Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics

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.

Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Governing bodyWA
Events30 (men: 15; women: 15)
Games

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
1197628 Switzerland
2198022 Austria
3198456 Austria
4198843 Austria
5199248 United States
6199466 United States
7199854 United States
8200253 United States
9200624 Germany
10201030 Germany
11201430 Russia
12201830 Slovakia
13202230 Austria

Events

[3][4][5]

EventClass768084889294980206101418Years
Men's combinedStanding• • • •
•		• • • •
• • •		••4
Visually
impaired		• •••3
Sitting••2
Men's downhillStanding• • • •
• • •		• • • •
• • •		• • • •• • • •
• •		• • • •• • • ••••9
Visually
impaired		• •• • •• •• •••••8
Sitting• •• • •• •• • ••••7
Men's slalomStanding• • • •
•		• • • •
• •		• • • •
• • •		• • • •
• • •		• • • •• • • •
• •		• • • •
•		• • • ••••11
Visually
impaired		• •• •• ••••6
Sitting•• •• • •• •• • ••••8
Men's giant slalomStanding• • • •
•		• • • •
• •		• • • •
• • •		• • • •
• • •		• • • •• • • •
• •		• • • •
•		• • • ••••11
Visually
impaired		• •• • •• • •• • •• •• ••••9
Sitting•• •• • •• •• • ••••8
Men's Super-GStanding• • • •• • • •
• •		• • • •
•		• • • ••••7
Visually
impaired		• • •• • •• •••••7
Sitting• •• • •• •• • ••••7
Women's combinedStanding• • • •• • • •••4
Visually
impaired		• •••3
Sitting••2
Women's downhillStanding• • • •• • •• • •• • •• •• ••••9
Visually
impaired		• •• •••••••8
Sitting•••••••7
Women's slalomStanding• • • •• • • •
•		• • • •• • •• • •• • •• •• • ••••11
Visually
impaired		•• •••••6
Sitting••••••••8
Women's giant slalomStanding• • • •
•		• • • •
•		• • • •• • •• • •• • •• •• • ••••11
Visually
impaired		• •• •••• •••••9
Sitting••••• ••••8
Women's Super-GStanding• • •• • •• •• ••••7
Visually
impaired		••• •••••7
Sitting•••••••7
Total Events282256444866545324303030

Medal table

[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics

As of 2022 Winter Paralympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)959289276
2 United States (USA)929770259
3 Germany (GER)836150194
4 Switzerland (SUI)453925109
5 France (FRA)424236120
6 Canada (CAN)273949115
7 Slovakia (SVK)18182157
8 New Zealand (NZL)1771034
9 Spain (ESP)15141039
10 Italy (ITA)12202254
11 Sweden (SWE)12121034
12 Japan (JPN)11152147
13 Australia (AUS)1161532
14 Norway (NOR)95216
15 Russia (RUS)86721
16 Czech Republic (CZE)55515
17 Great Britain (GBR)391527
18 China (CHN)39719
19 Czechoslovakia (TCH)3418
20 Netherlands (NED)2316
21 Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA)1124
22 Finland (FIN)1102
23 Croatia (CRO)1001
24 Denmark (DEN)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
26 Poland (POL)0088
27 Belgium (BEL)0022
28 Liechtenstein (LIE)0011
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (29 entries)5165074801503

Multiple medalists
German Gerd Schönfelder is the most decorated alpine skier in the history of the Paralympic Games.

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

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics.

References
  1. IPC Alpine Skiing Reduces Racing Classes to Three Categories, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), November 3, 2004
  2. Levelling the playing field, canada.com, March 10, 2010
  3. IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  4. Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
  5. Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
  6. IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  7. "All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing". IPC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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