They won almost one million euros together: Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia. © Pentaphoto

Rain of money for ski stars: These are the top earners

Alpine skiing is not only a spectacular sport, but also a lucrative one. For some stars, it has been a veritable windfall.

01 April 2025

From: det

For the ski stars, a World Cup season isn't just about fame and glory, not just victories and crystal globes, but also about the cash. The prize money in the premier class of skiing is impressive; a World Cup victory typically brings 47.000 Swiss francs, which is equivalent to around 49.000 euros.

So who has the edge in this special prize money list? Unsurprisingly, the Federico Brignone for women and Marco Odermatt in the men's category. The two overall World Cup winners earned by far the most money.

Federica Brignone won the big crystal globe. © APA/afp / PATRICK T. FALLON

In her dream season, Brignone earned the equivalent of 711.300 euros, almost twice as much as the second-placed Lara Gut-Bahrami (373.000 euros). Third in the ranking is Sofia Goggia (275.100 euros). Brignone's most lucrative victory came at the Ski World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, where she was crowned giant slalom world champion and collected 60.300 euros.

Coal King Marco Odermatt

In the men's category, Odermatt is the absolute money king: The Swiss, who won his fourth overall World Cup this year, earned the equivalent of 760.000 euros, followed by Loic Meillard (394.500 euros) and Franjo von Allmen (343.300 euros) two other Swiss.

Marco Odermatt was the outstanding skier of the winter. © APA/afp / PATRICK T. FALLON

From the South Tyrolean athletes earned dominik paris The downhill king earned around 170.000 euros, while Alex Vinatzer around 79.000 euros. These amounts are gross and therefore still subject to tax.

In addition to the prize money, the ski stars have a second major source of income: sponsorship money. And this often generates even more revenue than the races themselves.

Prize money list women

Men's prize money list