title: 1998–99 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
text: # 1998–99 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
  
  The 33rd World Cup season began in October 1998 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1999 at the World Cup finals at Sierra Nevada, Spain. The overall winners were Lasse Kjus of Norway, his second, and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, her first.
  
  A break in the schedule was for the World Championships, held 2–14 February in the United States at Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado.
  
  Two-time (and defending) World Cup overall winner Katja Seizinger from Germany missed the entire season due to a severe knee injury suffered in June 1998. She retired in April 1999 at age 26 with eleven season titles (two overall, four downhill, and five super-G).
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lasse Kjus | Norway | 1465 |
  | 2 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 1442 |
  | 3 | Hermann Maier | Austria | 1307 |
  | 4 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 1079 |
  | 5 | Hans Knauss | Austria | 913 |
  | 6 | Andreas Schifferer | Austria | 901 |
  | 7 | Christian Mayer | Austria | 766 |
  | 8 | Michael von Grünigen | Switzerland | 705 |
  | 9 | Werner Franz | Austria | 614 |
  | 10 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 575 |
  
  ### Downhill
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lasse Kjus | Norway | 760 |
  | 2 | Andreas Schifferer | Austria | 438 |
  | 3 | Werner Franz | Austria | 427 |
  | 4 | Hans Knauss | Austria | 399 |
  | 5 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 397 |
  
  ### Super G
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hermann Maier | Austria | 516 |
  | 2 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 330 |
  | 3 | Andreas Schifferer | Austria | 262 |
  | 4 | Christian Mayer | Austria | 252 |
  | 5 | Hans Knauss | Austria | 233 |
  
  ### Giant Slalom
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michael von Grünigen | Switzerland | 483 |
  | 2 | Stephan Eberharter | Austria | 410 |
  | 3 | Hermann Maier | Austria | 371 |
  | 4 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 335 |
  | 5 | Christian Mayer | Austria | 297 |
  
  ### Slalom
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thomas Stangassinger | Austria | 566 |
  | 2 | Jure Košir | Slovenia | 415 |
  | 3 | Finn Christian Jagge | Norway | 386 |
  | 4 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 363 |
  | | Pierrick Bourgeat | France | 363 |
  
  ### Combined
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lasse Kjus | Norway | 180 |
  | | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 180 |
  | 3 | Werner Franz | Austria | 100 |
  | 4 | Didier Cuche | Switzerland | 81 |
  | 5 | Markus Herrmann | Switzerland | 64 |
  
  ## Ladies
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 1672 |
  | 2 | Hilde Gerg | Germany | 1179 |
  | 3 | Renate Götschl | Austria | 1035 |
  | 4 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 987 |
  | 5 | Pernilla Wiberg | Sweden | 924 |
  | 6 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 920 |
  | 7 | Régine Cavagnoud | France | 764 |
  | 8 | Anita Wachter | Austria | 756 |
  | 9 | Andrine Flemmen | Norway | 728 |
  | 10 | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Switzerland | 720 |
  
  ### Downhill
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Renate Götschl | Austria | 610 |
  | 2 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 468 |
  | 3 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 454 |
  | 4 | Hilde Gerg | Germany | 431 |
  | 5 | Isolde Kostner | Italy | 371 |
  
  ### Super G
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 459 |
  | 2 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 373 |
  | 3 | Martina Ertl | Germany | 340 |
  | 4 | Régine Cavagnoud | France | 335 |
  | 5 | Renate Götschl | Austria | 308 |
  
  ### Giant Slalom
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 652 |
  | 2 | Anita Wachter | Austria | 636 |
  | 3 | Andrine Flemmen | Norway | 518 |
  | 4 | Sonja Nef | Switzerland | 353 |
  | 5 | Anna Ottosson | Sweden | 313 |
  
  ### Slalom
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sabine Egger | Austria | 425 |
  | 2 | Pernilla Wiberg | Sweden | 415 |
  | 3 | Anja Pärson | Sweden | 374 |
  | 4 | Trine Bakke | Norway | 335 |
  | 5 | Ingrid Salvenmoser | Austria | 292 |
  
  ### Combined
  
  | Place | Name | Country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hilde Gerg | Germany | 180 |
  | 2 | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 150 |
  | 3 | Trude Gimle | Norway | 120 |
  | 4 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 82 |
  | 5 | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | 81 |
  