The 11th

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 name is ...

season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain.

Ingemar Stenmark Jan Ingemar Stenmark (; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. He is regarded as a legendary skier and one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever, having won several Oly ...

of Sweden won his second of three consecutive men's overall titles.

Rosi Mittermaier Rosa Anna Katharina Mittermaier-Neureuther (; Mittermaier; 5 August 1950 – 4 January 2023) was a German alpine skier. She was the overall World Cup champion in 1976 and a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Mittermaier compet ...

, the defending women's overall champion, retired after the 1976 season, but

Annemarie Moser-Pröll Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 27 March 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Kleinarl, Salzburg, she was the most successful female alpine ski racer during the 1970s, with an all-time women's record of six overall ...

, who had won the previous five overall titles, returned from her 1976 sabbatical. However,

Lise-Marie Morerod Lise-Marie Morerod (born 16 April 1956) is a Switzerland, Swiss former Slalom skiing, slalom skier. In 1977, she was women's overall season champion. Biography She born in Les Diablerets, Vaud. In 1972, at age 15, she became Swiss champion in g ...

of Switzerland won the women's overall title. No individual championship was awarded in the Combined discipline, even though both men and women held three combined events, the same as the prior year. The combined discipline championship would not return until 1980.

Calendar

Men

Ladies

Men

Overall

The Men's overall World Cup 1976/77 was most likely also divided into two periods, but no racer had a point deduction.

Downhill

In men's downhill World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Franz Klammer Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. He dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975– 78). He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, ...

won 5 races in a row and won the cup with maximum points. Together with the last 4 downhill races last season 1975/76, he won 9 downhill races in a row, and Klammer won his third Downhill World Cup in a row. Austrian skiers won 9 races out of 10.

Giant slalom

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Due to the tiebreak rules then in effect,

failed to win his third Giant slalom World Cup in a row, as the reigning Olympic Champion

Heini Hemmi Heini Hemmi (born 17 January 1949) is a Swiss former alpine skier, winner of the giant slalom competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He also won the Giant slalom World Cup 1976-77. He is the older brother of Christian Hemmi Christian Hem ...

, who scored the same number of retained points (115), achieved the better sixth result throughout the season in that event (3rd place at Sun Valley).

Slalom

In men's slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

won five races in a row and won the cup with maximum points. He won seven races out of ten and won his third Slalom World Cup in a row!

Combined

After the first ever Combined World Cup 1975/76, in this season 1976/77 there were no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup.

Ladies

Overall

The Women's overall World Cup 1976/77 was divided into two periods. From the first 16 races the best 8 results count and from the last 11 races the best 7 results count. Six racers had a point deduction.

Downhill

In women's downhill World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had point a deduction, which are given in (). Austrian skiers won 7 races out of 8.

Giant slalom

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

won 5 races and won the cup with maximum points.

Slalom

In women's slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Combined

After the first ever Combined World Cup 1975/76, in this season 1976/77 there were no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup.

Nations Cup

Overall

Men

Ladies

References

External links

FIS-ski.com
– World Cup standings - 1977
1977 World Cup at SVT's open archive
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