The 12th

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season began in December 1977 and concluded in March 1978.

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of Sweden won his third consecutive overall title.

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of Liechtenstein won the women's overall title. A break in the schedule was for the 1978 World Championships, held in

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, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February 1978. During this season, no combined races were included in the World Cup. Combined was resumed in the following season 1978/79. A demonstration parallel slalom race was run as the last race of the season, in

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, Switzerland on 19 March 1978, but it did not count in the official standings for either men or women. However, it became the model for a season-ending team parallel slalom race to be run as a part of the season-ending events.

Calendar

Men

Ladies

Men

Overall

In men's overall World Cup 1977/78 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms. The parallel slalom only counts for the Nationscup (or was a show-event). 24 racers had a point deduction.

won his third Overall World Cup in a row.

Downhill

'' see complete table'' In men's downhill World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). For the very first time there was a shared win, when Josef Walcher and

Sepp Ferstl Josef Ferstl Sr., known as Sepp Ferstl, (born 6 April 1954) is a retired German World Cup alpine ski racer who won the Hahnenkamm, the world's most prestigious downhill race, in consecutive years He made his World Cup debut at the race in 1974 ...

tied in the second race at

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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 his fourth Downhill World Cup in a row.

Giant slalom

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

regained his Giant slalom World Cup title after losing the previous year on a tiebreak.

Slalom

In men's slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Two racers had point a deduction, which are given in ().

won his fourth Slalom World Cup in a row.

Ladies

Overall

In women's overall World Cup 1977/78 the best 3 results of each discipline count; best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms. The parallel slalom only counts for the Nationscup (or was a show-event). 17 racers had a point deduction.

Downhill

In women's downhill World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

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 ...

won 5 races and won the cup with maximum points. She won her sixth Downhill World Cup.

Giant slalom

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

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 ...

won her third Giant slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!

Slalom

In women's slalom World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Two racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Nations Cup

Overall

Men

All points were shown including individual deduction. But without parallel slalom, because result ? (Also possible, that the parallel slalom was only a show-event.)

Ladies

All points were shown including individual deduction but without parallel slalom, because parallel slalom was only an exhibition event.

References

External links

FIS-ski.com
– World Cup standings – 1978 {{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

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