2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill
2026 Women's Downhill World Cup
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The women's downhill in the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled to consist of nine events, including the final.[1]
The season is scheduled to begin with two downhills at St. Moritz, Switzerland on 12 and 13 December 2025 and then to remain in Europe all season, according to the initial schedule released on 12 June 2025.[2] For the first time, the Di Prampero course in Tarvisio, Italy will host the World Cup circuit on 17 January 2026; most recently, the course hosted the 2025 FIS Junior World Championships.[3]
The season will be interrupted for the quadrennial 2026 Winter Olympics in three regions in Italy -- Milan, the Stelvio Pass, and Cortina d'Ampezzo—during 6–22 February 2026.[4] The Alpine speed skiing events for women are scheduled to take place on the classic Olimpia delle Tofane course at Cortina d'Ampezzo.[5] The championship in women's downhill is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 8 February.
Season summary
[This section will be added beginning in December 2025.]
Finals
The World Cup finals in the discipline are scheduled to take place on Saturday, 21 March 2026 on the Olympiabakken course at Kvitfjell, near Lillehammer, Norway.[6] Only the top 25 skiers in the World Cup downhill discipline and the winner of the 2026 FIS Junior World Championships in the discipline, plus any skiers who have scored at least 500 points in the World Cup overall classification for the season, will be eligible to compete in the final, and only the top 15 will earn World Cup points.
Standings
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Legend
- Winner (100 points)
- 2nd place (80 points)
- 3rd place (60 points)
- DNF = Did not finish
- DSQ = Disqualified
- Did not start (DNS)
- Not eligible for finals (NE)
- Race canceled (x)
- FIS non-World Cup race (Olympics)
- R# = Rescheduled (make-up) race
- Updated on 1 July 2025, pre-season.[7]
See also
- 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's summary rankings
- 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's overall
- 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's super-G
- 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom
- 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom
- World Cup scoring system
References
- ^ "FIS CALENDAR & RESULTS - World Cup Women DH". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Audi FIS Ski Women's World Cup 2025/26 Initial Schedule" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 12 June 1015. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Tarvisio to Host 2026 Women's World Cup Ski Races, Boosting Italy's Alpine Prestige". italia.it. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Winter Olympic Games: Milano Cortina 2026". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026: Bormio". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "FIS Alpine Meeting: Focus on Athlete Safety and Season Outlook". fis-ski.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Official FIS women's season standings". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 1 July 2025.