| Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | WA |
| Events | 30 (men: 15; women: 15) |
| Games | |
Paralympic alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.
Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired. [1] [2]
Summary
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | 28 | 
Switzerland
|
| 2 | 1980 | 22 | 
Austria
|
| 3 | 1984 | 56 |
Austria
|
| 4 | 1988 | 43 |
Austria
|
| 5 | 1992 | 48 | 
United States
|
| 6 | 1994 | 66 |
United States
|
| 7 | 1998 | 54 |
United States
|
| 8 | 2002 | 53 |
United States
|
| 9 | 2006 | 24 | 
Germany
|
| 10 | 2010 | 30 |
Germany
|
| 11 | 2014 | 30 | 
Russia
|
| 12 | 2018 | 30 | 
Slovakia
|
| 13 | 2022 | 30 |
Austria
|
Events
| Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's combined | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• | • | 4 | ||||||||
|
Visually impaired |
• • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
| Men's downhill | Standing | • • • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • | • | • | • | 9 | |||
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Men's slalom | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||
| Sitting | • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Men's giant slalom | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||
| Sitting | • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Men's Super-G | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||
| Visually impaired |
• • • | • • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Women's combined | Standing | • • • • | • • • • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
| Visually impaired |
• • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
| Women's downhill | Standing | • • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 9 | |||
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Women's slalom | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• | • • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Women's giant slalom | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • | • | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Women's Super-G | Standing | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||
| Visually impaired |
• | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Total Events | 28 | 22 | 56 | 44 | 48 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
Medal table
[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
As of 2022 Winter Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 95 | 92 | 89 | 276 |
| 2 |
United States (USA) | 92 | 97 | 70 | 259 |
| 3 |
Germany (GER) | 83 | 61 | 50 | 194 |
| 4 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 45 | 39 | 25 | 109 |
| 5 | 
France (FRA) | 42 | 42 | 36 | 120 |
| 6 | 
Canada (CAN) | 27 | 39 | 49 | 115 |
| 7 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 57 |
| 8 | 
New Zealand (NZL) | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 | 
Spain (ESP) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | 
Italy (ITA) | 12 | 20 | 22 | 54 |
| 11 | 
Sweden (SWE) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 12 | 
Japan (JPN) | 11 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 13 | 
Australia (AUS) | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 14 | 
Norway (NOR) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 |
Russia (RUS) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 16 | 
Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | 
Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 18 | 
China (CHN) | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 19 |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 20 | 
Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | 
Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 
Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | 
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 27 | 
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | 
Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 516 | 507 | 480 | 1503 | |
Multiple medalists
The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals. [7]
| Athlete | Nation | Paralympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerd Schönfelder |
Germany (GER)
|
1992–2010 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| Reinhild Moeller |
West Germany (FRG) /
Germany (GER)
|
1980–2006 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Rolf Heinzmann |
Switzerland (SUI)
|
1980–2002 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Hans Burn |
Switzerland (SUI)
|
1988–2002 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Sarah Will |
United States (USA)
|
1992–2002 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sarah Billmeier |
United States (USA)
|
1992–2002 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Lana Spreeman |
Canada (CAN)
|
1980–1994 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| Martin Braxenthaler |
Germany (GER)
|
1998–2010 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Henrieta Farkašová |
Slovakia (SVK)
|
2010–2018 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Greg Mannino |
United States (USA)
|
1988–1998 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Chris Waddell |
United States (USA)
|
1992–2002 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Bruno Oberhammer |
Italy (ITA)
|
1984–1998 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Markus Pfefferle |
West Germany (FRG) /
Germany (GER)
|
1988–2002 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Bernard Baudean |
France (FRA)
|
1976–1994 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Michael Milton |
Australia (AUS)
|
1992–2006 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Alexander Spitz |
West Germany (FRG) /
Germany (GER)
|
1984–1994 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Pascale Casanova |
France (FRA)
|
1998–2006 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Lauren Woolstencroft |
Canada (CAN)
|
2002–2010 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Tristan Mouric |
France (FRA)
|
1984–1994 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Rik Heid |
United States (USA)
|
1988–1994 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Kuniko Obinata |
Japan (JPN)
|
1998–2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Nancy Gustafson |
United States (USA)
|
1988–1994 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Josef Meusburger |
Austria (AUT)
|
1976–1988 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Cato Zahl Pedersen |
Norway (NOR)
|
1980–1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Santos |
United States (USA)
|
1992–1994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Nations
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See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics.
- Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Games
- Alpine skiing World Cup
- FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
- World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
References
- ^ IPC Alpine Skiing Reduces Racing Classes to Three Categories, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), November 3, 2004
- ^ Levelling the playing field, canada.com, March 10, 2010
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
- ^ Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing". IPC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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| Summer sports | |
|---|---|
| Winter sports | |
| Discontinued sports | |
| Demonstration sports | |
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| Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Governing body | WA |
| Events | 30 (men: 15; women: 15) |
| Games | |
Paralympic alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.
Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired. [1] [2]
Summary
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | 28 |
Switzerland
|
| 2 | 1980 | 22 |
Austria
|
| 3 | 1984 | 56 |
Austria
|
| 4 | 1988 | 43 |
Austria
|
| 5 | 1992 | 48 |
United States
|
| 6 | 1994 | 66 |
United States
|
| 7 | 1998 | 54 |
United States
|
| 8 | 2002 | 53 |
United States
|
| 9 | 2006 | 24 |
Germany
|
| 10 | 2010 | 30 |
Germany
|
| 11 | 2014 | 30 |
Russia
|
| 12 | 2018 | 30 |
Slovakia
|
| 13 | 2022 | 30 |
Austria
|
Events
| Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's combined | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• | • | 4 | ||||||||
|
Visually impaired |
• • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
| Men's downhill | Standing | • • • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • | • | • | • | 9 | |||
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Men's slalom | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||
| Sitting | • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Men's giant slalom | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||
| Sitting | • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Men's Super-G | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||
| Visually impaired |
• • • | • • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Women's combined | Standing | • • • • | • • • • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
| Visually impaired |
• • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
| Women's downhill | Standing | • • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 9 | |||
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Women's slalom | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • |
• • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• | • • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Women's giant slalom | Standing | • • • • • |
• • • • • |
• • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |
| Visually impaired |
• • | • • | • | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||
| Women's Super-G | Standing | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||
| Visually impaired |
• | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
| Total Events | 28 | 22 | 56 | 44 | 48 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
Medal table
[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
As of 2022 Winter Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 95 | 92 | 89 | 276 |
| 2 |
United States (USA) | 92 | 97 | 70 | 259 |
| 3 |
Germany (GER) | 83 | 61 | 50 | 194 |
| 4 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 45 | 39 | 25 | 109 |
| 5 |
France (FRA) | 42 | 42 | 36 | 120 |
| 6 |
Canada (CAN) | 27 | 39 | 49 | 115 |
| 7 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 57 |
| 8 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 |
Spain (ESP) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 |
Italy (ITA) | 12 | 20 | 22 | 54 |
| 11 |
Sweden (SWE) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 12 |
Japan (JPN) | 11 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 13 |
Australia (AUS) | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 14 |
Norway (NOR) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 |
Russia (RUS) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 16 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 18 |
China (CHN) | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 19 |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 20 |
Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 |
Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 |
Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 27 |
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 |
Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 516 | 507 | 480 | 1503 | |
Multiple medalists
The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals. [7]
| Athlete | Nation | Paralympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerd Schönfelder |
Germany (GER)
|
1992–2010 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| Reinhild Moeller |
West Germany (FRG) /
Germany (GER)
|
1980–2006 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Rolf Heinzmann |
Switzerland (SUI)
|
1980–2002 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Hans Burn |
Switzerland (SUI)
|
1988–2002 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Sarah Will |
United States (USA)
|
1992–2002 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sarah Billmeier |
United States (USA)
|
1992–2002 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Lana Spreeman |
Canada (CAN)
|
1980–1994 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| Martin Braxenthaler |
Germany (GER)
|
1998–2010 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Henrieta Farkašová |
Slovakia (SVK)
|
2010–2018 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Greg Mannino |
United States (USA)
|
1988–1998 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Chris Waddell |
United States (USA)
|
1992–2002 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Bruno Oberhammer |
Italy (ITA)
|
1984–1998 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Markus Pfefferle |
West Germany (FRG) /
Germany (GER)
|
1988–2002 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Bernard Baudean |
France (FRA)
|
1976–1994 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Michael Milton |
Australia (AUS)
|
1992–2006 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Alexander Spitz |
West Germany (FRG) /
Germany (GER)
|
1984–1994 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Pascale Casanova |
France (FRA)
|
1998–2006 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Lauren Woolstencroft |
Canada (CAN)
|
2002–2010 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Tristan Mouric |
France (FRA)
|
1984–1994 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Rik Heid |
United States (USA)
|
1988–1994 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Kuniko Obinata |
Japan (JPN)
|
1998–2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Nancy Gustafson |
United States (USA)
|
1988–1994 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Josef Meusburger |
Austria (AUT)
|
1976–1988 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Cato Zahl Pedersen |
Norway (NOR)
|
1980–1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Santos |
United States (USA)
|
1992–1994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Nations
|
| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (October 2019) |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics.
- Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Games
- Alpine skiing World Cup
- FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
- World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
References
- ^ IPC Alpine Skiing Reduces Racing Classes to Three Categories, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), November 3, 2004
- ^ Levelling the playing field, canada.com, March 10, 2010
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
- ^ Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing". IPC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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| Summer sports | |
|---|---|
| Winter sports | |
| Discontinued sports | |
| Demonstration sports | |