Ski Racing World Cup Title Winners - Men's G.Slalom

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A full list of the men's FIS World Cup Giant Slalom champions since the first competition in 1967, which was won by French ski legend Jean-Claude Killy.

Some of the sport's great names have won it over the years, although it's the Swedish master Ingemar Stenmark who is undoubtedly the giant slalom king, with 8 titles to his name between 1975 and 1984 (only American skier Phil Mahre in 1982 and 1983 prevented him winning 10 titles in a row !?!), a feat that will surely never be equalled.

FIS World Cup Men's Giant Slalom Champions

The list of winners of the FIS Giant Slalom since the event started back in the late 60's is as follows:

Year	Winner	Nationality
2014	Ted Ligety	USA
2013	Ted Ligety	USA
2012	Marcel Hirscher	Austria
2011	Ted Ligety	USA
2010	Ted Ligety	USA
2009	Didier Cuche	Switzerland
2008	Ted Ligety	USA
2007	Aksel Lund Svindal	Norway
2006	Benjamin Raich	Austria
2005	Benjamin Raich	Austria
2004	Bode Miller	USA
2003	Michael von Grunigen	Switzerland
2002	Frederic Covili	France
2001	Hermann Maier	Austria
2000	Hermann Maier	Austria
1999	Michael von Grunigen	Switzerland
1998	Hermann Maier	Austria
1997	Michael von Grunigen	Switzerland
1996	Michael von Grunigen	Switzerland
1995	Alberto Tomba	Italy
1994	Christian Mayer	Austria
1993	Kjetil Andre Aamodt	Norway
1992	Alberto Tomba	Italy
1991	Alberto Tomba	Italy
1990	Günther Mader	Austria
1990	Ole Kristian Furuseth	Norway
1989	Ole Kristian Furuseth	Norway
1989	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland
1988	Alberto Tomba	Italy
1987	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland
1986	Joel Gaspoz	Switzerland
1985	Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg
1984	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland
1984	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1983	Phil Mahre	USA
1982	Phil Mahre	USA
1981	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1980	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1979	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1978	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1977	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1977	Heini Hemmi	Switzerland
1976	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1975	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden
1974	Piero Gros	Italy
1973	Hansi Hinterseer	Austria
1972	Gustav Thoni	Italy
1971	Gustav Thoni	Italy
1971	Patrick Russel	France
1970	Gustav Thoni	Italy
1969	Karl Schranz	Austria
1968	Jean-Claude Killy	France
1967	Jean-Claude Killy	France

FIS World Cup Men's Giant Slalom Most Successful Skiers

Only one winner here, the legendary Swede Ingemar Stenmark, way out in front of the rest with eight titles, three ahead of the next best, Ted Ligety (who has dominated the title in recent years), and four ahead of Alberto Tomba and Michael von Grunigen.

Number of Titles	Name	Nationality	Years
8	Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984
5	Ted Ligety	USA	2008 2010 2011 2013 2014
4	Alberto Tomba	Italy	1988 1991 1992 1995
4	Michael von Grunigen	Switzerland	1996 1997 1999 2003
3	Hermann Maier	Austria	1998 2000 2001
3	Gustav Thoni	Italy	1970 1971 1972
3	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Switzerland	1984 1987 1989
2	Benjamin Raich	Austria	2005 2006
2	Jean-Claude Killy	France	1967 1968
2	Ole Kristian Furuseth	Norway	1989 1990
2	Phil Mahre	USA	1982 1983
1	Aksel Lund Svindal	Norway	2007
1	Bode Miller	USA	2004
1	Christian Mayer	Austria	1994
1	Didier Cuche	Switzerland	2009
1	Frederic Covili	France	2002
1	Günther Mader	Austria	1990
1	Hansi Hinterseer	Austria	1973
1	Heini Hemmi	Switzerland	1977
1	Joel Gaspoz	Switzerland	1986
1	Karl Schranz	Austria	1969
1	Kjetil Andre Aamodt	Norway	1993
1	Marc Girardelli	Luxembourg	1985
1	Marcel Hirscher	Austria	2012
1	Patrick Russel	France	1971
1	Piero Gros	Italy	1974

FIS World Cup Men's Giant Slalom Most Successful Nations

Those two great Alpine rivals, Switzerland and Austria are the kings of the giant slalom, with 10 titles a-piece, although hats off to Ingemar Stenmark, who's 8 titles single-handedly lifts the Swedes to joint third in the rankings, alongside Italy and the USA.

Number of Titles	Nation	Years
10	Austria	1969 1973 1990 1994 1998 2000 2001 2005 2006 2012
10	Switzerland	1977 1984 1986 1987 1989 1996 1997 1999 2003 2009
8	Italy	1970 1971 1972 1974 1988 1991 1992 1995
8	Sweden	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984
8	USA	1982 1983 2004 2008 2010 2011 2013 2014
4	France	1967 1968 1971 2002
4	Norway	1989 1990 1993 2007
1	Luxembourg	1985

2013-14 Men's Giant Slalom Title

American skier Ted Ligety and Austrian racer Marcel Hirscher both finished the World Cup Giant Slalom season on 560 points, but rather than share the Giant Slalom award, Ligety was awarded the title having won five races compared to Hirscher's two.

2012-13 Men's Giant Slalom Title

Ted Ligety's incredible season continued as he finished the Giant Slalom season off in style with another victory at Lenzerheide. It meant that the American had won an incredible six of the eight races during the season and come third in the other two, an amazing feat.