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compete for the title of world champion.
This definition is too broad: some major World Cups do not award the title of world champion. In alpine skiing, for example, the World Cup awards the title "Winner of the FIS World Cup," while the separate World Ski Championships crown the world champion.
Full reasoning
This sentence treats "world cup" as a competition whose entrants compete for the title of world champion, but that is not true across the category the article itself discusses.
A clear counterexample is the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup:
- The official FIS World Cup rules say that the overall season winner is named "Winner of the FIS World Cup".
- Official FIS coverage separately uses "world champion" for winners of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
- FIS coverage of the 2025–26 World Cup season called Mikaela Shiffrin the "Overall champion" and "Overall Crystal Globe" winner, not the world champion.
Because at least some prominent World Cups do not confer the title of world champion, the article's lead definition is factually overbroad.
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- Rules for the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Section 13.1 states: "The competitors who have won the overall classification will be named 'Winner of the FIS World Cup'."
- FIS | Stunning Shiffrin crowned Overall champion as Scheib delights in GS Globe
FIS says Mikaela Shiffrin finished the season by winning a record sixth "Overall Crystal Globe" and calls her the season's "Overall champion."
- FIS | 'Queen' Brignone crowned GS world champion in the 'temple of skiing'
Official FIS coverage of the separate FIS Alpine World Ski Championships says Federica Brignone was "crowned GS world champion."
determines the World Champion or, simply, World Cup winner.
In season-long World Cups, cumulative points do not necessarily determine a world champion. In alpine skiing, FIS says the season winner is the "Winner of the FIS World Cup," while world champions are decided at the separate World Ski Championships.
Full reasoning
This sentence incorrectly treats "World Champion" and "World Cup winner" as interchangeable in the season-long format.
Official FIS material shows they are not the same thing in at least one major World Cup sport:
- The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup rules state that the overall winner is the "Winner of the FIS World Cup".
- FIS reporting on the 2025–26 season describes Mikaela Shiffrin as the "Overall champion" and "Overall Crystal Globe" winner.
- FIS separately describes winners at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships as "world champion".
So, in this season-long World Cup format, the cumulative points total determines a World Cup winner, not necessarily a world champion. The article's wording collapses two distinct titles into one.
3 sources
- Rules for the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The rules say: "The competitors who have won the overall classification will be named 'Winner of the FIS World Cup'."
- FIS | Stunning Shiffrin crowned Overall champion as Scheib delights in GS Globe
Official FIS coverage calls Mikaela Shiffrin the season's "Overall champion" and "Overall Crystal Globe" winner.
- FIS | 'Queen' Brignone crowned GS world champion in the 'temple of skiing'
FIS uses "world champion" for the separate FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, where Federica Brignone was "crowned GS world champion."