Prize Money Revealed for Alpine Ski Racers

Typically, at World Cup races, a total of ​​€167,619 (£ 145,937)  s available and is divided between the top 30 skiers.

The winner walks away with €54,709 (£ 47,632).

The 30th-place finisher gets ​​€816 (£ 710.45).

Gurgl World Cup. Image © PlanetSKI

Odermatt skied across many disciplines and claimed podium finishes in everything from downhill to giant slalom.

• Marco Odermatt: €741,254 (£645,372)

• Lucas Pinheiro Braathen: €359,264 (£ 312,793)

• Loic Meillard: €317,325 (£276,279)

In the women’s competitions Mikaela Shiffrin won nine salmon races and nearly clinched a perfect slalom season.

That streak, alongside some solid giant slalom performances, pushed Shiffrin to the top of her  earnings table.

• Mikaela Shiffrin: €615,167 (£535,595)

• Emma Aicher: €387,265.50 (£337,172)

• Julia Scheib: €340,942 (£296,841)

Gurgl World Cup. Image © PlanetSKI

Last summer council members voted in favor of a prize-winning increase of up to 20% across all of its disciplines, with FIS and Local Organizsng Committees each providing half of that increase.

The LOC contributions were on “a voluntary basis.”

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