2008 World Cup Champions
Lindsey Vonn became the second American to win a women's overall World Cup title.
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.) [1]
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.[1][2]
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.
Race calendar
Key
Men
Date |
Place |
Disc. |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
28 October 2007 | Sölden, Austria | GS | Aksel Lund Svindal | Ted Ligety | Kalle Palander |
11 November 2007 | Levi, Finland[3] Reiteralm, Austria[4] | SL | Marc Gini | Kalle Palander | Manfred Mölgg |
24 November 2007 | Lake Louise, Canada | DH | Jan Hudec | Marco Sullivan | Andreas Buder |
25 November 2007 | SG | Aksel Lund Svindal | Benjamin Raich | Didier Cuche |
29 November 2007 | Beaver Creek, US | SC | Daniel Albrecht | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Ondřej Bank |
30 November 2007 | DH | Michael Walchhofer | Steven Nyman | Didier Cuche |
2 December 2007 | GS | Daniel Albrecht | Mario Matt | Didier Cuche |
3 December 2007[5] | SG | Hannes Reichelt | Mario Scheiber | Christoph Gruber |
8 December 2007 | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | GS | Massimiliano Blardone | Manfred Mölgg | Ted Ligety |
9 December 2007 | SL | Benjamin Raich | Jens Byggmark | Manfred Mölgg |
14 December 2007 | Val Gardena, Italy | SG | Didier Cuche | Bode Miller | Marco Büchel |
15 December 2007 | DH | Michael Walchhofer | Didier Cuche | Scott Macartney |
16 December 2007 | Alta Badia, Italy | GS | Kalle Palander | Benjamin Raich | Marc Berthod |
17 December 2007 | SL | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Felix Neureuther | Ted Ligety |
29 December 2007 | Bormio, Italy | DH | Bode Miller | Andreas Buder | Jan Hudec |
5 January 2008 | Adelboden, Switzerland | GS | Marc Berthod | Daniel Albrecht | Hannes Reichelt |
6 January 2008 | SL | Mario Matt | Benjamin Raich | Felix Neureuther |
11 January 2008 | Wengen, Switzerland | SC | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Daniel Albrecht | Bode Miller |
12 January 2008[6] | SL | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Jens Byggmark | Ted Ligety |
13 January 2008[6] | DH | Bode Miller | Didier Cuche | Manuel Osborne-Paradis |
18 January 2008 | Kitzbühel, Austria | SG | Marco Büchel | Hermann Maier | Didier Cuche
Mario Scheiber |
19 January 2008 | DH | Didier Cuche | Bode Miller
Mario Scheiber | (none) |
20 January 2008 | SL | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Jens Byggmark | Mario Matt |
20 January 2008 | K | Bode Miller | Benjamin Raich | Ivica Kostelić
Rainer Schönfelder |
22 January 2008 | Schladming, Austria | SL | Mario Matt | Jean-Baptiste Grange | Manfred Mölgg |
26 January 2008 | Chamonix, France | DH | Marco Sullivan | Didier Cuche | Andrej Jerman |
27 January 2008 | SC | Bode Miller | Ivica Kostelić | Rainer Schönfelder |
2 February 2008[7] | Val d'Isère, France | DH | canceled, rescheduled for 29 February |
3 February 2008 | SC | Bode Miller | Ivica Kostelić | Natko Zrnčić-Dim |
9 February 2008 | Garmisch, Germany | SL | Reinfried Herbst | Manfred Mölgg | Ivica Kostelić |
17 February 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | SL | Mario Matt | Ivica Kostelić | Reinfried Herbst |
21 February 2008 | Whistler, Canada | SG | Christoph Gruber | Hannes Reichelt | Ales Gorza |
24 February 2008 | GS | Hannes Reichelt | Didier Cuche | Benjamin Raich |
29 February 2008[8] | Kvitfjell, Norway | DH | Werner Heel | Bode Miller | Klaus Kröll |
1 March 2008 | DH | Bode Miller | Didier Cuche | Werner Heel |
2 March 2008 | SG | Georg Streitberger | Bode Miller | Didier Cuche |
8 March 2008 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | GS | Ted Ligety | Manfred Mölgg | Massimiliano Blardone |
9 March 2008 | SL | Manfred Mölgg | Ivica Kostelić | Marcel Hirscher |
12 March 2008[9] | Bormio, Italy | DH | canceled due to warm weather and deteriorated course conditions, not rescheduled [9] |
13 March 2008 | SG | Hannes Reichelt | Didier Défago | Aleš Gorza |
14 March 2008 | GS | Ted Ligety | Benjamin Raich | Cyprien Richard |
15 March 2008 | SL | Reinfried Herbst | Daniel Albrecht | Marcel Hirscher |
Ladies
Date |
Place |
Disc. |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
27 October 2007 | Sölden, Austria | GS | Denise Karbon | Julia Mancuso | Kathrin Zettel |
10 November 2007 | Levi, Finland[3] Reiteralm, Austria[4] | SL | Marlies Schild | Nicole Hosp | Chiara Costazza |
24 November 2007 | Panorama, Canada | GS | Denise Karbon | Elisabeth Görgl | Manuela Mölgg |
25 November 2007 | SL | Marlies Schild | Šárka Záhrobská | Ana Jelušić |
1 December 2007 | Lake Louise, Canada | DH | Lindsey Vonn | Renate Götschl | Britt Janyk |
2 December 2007 | SG | Martina Schild | Maria Riesch | Jessica Lindell-Vikarby |
8 December 2007[10] | Aspen, US | DH | Britt Janyk | Marlies Schild | Renate Götschl |
8 December 2007[11] | SG | rescheduled to 18 January, then 21 January [11][12][13][14] |
9 December 2007 | SL | Nicole Hosp | Tanja Poutiainen | Kathrin Zettel |
15 December 2007 | Val d'Isère, France St. Moritz, Switzerland[15] | DH | Anja Pärson | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch |
16 December 2007 | SG | Anja Pärson | Emily Brydon | Renate Götschl |
21 December 2007 | St. Anton, Austria | DH | Lindsey Vonn | Kelly VanderBeek | Julia Mancuso |
22 December 2007 | SC | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Julia Mancuso |
28 December 2007 | Lienz, Austria | GS | Denise Karbon | Julia Mancuso | Nicole Gius |
29 December 2007 | SL | Chiara Costazza | Nicole Hosp | Tanja Poutiainen |
5 January 2008 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | GS | Denise Karbon | Tanja Poutiainen | Elisabeth Görgl |
6 January 2008 | SL | Marlies Schild | Veronika Zuzulová | Maria Riesch |
12 January 2008 | Maribor, Slovenia | GS | Elisabeth Görgl | Manuela Mölgg | Denise Karbon |
13 January 2008 | SL | Nicole Hosp | Veronika Zuzulová | Marlies Schild |
19 January 2008 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | DH | Lindsey Vonn | Anja Pärson | Emily Brydon |
20 January 2008 | SG | Maria Holaus | Julia Mancuso | Nicole Hosp |
21 January 2008[13] | SG | Maria Riesch | Elisabeth Görgl | Renate Götschl |
26 January 2008 | Ofterschwang, Germany | GS | Denise Karbon | Nicole Hosp | Elisabeth Görgl |
27 January 2008 | SL | Marlies Schild | Therese Borssen | Nicole Hosp |
2 February 2008 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | DH | Tina Maze | Maria Holaus | Lara Gut |
3 February 2008 | SG | Emily Brydon | Elisabeth Görgl | Renate Götschl |
9 February 2008 | Sestriere, Italy | DH | Lindsey Vonn | Kelly VanderBeek | Nadia Fanchini |
10 February 2008 | SG | Andrea Fischbacher
Fabienne Suter | (none) | Maria Riesch |
15 February 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | SL | Tanja Poutiainen | Marlies Schild | Veronika Zuzulová |
22 February 2008 | Whistler, Canada | DH | Nadia Styger | Lindsey Vonn | Julia Mancuso |
23 February 2008 | SC | Maria Riesch | Marlies Schild | Anja Pärson |
1 March 2008[16] | Zwiesel, Germany | SL | canceled due to lightning & high winds, not rescheduled [16][17] |
2 March 2008[16] | GS |
8 March 2008 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | DH | Lindsey Vonn | Renate Götschl | Nadia Fanchini |
9 March 2008 | SC | Anja Pärson | Maria Riesch | Lindsey Vonn |
12 March 2008[9] | Bormio, Italy | DH | canceled due to warm weather & deteriorated course conditions, not rescheduled [9] |
13 March 2008 | SG | Fabienne Suter | Lindsey Vonn | Alexandra Meissnitzer |
14 March 2008 | SL | Marlies Schild | Veronika Zuzulová | Šárka Záhrobská |
15 March 2008 | GS | Elisabeth Görgl | Manuela Mölgg | Kathrin Zettel |
Team event
Date |
Place |
Disc. |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
16 March 2008 | Bormio, Italy | T | canceled due to fog, rain [1] |
Final standings: Men
Overall
see complete table
Final standings after 40 races.
Downhill
see complete table
Final standings after 9 races.
Super G
see complete table
Final standings after 7 races.
Giant slalom
see complete table
Final standings after 8 races.
Slalom
see complete table
Final standings after 11 races.
Combined
see complete table
Final standings after 5 races.
Final standings: Women
Overall
Final standings after 35 races.
Downhill

This is the podium from the 2008 Whistler Downhill, with Styger in First, Vonn in Second, and Mancuso in Third Place.
Final standings after 9 races.
Super G
Standings after 6 races.
Giant slalom
Final standings after 7 races.
Slalom
Final standings after 9 races.
Combined
Final standings after 3 races.
Final Nations Cup standings
Overall
Pos. |
|
Points |
1. | Austria | 13560 |
2. | Switzerland | 6458 |
3. | Italy | 6324 |
4. | United States | 5965 |
5. | France | 3815 |
Standings after 75 races.
Men
Pos. |
|
Points |
1. | Austria | 7003 |
2. | Switzerland | 4064 |
3. | Italy | 3721 |
4. | United States | 3202 |
5. | France | 2382 |
Final standings after 40 races.
Women
Pos. |
|
Points |
1. | Austria | 6557 |
2. | United States | 2763 |
3. | Italy | 2603 |
4. | Switzerland | 2394 |
5. | Germany | 2100 |
Final standings after 35 races.
References
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