2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the season marked the 55th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup. As it had every year since 2006, the season began in Sölden, Austria in October, and it ended with the World Cup finals in March, which were held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many changes to the original racing schedule. Among them were the following:
Canceled events: Val d'Isere ; St. Anton ; Crans-Montana ; Levi ; Lech ; Lake Louise ; Alta Badia ; Davos, Beaver Creek ; Chamonix ; Bansko ; Bormio ; Wengen ; Maribor and Åre.
Ladies' calendar changes: Killington to Levi ; Killington to Courchevel ; Lake Louise to Val d'Isere ; Lake Louise to St. Moritz ; Åre to Maribor ; Maribor to Åre and Lake Louise to Crans-Montana.
Men's calendar changes: Beaver Creek to Val d'Isere ; Val d'Isere to Alta Badia : Garmisch to Adelboden : Lake Louise to Wengen ; Lake Louise to Ga-Pa and Levi to Chamonix.
Additional events: Chamonix ; Bansko ; Bormio, St. Anton and Val d'Isere.
Further changes due to the pandemic were considered likely and are shown on the schedule below. However, two results of these COVID-related changes were that no Alpine combined events were held during the season, despite the increased emphasis placed on such events beginning with the prior season, and no World Cup races were held in North America for the first time since the 1973-74 season and only the second time in World Cup history.
Men
;The number of races in World Cup historyafter SL in Lenzerheide
Ladies
;The number of races in World Cup historyafter GS in Lenzerheide
Alpine team event
;World Cup history in real timeafter PG in Lenzerheide
Calendar
Nations Cup
OverallMen
'''Ladies'''
Prize money
Top-5 men'''Top-5 ladies'''
Achievements
;First World Cup career victory:;Men
- Lucas Braathen, in his third season – Giant slalom in Sölden
- Martin Čater, in his ninth season – Downhill in Val-d'Isère
- Mauro Caviezel, in his twelfth season – Super-G in Val-d'Isère
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle, in his ninth season – Super-G in Bormio
- Manuel Feller, in his ninth season – Slalom in Flachau
- Sebastian Foss-Solevåg, in his ninth season – Slalom in Flachau
- Michelle Gisin, in her ninth season – Slalom in Semmering
- Katharina Liensberger, in her sixth season – Slalom in Åre
;Men
- Lucas Braathen, in his third season – Giant slalom in Sölden – 1st place
- Martin Čater, in his ninth season – Downhill in Val-d'Isère – 1st place
- Matthieu Bailet, in his sixth season – Super-G in Saalbach-Hinterglemm – 2nd place
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle, in his ninth season – Downhill in Val Gardena – 2nd place
- Atle Lie McGrath, in his third season – Giant slalom in Alta Badia – 2nd place
- Adrian Smiseth Sejersted, in his seventh season – Super-G in Val-d'Isère – 2nd place
- Gino Caviezel, in his tenth season – Giant slalom in Sölden – 3rd place
- Justin Murisier, in his ninth season – Giant slalom in Alta Badia – 3rd place
- Sandro Simonet, in his fifth season – Slalom in Chamonix – 3rd place
- Christian Walder, in his fifth season – Super-G in Val-d'Isère – 3rd place
- Stefan Brennsteiner, in his ninth season – Giant slalom in Bansko - 3rd place
- Paula Moltzan, in her eighth season – Parallel-G in Lech/Zürs – 2nd place
- Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, in her fifth season – Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen – 2nd place
- Breezy Johnson, in her fifth season – Downhill in Val-d'Isère – 3rd place
;Men
- Alexis Pinturault – 5
- Vincent Kriechmayr – 3
- Marco Odermatt – 3
- Henrik Kristoffersen – 2
- Beat Feuz – 2
- Clément Noël – 2
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde – 2
- Marco Schwarz – 2
- Filip Zubčić – 2
- Manuel Feller – 2
- Dominik Paris – 1
- Matthias Mayer – 1
- Ramon Zenhäusern – 1
- Mathieu Faivre – 1
- Linus Straßer – 1
- Lucas Braathen – 1
- Mauro Caviezel – 1
- Martin Čater – 1
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle – 1
- Sebastian Foss-Solevåg – 1
- Lara Gut-Behrami – 6
- Petra Vlhová – 6
- Sofia Goggia – 4
- Marta Bassino – 4
- Mikaela Shiffrin – 3
- Katharina Liensberger – 2
- Federica Brignone – 1
- Tessa Worley – 1
- Alice Robinson – 1
- Corinne Suter – 1
- Ester Ledecká – 1
- Michelle Gisin – 1
Retirements
The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:Men
- Fabian Bacher
- Rémy Falgoux
- Valentin Giraud-Moine
- Marc Gisin
- Jean-Baptiste Grange
- Victor Guillot
- Ted Ligety
- Julien Lizeroux
- Bastian Meisen
- Jonathan Nordbotten
- Frederik Norys
- Hannes Reichelt
- Maxime Rizzo
- Giordano Ronci