Serge Lang (skiing)

This article is about the French journalist who founded the alpine skiing World Cup. For the French-born American mathematician, see Serge Lang.
Serge Lang
Serge Lang, founder of the alpine skiing World Cup
Serge Lang, founder of the
alpine skiing World Cup
Born6 June 1920
Mulhouse, France
Died21 November 1999(1999-11-21) (aged 79)
Sternenberg, Haut-Rhin, France
OccupationJournalist
NationalityFrench
SubjectAlpine skiing, cycling

Serge Lang (6 June 1920 – 21 November 1999) was a French journalist, alpine skier and the founder of the alpine skiing World Cup. As a journalist he covered alpine skiing, cycling, and other sports for five major publications. In the mid-1960s, he envisioned a season-long series of ski races, which became the World Cup skiing circuit. He continued to guide the growth of the World Cup and the sport of ski racing over the next two decades.