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1977 Alpine Skiing World Cup


The 11th World Cup season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his second of three consecutive men's overall titles. Rosi Mittermaier, the defending women's overall champion, retired after the 1976 season, but Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who had won the previous five overall titles, returned from her 1976 sabbatical. However, Lise-Marie Morerod 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.

The Men's Overall World Cup 1976/77 was most likely also diverded into two periods. But no racer had a point deduction.

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 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!! Franz Klammer won his third Downhill World Cup in a row! Austrian skiers won 9 races out of 10.

In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Reigning Olympic Champion Heini Hemmi and Ingemar Stenmark scored the same amount of retained points (115). According to the FIS website both are considered Giant Slalom World Cup champions. Thus, Ingemar Stenmark won his third third Giant Slalom World Cup in a row.

In Men's Slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Ingemar Stenmark 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!

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.


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