Svindal and Vonn top year-end prize money rankings

The current Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup leaders are also leading the year-end prize money rankings. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR), who has 444 overall World Cup points, has also earned more than 112 000 Swiss francs in the competitions during the 2008/09 season held until now. On the ladies side, Lindsey Vonn (USA) leads the point rankings with 530 World Cup points which has brought her more than 126’000 in earnings.The current Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup leaders are also leading the year-end prize money rankings. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR), who has 444 overall World Cup points, has also earned more than 112 000 Swiss francs in the competitions during the 2008/09 season held until now. On the ladies side, Lindsey Vonn (USA) leads the point rankings with 530 World Cup points which has brought her more than 126’000 in earnings. Closely on her heels in the prize money rankings is Finn Tanja Poutiainen, who was overtaken in the World Cup overall standings by Maria Riesch (GER), winner of the last Alpine event of the year, the ladies’ slalom in Semmering (AUT).

In Alpine Skiing, the biggest single event prize money purse this season is featured at the upcoming VIP Snow Queen Trophy slaloms in Zagreb (CRO) where a total of Euro 165’000 will be paid out to the top 30 ladies and men each.

The largest overall prize money pot is featured by the Hahnenkamm races in Kitzbühel (AUT) where more than € 550’000 will be distributed to the best athletes in the four competitions (downhill, super-G, slalom and Hahnenkamm combination). For the super-G, a total of € 130’000 is awarded while in both the downhill and slalom € 175’000 are available. The Hahnenkamm combination is rewarded with the amount of € 70’000. The athletes in the top 30 of each race will be rewarded, with the exception of the combined where the top five will be remunerated.

In CHF
Men
1. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 112 153
2. Benjamin Raich (AUT) 107 366
3. Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 88 814
4. Daniel Albrecht (SUI) 89 828
5. Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 84 990
6. Carlo Janka (SUI) 59 631

Ladies
1. Lindsey Vonn (USA) 126 470
2. Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 123 050
3. Maria Riesch (GER) 112500
4. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 105 810
5. Nicole Hosp (AUT) 82 500
6. Anja Pärson (SWE) 74 925

Story from www.FIS-ski.com.