The 8th

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

season began in December 1973 and concluded in March 1974.

Piero Gros Piero "Pierino" Gros (born 30 October 1954) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from northwestern Italy. He won the gold medal in slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and was the World Cup overall champion in 1974. Biography Gro ...

of Italy won the overall title, denying the runner-up, countryman

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, a fourth straight overall title.

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of Austria won the women's overall title, her fourth of five consecutive. The break in the schedule was for the 1974 World Championships, held February 3–10 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Due to the growth of the professional skiing tour (especially in the United States), which now featured World Cup winning stars such as

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, and

Jean-Noël Augert Jean-Noël Augert (born 17 August 1949) is a French former alpine skier. He competed at the 1972 Olympics and finished in fifth place in the slalom and giant slalom. Career Augert was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and grew at the La Toussuir ...

, no World Cup races were held in North America for the first time in its history; the next time this happened was during the

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in the 2020-21 season. Instead, the entire 1973–74 season took place in Europe.

Calendar

Men

Ladies

Men

Overall

The Men's Overall World Cup 1973/74 was divided into three periods. From the first 6 races the best 4 results count, from the next 10 races (Race No 7 to No 16) the best 6 results count and from the last 5 races the best 3 results count. Four racers had a point deduction.

Downhill

In Men's Downhill World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. Three racer had a point deduction, which are given in (). Roland Collombin won four races in a row.

Giant Slalom

In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. Four racers a had point deduction, which are given in ().

Slalom

In Men's Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. No racer had a point deduction.

won the cup with only four results.

Ladies

Overall

The Women's Overall World Cup 1973/74 was most likely also divided into periods.

Downhill

In Women's Downhill World Cup 1973/74 all 5 results count. No racer had a point deduction. After her 8 victories of the previous season Annemarie Pröll reached a total of 11 downhill victories in a row, still records for female single discipline serial winner and downhill serial winner (Ingemar Stenmark later won 14 giant slaloms in a row).

Giant Slalom

In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. One racer had a point deduction, which is given in ().

Hanni Wenzel Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel. vancouver2010.com. 23 January 2010 (born 14 December 1956) is a retired Liechtensteiner alpine ski racer. Weirather is a former Olympic, World Cup, and world champion. She won Liechtenstein's first-ever Olympic medal a ...

won the cup with only four results. In 6 races there were 5 different winners.

Slalom

In Women's Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. One racer a had point deduction, which is given in (). Christa Zechmeister won four races in a row. All 6 races were won by athletes from West Germany!

Nations Cup

Overall

Men

Ladies

References

External links

FIS-ski.com
- World Cup standings - 1974 {{DEFAULTSORT:1973-74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1974 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1974