2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup
- 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup
Alpine Skiing World Cup Seasons
Current = 2008
Previous = 2007
Next = 2009 The 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup began on October 27, 2007 with a ladies' giant slalom in Sölden, Austria and concluded on March 15, 2008 with a ladies' giant slalom and a men's slalom at the World Cup Finals in Bormio, Italy. (The team event scheduled for the following day was canceled due to adverse weather conditions.) The overall champions were Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn, both of the United States. Miller won the title by a margin of 111 points over runner-up Benjamin Raich of Austria, while Vonn outpaced her closest rival, Austrian Nicole Hosp, by 220 points. Austria won the Nations Cup for the 20th consecutive season, scoring more than double the points of runner-up Switzerland.
It was the 42nd annual running of the season-long World Cup circuit, the first having been run in 1966-67.
Race calendar
Key
Team event
Final standings after 9 races.
uper G
Final standings after 11 races.
Combined
Final standings after 9 races.
uper G
Final standings after 9 races.
Combined
Final standings after 40 races.
Women
Final standings after 35 races.
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