1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the women's overall title.

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1980/81
Discipline Men Women
Overall Phil Mahre Marie-Theres Nadig
Downhill Harti Weirather Marie-Theres Nadig
Giant slalom Ingemar Stenmark Tamara McKinney
Slalom Ingemar Stenmark Erika Hess
Combined Phil Mahre Marie-Theres Nadig
Nations Cup Austria Switzerland
Nations Cup overall Switzerland
Competition
Locations 20 18
Individual 36 33

Six-time ladies overall champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, who first competed on the World Cup tour in 1969 at age 16, and four-time men's overall champion Gustav Thöni of Italy, who first competed on the World Cup tour in 1970 at age 18, both retired at the end of the 1980 season. After winning the overall title this year, Nadig, who had joined the tour in 1971, also retired. In part to stop this exodus of talent, the International Ski Federation decided to offer a new kind of license to its athletes, called a "B license", which permitted holders to receive sponsorship payments directly (instead of through their federation) but still retain their World Cup eligibility.[1]

Calendar

Men
Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel Slalom (Nations Cup ranking only)[2]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
34517 December 1980   Val d'IsèreDH 103  Uli Spieß Ken Read Steve Podborski
34629 December 1980   Madonna di CampiglioSL 116  Ingemar Stenmark Paul Frommelt Bojan Križaj
347310 December 1980   GS 110  Ingemar Stenmark Aleksandr Zhirov Gerhard Jäger
348414 December 1980   Val GardenaDH 104  Peter Müller Harti Weirather Steve Podborski
34959 December 1980  
14 December 1980  		 Madonna di Campiglio (SL)
Val Gardena (DH)		KB 018  Peter Müller Leonhard Stock Andreas Wenzel
350615 December 1980   Val GardenaDH 105  Harti Weirather Uli Spieß Peter Müller
351721 December 1980   St. MoritzDH 106  Steve Podborski Peter Wirnsberger Peter Müller
35284 January 1981   Ebnat-KappelGS 111  Christian Orlainsky Hans Enn Jean-Luc Fournier
35397 December 1980  
4 January 1981  		 Val d'Isère (DH)
Ebnat-Kappel (GS)		KB 019  Andreas Wenzel Hans Enn Phil Mahre
354106 January 1981   MorzineGS 112  Ingemar Stenmark Joël Gaspoz Bojan Križaj
3551110 January 1981   GarmischDH 107  Steve Podborski Peter Müller Harti Weirather
356126 January 1981  
10 January 1981  		 Morzine (GS)
Garmisch (DH)		KB 020  Phil Mahre Peter Müller Andreas Wenzel
3571311 January 1981   GarmischSL 117  Steve Mahre Petar Popangelov Paul Frommelt
3581413 January 1981   OberstaufenSL 118  Paul Frommelt Ingemar Stenmark Steve Mahre
3591517 January 1981   KitzbühelDH 108  Steve Podborski Peter Müller Peter Wirnsberger
3601613 January 1981  
17 January 1981  		 Oberstaufen (SL)
Kitzbühel (DH)		KB 021  Phil Mahre Steve Mahre Ingemar Stenmark
3611718 January 1981   KitzbühelSL 119  Ingemar Stenmark Vladimir Andreev Christian Orlainsky
3621824 January 1981   WengenDH 109  Toni Bürgler Harti Weirather Steve Podborski
3631925 January 1981   SL 120  Bojan Križaj Marc Girardelli Ingemar Stenmark
3642026 January 1981   AdelbodenGS 113  Ingemar Stenmark Boris Strel
Christian Orlainsky
3652131 January 1981   St. AntonDH 110  Harti Weirather Peter Wirnsberger Steve Podborski
366221 February 1981   SL 121  Ingemar Stenmark Phil Mahre Jarle Halsnes
367231 February 1981   KB 022  Phil Mahre Herbert Plank Herbert Renoth
368242 February 1981   SchladmingGS 114  Ingemar Stenmark Hans Enn Jean-Luc Fournier
369258 February 1981   OsloSL 122  Ingemar Stenmark Bengt Fjällberg Vladimir Andreev
3702611 February 1981   Voss GS 115  Ingemar Stenmark Aleksandr Zhirov Bruno Nöckler
3712714 February 1981   ÅreGS 116  Ingemar Stenmark Aleksandr Zhirov Phil Mahre
3722815 February 1981   SL 123  Phil Mahre Ingemar Stenmark Franz Gruber
373295 March 1981   AspenDH 111  Valeri Tsyganov Harti Weirather Gerhard Pfaffenbichler
374306 March 1981   DH 112  Harti Weirather Steve Podborski Franz Heinzer
375317 March 1981   GS 117  Phil Mahre Ingemar Stenmark Steve Mahre
3763214 March 1981   FuranoGS 118  Aleksandr Zhirov Gerhard Jäger Ingemar Stenmark
3773315 March 1981   SL 124  Phil Mahre Bojan Križaj Ingemar Stenmark
3783424 March 1981   BorovetsGS 119  Aleksandr Zhirov Ingemar Stenmark Joël Gaspoz
3793525 March 1981   SL 125  Aleksandr Zhirov Steve Mahre Phil Mahre
3803628 March 1981   LaaxGS 120  Aleksandr Zhirov Phil Mahre Ingemar Stenmark
Nations Cup30 March 1981   LaaxPS ncr  Ingemar Stenmark Jarle Halsnes Phil Mahre

Ladies
Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel Slalom (Nations Cup ranking only)[3]
Race Season Date Place Type Winner Second Third
32713 December 1980   Val d'IsèreDH 090  Marie-Theres Nadig Kathy Kreiner Irene Epple
32824 December 1980   GS 105  Irene Epple Perrine Pelen Christa Kinshofer
32934 December 1980   KB 018  Marie-Theres Nadig Irene Epple Christa Kinshofer
33048 December 1980   Limone PiemonteGS 106  Marie-Theres Nadig Daniela Zini Fabienne Serrat
331512 December 1980   PiancavalloDH 091  Marie-Theres Nadig Torill Fjeldstad Doris de Agostini
33268 December 1980  
12 December 1980  		 Limone Piemonte (GS)
Piancavallo (DH)		KB 019  Marie-Theres Nadig Fabienne Serrat Erika Hess
333713 December 1980   PiancavalloSL 116  Fabienne Serrat Erika Hess Maria Rosa Quario
334817 December 1980   AltenmarktDH 092  Jana Šoltýsová Doris de Agostini Torill Fjeldstad
335918 December 1980   SL 117  Perrine Pelen Christa Kinshofer Daniela Zini
3361021 December 1980   BormioSL 118  Perrine Pelen Nadezhda Patrikeyeva Erika Hess
337118 January 1981   PfrontenDH 093  Cornelia Pröll Doris de Agostini Holly Flanders
3381212 January 1981   SchrunsDH 094  Doris de Agostini Cindy Nelson Irene Epple
3391313 January 1981   SL 119  Erika Hess Claudia Giordani Tamara McKinney
3401419 January 1981   Crans-MontanaDH 095  Marie-Theres Nadig Doris de Agostini Christa Kinshofer
3411521 January 1981   SL 120  Erika Hess Christin Cooper Hanni Wenzel
3421621 January 1981   KB 020  Christa Kinshofer Erika Hess Christin Cooper
3431722 January 1981   Haute-NendazGS 107  Tamara McKinney Hanni Wenzel Irene Epple
3441824 January 1981   Les GetsGS 108  Tamara McKinney Christa Kinshofer Hanni Wenzel
3451928 January 1981   MegèveDH 096  Doris de Agostini Marie-Theres Nadig Torill Fjeldstad
3462024 January 1981  
28 January 1981  		 Les Gets (GS)
Megève (DH)		KB 021  Hanni Wenzel Tamara McKinney Marie-Theres Nadig
3472129 January 1981   MegèveDH 097  Marie-Theres Nadig Doris de Agostini Cornelia Pröll
3482231 January 1981   Les DiableretsSL 121  Erika Hess Christin Cooper Daniela Zini
349233 February 1981   ZwieselSL 122  Erika Hess Daniela Zini Christin Cooper
350244 February 1981   GS 109  Maria Epple Christa Kinshofer Tamara McKinney
351258 February 1981   Haus im EnnstalDH 098  Gerry Sorensen Irene Epple Cornelia Pröll
352263 February 1981  
8 February 1981  		 Zwiesel (SL)
Haus im Ennstal (DH)		KB 022  Hanni Wenzel Maria Walliser Christin Cooper
3532710 February 1981   MariborGS 110  Marie-Theres Nadig Maria Epple Irene Epple
354286 March 1981   AspenDH 099  Elisabeth Kirchler Regine Mösenlechner Cindy Nelson
355298 March 1981   GS 111  Tamara McKinney Erika Hess Wanda Bieler
3563013 March 1981   FuranoGS 112  Marie-Theres Nadig Hanni Wenzel Christin Cooper
3573115 March 1981   SL 123  Erika Hess Christin Cooper Maria Epple
3583224 March 1981   Wangs-PizolSL 124  Erika Hess Daniela Zini Maria Walliser
3593325 March 1981   GS 113  Erika Hess Christin Cooper Hanni Wenzel
Nations Cup30 March 1981   LaaxPS ncp  Tamara McKinney Traudl Hächer Hanni Wenzel

Men

Overall

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In Men's Overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 28 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 156 points deduction and won 10 races. For the first time he tried to score points in combined and was able to collect 15 points - not enough to win the Overall World Cup.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Phil Mahre United States26610849775
2Ingemar Stenmark Sweden260012512015
3Aleksandr Zhirov Soviet Union1850115700
4Steve Mahre United States1550468029
5Peter Müller  Switzerland140950045
6Bojan Križaj Yugoslavia1370408017
7Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein1309382855
8Harti Weirather Austria115115000
9Steve Podborski Canada110110000
10Christian Orlainsky Austria105061440
11Joël Gaspoz  Switzerland102071310
12Leonhard Stock Austria974334020
13Jarle Halsnes Norway95050450
14Hans Enn Austria93252831
15Jacques Lüthy  Switzerland840531120
16Bruno Nöckler Italy79056230
17Paul Frommelt Liechtenstein7700770
18Peter Wirnsberger Austria7373000
Valeri Tsyganov Soviet Union73551017
20Vladimir Andreev Soviet Union72010620

Downhill

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In Men's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1467111518212930
1Harti Weirather Austria115-2025(10)(15)(11)2025(20)25
2Steve Podborski Canada11015(15)(6)252525(15)(15)(6)20
3Peter Müller  Switzerland95-2515152020--(12)(11)
4Peter Wirnsberger Austria73---20915(6)209(3)
5Uli Spieß Austria56251120-------
6Valeri Tsyganov Soviet Union553--12-411-25-
Toni Bürgler  Switzerland55--7-11-25--12
8Gerhard Pfaffenbichler Austria488--3---121510
9Helmut Höflehner Austria47-8--12107(5)10(5)
10Franz Heinzer  Switzerland43-----849715
Leonhard Stock Austria43-101111----56

Giant Slalom

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In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 15 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points. He won his sixth Giant Slalom World Cup! This record is still unbeaten!

PlaceNameCountryTotal38102024262731323436
1Ingemar Stenmark Sweden12525-25252525(25)(20)(15)(20)(15)
2Aleksandr Zhirov Soviet Union11520-(5)-(9)20(20)(10)252525
3Phil Mahre United States84(8)1212(8)(10)(10)1525-(11)20
4Joël Gaspoz  Switzerland71-(7)20-(4)12-121215(3)
5Jean-Luc Fournier  Switzerland62-15-915-1211(3)-(6)
6Christian Orlainsky Austria612256208------
7Bruno Nöckler Italy5610811(6)1215-(8)(6)(3)-
8Jacques Lüthy  Switzerland53910(7)1211(6)11-(8)--
9Hans Enn Austria521220--20------
10Jarle Halsnes Norway50-(4)-11(7)118--128

Slalom

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In Men's Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 13 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his seventh Slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!

PlaceNameCountryTotal2131417192225283335
1Ingemar Stenmark Sweden12025-2025(15)2525(20)(15)(11)
2Phil Mahre United States97-(6)12-(5)20(12)252515
3Bojan Križaj Yugoslavia801512(4)-258--20(6)
Steve Mahre United States80-2515-(9)-10-1020
5Paul Frommelt Liechtenstein77201525-(7)-98--
6Aleksandr Zhirov Soviet Union70--10(7)12(3)11-1225
7Vladimir Andreev Soviet Union62-(4)520-121510(5)-
8Piero Gros Italy489119-(3)-811(2)(2)
9Stig Strand Sweden46119(1)1097(6)(7)(6)(3)
10Bengt Fjällberg Sweden45---3--2012-10
Jarle Halsnes Norway45----6157(6)89
Franz Gruber Austria457-7-(1)(4)-1597

Combined

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In Men's Combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal59121623
1Phil Mahre United States1021215252525
2Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein55152515--
3Peter Müller  Switzerland4525-20--
4Hans Enn Austria311120---
5Steve Mahre United States299--20-
6Siegfried Kerschbaumer Italy2871011--
7Leonhard Stock Austria2020-11--
Jacques Lüthy  Switzerland20812---
Herbert Plank Italy20----20
Even Hole Norway20---812

Ladies

Overall

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In Women's Overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 19 racers had a point deduction. Marie-Theres Nadig won 9 races.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSLKB
1Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland28912097765
2Erika Hess  Switzerland25157812543
3Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein24142785962
4Christin Cooper United States1982698641
5Irene Epple West Germany1817178131
6Tamara McKinney United States17601025222
Perrine Pelen France1760608135
8Cindy Nelson United States16860482931
9Christa Kinshofer West Germany16521632952
10Fabienne Serrat France1490456341
11Daniela Zini Italy137056810
12Maria Walliser  Switzerland11241142235
13Doris de Agostini  Switzerland110110000
14Maria Epple West Germany102071310
15Olga Charvátová Czechoslovakia847312521
16Cornelia Pröll Austria7878000
17Wanda Bieler Italy75060150
18Maria Rosa Quario Italy64029350
19Holly Flanders United States6360003
20Torill Fjeldstad Norway6262000

Downhill

see complete table

In Women's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Ten racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal15811121419212528
1Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland1202525-(2)-252025(5)(9)
2Doris de Agostini  Switzerland110-(15)2020252025(20)(12)(10)
3Cornelia Pröll Austria78(9)(10)1225-(3)111515-
4Irene Epple West Germany7115-111015-(10)(3)20-
5Torill Fjeldstad Norway62-2015---15210-
6Jana Šoltýsová Czechoslovakia61(2)(6)257812(4)9--
7Cindy Nelson United States60-(5)(4)11207(1)7-15
Holly Flanders United States60-9(5)15-(8)1212(8)12
9Elisabeth Kirchler Austria42---5-5--725
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein42---810-5(4)118
11Maria Walliser  Switzerland417----98116-
12Gerry Sorensen Canada39------31125-

Giant Slalom

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In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 12 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1417182427293033
1Tamara McKinney United States102(10)-252515(9)2512-
2Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland97112511(6)(10)25-25-
3Erika Hess  Switzerland78(6)11(2)-(2)12201025
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein78--20158(8)(4)2015
Irene Epple West Germany7825-15-(5)15(8)1112
6Maria Epple West Germany71(1)--1225207(6)7
7Christin Cooper United States69-(8)12-1111(2)1520
8Christa Kinshofer West Germany6315-82020----
9Wanda Bieler Italy60-12101112-15-(2)
Perrine Pelen France602010(5)99(5)12--
11Daniela Zini Italy56820910--9--

Slalom

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In Women's Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Erika Hess won six races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.

PlaceNameCountryTotal7910131522233132
1Erika Hess  Switzerland125(20)-(15)2525252525(25)
2Christin Cooper United States8611(9)(10)(10)20201520-
3Daniela Zini Italy81-15-11(11)1520(8)20
Perrine Pelen France81102525--11(8)(9)10
5Fabienne Serrat France63251110-710(2)(2)(7)
6Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein59---1215-101012
7Tamara McKinney United States525--15-9-1211
8Piera Macchi Italy51-12-8812-11-
9Nadezhda Patrikeyeva Soviet Union4612720--1-6-
10Claudia Giordani Italy43-81120-4---

Combined

see complete table

In Women's Combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal36162026
1Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland86252591512
2Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein62--122525
3Christa Kinshofer West Germany5215-2512-
4Erika Hess  Switzerland5181520-8
5Fabienne Serrat France501120109-
6Christin Cooper United States41-1115-15
7Cindy Nelson United States4051011104
8Perrine Pelen France351212-11-
Maria Walliser  Switzerland35-96-20
10Irene Epple West Germany3120-4-7

Nations Cup

Overall
PlaceCountryTotalMenLadies
1  Switzerland17276411086
2 United States1429596833
3 Austria13881064324
4 Italy777350427
5 West Germany73088642
6 France61193518
7 Sweden5535530
8 Liechtenstein521217304
9 Soviet Union46841949
10 Canada371264107
11 Yugoslavia31226448
12 Norway24918762
13 Czechoslovakia17416158
14 Luxembourg51510
15 Japan34340
16 Bulgaria24240
17 Belgium18180
18 Ireland770
19 Poland202
20 Spain101

Men
PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1 Austria106459730011651235
2  Switzerland6413091984886133
3 United States5965518021914287
4 Sweden553023130517610
5 Soviet Union419811701511745
6 Italy350449816048110
7 Canada26426400053
 Yugoslavia26401111005371
9 Liechtenstein2179411125522
10 Norway1870104632040
11 France9367512070
12 West Germany88215184490
13 Luxembourg5101140010
14 Japan3400151930
15 Bulgaria240024010
16 Belgium180001810
17 Czechoslovakia160001620
18 Ireland7000710

Ladies
PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLKBRacersWins
1  Switzerland10863922392561991318
2 United States83320426122514393
3 West Germany64215627580131103
4 France5181051381908593
5 Italy4270167260090
6 Austria324258232518162
7 Liechtenstein3044699897032
8 Czechoslovakia1588032252121
9 Canada10782502041
10 Norway626200010
11 Soviet Union490346010
12 Yugoslavia480045350
13 Poland2002010
14 Spain1010010

References
  1. Shapiro, Leonard (5 February 1984). "World Cup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1981 men's schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1981 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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