The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles.
Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the women's overall title.
Men
Calendar
Race No | Discipline | Place | Country | Date |
1 | Downhill | Val d'Isère | France | December 7, 1980 |
2 | Slalom | Madonna di Campiglio | Italy | December 9, 1980 |
3 | Giant | Madonna di Campiglio | Italy | December 10, 1980 |
4 | Downhill | Val Gardena | Italy | December 14, 1980 |
5 | Combined | Race 2 and 4 | | | |
6 | Downhill | Val Gardena | Italy | December 15, 1980 |
7 | Downhill | St. Moritz | Switzerland | December 21, 1980 |
8 | Giant | Ebnat Kappel | Switzerland | January 4, 1981 |
9 | Combined | Race 1 and 8 | | | |
10 | Giant | Morzine | France | January 6, 1981 |
11 | Downhill | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | West Germany | January 10, 1981 |
12 | Combined | Race 10 and 11 |
13 | Slalom | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | West Germany | January 11, 1981 |
14 | Slalom | Oberstaufen | West Germany | January 13, 1981 |
15 | Downhill | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 17, 1981 |
16 | Combined | Race 14 and 15 |
17 | Slalom | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 18, 1981 |
18 | Downhill | Wengen | Switzerland | January 24, 1981 |
19 | Slalom | Wengen | Switzerland | January 25, 1981 |
20 | Giant | Adelboden | Switzerland | January 26, 1981 |
21 | Downhill | St. Anton | Austria | January 31, 1981 |
22 | Slalom | St. Anton | Austria | February 1, 1981 |
23 | Combined | Race 21 and 22 | | | |
24 | Giant | Schladming | Austria | February 2, 1981 |
25 | Slalom | Oslo | Norway | February 8, 1981 |
26 | Giant | Voss | Norway | February 11, 1981 |
27 | Giant | Åre | Sweden | February 14, 1981 |
28 | Slalom | Åre | Sweden | February 15, 1981 |
29 | Downhill | Aspen, Colorado | United States | March 5, 1981 |
30 | Downhill | Aspen, Colorado | United States | March 6, 1981 |
31 | Giant | Aspen, Colorado | United States | March 7, 1981 |
32 | Giant | Furano | Japan | March 14, 1981 |
33 | Slalom | Furano | Japan | March 15, 1981 |
34 | Giant | Borovets | Bulgaria | March 24, 1981 |
35 | Slalom | Borovets | Bulgaria | March 25, 1981 |
36 | Giant | Laax | Switzerland | March 28, 1981 |
Men's overall results
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In Men's Overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 28 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 156 points deduction and won 10 races. For the first time he tried to score points in combined and was able to collect 15 points - not enough to win the Overall World Cup.
Men's Downhill results
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In Men's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.
Men's Giant Slalom results
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In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 15 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points. He won his seventh Giant Slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!
Place | Name | Country | Total Points | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
1 | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | 125 | 25 | - | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | (25) | (20) | (15) | (20) | (15) |
2 | Aleksandr Zhirov | Soviet Union | 115 | 20 | - | (5) | - | (9) | 20 | (20) | (10) | 25 | 25 | 25 |
3 | Phil Mahre | United States | 84 | (8) | 12 | 12 | (8) | (10) | (10) | 15 | 25 | - | (11) | 20 |
4 | Joël Gaspoz | Switzerland | 71 | - | (7) | 20 | - | (4) | 12 | - | 12 | 12 | 15 | (3) |
5 | Jean-Luc Fournier | Switzerland | 62 | - | 15 | - | 9 | 15 | - | 12 | 11 | (3) | - | (6) |
6 | Christian Orlainsky | Austria | 61 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7 | Bruno Nöckler | Italy | 56 | 10 | 8 | 11 | (6) | 12 | 15 | - | (8) | (6) | (3) | - |
8 | Jacques Lüthy | Switzerland | 53 | 9 | 10 | (7) | 12 | 11 | (6) | 11 | - | (8) | - | - |
9 | Hans Enn | Austria | 52 | 12 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10 | Jarle Halsnes | Norway | 50 | - | (4) | - | 11 | (7) | 11 | 8 | - | - | 12 | 8 |
Men's Slalom results
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In Men's Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 13 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his seventh Slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!
Men's combined results
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In Men's Combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.
Men's Team results
Place | Country | Total Points | Downhill | Giant | Slalom | Combined | Racers | Wins |
1 | Austria | 1064 | 597 | 300 | 116 | 51 | 23 | 5 |
2 | Switzerland | 641 | 309 | 198 | 48 | 86 | 13 | 3 |
3 | United States | 596 | 55 | 180 | 219 | 142 | 8 | 7 |
4 | Sweden | 553 | 0 | 231 | 305 | 17 | 6 | 10 |
5 | Soviet Union | 419 | 81 | 170 | 151 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
6 | Italy | 350 | 44 | 98 | 160 | 48 | 11 | 0 |
7 | Canada | 264 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 264 | 0 | 111 | 100 | 53 | 7 | 1 |
9 | Liechtenstein | 217 | 9 | 41 | 112 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Norway | 187 | 0 | 104 | 63 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
11 | France | 93 | 6 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
12 | West Germany | 88 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 0 |
13 | Luxembourg | 51 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | Japan | 34 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
15 | Bulgaria | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | Belgium | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
17 | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
18 | Ireland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Women
Calendar
Race No | Discipline | Place | Country | Date |
1 | Downhill | Val d'Isère | France | December 3, 1980 |
2 | Giant | Val d'Isère | France | December 4, 1980 |
3 | Combined | Race 1 and 2 | | |
4 | Giant | Limone Piemonte | Italy | December 8, 1980 |
5 | Downhill | Piancavallo | Italy | December 12, 1980 |
6 | Combined | Race 4 and 5 |
7 | Slalom | Piancavallo | Italy | December 13, 1980 |
8 | Downhill | Altenmarkt | Austria | December 17, 1980 |
9 | Slalom | Altenmarkt | Austria | December 18, 1980 |
10 | Slalom | Bormio | Italy | December 21, 1980 |
11 | Downhill | Pfronten | West Germany | January 8, 1981 |
12 | Downhill | Schruns | Austria | January 12, 1981 |
13 | Slalom | Schruns | Austria | January 13, 1981 |
14 | Downhill | Crans Montana | Switzerland | January 19, 1981 |
15 | Slalom | Crans Montana | Switzerland | January 21, 1981 |
16 | Combined | Race 14 and 15 |
17 | Giant | Haute Nendaz | Switzerland | January 22, 1981 |
18 | Giant | Les Gets | France | January 24, 1981 |
19 | Downhill | Megève | France | January 28, 1981 |
20 | Combined | Race 18 and 19 |
21 | Downhill | Megève | France | January 29, 1981 |
22 | Slalom | Les Diablerets | Switzerland | January 31, 1981 |
23 | Salom | Zwiesel | West Germany | February 3, 1981 |
24 | Giant | Zwiesel | West Germany | February 4, 1981 |
25 | Downhill | Haus im Ennstal | Austria | February 8, 1981 |
26 | Combined | Race 23 and 25 |
27 | Giant | Maribor | Yugoslavia | February 10, 1981 |
28 | Downhill | Aspen, Colorado | United States | March 6, 1981 |
29 | Giant | Aspen, Colorado | United States | March 8, 1981 |
30 | Giant | Furano | Japan | March 13, 1981 |
31 | Slalom | Furano | Japan | March 15, 1981 |
32 | Slalom | Wangs-Pizol | Switzerland | March 24, 1981 |
33 | Giant | Wangs-Pizol | Switzerland | March 25, 1981 |
Women's overall results
see complete table
In Women's Overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 19 racers had a point deduction. Marie-Theres Nadig won 9 races.
Women's Downhill results
see complete table
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Ten racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.
Women's Giant Slalom results
see complete table
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 12 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.
Women's Slalom results
see complete table
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Erika Hess won six races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.
Women's combined results
see complete table
In Women's Combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.
Women's Team results
Place | Country | Total Points | Downhill | Giant | Slalom | Combined | Racers | Wins |
1 | Switzerland | 1086 | 392 | 239 | 256 | 199 | 13 | 18 |
2 | United States | 833 | 204 | 261 | 225 | 143 | 9 | 3 |
3 | West Germany | 642 | 156 | 275 | 80 | 131 | 10 | 3 |
4 | France | 518 | 105 | 138 | 190 | 85 | 9 | 3 |
5 | Italy | 427 | 0 | 167 | 260 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
6 | Austria | 324 | 258 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
7 | Liechtenstein | 304 | 46 | 99 | 89 | 70 | 3 | 2 |
8 | Czechoslovakia | 158 | 80 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
9 | Canada | 107 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
10 | Norway | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | Soviet Union | 49 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Yugoslavia | 48 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
13 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nationscup
Place | Country | Total Points | Men | Women |
1 | Switzerland | 1727 | 641 | 1086 |
2 | United States | 1429 | 596 | 833 |
3 | Austria | 1388 | 1064 | 324 |
4 | Italy | 777 | 350 | 427 |
5 | West Germany | 730 | 88 | 642 |
6 | France | 611 | 93 | 518 |
7 | Sweden | 553 | 553 | 0 |
8 | Liechtenstein | 521 | 217 | 304 |
9 | Soviet Union | 468 | 419 | 49 |
10 | Canada | 371 | 264 | 107 |
11 | Yugoslavia | 312 | 264 | 48 |
12 | Norway | 249 | 187 | 62 |
13 | Czechoslovakia | 174 | 16 | 158 |
14 | Luxembourg | 51 | 51 | 0 |
15 | Japan | 34 | 34 | 0 |
16 | Bulgaria | 24 | 24 | 0 |
17 | Belgium | 18 | 18 | 0 |
18 | Ireland | 7 | 7 | 0 |
19 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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