Thanks to his double victory in Kitzbühel's super-G and downhill, Didier Cuche has overtaken his teammate Carlo Janka atop the current Alpine prize money rankings. With the prize money of CHF 180'000 Cuche has so far earned CHF 289'100 this Audi FIS Ski World Cup season. Showing great leadership, Cuche donated 20% of his Kitzbühel winnings (CHF 30'000) to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Haiti will also receive all the funds raised from a bid auction that the racers put together both in Kitzbühel (men) and Cortina (ladies). Current value of the bids already exceeds Euro 30'000. Bidding will continue on eBay until 31st January. Click HERE to see the men's bids on offer (note. Didier Cuche's winner bib is bidding at more than Euro 11'000!) and HERE for the ladies.

However, with eight victories and another three podium places so far, the highest season earnings so far have been collected by Lindsey Vonn, who leads the ladies ranking with CHF 331'950. She is followed by Maria Riesch and Kathrin Zettel.

FISalpine.com
Thursday 28 January 2010

Men: 1. Didier Cuche (SUI) 289'100 CHF/192'733 Euro. 2. Carlo Janka (SUI) 235'987/157'324. 3. Benjamin Raich (AUT) 188'325/125'550. 4. Ivica Kostelic (Kro) 151'300/100'866. 5. Julien Lizeroux (FRAA) 134'562/89'708. 6. Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 134'075/89'383. 7. Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 123'250/82'166. 8. Felix Neureuther (GER) 108'750/72'500. 9. Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 105'600/70'466.10. Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 102'900/68'600.

11. Aksel Lund Svindal (No) 91'300/60'866 12. Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 90'100/60'066. 13. Manuel Osborne-Paradis (Ka) 82'400/54'933. 14. Massimiliano Blardone (It) 76'250/50'833. 15. Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 80'225/53'516.16. Ted Ligety (USA) 75'775/50'516 17. Werner Heel (It) 74'387/49'591. 18. Didier Dèfago (SUI) 69'850/46'566. 19. Bode Miller (USA) 63'525/42'350. 20. Mario Scheiber (AUT) 54'200/36'133. 21. Andrej Jerman (Sln) 52'950/35'300. 22. Andrej Sporn (Sln) 50'625/33'750. 23. Davide Simoncelli (It) 30'950/20'633. 24. Marco Büchel (Lie) 29'187/19'456. 25. Romed Baumann (AUT) 28'662/19'108.

Ladies: 1. Lindsey Vonn (USA) 331'950/221'300. 2. Maria Riesch (De) 251'450/167'633. 3. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 248'750/165'833. 4. Sandrine Aubert (FRA) 141'500/94'333. 5. Anja Pärson (Sd) 126'150/84'100. 6. Marlies Schild (AUT) 119'750/79'833. 7. Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 105'500/70'333. 8. Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 101'575/67'716. 9. Tina Maze (SLO) 95'000/63'333. 10. Susanne Riesch (GER) 61'850/41'233.

11. Sarka Zahrobska (CZE) 57'475/38'361. 12. Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 53'500/35'666. 13. Fabienne Suter (SUI) 44'000/29'333. 14. Fränzi Aufdenblatten (SUI) 41'500/27'666. 14. Ingrid Jacquemod (FRA) 41'000/27'333. 16. Nadja Kamer (SUI) 39'500/26'333. 17. Manuela Mölgg (ITA) 38'950/25'966. 18. Emily Brydon (CAN) & Maria Pietilä-Holmner (SWE) each 38'500/25'666. 20. Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 35'950/23'966. 21. Tessa Worley (FRA) & Federica Brignone (ITA) 35'000/23'333. 23. Nadia Styger (SUI) 33'500/22'333. 24. Nadia Fanchini (ITA) 28'500/19'000. 25. Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 25'750/17'166.