Prize Money Revealed for Alpine Ski Racers
19th April 2026
Last modified on April 22nd, 2026
The Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won the most amoung the men with €741,254 (£645,372). The US skier, Mikaela Shiffrin, topped the women’s earnings with €615,167 (£535,595).
Typically at World Cup races a total of €167,619 (£145,937) is 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 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 favour of a prize-winning increase of up to 20% across all of its disciplines, with FIS and Local Organising Committees each providing half of that increase.
The LOC contributions were on “a voluntary basis.”
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