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2012/13 season prize money rankings
28 March 2013 года
2012/13 season prize money rankings

The 2012/13 World Cup season not only featured thrilling competitions, but also awarded a large amount of prize money among the best competitors in each discipline. In today’s edition, the FIS Newsflash provides an overview of the top earners in Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined and Alpine Skiing.

Besides the prize money from the World Championships, Cross-Country star Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland won a total of 284’000 CHF plus 90’000 CHF for the Tour de Ski. Therese Johaug of Norway earned the second highest amount to net a total of 305’595 CHF.

On the men’s side, Petter Northug (NOR) leads the prize money rankings. The overall World Cup winner earned 212’500 CHF whilst the runner-up in the prize money ranking, Alexander Legkov (RUS), won 165’625 CHF.

Austria’s Gregor Schlierenzauer, who dominated the season in Ski Jumping collected 176’500 CHF while the ladies’ Ski Jumping World Cup winner Sara Takanashi (JPN) earned 44’335 CHF.

In Nordic Combined, World Cup champion Eric Frenzel (GER) topped the prize money ranking with 92’100 CHF.

With 11 wins and 24 podium finishes, Tina Maze topped by far the prize money rankings in Alpine Skiing. Apart from breaking Herman Maier’s record 2000 points in a single season, the Slovenian also broke the Austrian’s record prize money earnings. In 2000 Maier stood on the podium 22 times, earning 660'000 Swiss Francs but Maze did even better, taking home a total of 701'797 CHF.

The only other skier who earned over CHF half a million this year was Austria’s Marcel Hirscher. His 6 wins and 18 podium finishes were worth 535'940 CHF in prize money earnings. Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal finished second, taking home 299'053 CHF ahead of Ted Ligety who collected 269'956 CHF.


Source: FIS





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