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 body | WA |
| Events | 30 (men: 15; women: 15) |
| Games | |
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Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired.
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
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 | China (CHN) | 27 | 25 | 17 | 69 |
| 8 | Slovakia (SVK) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 57 |
| 9 | New Zealand (NZL) | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 20 | 22 | 54 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 13 | Japan (JPN) | 11 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 14 | Australia (AUS) | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 15 | Norway (NOR) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 16 | Russia (RUS) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 18 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 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) | 540 | 523 | 490 | 1,553 | |
Multiple medalists
The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals.
| 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.
- 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
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