Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics

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Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

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Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
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IOC CodeALP
Governing bodyFIS
Events11 (men: 5; women: 5; mixed: 1)
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From 1948 to 1980, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years, with separate competitions held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. During this period, the Olympic medalists received an additional medal of the same metal from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

The giant slalom was introduced at the 1950 World Championships and at the Olympics in 1952; both programs dropped the combined event, but it returned in 1954 at the World Championships as a "paper" race, using the results of the slalom, giant slalom, and downhill. At the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS in the combined event. It returned as a stand-alone event (one run of downhill, two runs of slalom) at the Olympics in 1988, which also debuted the one-run super-G. The combined event was run on an FIS points system at the Olympics through 1992, then was changed to total time of the three runs. The super combined debuted in 2010, which reduced the slalom portion to one run and the event to one day.

Since 1985, the World Championships have been scheduled every odd-numbered year, independent of the Winter Olympics. At the World Championships, the combined returned as a stand-alone event in 1982 and the super-G debuted in 1987. The combined event went from points to a total time in 1996 (postponed from 1995), and changed to super combined in 2007.

The event is traditionally dominated by Alpine countries; as of 2022, Austria has a commanding lead in total medals with 128 and in gold medals with 40.

Hosts

Events

Men's

Women's

Mixed

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Event242832364852566064687276808488929498020610141822Years
Team event                      2
Total events                      11
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Medal table

NOCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Olympics.
Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):[1]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)404444128
2 Switzerland (SUI)27232575
3 United States (USA)17211048
4 France (FRA)16171851
5 Italy (ITA)14111136
6 Germany (GER)[a]128727
7 Norway (NOR)11141540
8 Sweden (SWE)82919
9 Croatia (CRO)46010
10 Canada (CAN)41712
11 West Germany (FRG)[a]3519
12 Slovenia (SLO)2338
13 Liechtenstein (LIE)22610
14 United Team of Germany (EUA)[a]2125
15 Czech Republic (CZE)1012
 Spain (ESP)1012
17 Slovakia (SVK)1001
18 Luxembourg (LUX)0202
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0202
20 Finland (FIN)0101
 Japan (JPN)0101
 New Zealand (NZL)0101
 Russia (RUS)0101
24 Australia (AUS)0011
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
 Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (26 entries)165166163494
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  • ^[a] Germany has competed at the Winter Olympic Games under various names; all of which are listed separately. Banned from the 1948 games (as was Japan), they competed as Germany in 1952, though only represented by West Germany. From 1956 through 1964, they were known as the United Team of Germany (EUA), which included East Germany, the German Democratic Republic (GDR). From 1968 through 1988, separate Olympic teams were fielded and West Germany competed as the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). East Germany had only one competitor in alpine skiing (Eberhard Riedel in 1968), who did not win a medal. Following the reunification of 1990, they have competed at the Olympics as Germany, starting in 1992. Through 2018, Germany has a total of 40 medals in alpine skiing (17 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze).
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Participating nations

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Nation242832364852566064687276808488929498020610141822Years
 Albania    11124
 Algeria    412
 Andorra    53245633244312
 Argentina    6856525610106915556218
 Armenia    1212116
 Australia    353512543322110425318
 Austria    41411111311131312121317202019202020202220
 Azerbaijan    12114
 Belarus    12224
 Belgium    42211122313412
 Bolivia    1336516
 Bosnia and Herzegovina    22223327
 Brazil    711222218
 Bulgaria    3243311254443253434320
 Canada    75959911887111810118111621151420
 Cayman Islands    112
 Chile    4335545455334733317
 China    25222227
 Chinese Taipei    4125326
 Colombia    112
 Costa Rica    12244
 Croatia    114411108108
 Cyprus    3534111121111
 Czech Republic    29108896
 Czechoslovakia    764234245410
 Denmark    2133126
 East Germany    11
 Timor-Leste    112
 Egypt    11
 Eritrea    11
 Estonia    1122226
 Fiji    11
 Finland    2422211254444214
 France    313813101111121271418191718181722172220
 Georgia    23213327
 Ghana    11
 Germany    8111414796971410
 Great Britain    81371481110810981212666642420
 Greece    113332323433122233219
 Guatemala    41
 Hungary    472116532233413
 Iceland    34533463323376544218
 India    11322117
 Iran    3444411133211
 Ireland    1222226
 Israel    1113
 Italy    881013101110812141211182022222221192020
 Japan    32245710444665106822419
 Kazakhstan    22222327
 Kenya    11
 Kosovo    11
 Kyrgyzstan    11114
 Latvia    32123527
 Lebanon    2132431134442232217
 Liechtenstein    256336355896766422219
 Lithuania    1112226
 Luxembourg    111115
 North Macedonia    2121116
 Madagascar    112
 Malaysia    11
 Malta    112
 Mexico    141011127
 Moldova    2113
 Monaco    11121327
 Montenegro    1223
 Morocco    54391217
 Netherlands    132
 New Zealand    346255632313321316
 North Korea    232
 Norway    7101210567737131112121276101120
 Olympic Athletes from Russia    51
 Pakistan    1113
 Peru    222
 Philippines    2113
 Poland    35984212313111316318
 Portugal    11214
 Puerto Rico    6113
 Romania    477422231321233216
 Russia    6756596
 San Marino    224211112110
 Senegal    1421115
 Serbia    3233
 Serbia and Montenegro    2233
 Slovakia    1363976
 Slovenia    1110151711137118
 South Africa    111115
 South Korea    1211342125435414
 Soviet Union    8377425439
 Spain    26444673455610743455220
 Swaziland    11
 Sweden    169846446812811791313121019
 Switzerland    21612141213121213141317212116171214192220
 Tajikistan    11114
 Thailand    222
 Togo    11
 Turkey    444257444411222216
 Ukraine    22223227
 Unified Team    71
 United States    81312111412131314131117202222221720192220
 United Team of Germany    1110103
 Uruguay    11
 Uzbekistan    1212216
 Venezuela    11
 Virgin Islands    1213
 West Germany    1311131312176
 Zimbabwe    11
 Yugoslavia    472464148139912
Nations2625282922313327333042435045495760717480
Alpine skiers103174183133174188144181174225271321250249278287309327322
Year 242832364852566064687276808488929498020610141822
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Medals per year

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NOC did not exist or did not participate in alpine skiing events # Number of medals won by the NOC NOC did not win any medals
  • bolded numbers indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
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Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Total
 Australia (AUS)           1 1
 Austria    679575424168311914497121
 Canada    11211211111
 Croatia (CRO)                               4 3 2 1 10
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)             1               1
 Czech Republic (CZE)                                   1 1 2
 Finland (FIN)                   1 1
 France    153682113232422348
 Germany (GER)       4   4                   1 4 6 1 3 3 26
 Italy    213412542312232
 Japan (JPN)         1 1
 Liechtenstein (LIE)         2 4 2 1 1 10
 Luxembourg (LUX)                           2           2
 New Zealand (NZL)               1 1
 Norway    134544143736
 Russia (RUS)                                 1   1
 Slovenia (SLO)                               3 2 2 7
 Soviet Union (URS)             1               1
 Spain    112
 Sweden (SWE)       1   1 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 18
 Switzerland    64236334111421333766
 United Team of Germany (EUA)             1 3 1                             5
 United States    223421152412285347
 West Germany (FRG)                   3 2 4                 9
 Yugoslavia (YUG)         1 1               2
Year242832364852566064687276808488929498020610141822
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Age records

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