cnx  replaced in Kitzbühel on 27 January 20031136 24 25 January 2003   DH 333  Daron Rahlves    Didier Cuche Kjetil André Aamodt1137 25 26 January 2003   SL 326  Kalle Palander Rainer Schönfelder Heinz Schilchegger1138 26 26 January 2003   KB 084  Michael Walchhofer Aksel Lund Svindal    Didier Défago1139 27 27 January 2003   SG 107  Hermann Maier Christoph Gruber Stephan Eberharter1140 28 28 January 2003   Schladming SL 327  Kalle Palander Benjamin Raich Hans Petter Buraas 2003 World Championships (2–16 February)1141 29 22 February 2003   Garmisch-Partenkirchen DH 334  Stephan Eberharter    Didier Cuche Daron Rahlves1142 30 23 February 2003   SG 108  Marco Büchel Stephan Eberharter    Tobias Grünenfelder1143 31 1 March 2003   Yongpyong GS 287     Michael von Grünigen Frédéric Covili Bode Miller1144 32 2 March 2003   SL 328  Kalle Palander Giorgio Rocca Benjamin Raich1145 33 8 March 2003   Shiga Kōgen SL 329  Kalle Palander Rainer Schönfelder Giorgio Rocca1146 34 12 March 2003   Lillehammer DH 335  Antoine Dénériaz Stephan Eberharter Daron Rahlves1147 35 13 March 2003   SG 109  Stephan Eberharter Lasse Kjus Hannes Reichelt1148 36 15 March 2003   GS 288  Hans Knauß Benjamin Raich    Michael von Grünigen1149 37 16 March 2003   SL 330  Giorgio Rocca Kalle Palander Manfred Pranger

Ladies + Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, K.O. – Slalom (knock-out system), KB – CombinedDatePlaceWinnerSecondThird1045 1 26 October 2002   Sölden GS 277  Andrine Flemmen Nicole Hosp Tina Maze 1046 2 21 November 2002   Park City GS 278  Birgit Heeb Alexandra Meissnitzer Janica Kostelić1047 3 23 November 2002   SL 312  Janica Kostelić Christel Pascal Sabine Egger1048 4 29 November 2002   Aspen SG 112  Hilde Gerg Janica Kostelić Isolde Kostner1049 5 30 November 2002   SL 313  Anja Pärson Janica Kostelić Marlies Schild1050 6 6 December 2002   Lake Louise DH 273  Hilde Gerg Carole Montillet Kirsten Lee Clark 1051 7 7 December 2002   DH 274  Carole Montillet    Corinne Rey-Bellet Renate Götschl1052 8 8 December 2002   SG 113  Karen Putzer Martina Ertl Carole Montillet1053 9 12 December 2002   Val d'Isère GS 279  Karen Putzer    Sonja Nef Michaela Dorfmeister Alexandra Meissnitzer1054 10 13 December 2002   SG 114  Carole Montillet Daniela Ceccarelli Michaela Dorfmeister1055 11 15 December 2002   Sestriere KO 001  Anja Pärson Tanja Poutiainen Nicole Hosp1056 12 21 December 2002      Lenzerheide DH 275  Michaela Dorfmeister Brigitte Obermoser Kirsten Lee Clark1057 13 22 December 2002   SL 314  Janica Kostelić Tanja Poutiainen Claudia Riegler1058 14 22 December 2002   KB 072  Janica Kostelić Martina Ertl Maria Riesch1059 15 28 December 2002   Semmering GS 280  Karen Putzer Janica Kostelić Nicole Hosp Denise Karbon1060 16 29 December 2002   SL 315  Janica Kostelić Christel Pascal Nicole Gius1061 17 4 January 2003   Bormio GS 281     Sonja Nef Anja Pärson Michaela Dorfmeister1062 18 5 January 2003   SL 316  Janica Kostelić Elisabeth Görgl Anja Pärson1063 19 15 January 2003   Cortina d'Ampezzo SG 115  Carole Montillet Renate Götschl Hilde Gerg1064 20 17 January 2003   SG 116  Renate Götschl Alexandra Meissnitzer Mélanie Turgeon 1065 21 18 January 2003   DH 276  Renate Götschl Kirsten Lee Clark Michaela Dorfmeister1066 22 19 January 2003   GS 282  Anja Pärson Janica Kostelić Karen Putzer1067 23 25 January 2003   Maribor GS 283  Anja Pärson Nicole Hosp Martina Ertl1068 24 26 January 2003   SL 317  Anja Pärson Janica Kostelić Nicole Hosp2003 World Championships (2–16 February)1069 25 28 February 2003   Innsbruck SG 117  Renate Götschl Carole Montillet Alexandra Meissnitzer1070 26 1 March 2003   DH 277  Michaela Dorfmeister Katja Wirth Hilde Gerg1071 27 2 March 2003   SG 118  Brigitte Obermoser Carole Montillet Renate Götschl1072 28 6 March 2003   Åre GS 284  Anja Pärson Daniela Merighetti Denise Karbon1073 29 8 March 2003   SL 318  Janica Kostelić Anja Pärson Monika Bergmann1074 30 12 March 2003   Lillehammer DH 278  Renate Götschl Ingrid Jacquemod Kirsten Lee Clark1075 31 13 March 2003   SG 119  Karen Putzer Martina Ertl Alexandra Meissnitzer 1076 32 15 March 2003   SL 319  Kristina Koznick Laure Pequegnot Marlies Schild 1077 33 16 March 2003   GS 285  Karen Putzer Denise Karbon Nicole Hosp

Men At the World Cup finals in Lillehammer (Kvitfjell, Hafjell), only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the top 15 finishers were awarded with points.

Overall

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PlaceNameCountryTotal 1 Stephan Eberharter 1333 2 Bode Miller 1100 3 Kjetil André Aamodt 940 4 Kalle Palander 718 5 Didier Cuche   709 6 Daron Rahlves 647 7 Ivica Kostelić 632 8 Benjamin Raich 622 9 Michael Walchhofer 600 10 Hans Knauß 596

Downhill

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In men's downhill World Cup 2002/03 the all results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 4 6 8 12 14 17 20 21 24 29 34 1 Stephan Eberharter 790 100 100 100 - - 100 100 60 50 100 80 2 Daron Rahlves 593 7 60 10 24 100 60 80 32 100 60 60 3 Michael Walchhofer 430 40 80 8 80 29 80 - 80 9 - 24 4 Bruno Kernen   351 5 15 32 20 - 36 60 100 14 29 40 5 Hannes Trinkl 341 80 26 26 40 60 26 24 14 45 - - 6 Antoine Dénériaz 337 11 - 50 100 - 18 - 40 18 - 100 7 Fritz Strobl 334 45 50 11 50 80 14 - 26 26 32 - Kjetil André Aamodt 334 60 36 45 14 - - 32 29 60 13 45 9 Didier Cuche   333 9 45 - 11 22 45 14 5 80 80 22 10 Klaus Kröll 317 22 22 80 32 32 50 26 - 24 - 29

Super G

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In men's super G World Cup 2002/03 all results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 5 7 11 27 30 35 1 Stephan Eberharter 356 100 16 - 60 80 100 2 Marco Büchel 280 40 80 60 - 100 - 3 Didier Cuche   270 60 100 20 40 18 32 4 Kjetil André Aamodt 251 50 36 50 29 36 50 5 Hannes Reichelt 194 - - 80 32 22 60 6 Christoph Gruber 185 5 9 29 80 40 22 7 Didier Défago   180 16 50 100 3 11 - 8 Andreas Schifferer 165 45 22 32 50 16 - 9 Hannes Trinkl 155 24 60 - 26 - 45 10 Josef Strobl 150 80 - 24 18 12 16 11 Lasse Kjus 140 20 14 26 - - 80 12 Bode Miller 138 36 40 40 22 - - Bruno Kernen   138 10 - 45 14 29 40 14 Hans Knauß 131 - 29 18 45 10 29 15 Ambrosi Hoffmann   127 15 45 - 24 7 36 16 Fritz Strobl 124 26 - 12 36 50 - 17 Tobias Grünenfelder   107 13 26 - 8 60 - 18 Franco Cavegn   102 32 18 1 5 20 26 19 Hermann Maier 100 - - - 100 - -

Giant slalom

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In men's giant slalom World Cup 2002/03 all results count. Michael von Grünigen won his fourth Giant slalom World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 1 2 9 13 15 19 31 36 1 Michael von Grünigen   524 60 100 100 18 24 80 100 60 2 Bode Miller 425 45 - 80 100 100 - 60 40 3 Hans Knauß 365 11 26 32 40 40 100 16 100 4 Frédéric Covili 296 80 29 36 - 10 45 80 16 5 Heinz Schilchegger 249 24 9 10 20 36 50 50 50 Massimiliano Blardone 249 36 50 11 45 15 32 36 24 7 Christian Mayer 234 10 80 - 60 80 - 4 - 8 Benjamin Raich 231 - 60 9 32 50 - - 80 9 Christoph Gruber 227 26 9 60 16 16 36 40 24 10 Joël Chenal 194 20 - 50 50 - - 45 29 11 Didier Défago   171 29 24 26 40 20 - 32 - 12 Erik Schlopy 163 - 45 - 4 50 - 12 50 13 Fredrik Nyberg 159 40 40 16 - 13 - 18 32 14 Kjetil André Aamodt 156 50 - 13 13 - 60 - 20 15 Arnold Rieder 150 10 22 45 - 32 15 26 - 16 Stephan Eberharter 147 100 32 - - 7 - 8 -

Slalom

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In men's slalom World Cup 2002/03 the all results count. Race No. 10 at Sestriere was a K.O.-Slalom.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 3 10 16 18 22 25 28 32 33 37 1 Kalle Palander 658 11 22 50 45 50 100 100 100 100 80 2 Ivica Kostelić 580 18 100 100 100 60 50 50 16 50 36 3 Rainer Schönfelder 473 100 - 80 36 18 80 6 8 100 45 4 Giorgio Rocca 438 13 80 - - 100 - 5 80 60 100 5 Manfred Pranger 385 50 26 45 50 32 - 45 32 45 60 6 Benjamin Raich 367 60 10 40 40 - 45 80 60 - 32 7 Hans Petter Buraas 280 - 50 32 60 45 - 60 15 18 - 8 Truls Ove Karlsen 263 45 60 - 20 24 32 24 - 29 29 9 Pierrick Bourgeat 224 80 2 - - 6 18 18 20 26 24 10 Jean-Pierre Vidal 200 40 45 60 - 40 - - - 15 -

Combined

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In men's combined World Cup 2002/03 both results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 23 26 1 Bode Miller 125 80 45 2 Kjetil André Aamodt 100 100 - Michael Walchhofer 100 - 100 4 Aksel Lund Svindal 80 - 80 5 Ambrosi Hoffmann   72 36 36 Bruno Kernen   72 40 32 7 Lasse Kjus 60 60 - Didier Défago   60 - 60 9 Gaetan Llorach 50 50 - Christoph Gruber 50 - 50

Ladies At the World Cup finals in Lillehammer (Kvitfjell, Hafjell), only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the top 15 finishers were awarded with points.

Overall

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PlaceNameCountryTotal 1 Janica Kostelić 1570 2 Karen Putzer 1100 3 Anja Pärson 1042 4 Michaela Dorfmeister 972 5 Martina Ertl 922 6 Carole Montillet 869 7 Renate Götschl 830 8 Alexandra Meissnitzer 776 9 Kirsten Clark 661 10 Nicole Hosp 558

Downhill

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In women's downhill World Cup 2002/03 all results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 6 7 12 21 26 30 1 Michaela Dorfmeister 372 22 50 100 60 100 40 2 Renate Götschl 368 36 60 22 100 50 100 3 Kirsten Clark 316 60 45 60 80 11 60 4 Carole Montillet 313 80 100 15 50 36 32 5 Corinne Rey-Bellet   230 40 80 13 16 45 36 6 Hilde Gerg 196 100 - - 36 60 - 7 Ingrid Jacquemod 153 20 32 2 18 1 80 8 Mélanie Turgeon 149 - 18 40 26 20 45 9 Karen Putzer 143 16 22 26 40 15 24 10 Alexandra Meissnitzer 139 45 16 4 22 26 26

Super G

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