2005–06 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 40th World Cup season began in October 2005 and concluded at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden, in March 2006. The schedule included a nearly month-long break in February for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

Benjamin Raich of Austria won his first overall title after finishing third in 2004 and second in 2005. He added his second consecutive giant slalom discipline globe, and Michael Walchhofer also repeated as downhill champion. Aksel Lund Svindal and Giorgio Rocca were each first-time winners in super-G and slalom respectively. Svindal edged Hermann Maier by only 2 points, denying the "Herminator" a sixth super-G crown.

On the women's side, Janica Kostelić of Croatia won her third overall and slalom World Cup titles. She won 9 races to become only the third skier ever to win races in all 5 disciplines in a single season (joining Marc Girardelli and Petra Kronberger). Kostelić amassed 1970 World Cup points, a new women's record and second only to Hermann Maier's 2000 points in 2000. Although Anja Pärson failed to win her third straight overall crown, she won 8 races while capturing her third giant slalom globe, and her 1662 points would have been enough to win the overall in any of the previous 6 seasons. In her final season on the World Cup tour, Michaela Dorfmeister secured her second downhill and super-G titles.

Calendar

Men + Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, KB – Classic Combined, SC – Super combinedDatePlaceWinnerSecondThirdDetails1225 1 23 October 2005   Sölden GS 304  Hermann Maier Bode Miller Rainer Schönfelder 1226 2 26 November 2005   Lake Louise DH 359  Fritz Strobl Kjetil André Aamodt Marco Büchel 1227 3 27 November 2005   SG 124  Aksel Lund Svindal Benjamin Raich Daron Rahlves 1228 4 1 December 2005   Beaver Creek SG 125  Hannes Reichelt Erik Guay Matthias Lanzinger 1229 5 2 December 2005   DH 360  Daron Rahlves Bode Miller Hans Grugger 1230 6 3 December 2005   GS 305  Bode Miller Daron Rahlves Kalle Palander 1231 7 4 December 2005   SL 351  Giorgio Rocca Stéphane Tissot Ted Ligety 1232 8 10 December 2005   Val-d'Isère DH 361  Michael Walchhofer Fritz Strobl Hans Grugger 1233 9 11 December 2005   SC 088  Michael Walchhofer Rainer Schönfelder Bode Miller 1234 10 12 December 2005   Madonna di Campiglio SL 352  Giorgio Rocca Benjamin Raich Kalle Palander 1235 11 16 December 2005   Gröden-Val Gardena SG 126  Hans Grugger Erik Guay Ambrosi Hoffmann 1236 12 17 December 2005   DH 362  Marco Büchel Michael Walchhofer Erik Guay 1237 13 18 December 2005   Alta Badia GS 306  Massimiliano Blardone Davide Simoncelli François Bourque 1238 14 21 December 2005   Kranjska Gora GS 307  Benjamin Raich Massimiliano Blardone Thomas Grandi 1239 15 22 December 2005   SL 353  Giorgio Rocca Thomas Grandi Ted Ligety 1240 16 29 December 2005   Bormio DH 363  Daron Rahlves Fritz Strobl Tobias Grünenfelder 1241 17 7 January 2006   Adelboden GS 308  Benjamin Raich Fredrik Nyberg Stephan Görgl Kalle Palander 1242 18 8 January 2006   SL 354  Giorgio Rocca Ted Ligety Benjamin Raich 1243 19 13 January 2006   Wengen SC 089  Benjamin Raich Kjetil André Aamodt Peter Fill 1244 20 14 January 2006   DH 364  Daron Rahlves Michael Walchhofer Fritz Strobl 1245 21 15 January 2006   SL 355  Giorgio Rocca Kalle Palander Alois Vogl 1246 22 20 January 2006   Kitzbühel SG 127  Hermann Maier Peter Fill Hannes Reichelt 1247 23 21 January 2006   DH 365  Michael Walchhofer Marco Büchel Daron Rahlves 1248 24 22 January 2006   SL 356  Jean-Pierre Vidal Reinfried Herbst Benjamin Raich 1249 25 22 January 2006   KB 090  Benjamin Raich Bode Miller Aksel Lund Svindal 1250 26 24 January 2006   Schladming SL 357  Kalle Palander Akira Sasaki Benjamin Raich 1251 27 28 January 2006   Garmisch-Partenkirchen DH 366  Hermann Maier Klaus Kröll Andreas Buder 1252 28 29 January 2006   SG 128  Christoph Gruber Scott Macartney Kjetil André Aamodt 1253 29 3 February 2006   Chamonix SC 091  Benjamin Raich Rainer Schönfelder Bode Miller 4 February 2006   DH cnx  canceled2006 Winter Olympics (12–25 February)1254 30 4 March 2006   Yongpyong GS 309  Davide Simoncelli Massimiliano Blardone Aksel Lund Svindal 1255 31 5 March 2006   GS 310  Ted Ligety Kalle Palander Fredrik Nyberg 1256 32 10 March 2006   Shiga Kogen SL 358  Benjamin Raich Akira Sasaki Thomas Grandi 1257 33 11 March 2006   SL 359  Kalle Palander Reinfried Herbst Thomas Grandi 1258 34 15 March 2006   Åre DH 367  Aksel Lund Svindal Bode Miller Peter Fill 1259 35 16 March 2006   SG 129  Bode Miller Daron Rahlves Aksel Lund Svindal 1260 36 17 March 2006   GS 311  Benjamin Raich Massimiliano Blardone Fredrik Nyberg 1261 37 18 March 2006   SL 360  Markus Larsson Stéphane Tissot Thomas Grandi

Ladies + Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom, SG – Super giant slalom, SC – Super combinedDatePlaceWinnerSecondThirdDetails1146 1 22 October 2005   Sölden GS 302  Tina Maze Janica Kostelić Anja Pärson 1147 2 2 December 2005   Lake Louise DH 296  Elena Fanchini Michaela Dorfmeister Alexandra Meissnitzer 1148 3 3 December 2005  DH 297  Lindsey Kildow Sylviane Berthod Michaela Dorfmeister 1149 4 4 December 2005   SG 136  Alexandra Meissnitzer Andrea Fischbacher Michaela Dorfmeister 1150 5 9 December 2005   Aspen SG 137  Nadia Styger Michaela Dorfmeister Andrea Fischbacher 1151 6 10 December 2005   GS 303  María José Rienda Contreras Anja Pärson Kathrin Zettel 1152 7 11 December 2005   SL 338  Anja Pärson Janica Kostelić Kathrin Zettel 1153 8 17 December 2005   Val-d'Isère DH 298  Lindsey Kildow Caroline Lalive Alexandra Meissnitzer 1154 9 18 December 2005   SG 138  Michaela Dorfmeister Alexandra Meissnitzer Emily Brydon 1155 10 21 December 2005   Špindlerův Mlýn GS 304  Janica Kostelić Kathrin Zettel Marlies Schild 1156 11 22 December 2005   SL 339  Anja Pärson Janica Kostelić Marlies Schild 1157 12 28 December 2005   Lienz GS 305  Anja Pärson Nicole Hosp Tina Maze 1158 13 29 December 2005   SL 340  Marlies Schild Nicole Hosp Janica Kostelić 1159 14 5 January 2006   Zagreb SL 341  Marlies Schild Kathrin Zettel Janica Kostelić 7 January 2006   Maribor GS cnx  replaced in Ofterschwang on 3 February 20061160 15 8 January 2006   SL 342  Marlies Schild Janica Kostelić Therese Borssén 1161 16 13 January 2006   Bad Kleinkirchheim DH 299  Anja Pärson Michaela Dorfmeister Fränzi Aufdenblatten 1162 17 14 January 2006   DH 300  Janica Kostelić Nike Bent Michaela Dorfmeister 1163 18 15 January 2006   SG 139  Janica Kostelić Michaela Dorfmeister Alexandra Meissnitzer 1164 19 20 January 2006   St. Moritz SG 140  Michaela Dorfmeister Tina Maze Nicole Hosp 1165 20 21 January 2006   DH 301  Michaela Dorfmeister Renate Götschl Janica Kostelić 1166 21 22 January 2006   SC 074  Janica Kostelić Anja Pärson Lindsey Kildow 1167 22 27 January 2006   Cortina d'Ampezzo SG 141  Anja Pärson Julia Mancuso Lindsey Kildow 1168 23 28 January 2006   DH 302  Renate Götschl Julia Mancuso Elisabeth Görgl 1169 24 29 January 2006   GS 306  Nicole Hosp Geneviève Simard Elisabeth Görgl 1170 25 3 February 2006   Ofterschwang GS 307  María José Rienda Contreras Anja Pärson Kathrin Zettel 1171 26 4 February 2006   GS 308  María José Rienda Contreras Anja Pärson Julia Mancuso 1172 27 5 February 2006   SL 343  Janica Kostelić Kathrin Zettel Marlies Schild 2006 Winter Olympics (12–25 February)1173 28 3 March 2006   Hafjell SG 142  Michaela Dorfmeister Lindsey Kildow Nadia Styger 1174 29 4 March 2006   SC 075  Janica Kostelić Anja Pärson Marlies Schild 1175 30 5 March 2006   GS 309  María José Rienda Contreras Nicole Hosp Tanja Poutiainen 1176 31 10 March 2006   Levi SL 344  Janica Kostelić Anja Pärson Kathrin Zettel 1177 32 11 March 2006   SL 345  Anja Pärson Janica Kostelić Nicole Hosp 1178 33 15 March 2006   Åre DH 303  Anja Pärson Lindsey Kildow Elisabeth Görgl 1179 34 16 March 2006   SG 143  Nicole Hosp Michaela Dorfmeister Martina Ertl-Renz 1180 35 17 March 2006   SL 346  Janica Kostelić Marlies Schild Anja Pärson 1181 36 18 March 2006   GS 310  Janica Kostelić Geneviève Simard Nicole Hosp Tanja Poutiainen

Nations team event + Event key: SC – Super combined (super-G + slalom) DatePlaceWinnerSecondThirdDetails1 1 19 March 2006   Åre SC 001 

Men

Overall PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Benjamin Raich 14102 Aksel Lund Svindal 10063 Bode Miller 9284 Daron Rahlves 9035 Michael Walchhofer 855

Downhill

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In men's downhill World Cup 2005/06 all results count. PlaceNameCountryTotal 2 5 8 12 16 20 23 27 30 35 1 Michael Walchhofer 522 36 26 100 80 50 80 100 26 - 24 2 Fritz Strobl 491 100 50 80 45 80 60 - 26 - 50 3 Daron Rahlves 444 - 100 18 12 100 100 60 18 - 36 4 Marco Büchel 400 60 22 24 100 45 29 80 40 - - 5 Bode Miller 340 9 80 36 32 29 24 50 - - 80 6 Kjetil André Aamodt 322 80 32 40 40 - 45 - 45 - 40 7 Hermann Maier 305 50 12 29 18 20 50 8 100 - 18 8 Bruno Kernen 268 45 45 50 24 - 24 14 40 - 26 9 Didier Défago 246 26 5 8 29 32 32 40 29 - 45 10 Kristian Ghedina 235 4 13 26 50 40 24 36 22 - 20 11 Erik Guay 221 14 40 36 60 15 11 45 - - - 12 Klaus Kröll 216 32 - 45 9 26 12 12 80 - - 13 Aksel Lund Svindal 182 40 7 12 5 - 18 - - - 100

Super-G

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In men's Super G World Cup 2005/06 all results count.

PlaceNameCountryTotal 3 4 11 22 28 36 1 Aksel Lund Svindal 284 100 50 45 18 11 60 2 Hermann Maier 282 10 32 40 100 50 50 3 Daron Rahlves 269 60 45 24 40 20 80 4 Hannes Reichelt 250 32 100 - 60 29 29 5 Kjetil André Aamodt 223 45 36 50 - 60 32 6 Erik Guay 204 24 80 80 20 - - 7 Ambrosi Hoffmann 165 50 14 60 32 9 - 8 Peter Fill 162 11 16 9 80 10 36 9 Christoph Gruber 147 18 - 16 13 100 - 10 Bode Miller 145 13 - 32 - - 100 11 Stephan Görgl 144 6 15 12 50 16 45 12 Hans Grugger 133 15 18 100 - - -

Giant slalom

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In men's giant slalom World Cup 2005/06 all results count. PlaceNameCountryTotal 1 6 13 14 17 31 32 37 1 Benjamin Raich 481 50 - 36 100 100 45 50 100 2 Massimiliano Blardone 442 40 20 100 80 24 80 18 80 3 Fredrik Nyberg 414 36 36 22 50 80 50 80 60 4 Davide Simoncelli 314 6 29 80 22 32 100 45 - 5 Kalle Palander 306 22 60 45 13 60 26 80 - 6 Thomas Grandi 259 29 14 18 60 40 40 36 22 7 François Bourque 236 45 40 66 6 - - 29 50 8 Hermann Maier 223 100 32 40 - 36 8 7 - 9 Bode Miller 198 80 100 - - 18 - - - 10 Aksel Lund Svindal 195 24 45 8 12 6 60 40 - 11 Daron Rahlves 190 - 80 50 - - - 20 40 12 Ted Ligety 188 32 - - - 20 - 100 36

Slalom

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PlaceNameCountryTotal 7 10 15 18 21 24 26 33 34 38 1 Giorgio Rocca 547 100 100 100 100 100 - - 15 32 - 2 Kalle Palander 495 - 60 45 45 80 36 100 29 100 - 3 Benjamin Raich 410 - 80 - 60 - 60 60 100 50 - 4 Ted Ligety 396 60 40 60 80 45 40 - 45 26 - 5 Thomas Grandi 360 - 50 80 - - 32 18 60 60 60 6 Stéphane Tissot 336 80 - 8 - 22 50 45 36 15 80 7 Akira Sasaki 333 50 18 18 - - 18 80 80 40 29 8 Reinfried Herbst 316 22 32 6 24 40 80 - 12 100 - 9 Markus Larsson 291 - 26 14 40 24 29 - 13 45 100 10 Jean-Pierre Vidal 253 - 45 29 50 29 100 - - - -

Super combined

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PlaceNameCountryTotal 9202630 1 Benjamin Raich 345 45100100100 2 Bode Miller 200 60-8060 Michael Walchhofer 200 10050-50 4 Rainer Schönfelder 182 8022-80 5 Kjetil André Aamodt 162 5080-32 6 Peter Fill 142 326050- 7 Aksel Lund Svindal 140 36296015 8 Andrej Šporn 123 22164540 9 Didier Défago 95 -45-50 Silvan Zurbriggen 93 4024-29

Women

Overall PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Janica Kostelić 19702 Anja Pärson 16623 Michaela Dorfmeister 1364 4 Nicole Hosp 11125 Lindsey Kildow 1067

Downhill

PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Michaela Dorfmeister 4982 Lindsey Kildow 4103 Renate Götschl 3154 Janica Kostelić 3005 Fränzi Aufdenblatten 272

Super-G PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Michaela Dorfmeister 6262 Alexandra Meissnitzer 4373 Nadia Styger 3604 Lindsey Kildow 3265 Janica Kostelić 266

Giant slalom PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Anja Pärson 5852 María José Rienda Contreras 5373 Janica Kostelić 4644 Nicole Hosp 4615 Geneviève Simard 343

Slalom