The 20th World Cup season began in August 1985 in Argentina (for men only), resumed in December 1985 in Italy, and concluded in March 1986 in Canada. Because of the South America events (held during winter in the Southern Hemisphere), this was the first time that the World Cup season had started prior to December 1. The overall champions were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg, his second consecutive overall win, and Maria Walliser of Switzerland, her first.
This was the first season in which a separate discipline championship was awarded for Super G, which had been introduced as a part of giant slalom in the 1983 season. The addition increased the number of discipline champions to five, which led to the elimination of the Combined discipline championship the next season. Combined would not award another World Cup discipline championship until after the introduction of the "Super Combined" (downhill/slalom) or "Alpine combined" (Super G/slalom) races, but that championship would only last from the 2006/07 season until it was again eliminated after the 2011/12 season.
In addition, the number of men's races that counted for World Cup championship points reached 45, which remains the all-time high. There were also two individual parallel slaloms held for men (one in Vienna in January and one as the final event in Bromont) that only counted toward the Nations Cup team championship.
Calendar
Men + Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel Slalom (Nations Cup ranking only)DatePlaceWinnerSecondThird524 1 16 August 1985 Las Leñas DH 154 Karl Alpiger Doug Lewis Helmut Höflehner525 2 18 August 1985 DH 155 Karl Alpiger Peter Müller Markus Wasmeier526 3 1 December 1985 Sestriere SL 166 Rok Petrovič Bojan Križaj Ivano Edalini527 4 7 December 1985 Val d'Isère DH 156 Michael Mair Marc Girardelli Peter Wirnsberger528 5 14 December 1985 Val Gardena DH 157 Peter Wirnsberger Peter Müller Sepp Wildgruber529 6 15 December 1985 Alta Badia GS 151 Ingemar Stenmark Hubert Strolz Roberto Erlacher530 7 14 December 1985 15 December 1985 Val Gardena (DH) Alta Badia (GS) KB 043 Marc Girardelli Niklas Henning Pirmin Zurbriggen 531 8 16 December 1985 Madonna di Campiglio SL 167 Jonas Nilsson Bojan Križaj Paul Frommelt532 9 20 December 1985 Kranjska Gora GS 152 Joël Gaspoz Roberto Erlacher Hubert Strolz533 10 21 December 1985 SL 168 Rok Petrovič Jonas Nilsson Thomas Stangassinger534 11 31 December 1985 Schladming DH 158 Peter Wirnsberger Peter Müller Erwin Resch535 12 3 January 1986 Kranjska Gora GS 153 Joël Gaspoz Hubert Strolz Markus WasmeierNations Cup 6 January 1986 Vienna PS ncr Ivano Edalini Markus Wasmeier Anton Steiner536 13 12 January 1986 Berchtesgaden SL 169 Johan Wallner Bojan Križaj Daniel Mougel537 14 17 January 1986 Kitzbühel DH 159 Peter Wirnsberger Erwin Resch Pirmin Zurbriggen538 15 18 January 1986 DH 160 Peter Wirnsberger Erwin Resch Michael Mair539 16 19 January 1986 SL 170 Paul Frommelt Ingemar Stenmark Dietmar Kohlbichler Andreas Wenzel540 17 19 January 1986 KB 044 Pirmin Zurbriggen Andreas Wenzel Markus Wasmeier541 18 21 January 1986 Parpan SL 171 Didier Bouvet Ingemar Stenmark Thomas Bürgler542 19 25 January 1986 St. Anton SL 172 Ingemar Stenmark Rok Petrovič Jonas Nilsson543 20 28 January 1986 Adelboden GS 154 Richard Pramotton Marco Tonazzi Hubert Strolz544 21 2 February 1986 Wengen SL 173 Rok Petrovič Didier Bouvet Bojan Križaj545 22 3 February 1986 Crans-Montana SG 013 Peter Müller Pirmin Zurbriggen Markus Wasmeier546 23 7 December 1985 3 February 1986 Val d'Isère (DH) Crans-Montana (SG1) KB 045 Peter Müller Michael Mair Karl Alpiger547 24 5 February 1986 Crans-Montana SG 014 Marc Girardelli Markus Wasmeier Peter Müller548 25 7 February 1986 Morzine DH 161 Anton Steiner Gustav Oehrli Peter Wirnsberger549 26 25 January 1986 7 February 1986 St. Anton (SL) Morzine (DH1) KB 046 Marc Girardelli Leonhard Stock Gustav Oehrli550 27 8 February 1986 Morzine DH 162 Peter Müller Leonhard Stock Atle Skårdal551 28 9 February 1986 SG 015 Markus Wasmeier Marc Girardelli Hubert Strolz552 29 9 February 1986 KB 047 Markus Wasmeier Leonhard Stock Peter Müller553 30 21 February 1986 Åre DH 163 Peter Müller Michael Mair Marc Girardelli554 31 2 February 1986 21 February 1986 Wengen (SL) Åre (DH1) KB 048 Günther Mader Andreas Wenzel Gustav Oehrli555 32 22 February 1986 Åre DH 164 Franz Heinzer Marc Girardelli Armin Assinger556 33 23 February 1986 SL 174 Pirmin Zurbriggen Paul Frommelt Jonas Nilsson557 34 23 February 1986 KB 049 Pirmin Zurbriggen Markus Wasmeier Leonhard Stock558 35 25 February 1986 Lillehammer SL 175 Rok Petrovič Ingemar Stenmark Marc Girardelli559 36 27 February 1986 Hemsedal GS 155 Ingemar Stenmark Hans Stuffer Hubert Strolz560 37 28 February 1986 SG 016 Pirmin Zurbriggen Markus Wasmeier Leonhard Stock561 38 2 March 1986 Geilo SL 176 Günther Mader Paul Frommelt Rok Petrovič562 39 8 March 1986 Aspen DH 165 Peter Müller Peter Wirnsberger Leonhard Stock563 40 11 March 1986 Heavenly Valley SL 177 Rok Petrovič Pirmin Zurbriggen Ingemar Stenmark564 41 15 March 1986 Whistler DH 166 Anton Steiner Michael Mair Leonhard Stock565 42 16 March 1986 SG 017 Markus Wasmeier Martin Hangl Peter Roth566 43 18 March 1986 Lake Placid GS 156 Ingemar Stenmark Hubert Strolz Roberto Erlacher567 44 19 March 1986 GS 157 Joël Gaspoz Roberto Erlacher Hubert Strolz568 45 21 March 1986 Bromont SL 178 Bojan Križaj Paul Frommelt Pirmin ZurbriggenNations Cup 22 March 1986 Bromont PS ncr Paul Frommelt Marco Tonazzi Marc Girardelli
Ladies + Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined, PS – Parallel Slalom (Nations Cup ranking only)DatePlaceWinnerSecondThird488 1 7 December 1985 Sestriere SG 009 Marina Kiehl Michaela Gerg Mateja Svet 489 2 8 December 1985 SL 165 Roswitha Steiner Erika Hess Brigitte Örtli490 3 12 December 1985 Val d'Isère DH 132 Michaela Gerg Laurie Graham Maria Walliser491 4 8 December 1985 12 December 1985 Sestriere (SL) Val d'Isère (DH1) KB 041 Erika Hess Brigitte Örtli Maria Walliser 492 5 13 December 1985 Val d'Isère DH 133 Laurie Graham Maria Walliser Michaela Gerg493 6 15 December 1985 Savognin SL 166 Erika Hess Brigitte Gadient Nadia Bonfini494 7 5 January 1986 Maribor SL 167 Roswitha Steiner Erika Hess Ida Ladstätter495 8 6 January 1986 GS 144 Vreni Schneider Michela Figini Marina Kiehl496 9 13 December 1985 6 January 1986 Val d'Isère (DH) Maribor (GS) KB 042 Michela Figini Maria Walliser Marina Kiehl497 10 10 January 1986 Bad Gastein DH 134 Katrin Gutensohn Liisa Savijarvi Laurie Graham498 11 11 January 1986 DH 135 Maria Walliser Sieglinde Winkler Katrin Gutensohn499 12 12 January 1986 SL 168 Anni Kronbichler Erika Hess Vreni Schneider500 13 12 January 1986 KB 043 Maria Walliser Erika Hess Brigitte Örtli501 14 16 January 1986 Puy St. Vincent DH 136 Katrin Gutensohn Brigitte Örtli Laurie Graham502 15 17 January 1986 SG 010 Traudl Hächer Maria Walliser Vreni Schneider503 16 19 January 1986 Oberstaufen GS 145 Vreni Schneider Michaela Gerg Michela Figini504 17 20 January 1986 GS 146 Traudl Hächer Vreni Schneider Olga Charvátová505 18 25 January 1986 Megève SG 011 Michaela Marzola Elisabeth Kirchler Traudl Hächer506 19 26 January 1986 St. Gervais SL 169 Roswitha Steiner Perrine Pelen Mateja Svet507 20 25 January 1986 26 January 1986 Megève (SG) St. Gervais (SL) KB 044 Monika Hess Corinne Schmidhauser Anita Wachter508 21 1 February 1986 Crans-Montana DH 137 Laurie Graham Brigitte Örtli Katrin Gutensohn509 22 2 February 1986 DH 138 Katrin Gutensohn Maria Walliser Zoë Haas510 23 4 February 1986 Piancavallo SL 170 Olga Charvátová Perrine Pelen Brigitte Örtli511 24 5 February 1986 Val Zoldana GS 147 Maria Walliser Mateja Svet Olga Charvátová512 25 8 February 1986 Vysoké Tatry GS 148 Mateja Svet Blanca Fernández Ochoa Traudl Hächer513 26 9 February 1986 SL 171 Corinne Schmidhauser Nadia Bonfini Erika Hess 514 27 1 March 1986 Furano DH 139 Maria Walliser Brigitte Örtli Laurie Graham515 28 2 March 1986 SG 012 Liisa Savijarvi Sieglinde Winkler Pam Fletcher 516 29 8 March 1986 Sunshine DH 140 Maria Walliser Katrin Gutensohn Karen Percy 517 30 9 March 1986 GS 149 Traudl Hächer Maria Walliser Katra Zajc518 31 9 March 1986 KB 045 Maria Walliser Traudl Hächer Heidi Zeller 519 32 11 March 1986 Park City SL 172 Erika Hess Olga Charvátová Perrine Pelen520 33 15 March 1986 Vail DH 141 Pam Fletcher Laurie Graham Maria Walliser521 34 16 March 1986 SG 013 Marina Kiehl Anita Wachter Liisa Savijarvi522 35 18 March 1986 Waterville Valley SL 173 Roswitha Steiner Małgorzata Tlałka-Mogore Erika Hess523 36 20 March 1986 GS 150 Vreni Schneider Anita Wachter Olga Charvátová524 37 22 March 1986 Bromont GS 151 Mateja Svet Olga Charvátová Vreni SchneiderNations Cup 23 March 1986 Bromont PS ncr Vreni Schneider Maria Walliser Corinne Schmidhauser
Men
Overall
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In Men's Overall World Cup 1985/86 the best five downhills, the best three Super Gs, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. The two parallel slaloms did not count for the Overall World Cup. 30 racers had a point deduction.
PlaceNameCountryTotal DH SG GS SL KB 1 Marc Girardelli 294 76 56 57 45 60 2 Pirmin Zurbriggen 284 55 55 30 79 65 3 Markus Wasmeier 214 41 70 34 9 60 4 Peter Müller 204 115 40 0 0 49 5 Ingemar Stenmark 196 0 0 96 100 0 6 Leonhard Stock 174 74 35 10 0 55 7 Rok Petrovič 170 0 0 45 125 0 8 Peter Wirnsberger 148 120 0 0 0 28 9 Hubert Strolz 147 0 29 90 28 0 10 Günther Mader 143 0 20 24 66 33 11 Michael Mair 129 92 10 0 0 27 12 Robert Erlacher 125 0 21 77 27 0 13 Franz Heinzer 124 68 24 0 0 32 14 Andreas Wenzel 119 6 8 12 43 50 15 Bojan Križaj 115 0 0 15 100 0 16 Richard Pramotton 111 0 13 52 38 8 17 Karl Alpiger 110 75 20 0 0 15 18 Anton Steiner 109 71 6 0 0 32 19 Joël Gaspoz 101 0 0 97 4 0 20 Paul Frommelt 100 0 0 0 100 0
Downhill
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In Men's Downhill World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. 15 racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
PlaceNameCountryTotal 1245111516262831334042 1 Peter Wirnsberger 120 (9) (12) (15) 25 25 25 25 (15) - (4) - 20 (5) 2 Peter Müller 115 (12) 20 (12) 20 (20) - (4) (10) 25 25 - 25 - 3 Michael Mair 92 - - 25 (10) 12 (1) 15 (9) (8) 20 (5) (1) 20 4 Marc Girardelli 76 (6) (7) 20 - 11 - - - - 15 20 10 (8) 5 Karl Alpiger 75 25 25 4 (1) - - - - - 12 9 (2) (3) 6 Leonhard Stock 74 - - (7) 12 - - - (11) 20 (2) 12 15 15 7 Erwin Resch 72 - - (5) 7 15 20 20 (4) 10 - - (1) - 8 Anton Steiner 71 (2) - 9 - 6 - (1) 25 - 6 (2) (5) 25 9 Franz Heinzer 68 (4) - - 11 (8) - 12 - (2) (5) 25 9 11 10 Gustav Oehrli 57 - - - 8 - 7 11 20 11 - - (6) -
Super G
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In Men's Super G World Cup 1985/86 all 5 results count. This was the first ever Super G World Cup! It started late, when the first race was held at the beginning of February. Markus Wasmeier was able to finish every race on the podium and won the cup.
PlaceNameCountryTotal 2325293843 1 Markus Wasmeier 105 15 20 25 20 25 2 Pirmin Zurbriggen 67 20 5 10 25 7 3 Marc Girardelli 56 - 25 20 11 - 4 Leonhard Stock 52 9 11 8 15 9 5 Peter Müller 40 25 15 - - - 6 Martin Hangl 34 6 1 7 - 20 7 Michael Eder 30 - 11 5 3 11 8 Hubert Strolz 29 7 7 15 - - Hans Enn 29 - 6 11 - 12 10 Franz Heinzer 24 12 12 - - -
Giant Slalom
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In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. Three racer had a point deduction, which is given in ().