# 2002–03 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 37th World Cup season began in October 2002 on Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2003 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall winners were Stephan Eberharter of Austria and Janica Kostelić of Croatia.
A break in the schedule was for the 2003 World Championships, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from 2–16 February 2003.

## Men

At the World Cup finals in Lillehammer (Kvitfjell, Hafjell), only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the top 15 finishers were awarded with points.

### Overall

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| Place | Name | Country | Total |
| 1 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 1333 |
| 2 | Bode Miller | United States | 1100 |
| 3 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 940 |
| 4 | Kalle Palander | Finland | 718 |
| 5 | Didier Cuche | Switzerland | 709 |
| 6 | Daron Rahlves | United States | 647 |
| 7 | Ivica Kostelić | Croatia | 632 |
| 8 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 622 |
| 9 | Michael Walchhofer | Austria | 600 |
| 10 | Hans Knauß | Austria | 596 |

### Downhill

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In men's downhill World Cup 2002/03 the all results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 34 |
| 1 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 790 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | - | 100 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 100 | 80 |
| 2 | Daron Rahlves | United States | 593 | 7 | 60 | 10 | 24 | 100 | 60 | 80 | 32 | 100 | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | Michael Walchhofer | Austria | 430 | 40 | 80 | 8 | 80 | 29 | 80 | - | 80 | 9 | - | 24 |
| 4 | Bruno Kernen | Switzerland | 351 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 20 | - | 36 | 60 | 100 | 14 | 29 | 40 |
| 5 | Hannes Trinkl | Austria | 341 | 80 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 60 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 45 | - | - |
| 6 | Antoine Dénériaz | France | 337 | 11 | - | 50 | 100 | - | 18 | - | 40 | 18 | - | 100 |
| 7 | Fritz Strobl | Austria | 334 | 45 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 80 | 14 | - | 26 | 26 | 32 | - |
| | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 334 | 60 | 36 | 45 | 14 | - | - | 32 | 29 | 60 | 13 | 45 |
| 9 | Didier Cuche | Switzerland | 333 | 9 | 45 | - | 11 | 22 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 80 | 80 | 22 |
| 10 | Klaus Kröll | Austria | 317 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 32 | 32 | 50 | 26 | - | 24 | - | 29 |

### Super G

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In men's super G World Cup 2002/03 all results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 35 |
| 1 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 356 | 100 | 16 | - | 60 | 80 | 100 |
| 2 | Marco Büchel | Liechtenstein | 280 | 40 | 80 | 60 | - | 100 | - |
| 3 | Didier Cuche | Switzerland | 270 | 60 | 100 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 32 |
| 4 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 251 | 50 | 36 | 50 | 29 | 36 | 50 |
| 5 | Hannes Reichelt | Austria | 194 | - | - | 80 | 32 | 22 | 60 |
| 6 | Christoph Gruber | Austria | 185 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 80 | 40 | 22 |
| 7 | Didier Défago | Switzerland | 180 | 16 | 50 | 100 | 3 | 11 | - |
| 8 | Andreas Schifferer | Austria | 165 | 45 | 22 | 32 | 50 | 16 | - |
| 9 | Hannes Trinkl | Austria | 155 | 24 | 60 | - | 26 | - | 45 |
| 10 | Josef Strobl | Austria | 150 | 80 | - | 24 | 18 | 12 | 16 |
| 11 | Lasse Kjus | Norway | 140 | 20 | 14 | 26 | - | - | 80 |
| 12 | Bode Miller | United States | 138 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 22 | - | - |
| | Bruno Kernen | Switzerland | 138 | 10 | - | 45 | 14 | 29 | 40 |
| 14 | Hans Knauß | Austria | 131 | - | 29 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 29 |
| 15 | Ambrosi Hoffmann | Switzerland | 127 | 15 | 45 | - | 24 | 7 | 36 |
| 16 | Fritz Strobl | Austria | 124 | 26 | - | 12 | 36 | 50 | - |
| 17 | Tobias Grünenfelder | Switzerland | 107 | 13 | 26 | - | 8 | 60 | - |
| 18 | Franco Cavegn | Switzerland | 102 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 |
| 19 | Hermann Maier | Austria | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |

### Giant slalom

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In men's giant slalom World Cup 2002/03 all results count. Michael von Grünigen won his fourth Giant slalom World Cup.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 36 |
| 1 | Michael von Grünigen | Switzerland | 524 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 24 | 80 | 100 | 60 |
| 2 | Bode Miller | United States | 425 | 45 | - | 80 | 100 | 100 | - | 60 | 40 |
| 3 | Hans Knauß | Austria | 365 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 16 | 100 |
| 4 | Frédéric Covili | France | 296 | 80 | 29 | 36 | - | 10 | 45 | 80 | 16 |
| 5 | Heinz Schilchegger | Austria | 249 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| | Massimiliano Blardone | Italy | 249 | 36 | 50 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 24 |
| 7 | Christian Mayer | Austria | 234 | 10 | 80 | - | 60 | 80 | - | 4 | - |
| 8 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 231 | - | 60 | 9 | 32 | 50 | - | - | 80 |
| 9 | Christoph Gruber | Austria | 227 | 26 | 9 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 40 | 24 |
| 10 | Joël Chenal | France | 194 | 20 | - | 50 | 50 | - | - | 45 | 29 |
| 11 | Didier Défago | Switzerland | 171 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 20 | - | 32 | - |
| 12 | Erik Schlopy | United States | 163 | - | 45 | - | 4 | 50 | - | 12 | 50 |
| 13 | Fredrik Nyberg | Sweden | 159 | 40 | 40 | 16 | - | 13 | - | 18 | 32 |
| 14 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 156 | 50 | - | 13 | 13 | - | 60 | - | 20 |
| 15 | Arnold Rieder | Italy | 150 | 10 | 22 | 45 | - | 32 | 15 | 26 | - |
| 16 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 147 | 100 | 32 | - | - | 7 | - | 8 | - |

### Slalom

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In men's slalom World Cup 2002/03 the all results count. Race No. 10 at Sestriere was a K.O.-Slalom.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 3 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 37 |
| 1 | Kalle Palander | Finland | 658 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 |
| 2 | Ivica Kostelić | Croatia | 580 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 16 | 50 | 36 |
| 3 | Rainer Schönfelder | Austria | 473 | 100 | - | 80 | 36 | 18 | 80 | 6 | 8 | 100 | 45 |
| 4 | Giorgio Rocca | Italy | 438 | 13 | 80 | - | - | 100 | - | 5 | 80 | 60 | 100 |
| 5 | Manfred Pranger | Austria | 385 | 50 | 26 | 45 | 50 | 32 | - | 45 | 32 | 45 | 60 |
| 6 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 367 | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | - | 45 | 80 | 60 | - | 32 |
| 7 | Hans Petter Buraas | Norway | 280 | - | 50 | 32 | 60 | 45 | - | 60 | 15 | 18 | - |
| 8 | Truls Ove Karlsen | Norway | 263 | 45 | 60 | - | 20 | 24 | 32 | 24 | - | 29 | 29 |
| 9 | Pierrick Bourgeat | France | 224 | 80 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Vidal | France | 200 | 40 | 45 | 60 | - | 40 | - | - | - | 15 | - |

### Combined

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In men's combined World Cup 2002/03 both results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 23 | 26 |
| 1 | Bode Miller | United States | 125 | 80 | 45 |
| 2 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 100 | 100 | - |
| | Michael Walchhofer | Austria | 100 | - | 100 |
| 4 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | 80 | - | 80 |
| 5 | Ambrosi Hoffmann | Switzerland | 72 | 36 | 36 |
| | Bruno Kernen | Switzerland | 72 | 40 | 32 |
| 7 | Lasse Kjus | Norway | 60 | 60 | - |
| | Didier Défago | Switzerland | 60 | - | 60 |
| 9 | Gaetan Llorach | France | 50 | 50 | - |
| | Christoph Gruber | Austria | 50 | - | 50 |

## Ladies

At the World Cup finals in Lillehammer (Kvitfjell, Hafjell), only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the top 15 finishers were awarded with points.

### Overall

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| Place | Name | Country | Total |
| 1 | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 1570 |
| 2 | Karen Putzer | Italy | 1100 |
| 3 | Anja Pärson | Sweden | 1042 |
| 4 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 972 |
| 5 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 922 |
| 6 | Carole Montillet | France | 869 |
| 7 | Renate Götschl | Austria | 830 |
| 8 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 776 |
| 9 | Kirsten Clark | United States | 661 |
| 10 | Nicole Hosp | Austria | 558 |

### Downhill

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In women's downhill World Cup 2002/03 all results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 30 |
| 1 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 372 | 22 | 50 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 40 |
| 2 | Renate Götschl | Austria | 368 | 36 | 60 | 22 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
| 3 | Kirsten Clark | United States | 316 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 80 | 11 | 60 |
| 4 | Carole Montillet | France | 313 | 80 | 100 | 15 | 50 | 36 | 32 |
| 5 | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Switzerland | 230 | 40 | 80 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 36 |
| 6 | Hilde Gerg | Germany | 196 | 100 | - | - | 36 | 60 | - |
| 7 | Ingrid Jacquemod | France | 153 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 80 |
| 8 | Mélanie Turgeon | Canada | 149 | - | 18 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 45 |
| 9 | Karen Putzer | Italy | 143 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 24 |
| 10 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 139 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 26 |

### Super G

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In women's super G World Cup 2002/03 all results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 31 |
| 1 | Carole Montillet | France | 493 | 18 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 29 | 80 | 80 | 26 |
| 2 | Renate Götschl | Austria | 458 | - | 18 | 50 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 50 |
| 3 | Karen Putzer | Italy | 394 | 40 | 100 | 36 | 26 | 50 | 16 | 26 | 100 |
| 4 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 350 | - | 3 | 32 | 45 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 80 |
| 5 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 298 | 36 | 45 | 60 | 22 | - | 50 | 40 | 45 |
| 6 | Daniela Ceccarelli | Italy | 289 | 24 | 26 | 80 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 50 | 20 |
| 7 | Hilde Gerg | Germany | 281 | 100 | - | - | 60 | 40 | 45 | 36 | - |
| | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 281 | 80 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 16 | 32 | 18 |
| 9 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 267 | 32 | 80 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 80 |
| 10 | Kirsten Clark | United States | 252 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 36 |
| 11 | Brigitte Obermoser | Austria | 213 | 7 | 13 | - | - | 13 | 40 | 100 | 40 |

### Giant slalom

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In women's giant slalom World Cup 2002/03 all results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 33 |
| 1 | Anja Pärson | Sweden | 514 | 26 | 50 | - | 13 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 45 |
| 2 | Karen Putzer | Italy | 513 | - | 29 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 100 |
| 3 | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 343 | 24 | 60 | 45 | 80 | - | 80 | 14 | 40 | - |
| 4 | Nicole Hosp | Austria | 332 | 100 | - | 32 | 60 | - | - | 80 | - | 60 |
| 5 | Sonja Nef | Switzerland | 329 | 40 | 45 | 80 | 40 | 100 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 6 | Denise Karbon | Italy | 293 | - | - | 13 | 60 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 60 | 80 |
| 7 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 287 | - | 80 | 60 | 32 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 24 |
| 8 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 280 | - | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 60 | 50 | 50 |
| 9 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 266 | 22 | 7 | 60 | 22 | 60 | 45 | 50 | - | - |
| 10 | María José Rienda Contreras | Spain | 237 | 45 | 14 | 40 | 26 | 45 | 29 | 32 | 6 | - |
| 11 | Andrine Flemmen | Norway | 232 | 100 | - | 11 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 12 | Anna Ottosson | Sweden | 194 | 20 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 16 |
| 13 | Tina Maze | Slovenia | 190 | 100 | - | - | - | 8 | 24 | 36 | - | 22 |
| 14 | Tanja Poutiainen | Finland | 184 | 29 | - | 18 | 29 | 32 | - | 40 | 36 | - |
| 15 | Birgit Heeb-Batliner | Liechtenstein | 180 | - | 100 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | - |

### Slalom

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In women's slalom World Cup 2002/03 all results count. Race No. 11 at Sestriere was a K.O.-Slalom.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 32 |
| 1 | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 710 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 100 | - |
| 2 | Anja Pärson | Sweden | 498 | 18 | 100 | 100 | - | - | 60 | 100 | 80 | 40 |
| 3 | Tanja Poutiainen | Finland | 367 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 80 | - | 50 | 32 | 45 | 50 |
| 4 | Christel Pascal | France | 359 | 80 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 80 | 13 | 45 | 32 | 24 |
| 5 | Marlies Schild | Austria | 342 | 45 | 60 | 22 | - | 40 | 36 | 50 | 29 | 60 |
| 6 | Laure Pequegnot | France | 341 | 50 | - | 40 | - | 50 | 36 | 45 | 40 | 80 |
| 7 | Nicole Gius | Italy | 264 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 50 | 36 |
| 8 | Monika Bergmann | Germany | 245 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 50 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 60 | - |
| 9 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 228 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 13 | - | 36 | 10 | 36 | 45 |
| 10 | Nicole Hosp | Austria | 226 | 32 | 50 | 60 | - | - | 24 | 60 | - | - |
| 11 | Kristina Koznick | United States | 212 | 13 | - | 11 | 26 | - | 26 | 36 | - | 100 |

### Combined

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In women's combined World Cup 2002/03 only one competition was held.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 14 |
| 1 | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 80 | 80 |
| 3 | Maria Riesch | Germany | 60 | 60 |
| 4 | Karen Putzer | Italy | 50 | 50 |
| 5 | Julia Mancuso | United States | 45 | 45 |
| 6 | Marlies Oester | Switzerland | 40 | 40 |
| 7 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 36 | 36 |
| 8 | Caroline Lalive | United States | 32 | 32 |
| 9 | Jessica Lindell-Vikarby | Sweden | 29 | 29 |
| 10 | Šárka Záhrobská | Czech Republic | 29 | 29 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Downhill from Chamonix was rescheduled to Bormio on 11 January 2003
* ↑ Slalom from Chamonix was rescheduled to Bormio on 12 January 2003
* ↑ Super giant slalom from Kitzbühel was rescheduled from 24 to 27 January 2003