The 2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup began in October 2001 and ended in March 2002 at the World Cup finals held in Altenmarkt, Austria. The overall winners were Stephan Eberharter and Michaela Dorfmeister, both from Austria.
The schedule for the 36th World Cup season included a nearly four-week long break in February for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A..
This was the first season that colored dye was used on the snow to mark the courses.
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