# 1972–73 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The 7th World Cup season began in December 1972 in France and concluded in March 1973 in the United States. Gustav Thöni of Italy won his third consecutive overall title and Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her third of five consecutive.

## Men
### Overall

The Men's overall World Cup 1972/73 was divided into three periods. From the first 5 races the best 3 results count, from the next 9 races (Race No 6 to No 14) the best 5 results count and from the last 10 races the best 6 results count. Two racers had a point deduction. Gustav Thöni won his third Overall World Cup in a row!
| Place | Name | Country | Total |
| 1 | Gustav Thöni | Italy | 166 |
| 2 | David Zwilling | Austria | 151 |
| 3 | Roland Collombin | Switzerland | 131 |
| 4 | Christian Neureuther | West Germany | 120 |
| | Hansi Hinterseer | Austria | 120 |
| 6 | Bernhard Russi | Switzerland | 106 |
| 7 | Jean-Noël Augert | France | 104 |
| 8 | Franz Klammer | Austria | 93 |
| | Bob Cochran | United States | 93 |
| 10 | Piero Gros | Italy | 91 |
| 11 | Henri Duvillard | France | 90 |
| 12 | Adolf Rösti | Switzerland | 74 |
| 13 | Erik Håker | Norway | 72 |
| 14 | Walter Tresch | Switzerland | 65 |
| 15 | Marcello Varallo | Italy | 64 |

### Downhill

In men's downhill World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| 1 | Roland Collombin | Switzerland | 120 | (11) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | - | - |
| 2 | Bernhard Russi | Switzerland | 96 | (6) | (4) | 11 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 25 | - |
| 3 | Marcello Varallo | Italy | 64 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 4 | Franz Klammer | Austria | 62 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | 11 | 20 | 15 |
| | David Zwilling | Austria | 62 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 8 | (6) | - | (8) | 11 |
| 6 | Karl Cordin | Austria | 53 | 8 | 20 | - | 11 | 11 | - | 3 | - |
| 7 | Reinhard Tritscher | Austria | 49 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 6 |
| 8 | Philippe Roux | Switzerland | 44 | 1 | - | 20 | - | 2 | 6 | 15 | - |
| 9 | Bob Cochran | United States | 36 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 15 | 11 | - |
| 10 | Werner Grissmann | Austria | 29 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 25 |

### Giant slalom

In men's giant slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. One racers had a point deduction, which is given in. In every race there was a different winner!
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| 1 | Hansi Hinterseer | Austria | 105 | (6) | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | (6) |
| 2 | Erik Håker | Norway | 71 | 20 | - | 15 | - | - | 11 | 25 | - |
| 3 | Adolf Rösti | Switzerland | 66 | - | 20 | - | - | 11 | 20 | 15 | - |
| 4 | Piero Gros | Italy | 55 | 25 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | - |
| | Gustav Thöni | Italy | 55 | 4 | - | 25 | 15 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 6 | David Zwilling | Austria | 49 | - | 25 | - | 11 | - | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Helmuth Schmalzl | Italy | 48 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - |
| 8 | Henri Duvillard | France | 46 | - | 11 | 8 | 25 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 9 | Franz Klammer | Austria | 31 | - | 8 | 4 | - | 15 | - | 4 | - |
| 10 | Max Rieger | West Germany | 26 | 1 | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Bob Cochran | United States | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |

### Slalom

In men's slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | Gustav Thöni | Italy | 110 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | - | (1) |
| 2 | Christian Neureuther | West Germany | 105 | 15 | 25 | 25 | - | 20 | (15) | 20 | - |
| 3 | Jean-Noël Augert | France | 86 | - | - | - | 25 | 11 | - | 25 | 25 |
| 4 | Walter Tresch | Switzerland | 57 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | (3) | 11 | - | - |
| 5 | Ilario Pegorari | Italy | 38 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | Piero Gros | Italy | 36 | 25 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| | Henri Duvillard | France | 36 | - | 11 | 6 | - | 15 | - | - | 4 |
| 8 | David Zwilling | Austria | 33 | 2 | - | 11 | - | 8 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 9 | Bob Cochran | United States | 32 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 10 | Tino Pietrogiovanna | Italy | 29 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 15 |

## Ladies
### Overall

The Women's overall World Cup 1972/73 was most likely also divided into periods.
| Place | Name | Country | Total |
| 1 | Annemarie Pröll | Austria | 297 |
| 2 | Monika Kaserer | Austria | 223 |
| 3 | Patricia Emonet | France | 163 |
| 4 | Rosi Mittermaier | West Germany | 131 |
| 5 | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein | 112 |
| 6 | Wiltrud Drexel | Austria | 106 |
| 7 | Jacqueline Rouvier | France | 103 |
| 8 | Marilyn Cochran | United States | 84 |
| 9 | Ingrid Gfölner | Austria | 83 |
| 10 | Irmgard Lukasser | Austria | 65 |
| 11 | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 64 |
| | Pamela Behr | West Germany | 64 |
| 13 | Danièle Debernard | France | 60 |
| 14 | Traudl Treichl | West Germany | 57 |
| | Christine Rolland | France | 57 |

### Downhill

In women's downhill World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results counted. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in. Annemarie Pröll won all competitions and won the cup with maximum points. She won her third Downhill World Cup in a row. The Austrians won 21 out of 24 available podium-places. Only Jacqueline Rouvier from France was able to climb on the podium with them three times.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 1 | Annemarie Pröll | Austria | 125 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | (25) | (25) | (25) |
| 2 | Wiltrud Drexel | Austria | 86 | 11 | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| 3 | Jacqueline Rouvier | France | 72 | 20 | 20 | - | (1) | (4) | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Ingrid Gfölner | Austria | 72 | - | - | (1) | 15 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
| 5 | Irmgard Lukasser | Austria | 61 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 20 | - | - | 8 | - |
| 6 | Brigitte Totschnig | Austria | 45 | 8 | 15 | 3 | - | 15 | - | 4 | (1) |
| 7 | Brigitte Schroll | Austria | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 8 | (3) | (4) |
| 8 | Monika Kaserer | Austria | 28 | - | - | 20 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Rosi Mittermaier | West Germany | 23 | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | Marie-Theres Nadig | Switzerland | 22 | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |

### Giant slalom

In women's giant slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 4 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 1 | Monika Kaserer | Austria | 110 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | (4) | 20 | (6) | (20) |
| 2 | Annemarie Pröll | Austria | 94 | 25 | 25 | (3) | (3) | 25 | - | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein | 53 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | - | 11 | - | (1) |
| 4 | Patricia Emonet | France | 52 | 11 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | (1) | 25 |
| 5 | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 51 | - | - | - | 6 | 20 | 25 | - | - |
| 6 | Traudl Treichl | West Germany | 46 | - | 1 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 7 | Marilyn Cochran | United States | 44 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 4 | 25 | - |
| 8 | Rosi Mittermaier | West Germany | 40 | - | 8 | 2 | 11 | (1) | 8 | 11 | - |
| 9 | Jacqueline Rouvier | France | 26 | - | 15 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Marie-Theres Nadig | Switzerland | 26 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 15 | 1 | - | - |

### Slalom

In women's slalom World Cup 1972/73 the best 5 results count. Three racers a had point deduction, which are given in.
| Place | Name | Country | Total | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| 1 | Patricia Emonet | France | 110 | 15 | 25 | - | (1) | 20 | 25 | - | 25 |
| 2 | Rosi Mittermaier | West Germany | 80 | - | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Monika Kaserer | Austria | 67 | 8 | - | 25 | 15 | - | - | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Danièle Debernard | France | 56 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 25 | - |
| | Pamela Behr | West Germany | 56 | 25 | 20 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 3 |
| 6 | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein | 49 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - | - | (3) | 20 | 4 |
| 7 | Christine Rolland | France | 40 | 2 | - | - | 8 | (2) | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Judy Crawford | Canada | 39 | 6 | 6 | 15 | - | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 9 | Marilyn Cochran | United States | 36 | - | - | - | 25 | 11 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Barbara Ann Cochran | United States | 33 | - | - | 8 | 2 | - | 8 | 15 | - |
| | Fabienne Serrat | France | 33 | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | 20 |

## Nations Cup
### Overall

| Place | Country | Total | Men | Ladies |
| 1 | Austria | 1554 | 642 | 912 |
| 2 | France | 721 | 235 | 486 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 586 | 450 | 136 |
| 4 | Italy | 556 | 517 | 39 |
| 5 | West Germany | 478 | 183 | 295 |
| 6 | United States | 255 | 108 | 147 |
| 7 | Canada | 114 | 11 | 103 |
| | Liechtenstein | 114 | 2 | 112 |
| 9 | Norway | 97 | 72 | 25 |
| 10 | Poland | 54 | 54 | - |
| 11 | Spain | 32 | 13 | 19 |
| 12 | San Marino | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Men

| Place | Country | Total | DH | GS | SL | Racers | Wins |
| 1 | Austria | 642 | 319 | 257 | 66 | 17 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | 517 | 90 | 185 | 242 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 450 | 294 | 85 | 71 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | France | 235 | 13 | 75 | 147 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | West Germany | 183 | 0 | 38 | 145 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | United States | 108 | 48 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Norway | 72 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland | 54 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Spain | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Canada | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Ladies

| Place | Country | Total | DH | GS | SL | Racers | Wins |
| 1 | Austria | 912 | 549 | 283 | 80 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | France | 486 | 89 | 109 | 288 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany | 295 | 32 | 98 | 165 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 147 | 10 | 65 | 72 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 136 | 43 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 112 | 6 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Canada | 103 | 20 | 37 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Italy | 39 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Norway | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Spain | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | San Marino | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |