1972–73 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 7th World Cup season began in December 1972 in France and concluded in March 1973 in the United States. Gustav Thöni of Italy won his third consecutive overall title and Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her third of five consecutive.

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1972/73
Discipline	Men	Women
Overall	Gustav Thöni	Annemarie Pröll
Downhill	Roland Collombin	Annemarie Pröll
Giant slalom	Hansi Hinterseer	Monika Kaserer
Slalom	Gustav Thöni	Patricia Emonet
Nations Cup	Austria	Austria
Nations Cup overall	Austria
Competition
Locations	15	15
Individual	24	24

Calendar

Men

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom

Race	Season	Date	Place	Type	Winner	Second	Third
133	1	8 December 1972	Val d'Isère	GS 046	Piero Gros	Erik Håker	Helmuth Schmalzl
134	2	10 December 1972		DH 037	Reinhard Tritscher	David Zwilling	Marcello Varallo
135	3	15 December 1972	Val Gardena	DH 038	Roland Collombin	Karl Cordin	David Zwilling
136	4	17 December 1972	Madonna di Campiglio	SL 052	Piero Gros	Gustav Thöni	Christian Neureuther
137	5	19 December 1972		GS 047	David Zwilling	Adolf Rösti	Helmuth Schmalzl
138	6	6 January 1973	Garmisch	DH 039	Roland Collombin	Philippe Roux Marcello Varallo
139	7	7 January 1973		DH 040	Roland Collombin	Marcello Varallo	Bernhard Russi
140	8	13 January 1973	Grindelwald	DH 041	Bernhard Russi	Roland Collombin	Reinhard Tritscher
141	9	14 January 1973	Wengen	SL 053	Christian Neureuther	Walter Tresch	Claude Perrot
142	10	15 January 1973	Adelboden	GS 048	Gustav Thöni	Hansi Hinterseer	Erik Håker
143	11	19 January 1973	Megève	GS 049	Henri Duvillard	Hansi Hinterseer	Gustav Thöni
144	12	21 January 1973		SL 054	Christian Neureuther	Gustav Thöni	Walter Tresch
145	13	27 January 1973	Kitzbühel	DH 042	Roland Collombin	Bernhard Russi	Bob Cochran
146	14	28 January 1973		SL 055	Jean-Noël Augert	Gustav Thöni	Andrzej Bachleda
147	15	3 February 1973	St. Anton	DH 043	Bernhard Russi	Franz Klammer	Philippe Roux
148	16	4 February 1973		SL 056	Gustav Thöni	Christian Neureuther	Henri Duvillard
149	17	11 February 1973	St. Moritz	DH 044	Werner Grissmann	Josef Walcher	Franz Klammer
150	18	2 March 1973	Mt. St. Anne	GS 050	Max Rieger	Hansi Hinterseer	Franz Klammer
151	19	4 March 1973		SL 057	Gustav Thöni	Ilario Pegorari	Christian Neureuther
152	20	8 March 1973	Anchorage	GS 051	Hansi Hinterseer	Adolf Rösti	Josef Pechtl
153	21	12 March 1973	Naeba	GS 052	Erik Håker	Hansi Hinterseer	Adolf Rösti
154	22	15 March 1973		SL 058	Jean-Noël Augert	Christian Neureuther	Ilario Pegorari
155	23	23 March 1973	Heavenly Valley	SL 059	Jean-Noël Augert	Bob Cochran	Tino Pietrogiovanna
156	24	24 March 1973		GS 053	Bob Cochran	Erwin Stricker	Jean-Noël Augert

Ladies

Event key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant slalom

Race	Season	Date	Place	Type	Winner	Second	Third
131	1	7 December 1972	Val d'Isère	DH 033	Annemarie Pröll	Jacqueline Rouvier	Irmgard Lukasser
132	2	9 December 1972		SL 055	Pamela Behr	Odile Chalvin	Patricia Emonet
133	3	19 December 1972	Saalbach-Hinterglemm	DH 034	Annemarie Pröll	Jacqueline Rouvier	Brigitte Totschnig
134	4	20 December 1972		GS 045	Annemarie Pröll	Monika Kaserer	Hanni Wenzel
135	5	2 January 1973	Maribor	SL 056	Patricia Emonet	Pamela Behr	Rosi Mittermaier
136	6	9 January 1973	Pfronten	DH 035	Annemarie Pröll	Monika Kaserer	Irmgard Lukasser
137	7	10 January 1973		DH 036	Annemarie Pröll	Irmgard Lukasser	Ingrid Gfölner
138	8	16 January 1973	Grindelwald	DH 037	Annemarie Pröll	Wiltrud Drexel	Brigitte Totschnig
139	9	17 January 1973		SL 057	Monika Kaserer	Rosi Mittermaier	Judy Crawford
140	10	20 January 1973	St. Gervais	GS 046	Annemarie Pröll	Monika Kaserer	Jacqueline Rouvier
141	11	21 January 1973	Les Contamines	GS 047	Monika Kaserer	Traudl Treichl	Marilyn Cochran
142	12	25 January 1973	Chamonix	DH 038	Annemarie Pröll	Wiltrud Drexel	Jacqueline Rouvier
143	13	26 January 1973		SL 058	Marilyn Cochran	Rosi Mittermaier	Monika Kaserer
144	14	1 February 1973	Schruns	DH 039	Annemarie Pröll	Wiltrud Drexel	Ingrid Gfölner
145	15	2 February 1973		SL 059	Rosi Mittermaier	Patricia Emonet	Conchita Puig
146	16	10 February 1973	St. Moritz	DH 040	Annemarie Pröll	Ingrid Gfölner	Wiltrud Drexel
147	17	11 February 1973	Abetone	GS 048	Monika Kaserer	Traudl Treichl	Sandra Poulsen
148	18	2 March 1973	Mt. St. Anne	GS 049	Annemarie Pröll	Bernadette Zurbriggen	Marie-Theres Nadig
149	19	3 March 1973		SL 060	Patricia Emonet	Danièle Debernard	Britt Lafforgue
150	20	7 March 1973	Anchorage	GS 050	Bernadette Zurbriggen	Monika Kaserer	Kathy Kreiner
151	21	13 March 1973	Naeba	SL 061	Danièle Debernard	Hanni Wenzel	Barbara Cochran
152	22	15 March 1973		GS 051	Marilyn Cochran	Claudia Giordani	Annemarie Pröll
153	23	22 March 1973	Heavenly Valley	SL 062	Patricia Emonet	Fabienne Serrat	Christa Zechmeister
154	24	23 March 1973		GS 052	Patricia Emonet	Monika Kaserer	Christine Rolland

Men

Overall

The Men's overall World Cup 1972/73 was divided into three periods. From the first 5 races the best 3 results count, from the next 9 races (Race No 6 to No 14) the best 5 results count and from the last 10 races the best 6 results count. Two racers had a point deduction. Gustav Thöni won his third Overall World Cup in a row!

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Gustav Thöni	Italy	166
2	David Zwilling	Austria	151
3	Roland Collombin	Switzerland	131
4	Christian Neureuther	West Germany	120
	Hansi Hinterseer	Austria	120
6	Bernhard Russi	Switzerland	106
7	Jean-Noël Augert	France	104
8	Franz Klammer	Austria	93
	Bob Cochran	United States	93
10	Piero Gros	Italy	91
11	Henri Duvillard	France	90
12	Adolf Rösti	Switzerland	74
13	Erik Håker	Norway	72
14	Walter Tresch	Switzerland	65
15	Marcello Varallo	Italy	64

Downhill

In men's downhill World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place	Name	Country	Total	2	3	6	7	8	13	15	17
1	Roland Collombin	Switzerland	120	(11)	25	25	25	20	25	-	-
2	Bernhard Russi	Switzerland	96	(6)	(4)	11	15	25	20	25	-
3	Marcello Varallo	Italy	64	15	1	20	20	-	8	-	-
4	Franz Klammer	Austria	62	-	8	-	-	8	11	20	15
	David Zwilling	Austria	62	20	15	8	8	(6)	-	(8)	11
6	Karl Cordin	Austria	53	8	20	-	11	11	-	3	-
7	Reinhard Tritscher	Austria	49	25	3	-	-	15	-	-	6
8	Philippe Roux	Switzerland	44	1	-	20	-	2	6	15	-
9	Bob Cochran	United States	36	6	-	4	-	-	15	11	-
10	Werner Grissmann	Austria	29	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	25

Giant slalom

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. One racers had a point deduction, which is given in (). In every race there was a different winner!

Place	Name	Country	Total	1	5	10	11	18	20	21	24
1	Hansi Hinterseer	Austria	105	(6)	-	20	20	20	25	20	(6)
2	Erik Håker	Norway	71	20	-	15	-	-	11	25	-
3	Adolf Rösti	Switzerland	66	-	20	-	-	11	20	15	-
4	Piero Gros	Italy	55	25	-	-	8	8	3	11	-
	Gustav Thöni	Italy	55	4	-	25	15	-	-	-	11
6	David Zwilling	Austria	49	-	25	-	11	-	2	8	3
7	Helmuth Schmalzl	Italy	48	15	15	11	1	-	-	6	-
8	Henri Duvillard	France	46	-	11	8	25	-	-	2	-
9	Franz Klammer	Austria	31	-	8	4	-	15	-	4	-
10	Max Rieger	West Germany	26	1	-	-	-	25	-	-	-
11	Bob Cochran	United States	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25

Slalom

In men's slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place	Name	Country	Total	4	9	12	14	16	19	22	23
1	Gustav Thöni	Italy	110	20	-	20	20	25	25	-	(1)
2	Christian Neureuther	West Germany	105	15	25	25	-	20	(15)	20	-
3	Jean-Noël Augert	France	86	-	-	-	25	11	-	25	25
4	Walter Tresch	Switzerland	57	3	20	15	8	(3)	11	-	-
5	Ilario Pegorari	Italy	38	-	-	-	-	1	20	15	2
6	Piero Gros	Italy	36	25	-	-	11	-	-	-	-
	Henri Duvillard	France	36	-	11	6	-	15	-	-	4
8	David Zwilling	Austria	33	2	-	11	-	8	6	-	6
9	Bob Cochran	United States	32	11	-	1	-	-	-	-	20
10	Tino Pietrogiovanna	Italy	29	6	6	-	-	2	-	-	15

Ladies

Overall

The Women's overall World Cup 1972/73 was most likely also divided into periods.

Place	Name	Country	Total
1	Annemarie Pröll	Austria	297
2	Monika Kaserer	Austria	223
3	Patricia Emonet	France	163
4	Rosi Mittermaier	West Germany	131
5	Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein	112
6	Wiltrud Drexel	Austria	106
7	Jacqueline Rouvier	France	103
8	Marilyn Cochran	United States	84
9	Ingrid Gfölner	Austria	83
10	Irmgard Lukasser	Austria	65
11	Bernadette Zurbriggen	Switzerland	64
	Pamela Behr	West Germany	64
13	Danièle Debernard	France	60
14	Traudl Treichl	West Germany	57
	Christine Rolland	France	57

Downhill

In women's downhill World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results counted. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Pröll won all competitions and won the cup with maximum points. She won her third Downhill World Cup in a row. The Austrians won 21 out of 24 available podium-places. Only Jacqueline Rouvier from France was able to climb on the podium with them three times.

Place	Name	Country	Total	1	3	6	7	8	12	14	16
1	Annemarie Pröll	Austria	125	25	25	25	25	25	(25)	(25)	(25)
2	Wiltrud Drexel	Austria	86	11	-	-	-	20	20	20	15
3	Jacqueline Rouvier	France	72	20	20	-	(1)	(4)	15	6	11
4	Ingrid Gfölner	Austria	72	-	-	(1)	15	6	11	15	20
5	Irmgard Lukasser	Austria	61	15	3	15	20	-	-	8	-
6	Brigitte Totschnig	Austria	45	8	15	3	-	15	-	4	(1)
7	Brigitte Schroll	Austria	30	6	6	6	4	-	8	(3)	(4)
8	Monika Kaserer	Austria	28	-	-	20	8	-	-	-	-
9	Rosi Mittermaier	West Germany	23	-	4	2	6	8	3	-	-
10	Marie-Theres Nadig	Switzerland	22	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-

Giant slalom

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place	Name	Country	Total	4	10	11	17	18	20	22	24
1	Monika Kaserer	Austria	110	20	20	25	25	(4)	20	(6)	(20)
2	Annemarie Pröll	Austria	94	25	25	(3)	(3)	25	-	15	4
3	Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein	53	15	11	8	8	-	11	-	(1)
4	Patricia Emonet	France	52	11	-	4	-	6	6	(1)	25
5	Bernadette Zurbriggen	Switzerland	51	-	-	-	6	20	25	-	-
6	Traudl Treichl	West Germany	46	-	1	20	20	3	2	-	-
7	Marilyn Cochran	United States	44	-	-	15	-	-	4	25	-
8	Rosi Mittermaier	West Germany	40	-	8	2	11	(1)	8	11	-
9	Jacqueline Rouvier	France	26	-	15	11	-	-	-	-	-
	Marie-Theres Nadig	Switzerland	26	-	4	6	-	15	1	-	-

Slalom

In women's slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Three racers a had point deduction, which are given in ().

Place	Name	Country	Total	2	5	9	13	15	19	21	23
1	Patricia Emonet	France	110	15	25	-	(1)	20	25	-	25
2	Rosi Mittermaier	West Germany	80	-	15	20	20	25	-	-	-
3	Monika Kaserer	Austria	67	8	-	25	15	-	-	8	11
4	Danièle Debernard	France	56	11	-	-	-	-	20	25	-
	Pamela Behr	West Germany	56	25	20	-	-	8	-	-	3
6	Hanni Wenzel	Liechtenstein	49	3	11	11	-	-	(3)	20	4
7	Christine Rolland	France	40	2	-	-	8	(2)	11	11	8
8	Judy Crawford	Canada	39	6	6	15	-	6	-	6	-
9	Marilyn Cochran	United States	36	-	-	-	25	11	-	-	-
10	Barbara Ann Cochran	United States	33	-	-	8	2	-	8	15	-
	Fabienne Serrat	France	33	-	4	-	-	3	6	-	20

Nations Cup

Overall

Place	Country	Total	Men	Ladies
1	Austria	1554	642	912
2	France	721	235	486
3	Switzerland	586	450	136
4	Italy	556	517	39
5	West Germany	478	183	295
6	United States	255	108	147
7	Canada	114	11	103
	Liechtenstein	114	2	112
9	Norway	97	72	25
10	Poland	54	54	-
11	Spain	32	13	19
12	San Marino	5	0	5
13	Finland	1	0	1
	Japan	1	1	0

Men

Place	Country	Total	DH	GS	SL	Racers	Wins
1	Austria	642	319	257	66	17	4
2	Italy	517	90	185	242	13	5
3	Switzerland	450	294	85	71	8	6
4	France	235	13	75	147	4	4
5	West Germany	183	0	38	145	5	3
6	United States	108	48	25	35	5	1
7	Norway	72	1	71	0	1	1
8	Poland	54	0	11	43	2	0
9	Spain	13	0	2	11	1	0
10	Canada	11	0	11	0	1	0
11	Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	1	0
12	Japan	1	0	0	1	1	0

Ladies

Place	Country	Total	DH	GS	SL	Racers	Wins
1	Austria	912	549	283	80	12	14
2	France	486	89	109	288	8	5
3	West Germany	295	32	98	165	5	2
4	United States	147	10	65	72	4	2
5	Switzerland	136	43	87	6	6	1
6	Liechtenstein	112	6	54	52	1	0
7	Canada	103	20	37	46	3	0
8	Italy	39	10	23	6	3	0
9	Norway	25	0	0	25	1	0
10	Spain	19	0	0	19	1	0
11	San Marino	5	0	4	1	1	0
12	Finland	1	1	0	0	1	0

External links

• FIS-ski.com – World Cup standings - 1973