The

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(FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for

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competition. The inaugural season launched in January

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, and the season marks the 53rd consecutive year for the FIS

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. This season began in October 2018 in

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, and concluded in mid-March 2019 at the finals in

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. The biennial

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interrupted the tour in early February in

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. During the season, the most successful female skier of all time, four-time overall World Cup champion

Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Caroline Vonn ( ; born October 18, 1984) is an American FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships – third amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll and Mika ...

of the United States, retired after the

, at which she won a bronze medal in downhill. Also, two-time overall champion Aksel Lund Svindal of

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retired at the same meet, at which he won a silver medal in downhill.

Marcel Hirscher Marcel Hirscher (born 2 March 1989) is an Austrian-Dutch FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. Hirscher made his World Cup debut in March 2007. He competed primarily in slalom and giant slalom, as well as combined ...

of Austria won his eighth straight men's overall championship, an all-time record, and moved in third place in overall wins (68) behind only Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Vonn (82). Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won her third straight women's overall championship and moved into 5th place on the overall win list (60). After the season, Hirscher also retired.

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Prior to the start of the season, 4-time overall World Cup champion (and 20-time crystal globe winner)

of the

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announced her retirement effective as of the end of the season. Due to lingering injuries, she moved her retirement date up to the World Championships in February. In December, Mikaela Shiffrin became the eighth athlete (four men, four women) to win at least 50 World Cup races across all disciplines, as well as the youngest (at age 23) to do so. Shiffrin ended the season with 17 race victories (3 Super Gs, 4 giant slaloms, 8 slaloms, and 2 parallel slaloms/city events), breaking Vreni Schneider's 30-year-old record of 14 wins in a (much shorter) season, which was set in the 1988-89 season. Shiffrin also won four crystal globes for the season, tying the women's record held by Vonn and

Tina Maze Tina Maze (; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenes, Slovenian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at th ...

. On 6 March 2019, former slalom season champion (and Olympic gold medalist) Frida Hansdotter announced her retirement from alpine skiing following the 2018–2019 season.

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