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The big Ski World Cup: Odermatt with a record lead!
Discover the most important statistics and decisions in the Alpine Ski World Cup, including clear points lead differences.
The big Ski World Cup: Odermatt with a record lead!
Alpine skiing has a long and fascinating history that originated in Norway. Cave drawings show that the first evidence of skiing dates back around 4,500 years. The word “ski” comes from Norwegian and means something like “log” or “split wood”. With the first ski races, which took place around 1850 in Christiana, today's Oslo, the development of skiing took concrete shape. Instructions for skiing were published around 1870, and as a result the first ski clubs emerged in the 1890s in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The popularity of skiing has steadily increased over the decades. Fritjof Nansen's crossing of Greenland in 1888 was followed by a ski boom in Central Europe. Alpine skiing finally became Olympic in 1936, and various ski disciplines such as moguls, freestyle and freeride have been established since then. Modern lifts and a tourist infrastructure in the Alps have revolutionized access to skiing and made it popular worldwide.
Clearest and tightest decisions in the World Cup
Current statistics from the world of skiing show impressive performances. In the 2023/24 season, Marco Odermatt (SUI) led with 1947 points, followed by Loic Meillard (SUI) with 1073 points. This results in a lead of 874 points, which is considered the clearest lead since the introduction of the 100-point rule. There were also notable differences in previous seasons:
| season | Driver (country) | Points | Chasers and points | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Marco Odermatt (SUI) | 1947 | Loic Meillard (SUI) – 1073 | 874 |
| 2000/01 | Hermann Maier (AUT) | 1618 | Stephan Eberharter (AUT) – 875 | 743 |
| 2022/23 | Marco Odermatt (SUI) | 2042 | A.A. Kilde (NOR) – 1340 | 702 |
Particular attention is also paid to the tightest decisions in the World Cup. The 2008/09 season recorded the smallest lead when Aksel Svindal (NOR) was only 2 points ahead of Benjamin Raich with 1009 points, a difference of 99.80%. Here are some of the close calls:
| season | Driver (country) | Points | pursuer | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | Aksel Svindal (NOR) | 1009 | Benjamin Raich – 1007 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | Aksel Svindal (NOR) | 1268 | Benjamin Raich – 1255 | 13 |
| 1998/99 | Lasse Kjus (NOR) | 1465 | K.A. Aamodt (NOR) – 1442 | 23 |
The dynamic in alpine skiing remains exciting and is characterized by high competition, which ensures that both professionals and amateurs can experience the fascination of skiing. The love for skiing remains unbroken even in modern times, and as history shows, it has developed from simple beginnings into a global event.
Further information about the exciting development of skiing and the current World Cup statistics can be found in the reports from Laola1 and SnowTrex.