1997–98 FIS Snowboard World Cup

The 1997/98 FIS Snowboard World Cup was 4th multirace tournament over a season for snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 14 November 1997 and ended on 8 March 1998. This season included five disciplines: parallel slalom, giant slalom, slalom, snowboard cross, and halfpipe.

Snowboard World Cup 1997/98
Discipline	Men	Women
Overall	Alexander Koller	Karine Ruby
Giant slalom	Nicolas Conte	Karine Ruby
Slalom	Richard Richardsson	Karine Ruby
Snowboard cross	Alexander Koller	Ursula Fingerlos
Halfpipe	Fredrik Sterner	Doriane Vidal
Competition
Individual	35	35

Men

Giant slalom

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
32	1	14 November 1997	Tignes	GS	Jeff Greenwood	Nicolas Conte	Thomas Prugger
33	2	21 November 1997	Zell am See	GS	Dieter Happ	Martin Freinademetz	Dieter Krassnig
34	3	29 November 1997	Sölden	GS	Martin Freinademetz	Ueli Kestenholz	Ian Price
35	4	8 December 1997	Sestriere	GS	Nicolas Conte	Ueli Kestenholz	Dieter Happ
36	5	12 December 1997	Whistler	GS	Nicolas Conte	Thomas Prugger	Mark Fawcett
37	6	9 January 1998	Grächen	GS	Chris Klug	Mathieu Bozzetto	Christophe Ségura
38	7	13 January 1998	Lienz	GS	Dieter Krassnig	Ross Rebagliatti	Ian Price
39	8	18 January 1998	Innichen	GS	Christophe Ségura	Peter Pechhacker	Willi Trakofler
40	9	27 February 1998	Oberstdorf	GS	Darren Chalmers	Thedo Remmelink	Karl Frenademez
41 (1)	10 (1)	6 March 1998	Les Gets	PGS	Maxence Idesheim	Peter Pechhacker	Dieter Moherndl
42	11	12 March 1998	Tandådalen	GS	Stefan Kaltschütz	Harald Walder	Karl Frenademez

Slalom

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
19	1	20 November 1997	Zell am See	PSL	Richard Richardsson	Xavier Rolland	Bernd Kroschewski
20	2	30 November 1997	Sölden	PSL	Stefan Kaltschütz	Dejan Košir	Richard Richardsson
21	3	5 December 1997	Sestriere	PSL	Mike Kildevæld	Dieter Moherndl	Elmar Messner
22	4	10 January 1998	Grächen	PSL	Dejan Košir	Mathieu Chiquet	Dieter Moherndl
23	5	14 January 1998	Lienz	PSL	Stephen Copp	Harald Walder	Dejan Košir
24	6	26 February 1998	Oberstdorf	PSL	Elmar Messner	Maxence Idesheim	Karl Frenademez
25	7	7 March 1998	Les Gets	PSL	Mathias Behounek	Richard Richardsson	Georg Rabanser
26	8	12 March 1998	Tandådalen	PSL	Dieter Moherndl	Dejan Košir	Werner Ebenbauer

Halfpipe

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
22	1	15 November 1997	Tignes	HP	Daniel Franck	Brett Carpentier	Jussi Oksanen
23	2	25 November 1997	Hintertux	HP	Xaver Hoffmann	Brett Carpentier	Íker Fernández
24	3	13 December 1997	Whistler	HP	Todd Richards	Rune Lunso	Alan Clark
25	4	6 January 1998	St. Moritz	HP	Guillaume Chastagnol	Íker Fernández	Jussi Oksanen
26	5	7 January 1998	St. Moritz	HP	Fredrik Sterner	Gian Simmen	Jacob Söderqvist
27	6	16 January 1998	Innichen	HP	Kim Christiansen	Klas Vangen	Aleksi Litovaara
28	7	17 January 1998	Innichen	HP	Roger Hjelmstadstuen	Kim Christiansen	Fredrik Sterner
29	8	4 March 1998	Morzine	HP	Fredrik Sterner	Jonathan Collomb-Patton	Sébastien Vassoney
30	9	4 March 1998	Morzine	HP	Fredrik Sterner	Klas Vangen	Sébastien Vassoney
31	10	13 March 1998	Tandådalen	HP	Fredrik Sterner	Klas Vangen	Jonas Gunnarsson

Snowboard cross

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
7	1	6 December 1997	Sestriere	SBX	Alexander Koller	Daniel Biveson	Nelsen Jensen
8	2	14 December 1997	Whistler	SBX	Drew Neilson	Shin Campos	Pontus Ståhlkloo
9	3	8 March 1998	Tandådalen	SBX	Alexander Koller	Mathias Behounek	Jonas Aspman

Women

Giant slalom

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
32	1	14 November 1997	Tignes	GS	Karine Ruby	Martina Magenta	Manuela Riegler
33	2	21 November 1997	Zell am See	GS	Karine Ruby	Margherita Parini	Sondra van Ert
34	3	29 November 1997	Sölden	GS	Karine Ruby	Heidi Renoth	Betsy Shaw
35	4	8 December 1997	Sestriere	GS	Karine Ruby	Heidi Renoth	Isabel Zedlacher
36	5	12 December 1997	Whistler	GS	Karine Ruby	Betsy Shaw	Isabelle Blanc
37	6	9 January 1998	Grächen	GS	Karine Ruby	Burgi Heckmair	Stefanie von Siebenthal
38	7	13 January 1998	Lienz	GS	Karine Ruby	Lidia Trettel	Stefanie von Siebenthal
39	8	18 January 1998	Innichen	GS	Margherita Parini	Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen	Isabelle Blanc
40	9	27 February 1998	Oberstdorf	GS	Isabelle Blanc	Marion Posch	Isabel Zedlacher
41 (1)	10 (1)	6 March 1998	Les Gets	PGS	Karine Ruby	Lidia Trettel	Nathalie Desmares
42	11	11 March 1998	Tandådalen	GS	Lidia Trettel	Karine Ruby	Ursula Fingerlos

Slalom

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
19	1	20 November 1997	Zell am See	PSL	Manuela Riegler	Alexandra Krings	Heidi Renoth
20	2	30 November 1997	Sölden	PSL	Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen	Stacia Hookom	Isabel Zedlacher
21	3	5 December 1997	Sestriere	PSL	Marion Posch	Karine Ruby	Marie Birkl
22	4	10 January 1998	Grächen	PSL	Karine Ruby	Manuela Riegler	Alexandra Krings
23	5	14 January 1998	Lienz	PSL	Karine Ruby	Marie Birkl	Marion Posch
24	6	26 February 1998	Oberstdorf	PSL	Manuela Riegler	Marion Posch	Heidi Renoth
25	7	7 March 1998	Les Gets	PSL	Karine Ruby	Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen	Marion Posch
26	8	12 March 1998	Tandådalen	PSL	Marion Posch	Manuela Riegler	Amalie Kulawik

Halfpipe

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
22	1	15 November 1997	Tignes	HP	Satu Järvelä	Nicola Pederzolli	Stine Brun Kjeldaas
23	2	25 November 1997	Hintertux	HP	Nicola Thost	Minna Hesso	Ulrike Hölzl
24	3	13 December 1997	Whistler	HP	Shannon Dunn	Jennie Waara	Stine Brun Kjeldaas
25	4	6 January 1998	St. Moritz	HP	Nicola Thost	Stine Brun Kjeldaas	Jenny Jonsson
26	5	7 January 1998	St. Moritz	HP	Stine Brun Kjeldaas	Minna Hesso	Doriane Vidal
27	6	16 January 1998	Innichen	HP	Anna Hellman	Sabine Wehr-Hasler	Maëlle Ricker
28	7	17 January 1998	Innichen	HP	Yuri Yoshikawa	Christel Thoresen	Doriane Vidal
29	8	4 March 1998	Morzine	HP	Doriane Vidal	Sabine Wehr-Hasler	Nicole Fischer
30	9	4 March 1998	Morzine	HP	Doriane Vidal	Sabine Wehr-Hasler	Anna Hellman
31	10	13 March 1998	Tandådalen	HP	Doriane Vidal	Anna Olofsson	Sophia Bergdahl

Snowboard cross

No.	Season	Date	Place	Event	Winner	Second	Third
7	1	6 December 1997	Sestriere	SBX	Manuela Riegler	Mariya Tikhvinskaya	Ursula Fingerlos
8	2	14 December 1997	Whistler	SBX	Jenny Jonsson	Ursula Fingerlos	Wendy Wyvill
9	3	8 March 1998	Tandådalen	SBX	Manuela Riegler	Ursula Fingerlos	Sara Fischer

Standings: Men

Overall Rank Name Points 1 Alexander Koller 990 2 Richard Richardsson 821 3 Dieter Moherndl 758 4 Maxence Idesheim 756 5 Harald Walder 726

Giant slalom Rank Name Points 1. Nicolas Conte 3600 2. Peter Pechhacker 3148 3. Harald Walder 3130 4. Mathieu Bozzetto 3050 5. Thedo Remmelink 3032

Slalom Rank Name Points 1. Richard Richardsson 3800 2. Dejan Košir 3780 3. Dieter Moherndl 3520 4. Elmar Messner 2790 5. Maxence Idesheim 2760

Halfpipe Rank Name Points 1. Fredrik Sterner 5480 2. Klas Vangen 4550 3. Kim Christiansen 2300 4. Roger Hjelmstadstuen 2253 5. Sébastien Vassoney 2131

Snowboardcross Rank Name Points 1. Alexander Koller 2450 2. Daniel Biveson 1160 3. Drew Neilson 1000 4. Jonas Aspman 860 5. Mathias Behounek Shin Campos 800

Standings: Women

Overall Rank Name Points 1 Karine Ruby 1723 2 Manuela Riegler 1450 3 Ursula Fingerlos 1030 4 Marion Posch 1020 5 Marie Birkl 937

Giant slalom Rank Name Points 1 Karine Ruby 9400 2 Isabelle Blanc 4740 3 Lidia Trettel 4610 4 Heidi Renoth 3940 5 Manuela Riegler 3790

Slalom Rank Name Points 1 Karine Ruby 4700 2 Marion Posch 4500 3 Manuela Riegler 4420 4 Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen 3510 5 Marie Birkl 3200

Halfpipe Rank Name Points 1 Doriane Vidal 4970 2 Sabine Wehr-Hasler 4280 3 Stine Brun Kjeldaas 3260 4 Anna Hellman 3110 5 Nicola Thost 2520

Snowboardcross Rank Name Points 1 Ursula Fingerlos 2200 2 Manuela Riegler 2140 3 Nicolien Sauerbreij 1300 Mariya Tikhvinskaya 1300 5 Marie Birkl 1210

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	20	8	8	36
2	Austria	11	11	11	33
3	Sweden	8	5	11	24
4	Italy	6	9	9	24
5	Germany	5	8	7	20
6	Norway	4	7	2	13
7	United States	4	3	4	11
8	Canada	2	3	5	10
9	Finland	1	2	3	6
10	Slovenia	1	2	1	4
11	Denmark	1	0	0	1
	Japan	1	0	0	1
13	Switzerland	0	3	2	5
14	Spain	0	1	1	2
15	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
	Russia	0	1	0	1
Totals (16 entries)		64	64	64	192

See also

• Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics