# 1996–97 FIS Snowboard World Cup

The 1996/97 FIS Snowboard World Cup was 3rd multirace tournament over a season for snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 23 November 1996 and ended on 16 March 1997. This season included five disciplines: parallel slalom, giant slalom, slalom, snowboard cross, and halfpipe.

## Men
### Giant slalom

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 20 | 1 | 29 November 1996 | Tignes | GS | Mike Jacoby | Nicolas Conte | Peter Pechhacker |
| 21 | 2 | 6 December 1996 | Sestriere | GS | Ross Rebagliati | Steve Persons | Bernd Kroschewski |
| 22 | 3 | 13 December 1996 | Whistler | GS | Mike Jacoby | Peter Pechhacker | Steve Persons |
| 23 | 4 | 18 December 1996 | Sun Peaks | GS | Mark Fawcett | Rob Berney | Jasey-Jay Anderson |
| 24 | 5 | 11 January 1997 | Lenggries | GS | Peter Pechhacker | Harald Walder | Stefan Kaltschütz |
| 25 | 6 | 1 February 1997 | Mont Sainte-Anne | GS | Mathieu Chiquet | Harald Walder | Thomas Prugger |
| 26 | 7 | 7 February 1997 | Mount Bachelor | GS | Peter Pechhacker | Harald Walder | Mark Fawcett |
| 27 | 8 | 14 February 1997 | Yakebitaiyama | GS | Dieter Krassnig | Peter Pechhacker | Dieter Happ |
| 28 | 9 | 14 February 1997 | Yakebitaiyama | GS | Dieter Happ | Dieter Krassnig | Martin Freinademetz |
| 29 | 10 | 28 February 1997 | Olang | GS | Thedo Remmelink | Charlie Cosnier | Peter Pechhacker |
| 30 | 11 | 8 March 1997 | Bardonecchia | GS | Mark Fawcett | Felix Stadler | Charlie Cosnier |
| 31 | 12 | 14 March 1997 | Morzine | GS | Fadri Mosca | Peter Pechhacker | Stefan Kaltschütz |

### Parallel

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 14 | 1 | 28 November 1996 | Tignes | PSL | Karl Frenademez | Peter Pichler | Mathias Behounek |
| 15 | 2 | 18 January 1997 | Kreischberg | PSL | Dejan Košir | Harald Walder | Helmut Pramstaller |
| 16 | 3 | 20 February 1997 | Morioka | PSL | Harald Walder | Tom O'Brien | Xavier Rolland |
| 17 | 4 | 9 March 1997 | Bardonecchia | PSL | Maxence Idesheim | Mathias Behounek | Richard Richardsson |
| 18 | 5 | 15 March 1997 | Morzine | PSL | Harald Walder | Richard Richardsson | Karl Frenademez |

### Slalom

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 12 | 1 | 7 December 1996 | Sestriere | SL | Bernd Kroschewski | Karl Frenademez | Maxence Idesheim |
| 13 | 2 | 12 January 1997 | Lenggries | SL | Jakob Bergstedt | Stefan Kaltschütz | Ulf Maard |
| 14 | 3 | 31 January 1997 | Mont Sainte-Anne | SL | Anton Pogue | Dieter Moherndl | Harald Walder |
| 15 | 4 | 1 March 1997 | Olang | SL | Karl Frenademez | Helmut Pramstaller | Harald Walder |
| 16 | 5 | 6 March 1997 | Grächen | SL | Anton Pogue | Karl Frenademez | Xavier Rolland |

### Halfpipe

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 14 | 1 | 14 December 1996 | Whistler | HP | Jonas Gunnarsson | Dan Smith | Fredrik Sterner |
| 15 | 2 | 15 December 1996 | Whistler | HP | Jonas Gunnarsson | Drae Glover | Daniel Andersson |
| 16 | 3 | 19 January 1997 | Kreischberg | HP | Dan Smith | Ross Powers | Trevor Andrew |
| 17 | 4 | 2 February 1997 | Mont Sainte-Anne | HP | Trevor Andrew | Takashi Nishida | Michael Michalchuk |
| 18 | 5 | 8 February 1997 | Mount Bachelor | HP | Daniel Franck | Trevor Andrew | Fredrik Sterner |
| 19 | 6 | 16 February 1997 | Kanbayashi | HP | Maximilian Plötzeneder | Ross Powers | Markus Hurme |
| 20 | 7 | 2 March 1997 | Olang | HP | Tom Matthews | Jonas Gunnarsson | Tommy Czeschin |
| 21 | 8 | 16 March 1997 | Morzine | HP | Dan Smith | Jimi Scott | Shinichi Watanabe |

### Snowboard cross

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 1 | 23 November 1996 | Zell am See | SBX | Helmut Pramstaller | Steve Persons | Darren Chalmers |
| 2 | 2 | 17 December 1996 | Sun Peaks | SBX | Elmar Messner | Andrew Murphy | Rob Kingwill |
| 3 | 3 | 17 January 1997 | Kreischberg | SBX | Elmar Messner | Alexander Koller | Helmut Pramstaller |
| 4 | 4 | 9 February 1997 | Mount Bachelor | SBX | Alex Voyat | Jason McAlister | Anders Hagman |
| 5 | 5 | 19 February 1997 | Morioka | SBX | Mark Janbroers | Anders Hagman | Elmar Messner |
| 6 | 6 | 5 March 1997 | Grächen | SBX | Alex Voyat | Willi Wieser | Richard Richardsson |

## Standings: Men

Overall :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Harald Walder | 1091 |
| 2 | Peter Pechhacker | 897 |
| 3 | Anton Pogue | 820 |
| 4 | Stefan Wurzacher | 805 |
| 5 | Karl Frenademez | 729 |
Giant slalom :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1. | Peter Pechhacker | 6020 |
| 2. | Harald Walder | 4420 |
| 3. | Ross Rebagliati | 4280 |
| 4. | Stefan Wurzacher | 4250 |
| 5. | Mike Jacoby | 3530 |
Slalom :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1. | Karl Frenademez | 5450 |
| 2. | Harald Walder | 5190 |
| 3. | Anton Pogue | 4060 |
| 4. | Stefan Wurzacher | 3040 |
| 5. | Maxence Idesheim | 2988 |
Halfpipe :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1. | Jonas Gunnarsson | 3770 |
| 2. | Dan Smith | 3680 |
| 3. | Trevor Andrew | 2980 |
| 4. | Jimi Scott | 2870 |
| 5. | Takashi Nishida | 2350 |
Snowboard :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1. | Elmar Messner | 2990 |
| 2. | Alex Voyat | 2790 |
| 3. | Richard Richardsson | 1790 |
| 4. | Helmut Pramstaller | 1600 |
| 5. | Anton Pogue | 1560 |

## Women
### Giant slalom

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 20 | 1 | 29 November 1996 | Tignes | GS | Charlotte Bernard | Karine Ruby | Isabelle Blanc |
| 21 | 2 | 6 December 1996 | Sestriere | GS | Margherita Parini | Birgit Herbert | Rosey Fletcher |
| 22 | 3 | 13 December 1996 | Whistler | GS | Karine Ruby | Lidia Trettel | Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen |
| 23 | 4 | 18 December 1996 | Sun Peaks | GS | Isabel Zedlacher | Sondra van Ert | Rosey Fletcher |
| 24 | 5 | 11 January 1997 | Lenggries | GS | Lidia Trettel | Heidi Renoth | Karine Ruby |
| 25 | 6 | 1 February 1997 | Mont Sainte-Anne | GS | Marion Posch | Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen | Sondra van Ert |
| 26 | 7 | 7 February 1997 | Mount Bachelor | GS | Margherita Parini | Sondra van Ert | Karine Ruby |
| 27 | 8 | 14 February 1997 | Yakebitaiyama | GS | Karine Ruby | Brigitte Köck | Birgit Herbert |
| 28 | 9 | 15 February 1997 | Yakebitaiyama | GS | Brigitte Köck | Karine Ruby | Lisa Kosglow |
| 29 | 10 | 28 February 1997 | Olang | GS | Karine Ruby | Margherita Parini | Isabel Zedlacher |
| 30 | 11 | 8 March 1997 | Bardonecchia | GS | Rosey Fletcher | Margherita Parini | Lidia Trettel |
| 31 | 12 | 14 March 1997 | Morzine | GS | Maria Pichler | Sondra van Ert | Lidia Trettel |

### Parallel

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 14 | 1 | 28 November 1996 | Tignes | PSL | Karine Ruby | Heidi Renoth | Manuela Riegler |
| 15 | 2 | 18 January 1997 | Kreischberg | PSL | Marie Birkl | Heidi Renoth | Stacia Hookom |
| 16 | 3 | 20 February 1997 | Morioka | PSL | Karine Ruby | Dorothée Fournier | Marion Posch |
| 17 | 4 | 9 March 1997 | Bardonecchia | PSL | Karine Ruby | Isabel Zedlacher | Marion Posch |
| 18 | 5 | 15 March 1997 | Morzine | PSL | Karine Ruby | Manuela Riegler | Birgit Herbert |

### Slalom

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 12 | 1 | 7 December 1996 | Sestriere | SL | Dorothée Fournier | Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen | Alexandra Krings |
| 13 | 2 | 12 January 1997 | Lenggries | SL | Heidi Renoth | Isabel Zedlacher | Marie Birkl |
| 14 | 3 | 31 January 1997 | Mont Sainte-Anne | SL | Marion Posch | Heidi Renoth | Karine Ruby |
| 15 | 4 | 1 March 1997 | Olang | SL | Marion Posch | Karine Ruby | Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen |
| 16 | 5 | 6 March 1997 | Grächen | SL | Isabel Zedlacher | Karine Ruby | Heidi Renoth |

### Halfpipe

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 14 | 1 | 14 December 1996 | Whistler | HP | Natasza Zurek | Maëlle Ricker | Tara Teigen |
| 15 | 2 | 15 December 1996 | Whistler | HP | Tara Teigen | Kelly Kaye | Natasza Zurek |
| 16 | 3 | 19 January 1997 | Kreischberg | HP | Nicola Thost | Nicole Fischer | Maëlle Ricker |
| 17 | 4 | 2 February 1997 | Mont Sainte-Anne | HP | Sabrina Sadeghi | Leslee Olson | Maëlle Ricker |
| 18 | 5 | 8 February 1997 | Mount Bachelor | HP | Tricia Byrnes | Aurelie Sayres | Leslee Olson |
| 19 | 6 | 16 February 1997 | Kanbayashi | HP | Stine Brun Kjeldaas | Nicola Pederzolli | Tricia Byrnes |
| 20 | 7 | 2 March 1997 | Olang | HP | Siw Alida Renander | Alessandra Pescosta | Annemarie Uliasz |
| 21 | 8 | 16 March 1997 | Morzine | HP | Doriane Vidal | Siw Alida Renander | Kaori Takeyama |

### Snowboard cross

| No. | Season | Date | Place | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 1 | 23 November 1996 | Zell am See | SBX | Marie Birkl | Karine Ruby | Lynn Ott |
| 2 | 2 | 17 December 1996 | Sun Peaks | SBX | Cammy Potter | Karine Ruby | Isabel Zedlacher |
| 3 | 3 | 17 January 1997 | Kreischberg | SBX | Manuela Riegler | Karine Ruby | Isabel Zedlacher |
| 4 | 4 | 9 February 1997 | Mount Bachelor | SBX | Karine Ruby | Candice Drouin | Maëlle Ricker |
| 5 | 5 | 19 February 1997 | Morioka | SBX | Manuela Riegler | Sondra van Ert | Karine Ruby |
| 6 | 6 | 5 March 1997 | Grächen | SBX | Sondra van Ert | Claudia Riegler | Ursula Fingerlos |

## Standings: Women

Overall :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Karine Ruby | 1638 |
| 2 | Sondra van Ert | 1080 |
| 3 | Manuela Riegler | 1006 |
| 4 | Heidi Renoth | 977 |
| 5 | Isabel Zedlacher | 969 |
Giant slalom :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Karine Ruby | 6590 |
| 2 | Margherita Parini | 5420 |
| 3 | Sondra van Ert | 5320 |
| 4 | Lidia Trettel | 5300 |
| 5 | Maria Pichler | 4000 |
Slalom :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Karine Ruby | 6700 |
| 2 | Heidi Renoth | 5360 |
| 3 | Marion Posch | 4650 |
| 4 | Dagmar Mair unter der Eggen | 4110 |
| 5 | Isabel Zedlacher | 4040 |
Snowboard cross :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Karine Ruby | 4000 |
| 2 | Manuela Riegler | 2910 |
| 3 | Sondra van Ert | 2740 |
| 4 | Isabel Zedlacher | 2320 |
| 5 | Lynn Ott | 2210 |
Halfpipe :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Tara Teigen | 3350 |
| 2 | Sabrina Sadeghi | 2620 |
| 3 | Maëlle Ricker | 2470 |
| 4 | Siw Alida Renander | 2330 |
| 5 | Kaori Takeyama | 1970 |

## 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 | Austria | 14 | 20 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | France | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | United States | 12 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Italy | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Canada | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Germany | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 216 |