Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Governing body	IPC
Events	30 (men: 15; women: 15)
Games
1976 • 1980 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014
Medalists

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 Torino, a three category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing and visually impaired.^[1][2]

Events

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Event	Class	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	Years
Men's combined	Standing	• • • • •		• • • • • • •							•	3
	Visually impaired			• •							•	2
	Sitting										•	1
Men's downhill	Standing			• • • • • • •	• • • • • • •	• • • •	• • • • • •	• • • •	• • • •	•	•	8
	Visually impaired			• •	• • •		• •	• •	•	•	•	7
	Sitting					• •	• • •	• •	• • •	•	•	6
Men's slalom	Standing	• • • • •	• • • • • •	• • • • • • •	• • • • • • •	• • • •	• • • • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	•	•	10
	Visually impaired						• •	• •	• •	•	•	5
	Sitting				•	• •	• • •	• •	• • •	•	•	7
Men's giant slalom	Standing	• • • • •	• • • • • •	• • • • • • •	• • • • • • •	• • • •	• • • • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	•	•	10
	Visually impaired			• •	• • •	• • •	• • •	• •	• •	•	•	8
	Sitting				•	• •	• • •	• •	• • •	•	•	7
Men's Super G	Standing					• • • •	• • • • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	•	•	6
	Visually impaired					• • •	• • •	• •	•	•	•	6
	Sitting					• •	• • •	• •	• • •	•	•	6
Women's combined	Standing	• • • •		• • • •							•	3
	Visually impaired			• •							•	2
	Sitting										•	1
Women's downhill	Standing			• • • •	• • •	• • •	• • •	• •	• •	•	•	8
	Visually impaired			• •	• •		•	•	•	•	•	7
	Sitting					•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Women's slalom	Standing	• • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	• • •	• • •	• • •	• •	• • •	•	•	10
	Visually impaired						•	• •	•	•	•	5
	Sitting				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Women's giant slalom	Standing	• • • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	• • •	• • •	• • •	• •	• • •	•	•	10
	Visually impaired			• •	• •	•	•	• •	•	•	•	8
	Sitting				•	•	•	•	• •	•	•	7
Women's Super G	Standing					• • •	• • •	• •	• •	•	•	6
	Visually impaired					•	•	• •	•	•	•	6
	Sitting					•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Total Events		28	22	56	44	48	66	54	53	24	30

Medal table

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

As of 2014 Winter Paralympics

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	90	93	68	251
2	Austria (AUT)	90	87	87	264
3	Germany (GER)	77	54	57	188
4	Switzerland (SUI)	42	39	24	104
5	France (FRA)	35	36	32	103
6	Canada (CAN)	23	36	40	99
7	Spain (ESP)	15	13	10	38
8	New Zealand (NZL)	15	6	7	28
9	Australia (AUS)	11	6	13	30
10	Sweden (SWE)	10	12	9	31
11	Italy (ITA)	8	16	20	44
12	Japan (JPN)	7	11	17	35
13	Russia (RUS)	8	6	7	21
14	Slovakia (SVK)	6	12	15	33
15	Norway (NOR)	6	4	2	12
16	Czech Republic (CZE)	5	5	5	15
17	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	4	1	8
18	Great Britain (GBR)	1	4	10	15
19	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	0	1
20	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	0	1
21	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	0	1
22	Poland (POL)	0	0	7	7
23	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Liechtenstein (LIE)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Total 25 nations		456	448	436	1340

Multiple medalists

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

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The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals.

Athlete	Nation	Paralympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Schönfelder, GerdGerd Schönfelder	Germany (GER)	1992–2010	16	4	2	22
Moeller, ReinhildReinhild Moeller	West Germany (FRG) /  Germany (GER)	1980–2006	16	2	1	19
Heinzmann, RolfRolf Heinzmann	Switzerland (SUI)	1980–2002	12	2	0	14
Burn, HansHans Burn	Switzerland (SUI)	1988–2002	6	5	3	14
Will, SarahSarah Will	United States (USA)	1992–2002	12	1	0	13
Billmeier, SarahSarah Billmeier	United States (USA)	1992–2002	7	5	1	13
Spreeman, LanaLana Spreeman	Canada (CAN)	1980–1994	1	6	6	13
Braxenthaler, MartinMartin Braxenthaler	Germany (GER)	1998–2010	10	1	1	12
Mannino, GregGreg Mannino	United States (USA)	1988–1998	6	4	2	12
Waddell, ChrisChris Waddell	United States (USA)	1992–2002	5	5	2	12
Oberhammer, BrunoBruno Oberhammer	Italy (ITA)	1984–1998	3	5	4	12
Pfefferle, MarkusMarkus Pfefferle	West Germany (FRG) /  Germany (GER)	1988–2002	1	8	3	12
Baudean, BernardBernard Baudean	France (FRA)	1976–1994	6	4	1	11
Milton, MichaelMichael Milton	Australia (AUS)	1992–2006	6	3	2	11
Spitz, AlexanderAlexander Spitz	West Germany (FRG) /  Germany (GER)	1984–1994	4	4	3	11
Casanova, PascalePascale Casanova	France (FRA)	1998–2006	3	6	2	11
Woolstencroft, LaurenLauren Woolstencroft	Canada (CAN)	2002–2010	8	1	1	10
Mouric, TristanTristan Mouric	France (FRA)	1984–1994	6	3	1	10
Heid, RikRik Heid	United States (USA)	1988–1994	2	5	3	10
Obinata, KunikoKuniko Obinata	Japan (JPN)	1998–2010	2	3	5	10
Gustafson, NancyNancy Gustafson	United States (USA)	1988–1994	7	1	0	8
Meusburger, JosefJosef Meusburger	Austria (AUT)	1976–1988	6	2	0	8
Pedersen, Cato ZahlCato Zahl Pedersen	Norway (NOR)	1980–1994	6	1	0	7
Santos, BrianBrian Santos	United States (USA)	1992–1994	6	0	0	6

See also

• Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics

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, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
5. Team handbook and guide, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
6. IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
7. Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)