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2025 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill

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2025 Women's Downhill World Cup
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The women's downhill in the 2025 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled to consist of eight events, including the final.[1] After the elimination of the two downhills scheduled in November on the "Gran Becca" course on the Matterhorn from the 2025 schedule, the first race of the season in this discipline is now scheduled to take place on 14 December in Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States.

The season will be interrupted for the Alpine Skiing World Championships, this time in Saalbach, Austria during 4–16 February 2025.[2] The championship in women's downhill is scheduled for Saturday, 8 February.

Season summary

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The first downhill of the 2025 season was held on the very steep Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States, the first time the women World Cup racers had ever held a competitive event on the course (although the men have been running the course for decades), and defending discipline champion Cornelia Hütter of Austria (who commented, "”I've never skied that steep before.") edged past both Sofia Goggia of Italy, the four-time discipline champion in her first race back from a season-ending injury in February, and defending overall champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.[3] The next downhill, one month later in St Anton, Austria, produced several surprises: a victory by Federica Brignone, at 34 the oldest winner ever on the women's World Cup circuit, winning her 30th World Cup race . . . but her first downhill ever; a second place by rising Swiss star Malorie Blanc in her second-ever World Cup race; and a sixth place by 40-year-old Lindsey Vonn, an 8-time downhill discipline champion now returning to the circuit after six years in retirement and a complete knee replacement with titanium.[4] Goggia returned to the winner's circle back in her home country in the next race at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, with her countrywoman Brignone, who finished third, taking over both the lead in the discipline and the overall lead.[5]

Finals

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The World Cup finals in the discipline are scheduled to take place on Saturday, 22 March 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho, United States.[6] Only the top 25 skiers in the World Cup slalom discipline and the winner of the Junior World Championship in the discipline, plus any skiers who have scored at least 500 points in the World Cup overall classification for the season, are eligible to compete in the final, and only the top 15 earn World Cup points.

Standings

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Venue
14 Dec 2024
Beaver Creek
11 Jan 2025
St Anton
18 Jan 2025
Cortina d'Ampezzo
8 Feb 2025
Saalbach

WC
28 Feb 2025
Kvitfjell
1 Mar 2025
Kvitfjell
14 Mar 2025
La Thuile
22 Mar 2025
Sun Valley
# Skier United States Austria Italy Germany Austria Norway Norway Italy United States Total
1 Italy Federica Brignone 29 100 60 100 289
2 Italy Sofia Goggia 80 DNF 100 80 260
3 Austria Cornelia Hütter 100 36 40 32 208
4  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami 60 20 50 45 175
5 NorwayKajsa Vickhoff Lie 22 18 80 22 142
6 United States Lauren Macuga 50 29 15 40 134
7 Czech Republic Ester Ledecká 40 60 32 DNS 132
8  Switzerland  Corinne Suter 10 16 45 60 131
9 Italy Laura Pirovano 24 50 24 26 124
10 United States Breezy Johnson 20 24 9 50 103
11 Austria Stephanie Venier 14 45 22 11 92
12 Austria Ariane Rädler 8 26 18 36 88
13  Switzerland  Malorie Blanc DNS 80 7 DNS 87
14 SloveniaIlka Štuhec 26 14 29 9 78
15 Italy Marta Bassino 36 DNS 13 22 71
16 Austria Mirjam Puchner 16 13 26 15 70
17 Germany Kira Weidle-Winkelmann DNS 22 14 29 65
18 United States Jacqueline Wiles 2 DNF 36 24 62
19  Switzerland  Michelle Gisin 32 10 0 14 56
20 Austria Ricarda Haaser 45 6 2 DNF 53
21 United States Lindsey Vonn DNS 40 11 DNF 51
22 France Laura Gauché 3 15 22 10 50
23 Austria Nina Ortlieb 9 32 4 DNF DNS 45
24 Austria Christina Ager 11 7 16 7 41
25 Italy Elena Curtoni 7 12 DNF 16 35
26 France Romane Miradoli 12 9 5 6 32
27 Italy Nicol Delago 0 3 8 18 29
28 NorwayMarte Monsen 6 8 0 14 28
29  Switzerland  Priska Ming-Nufer 18 DSQ 1 8 27
30 Italy Nadia Delago 4 2 0 12 18
31  Switzerland  Delia Durrer 1 0 12 3 16
32  Switzerland  Jasmina Suter 15 0 0 DNS 15
33 Italy Roberta Melesi 13 DNF 0 0 13
34  Switzerland  Janine Schmitt DNS 12 0 0 12
35 Austria Magdalena Egger DNS 0 6 5 11
36 Canada Valérie Grenier DNS 0 10 DNS 10
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvedina Muzaferija 6 0 0 0 6
38 Austria Nadine Fest DNS 5 DNS 0 5
39 France Karen Clément 0 4 0 0 4
New Zealand Alice Robinson DNS 0 DNS 4 4
41 United States Keely Cashman 0 0 3 0 3
42 Italy Vicky Bernardi 0 0 0 2 2
43 Italy Sara Thaler 0 1 DNF DNS 1
 Switzerland  Joana Hählen DNF 0 DNF 1 1
45 Germany Emma Aicher 0 DNF 0 DNS 0
United States Isabella Wright 0 0 0 DNF 0
Austria Michelle Niederwieser 0 DNS 0
 Switzerland  Stephanie Jenal 0 0 0 DNS 0
United States Tricia Mangan 0 0 0 DNF 0
 Switzerland  Jasmine Flury DNS 0
United States Mikaela Shiffrin DNS 0
Italy Teresa Runggaldier DNS 0
References [7] [8] [9] [10]

Legend

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  •   Winner (100 points)
  •   2nd place (80 points)
  •   3rd place (60 points)
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • DSQ = Disqualified
  •   Did not start (DNS)
  •   Not eligible for finals (NE)
  •   Race canceled (x)
  •   FIS non-World Cup race (World Championships)
  • Updated on 25 January 2025, after 4 of 8 events.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIS CALENDAR & RESULTS - World Cup Women DH". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. ^ "FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS SAALBACH 2025". Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ Graham, Pat (14 December 2024). "Cornelia Huetter of Austria wins first-ever women's World Cup downhill held on Birds of Prey course". MSN.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ Associated Press (11 January 2025). "Federica Brignone wins, Lindsey Vonn impresses and Malorie Blanc shocks in epic World Cup downhill". AP News. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ^ NBC Sports (18 January 2025). "Sofia Goggia wins World Cup downhill at Cortina, 2026 Olympic venue". MSN.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Sun Valley Resort Named Host of Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals on FIS 2024-25 Alpine Calendar". 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Beaver Creek Women's DH (USA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup St. Anton Women's DH (Austria)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo Women's DH (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Garmisch Women's DH (GER)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Official FIS women's season standings". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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