1998–99 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 33rd World Cup season began in October 1998 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1999 at the World Cup finals at Sierra Nevada, Spain. The overall winners were Lasse Kjus of Norway, his second, and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, her first.

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1998/99
Discipline	Men	Women
Overall	Lasse Kjus	Alexandra Meissnitzer
Downhill	Lasse Kjus	Renate Götschl
Super G	Hermann Maier	Alexandra Meissnitzer
Giant Slalom	Michael von Grünigen	Alexandra Meissnitzer
Slalom	Thomas Stangassinger	Sabine Egger
Nations Cup	Austria	Austria
Nations Cup overall	Austria
Competition
Locations	18	14
Individual	35	36
←1997/98 1999/2000→

A break in the schedule was for the World Championships, held 2–14 February in the United States at Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Two-time (and defending) World Cup overall winner Katja Seizinger from Germany missed the entire season due to a severe knee injury suffered in June 1998. She retired in April 1999 at age 26 with eleven season titles (two overall, four downhill, and five super-G).

Calendar

Men

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined^[1]

Race	Season	Date	Place	Type	Winner	Second	Third
970	1	25 October 1998	Sölden	GS 247	Hermann Maier	Stephan Eberharter	Heinz Schilchegger
971	2	20 November 1998	Park City	GS 248	Stephan Eberharter	Christian Mayer	Marco Büchel
972	3	22 November 1998		SL 284	Pierrick Bourgeat	Hans Petter Buraas	Christian Mayer
973	4	27 November 1998	Aspen	SG 080	Stephan Eberharter	Hermann Maier	Christian Mayer
974	5	28 November 1998		SL 285	Thomas Stangassinger	Sébastien Amiez	Tom Stiansen
975	6	12 December 1998	Val d'Isère	DH 285	Lasse Kjus	Luca Cattaneo	Erik Seletto
976	7	13 December 1998		SG 081	Hermann Maier	Stephan Eberharter	Lasse Kjus
977	8	14 December 1998	Sestriere	SL 286	Finn Christian Jagge	Thomas Stangassinger	Jure Košir
978	9	18 December 1998	Val Gardena	DH 286	Lasse Kjus	Werner Franz	Hermann Maier
979	10	19 December 1998		DH 287	Kristian Ghedina	Lasse Kjus	Werner Franz
980	11	20 December 1998	Alta Badia	GS 249	Michael von Grünigen	Patrick Holzer	Andreas Schifferer
981	12	21 December 1998	Innsbruck	SG 082	Hermann Maier	Christian Mayer	Fritz Strobl
982	13	29 December 1998	Bormio	DH 288	Hermann Maier	Fritz Strobl	Stephan Eberharter
983	14	5 January 1999	Kranjska Gora	GS 250	Patrick Holzer	Christian Mayer	Hans Knauß
984	15	6 January 1999		SL 287	Jure Košir	Thomas Stangassinger	Benjamin Raich
985	16	7 January 1999	Schladming	SL 288	Benjamin Raich	Pierrick Bourgeat	Kjetil André Aamodt
986	17	9 January 1999		SG 083	Hermann Maier	Rainer Salzgeber	Hans Knauß
987	18	10 January 1999	Flachau	GS 251	Benjamin Raich	Michael von Grünigen	Hermann Maier
988	19	12 January 1999	Adelboden	GS 252	Hermann Maier	Kjetil André Aamodt	Benjamin Raich
989	20	16 January 1999	Wengen	DH 289	Lasse Kjus	Hannes Trinkl	Hans Knauß
990	21	17 January 1999		SL 289	Benjamin Raich	Michael von Grünigen	Lasse Kjus
991	22	17 January 1999		KB 076	Lasse Kjus	Kjetil André Aamodt	Hermann Maier
992	23	22 January 1999	Kitzbühel	DH 290	Lasse Kjus	Kjetil André Aamodt	Werner Franz
993	24	23 January 1999		DH 291	Hans Knauß	Peter Rzehak	Werner Franz
994	25	24 January 1999		SL 290	Jure Košir	Didier Plaschy	Giorgio Rocca
995	26	24 January 1999		KB 077	Kjetil André Aamodt	Lasse Kjus	Paul Accola
World Championships (2–14 February)
996	27	27 February 1999	Ofterschwang	GS 253	Stephan Eberharter	Hans Knauß	Michael von Grünigen
997	28	28 February 1999		SL 291	Finn Christian Jagge	Thomas Stangassinger	Kjetil André Aamodt
998	29	5 March 1999	Kvitfjell	DH 292	Andreas Schifferer	Stephan Eberharter	Kjetil André Aamodt
999	30	6 March 1999		DH 293	Andreas Schifferer	Lasse Kjus	Stephan Eberharter
1000	31	7 March 1999		SG 084	Hermann Maier	Stephan Eberharter	Andreas Schifferer
1001	32	10 March 1999	Sierra Nevada	DH 294	Lasse Kjus	Chad Fleischer	Audun Grønvold
1002	33	11 March 1999		SG 085	Christian Mayer	Andreas Schifferer	Josef Strobl
1003	34	13 March 1999		SL 292	Thomas Stangassinger	Kjetil André Aamodt	Marco Casanova
1004	35	14 March 1999		GS 254	Michael von Grünigen	Steve Locher	Heinz Schilchegger

Ladies

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom, SG – Super Giant Slalom, KB – Combined^[2]

Race	Season	Date	Place	Type	Winner	Second	Third
901	1	24 October 1998	Sölden	GS 240	Andrine Flemmen	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Deborah Compagnoni
902	2	19 November 1998	Park City	GS 241	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Martina Ertl	Birgit Heeb
903	3	21 November 1998		SL 276	Urška Hrovat	Sabine Egger	Janica Kostelić
904	4	27 November 1998	Lake Louise	DH 237	Renate Götschl	Isolde Kostner	Corinne Rey-Bellet
905	5	28 November 1998		DH 238	Renate Götschl	Isolde Kostner	Regina Häusl
906	6	29 November 1998		SG 083	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Pernilla Wiberg	Hilde Gerg
907	7	3 December 1998	Mammoth Mountain	SL 277	Anja Pärson	Zali Steggall	Ingrid Salvenmoser
908	8	4 December 1998		SG 084	Christiane Mitterwallner	Renate Götschl	Martina Ertl
909	9	10 December 1998	Val d'Isère	SG 085	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Martina Ertl	Régine Cavagnoud
910	10	11 December 1998		GS 242	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Deborah Compagnoni	Anita Wachter
911	11	18 December 1998	Veysonnaz	DH 239	Hilde Gerg	Pernilla Wiberg	Bibiana Perez
912	12	19 December 1998		DH 240	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Régine Cavagnoud	Renate Götschl
913	13	20 December 1998		SL 278	Karin Roten	Kristina Koznick	Anja Pärson
914	14	20 December 1998		KB 066	Hilde Gerg	Martina Ertl	Trude Gimle
915	15	27 December 1998	Semmering	GS 243	Anita Wachter	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Andrine Flemmen
916	16	28 December 1998		SL 279	Kristina Koznick	Karin Roten	Pernilla Wiberg
917	17	2 January 1999	Maribor	SG 086	Hilde Gerg	Martina Ertl	Michaela Dorfmeister
918	18	2 January 1999		GS 244	Anita Wachter	Sonja Nef	Alexandra Meissnitzer
919	19	3 January 1999		SL 280	Pernilla Wiberg	Hilde Gerg	Ylva Nowén
920	20	8 January 1999	Berchtesgaden	SL 281	Sabine Egger	Ingrid Salvenmoser	Pernilla Wiberg
921	21	16 January 1999	St. Anton am Arlberg	DH 241	Corinne Rey-Bellet	Michaela Dorfmeister	Hilde Gerg
922	22	16 January 1999		SG 087	Corinne Rey-Bellet	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Michaela Dorfmeister
923	23	17 January 1999		SL 282	Trine Bakke	Anja Pärson	Janica Kostelić
924	24	17 January 1999		KB 067	Janica Kostelić	Hilde Gerg	Trude Gimle
925	25	21 January 1999	Cortina d'Ampezzo	DH 242	Régine Cavagnoud	Isolde Kostner	Hilde Gerg
926	26	22 January 1999		SG 088	Renate Götschl	Martina Ertl	Régine Cavagnoud
927	27	23 January 1999		SG 089	Régine Cavagnoud	Sylviane Berthod	Michaela Dorfmeister
928	28	24 January 1999		GS 245	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Martina Ertl	Anita Wachter
World Championships (2–14 February)
929	29	22 February 1999	Åre	GS 246	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Anita Wachter	Andrine Flemmen
930	30	23 February 1999		SL 283	Špela Pretnar	Trine Bakke	Anja Pärson
931	31	24 February 1999		GS 247	Anita Wachter	Andrine Flemmen	Sonja Nef
932	32	27 February 1999		DH 243	Renate Götschl	Michaela Dorfmeister	Regina Häusl
933	33	5 March 1999	St. Moritz	DH 244	Renate Götschl	Michaela Dorfmeister	Isolde Kostner
934	34	6 March 1999		SG 090	Michaela Dorfmeister	Renate Götschl	Kathleen Monahan
935	35	10 March 1999	Sierra Nevada	DH 245	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Ingeborg Helen Marken	Mélanie Turgeon
936	36	13 March 1999		GS 248	Anita Wachter	Anna Ottosson	Andrine Flemmen

Men

Overall

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Lasse Kjus	Norway	1465
2	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	1442
3	Hermann Maier	Austria	1307
4	Stephan Eberharter	Austria	1079
5	Hans Knauss	Austria	913
6	Andreas Schifferer	Austria	901
7	Christian Mayer	Austria	766
8	Michael von Grünigen	Switzerland	705
9	Werner Franz	Austria	614
10	Benjamin Raich	Austria	575

Downhill

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Lasse Kjus	Norway	760
2	Andreas Schifferer	Austria	438
3	Werner Franz	Austria	427
4	Hans Knauss	Austria	399
5	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	397

Super G

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Hermann Maier	Austria	516
2	Stephan Eberharter	Austria	330
3	Andreas Schifferer	Austria	262
4	Christian Mayer	Austria	252
5	Hans Knauss	Austria	233

Giant Slalom

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Michael von Grünigen	Switzerland	483
2	Stephan Eberharter	Austria	410
3	Hermann Maier	Austria	371
4	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	335
5	Christian Mayer	Austria	297

Slalom

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Thomas Stangassinger	Austria	566
2	Jure Košir	Slovenia	415
3	Finn Christian Jagge	Norway	386
4	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	363
	Pierrick Bourgeat	France	363

Combined

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Lasse Kjus	Norway	180
	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	180
3	Werner Franz	Austria	100
4	Didier Cuche	Switzerland	81
5	Markus Herrmann	Switzerland	64

Ladies

Overall

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Austria	1672
2	Hilde Gerg	Germany	1179
3	Renate Götschl	Austria	1035
4	Martina Ertl	Germany	987
5	Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden	924
6	Michaela Dorfmeister	Austria	920
7	Régine Cavagnoud	France	764
8	Anita Wachter	Austria	756
9	Andrine Flemmen	Norway	728
10	Corinne Rey-Bellet	Switzerland	720

Downhill

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Renate Götschl	Austria	610
2	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Austria	468
3	Michaela Dorfmeister	Austria	454
4	Hilde Gerg	Germany	431
5	Isolde Kostner	Italy	371

Super G

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Austria	459
2	Michaela Dorfmeister	Austria	373
3	Martina Ertl	Germany	340
4	Régine Cavagnoud	France	335
5	Renate Götschl	Austria	308

Giant Slalom

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Austria	652
2	Anita Wachter	Austria	636
3	Andrine Flemmen	Norway	518
4	Sonja Nef	Switzerland	353
5	Anna Ottosson	Sweden	313

Slalom

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Sabine Egger	Austria	425
2	Pernilla Wiberg	Sweden	415
3	Anja Pärson	Sweden	374
4	Trine Bakke	Norway	335
5	Ingrid Salvenmoser	Austria	292

Combined

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Hilde Gerg	Germany	180
2	Janica Kostelić	Croatia	150
3	Trude Gimle	Norway	120
4	Michaela Dorfmeister	Austria	82
5	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Austria	81