2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2020–21 season marked the 55th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup. As it had every year since 2006 (when the Sölden races were cancelled due to a snowstorm), the season began in Sölden, Austria in October, and it ended with the World Cup finals in March, which were held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many changes to the original racing schedule. Among them were the following:

Canceled events: Val d'Isere (AC); St. Anton (AC); Crans-Montana (AC); Levi (Men); Lech (Team); Lake Louise (3 DH, 2 SG); Alta Badia (P); Davos (P), Beaver Creek (DH, SG, GS); Chamonix (DH, P); Bansko (AC); Bormio (AC); Wengen (DH, SL, AC); Maribor (SL) and Åre (GS).

Ladies' calendar changes: Killington to Levi (SL); Killington to Courchevel (GS); Lake Louise to Val d'Isere (DH); Lake Louise to St. Moritz (SG); Åre to Maribor (GS); Maribor to Åre (SL) and Lake Louise to Crans-Montana (DH).

Men's calendar changes: Beaver Creek to Val d'Isere (GS, SG, DH); Val d'Isere to Alta Badia (SL): Garmisch to Adelboden (GS): Lake Louise to Wengen (DH); Lake Louise to Ga-Pa (SG) and Levi to Chamonix (SL).

Additional events: Chamonix (SL); Bansko (GS); Bormio (SG), St. Anton (SG) and Val d'Isere (Ladies' SG).

Further changes due to the pandemic were considered likely and are shown on the schedule below. However, two results of these COVID-related changes were that (1) no Alpine combined events were held during the season, despite the increased emphasis placed on such events beginning with the prior season, and (2) no World Cup races were held in North America for the first time since the 1973-74 season and only the second time in World Cup history.

Men
after SL in Lenzerheide (21 March 2021)
 * The number of races in World Cup history

Ladies
after GS in Lenzerheide (21 March 2021)
 * The number of races in World Cup history

Alpine team event
after PG in Lenzerheide (20 March 2021)
 * World Cup history in real time

Calendar
* reserve skiers

Nations Cup
Overall

Men

Ladies

Prize money
Top-5 men

Top-5 ladies

Achievements

 * First World Cup career victory:


 * Men
 * 🇳🇴 Lucas Braathen (20), in his third season – Giant slalom in Sölden
 * Martin Čater (27), in his ninth season – Downhill in Val-d'Isère
 * Mauro Caviezel (32), in his twelfth season – Super-G in Val-d'Isère
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Cochran-Siegle (28), in his ninth season – Super-G in Bormio
 * 🇦🇹 Manuel Feller (28), in his ninth season – Slalom in Flachau
 * 🇳🇴 Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (29), in his ninth season – Slalom in Flachau


 * Women
 * Michelle Gisin (27), in her ninth season – Slalom in Semmering
 * 🇦🇹 Katharina Liensberger (23), in her sixth season – Slalom in Åre


 * First World Cup podium:


 * Men
 * 🇳🇴 Lucas Braathen (20), in his third season – Giant slalom in Sölden – 1st place
 * Martin Čater (27), in his ninth season – Downhill in Val-d'Isère – 1st place
 * 🇫🇷 Matthieu Bailet (24), in his sixth season – Super-G in Saalbach-Hinterglemm – 2nd place
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Cochran-Siegle (28), in his ninth season – Downhill in Val Gardena – 2nd place
 * 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (20), in his third season – Giant slalom in Alta Badia – 2nd place
 * 🇳🇴 Adrian Smiseth Sejersted (26), in his seventh season – Super-G in Val-d'Isère – 2nd place
 * Gino Caviezel (28), in his tenth season – Giant slalom in Sölden – 3rd place
 * Justin Murisier (28), in his ninth season – Giant slalom in Alta Badia – 3rd place
 * Sandro Simonet (25), in his fifth season – Slalom in Chamonix – 3rd place
 * 🇦🇹 Christian Walder (29), in his fifth season – Super-G in Val-d'Isère – 3rd place
 * 🇦🇹 Stefan Brennsteiner (29), in his ninth season – Giant slalom in Bansko - 3rd place


 * Women
 * 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (26), in her eighth season – Parallel-G in Lech/Zürs – 2nd place
 * 🇳🇴 Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (22), in her fifth season – Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen – 2nd place
 * 🇺🇸 Breezy Johnson (24), in her fifth season – Downhill in Val-d'Isère – 3rd place


 * Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins):


 * Men
 * 🇫🇷 Alexis Pinturault – 5 (34)
 * 🇦🇹 Vincent Kriechmayr – 3 (9)
 * Marco Odermatt – 3 (4)
 * 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen – 2 (23)
 * Beat Feuz – 2 (15)
 * 🇫🇷 Clément Noël – 2 (8)
 * 🇳🇴 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde – 2 (6)
 * 🇦🇹 Marco Schwarz – 2 (4)
 * Filip Zubčić – 2 (3)
 * 🇦🇹 Manuel Feller – 2 (2)
 * 🇮🇹 Dominik Paris – 1 (19)
 * 🇦🇹 Matthias Mayer – 1 (10)
 * Ramon Zenhäusern – 1 (4)
 * 🇫🇷 Mathieu Faivre – 1 (2)
 * 🇩🇪 Linus Straßer – 1 (2)
 * 🇳🇴 Lucas Braathen – 1 (1)
 * Mauro Caviezel – 1 (1)
 * Martin Čater – 1 (1)
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Cochran-Siegle – 1 (1)
 * 🇳🇴 Sebastian Foss-Solevåg – 1 (1)


 * Women
 * Lara Gut-Behrami – 6 (32)
 * 🇸🇰 Petra Vlhová – 6 (20)
 * 🇮🇹 Sofia Goggia – 4 (11)
 * 🇮🇹 Marta Bassino – 4 (5)
 * 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin – 3 (69)
 * 🇦🇹 Katharina Liensberger – 2 (2)
 * 🇮🇹 Federica Brignone – 1 (16)
 * 🇫🇷 Tessa Worley – 1 (14)
 * 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson – 1 (3)
 * Corinne Suter – 1 (3)
 * 🇨🇿 Ester Ledecká – 1 (2)
 * Michelle Gisin – 1 (1)

Retirements
The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:

Men

 * 🇮🇹 Fabian Bacher
 * 🇫🇷 Rémy Falgoux
 * 🇫🇷 Valentin Giraud-Moine
 * Marc Gisin
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste Grange
 * 🇫🇷 Victor Guillot
 * 🇺🇸 Ted Ligety
 * 🇫🇷 Julien Lizeroux
 * 🇩🇪 Bastian Meisen
 * 🇳🇴 Jonathan Nordbotten
 * 🇩🇪 Frederik Norys
 * 🇦🇹 Hannes Reichelt
 * 🇫🇷 Maxime Rizzo
 * 🇮🇹 Giordano Ronci

Women

 * 🇦🇹 Eva-Maria Brem
 * 🇮🇹 Irene Curtoni
 * 🇫🇷 Joséphine Forni
 * 🇦🇩 Mireia Gutiérrez
 * 🇸🇪 Lin Ivarsson
 * Rahel Kopp
 * 🇺🇸 Alice McKennis Duran
 * 🇫🇷 Jennifer Piot
 * 🇺🇸 Laurenne Ross
 * 🇦🇹 Bernadette Schild
 * 🇺🇸 Resi Stiegler
 * 🇩🇪 Marina Wallner
 * 🇩🇪 Michaela Wenig
 * 🇸🇪 Emelie Wikström