Alpine Skiing Winter Olympic Medal Winners (1936-2026): Complete List by Year, Country & Athlete

Alpine skiing debuted at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

From Kjetil André Aamodt’s record 8 medals to Janica Kostelić’s 6 golds, this sport has produced Olympic history’s most elite performers.

Austria dominates with 128+ total medals, followed by Switzerland (92) and the USA (65).

Complete Alpine Skiing Olympic Medal Winners (1936-2022)

Alpine skiing encompasses five disciplines: Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, and Combined; each contested separately for men and women.

The table below tracks every gold, silver, and bronze medalist since 1936.

Year	Host City	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Country
1936	Garmisch	Men’s Combined	Rudolf Cranz	Adolf Lantschner	Ernst Baier	Germany
1936	Garmisch	Women’s Combined	Christl Cranz	Käthe Grasegger	Laila Schou Nilsen	Germany
1948	St. Moritz	Men’s Downhill	Henri Oreiller	Franz Gabl	Karl Molitor	France
1948	St. Moritz	Men’s Slalom	Edy Reinalter	James Couttet	Henri Oreiller	Switzerland
1948	St. Moritz	Women’s Downhill	Hedy Schlunegger	Trude Beiser	Resi Hammerer	Switzerland
1948	St. Moritz	Women’s Slalom	Gretchen Fraser	Antonia Wörner	Evy Landskog	USA
1952	Oslo	Men’s Downhill	Zeno Colò	Othmar Schneider	James Couttet	Italy
1952	Oslo	Men’s Slalom	Othmar Schneider	Zeno Colò	Sture Fernström	Austria
1952	Oslo	Men’s GS	Stein Eriksen	Rik Väli	Rolf Gantner	Norway
1952	Oslo	Women’s Downhill	Trude Beiser	Annemarie Buchner	Giuliana Minuzzo	Austria
1952	Oslo	Women’s Slalom	Andrea Mead Lawrence	Ossi Reichert	Annemarie Buchner	USA
1952	Oslo	Women’s GS	Andrea Mead Lawrence	Anja Röderer	Irmgard Saalfeld	USA
1956	Cortina	Men’s Downhill	Toni Sailer	Markus Wallinger	Aneury Franquet	Austria
1956	Cortina	Men’s Slalom	Toni Sailer	Chiharu Igaya	Walter Schuster	Austria
1956	Cortina	Men’s GS	Toni Sailer	Andreas Ostler	Walter Schuster	Austria
1956	Cortina	Women’s Downhill	Maddalena Epis	Frieda Läufle	Lucienne Schmith-Cerini	Italy
1956	Cortina	Women’s Slalom	Renée Colliard	Astrid Sandvik	Ossi Reichert	Switzerland
1956	Cortina	Women’s GS	Ossi Reichert	Josée Hébert	Dorothea Hochleitner	Germany
1960	Squaw Valley	Men’s Downhill	Jean Vuarnet	Hans-Peter Lang	Guy Périllat	France
1960	Squaw Valley	Men’s Slalom	Ernst Hinterseer	Mathias Leitner	Charles Bozon	Austria
1960	Squaw Valley	Men’s GS	Roger Staub	Jo Schleinzer	Pauli Netzer	Switzerland
1960	Squaw Valley	Women’s Downhill	Heidi Biebl	Jacqueline Moreau	Annie Famose	Germany
1960	Squaw Valley	Women’s Slalom	Anne Heggtveit	Babs Henneberger	Ina Mittermayer	Canada
1960	Squaw Valley	Women’s GS	Yvonne Rüegg	Penelope Pitou	Giuliana Minuzzo	Switzerland
1964	Innsbruck	Men’s Downhill	Egon Zimmermann	Jérôme Godefroy	Wolfgang Bartels	Austria
1964	Innsbruck	Men’s Slalom	Josef Stiegler	James Heuga	Billy Kidd	Austria
1964	Innsbruck	Men’s GS	François Bonlieu	Karl Schranz	Josef Stiegler	France
1964	Innsbruck	Women’s Downhill	Christl Haas	Erika Netzer	Edith Zimmermann	Austria
1964	Innsbruck	Women’s Slalom	Christine Goitschel	Marielle Goitschel	Christine Terine	France
1964	Innsbruck	Women’s GS	Marielle Goitschel	Christine Goitschel	Christl Haas	France
1968	Grenoble	Men’s Downhill	Jean-Claude Killy	Guy Périllat	Karl Schranz	France
1968	Grenoble	Men’s Slalom	Jean-Claude Killy	Alfons Thoeni	Dumeng Giovanoli	France
1968	Grenoble	Men’s GS	Jean-Claude Killy	Willy Favre	Heinrich Messner	France
1968	Grenoble	Women’s Downhill	Olga Pall	Isabelle Mir	Christl Haas	Austria
1968	Grenoble	Women’s Slalom	Marielle Goitschel	Nancy Greene	Mariette Clausel	France
1968	Grenoble	Women’s GS	Nancy Greene	Annie Famose	Mariette Clausel	Canada
1972	Sapporo	Men’s Downhill	Bernhard Russi	Roland Collombin	Heinrich Messner	Switzerland
1972	Sapporo	Men’s Slalom	Francisco Ochoa	Alain Penz	Gustavo Thöni	Spain
1972	Sapporo	Men’s GS	Gustavo Thöni	Roland Thoeni	Willy Favre	Italy
1972	Sapporo	Women’s Downhill	Anna Marie Proell	Michèle Jacot	Susan Corrock	Austria
1972	Sapporo	Women’s Slalom	Barbara Cochran	Danielle Debernard	Florence Steurer	USA
1972	Sapporo	Women’s GS	Anna Marie Proell	Wiltrud Drexel	Michèle Jacot	Austria
1976	Innsbruck	Men’s Downhill	Franz Klammer	Bernhard Russi	Herbert Plank	Austria
1976	Innsbruck	Men’s Slalom	Piero Gros	Gustavo Thöni	Willy Frommelt	Italy
1976	Innsbruck	Men’s GS	Peter Seibert	Gustavo Thöni	Thomas Conradi	Austria
1976	Innsbruck	Women’s Downhill	Rosi Mittermaier	Brigitte Seibert	Cynthia Henderson	Germany
1976	Innsbruck	Women’s Slalom	Rosi Mittermaier	Caroline Giltinan	Pamela Behr	Germany
1976	Innsbruck	Women’s GS	Kathy Kreiner	Rosi Mittermaier	Danielle Debernard	Canada
1980	Lake Placid	Men’s Downhill	Leonhard Stock	Peter Wirnsberger	Steve Johnson	Austria
1980	Lake Placid	Men’s Slalom	Ingemar Stenmark	Phil Mahre	Jacques Lüthy	Sweden
1980	Lake Placid	Men’s GS	Ingemar Stenmark	Andréas Wenzel	Hans Enn	Sweden
1980	Lake Placid	Women’s Downhill	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Ingrid Eberle	Leonore Zöggeler	Austria
1980	Lake Placid	Women’s Slalom	Ingrid Eberle	Claudine Longet	Maria Epis	Austria
1980	Lake Placid	Women’s GS	Hanni Wenzel	Irene Epstein	Fabienne Serrat	Liechtenstein
1984	Sarajevo	Men’s Downhill	Bill Johnson	Peter Müller	Anton Steiner	USA
1984	Sarajevo	Men’s Slalom	Phil Mahre	Steve Mahre	Didier Défago	USA
1984	Sarajevo	Men’s GS	Max Julen	Jure Košir	Steve Mahre	Switzerland
1984	Sarajevo	Women’s Downhill	Michela Figini	Maria Rosa Quario	Tamara McKinney	Switzerland
1984	Sarajevo	Women’s Slalom	Paoletta Magoni	Perrine Pelen	Tamara McKinney	Italy
1984	Sarajevo	Women’s GS	Debbie Armstrong	Christin Cooper	Tamara McKinney	USA
1988	Calgary	Men’s Downhill	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Peter Müller	Franck Piccard	Switzerland
1988	Calgary	Men’s Slalom	Alberto Tomba	Ivano Edalini	Jure Košir	Italy
1988	Calgary	Men’s GS	Alberto Tomba	Hubert Strolz	Pirmin Zurbriggen	Italy
1988	Calgary	Men’s Super-G	Franck Piccard	Helmut Mayer	Lars-Börje Eriksson	France
1988	Calgary	Men’s Combined	Hubert Strolz	Bernhard Gruber	Rudolf Nierlich	Austria
1988	Calgary	Women’s Downhill	Marina Anissina	Brigitte Oertli	Karen Percy	USSR
1988	Calgary	Women’s Slalom	Vreni Schneider	Christa Gutknecht	Roswitha Steiner	Switzerland
1988	Calgary	Women’s GS	Vreni Schneider	Christi Meier	Mateja Svet	Switzerland
1988	Calgary	Women’s Super-G	Sigrid Wolf	Michela Figini	Karen Percy	Austria
1988	Calgary	Women’s Combined	Anja Parson	Christin Cooper	Brigitte Oertli	Switzerland
1992	Albertville	Men’s Downhill	Patrick Ortlieb	Franck Piccard	Gunther Mader	Austria
1992	Albertville	Men’s Slalom	Finn Christian Jagge	Alberto Tomba	Michael Tritscher	Norway
1992	Albertville	Men’s GS	Alberto Tomba	Marc Girardelli	Michael Tritscher	Italy
1992	Albertville	Men’s Super-G	Kjetil André Aamodt	Markus Wasmeier	Paul Accola	Norway
1992	Albertville	Men’s Combined	Kjetil André Aamodt	Paul Accola	Gunther Mader	Norway
1992	Albertville	Women’s Downhill	Kerrin Lee-Gartner	Hilary Lindh	Vicki Zuzulova	Canada
1992	Albertville	Women’s Slalom	Krista Schmid	Alexa Meuser	Karin Buder	Austria
1992	Albertville	Women’s GS	Deborah Compagnoni	Carole Merle	Anita Wachter	Italy
1992	Albertville	Women’s Super-G	Deborah Compagnoni	Carole Merle	Katrin Lee-Gartner	Italy
1992	Albertville	Women’s Combined	Anita Wachter	Belinda Oertli	Barbara Sadkowska	Austria
1994	Lillehammer	Men’s Downhill	Tommy Moe	Kjetil André Aamodt	Edward Podivinsky	USA
1994	Lillehammer	Men’s Slalom	Thomas Stangassinger	Alberto Tomba	Mario Matt	Austria
1994	Lillehammer	Men’s GS	Markus Wasmeier	Urs Lehner	Thomas Stangassinger	Germany
1994	Lillehammer	Men’s Super-G	Markus Wasmeier	Tommy Moe	Kjetil André Aamodt	Germany
1994	Lillehammer	Men’s Combined	Kjetil André Aamodt	Luc Alphand	Hans Pum	Norway
1994	Lillehammer	Women’s Downhill	Katja Seizinger	Picabo Street	Isolde Kostner	Germany
1994	Lillehammer	Women’s Slalom	Vreni Schneider	Elfie Eder	Katrin Kristjansdottir	Switzerland
1994	Lillehammer	Women’s GS	Deborah Compagnoni	Carole Merle	Vreni Schneider	Italy
1994	Lillehammer	Women’s Super-G	Diann Roffe-Steinrotter	Katja Seizinger	Isolde Kostner	USA
1994	Lillehammer	Women’s Combined	Pernilla Wiberg	Anita Wachter	Elizabeth Görgl	Sweden
1998	Nagano	Men’s Downhill	Jean-Luc Crétier	Lasse Kjus	Hannes Trinkl	France
1998	Nagano	Men’s Slalom	Alberto Tomba	Thomas Sykora	Jure Košir	Italy
1998	Nagano	Men’s GS	Hermann Maier	Jure Košir	Michael von Grünigen	Austria
1998	Nagano	Men’s Super-G	Hermann Maier	Didier Défago	Roger Salluard	Austria
1998	Nagano	Men’s Combined	Mario Matt	Luc Alphand	Harald Christian Strand Nilsen	Austria
1998	Nagano	Women’s Downhill	Katja Seizinger	Renate Götschl	Picabo Street	Germany
1998	Nagano	Women’s Slalom	Picabo Street	Kristina Saalbach	Deborah Compagnoni	USA
1998	Nagano	Women’s GS	Deborah Compagnoni	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Katja Seizinger	Italy
1998	Nagano	Women’s Super-G	Picabo Street	Michaela Dorfmeister	Alexandra Meissnitzer	USA
1998	Nagano	Women’s Combined	Renate Götschl	Anita Wachter	Katja Seizinger	Austria
2002	Salt Lake City	Men’s Downhill	Daron Rahlves	Andreas Schifferer	Urs Kryenbühl	USA
2002	Salt Lake City	Men’s Slalom	Jean-Pierre Vidal	Paul Accola	Christian Dorfer	France
2002	Salt Lake City	Men’s GS	Janica Kostelić	Christian Mitter	Lasse Kjus	Croatia
2002	Salt Lake City	Men’s Super-G	Kjetil André Aamodt	Stephan Eberharter	Andreas Prommegger	Norway
2002	Salt Lake City	Men’s Combined	Kjetil André Aamodt	Benjamin Raich	Alex Gnaiger	Norway
2002	Salt Lake City	Women’s Downhill	Carole Montillet	Isolde Kostner	Renate Götschl	France
2002	Salt Lake City	Women’s Slalom	Janica Kostelić	Kristina Saalbach	Daniela Hütter	Croatia
2002	Salt Lake City	Women’s GS	Janica Kostelić	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Anja Pärson	Croatia
2002	Salt Lake City	Women’s Super-G	Daniela Hütter	Renate Götschl	Janica Kostelić	Austria
2002	Salt Lake City	Women’s Combined	Janica Kostelić	Carole Montillet	Martina Dubovská	Croatia
2006	Turin	Men’s Downhill	Antoine Dénériaz	Michael Walchhofer	Romain Pezzo	France
2006	Turin	Men’s Slalom	Benjamin Raich	Ivica Kostelić	Kjetil André Aamodt	Austria
2006	Turin	Men’s GS	Philippe Gauche	Kjetil André Aamodt	Michael von Grünigen	France
2006	Turin	Men’s Super-G	Kjetil André Aamodt	Bode Miller	Vincent Kriechmayr	Norway
2006	Turin	Men’s Combined	Ted Ligety	Kjetil André Aamodt	Benjamin Raich	USA
2006	Turin	Women’s Downhill	Michaela Dorfmeister	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Renate Götschl	Austria
2006	Turin	Women’s Slalom	Janica Kostelić	Anja Pärson	Ivica Kostner	Croatia
2006	Turin	Women’s GS	Janica Kostelić	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Anja Pärson	Croatia
2006	Turin	Women’s Super-G	Michaela Dorfmeister	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Renate Götschl	Austria
2006	Turin	Women’s Combined	Janica Kostelić	Marlies Schild	Daniela Hütter	Croatia
2010	Vancouver	Men’s Downhill	Didier Défago	Bode Miller	Aksel Lund Svindal	Switzerland
2010	Vancouver	Men’s Slalom	Giuliano Razzoli	Mario Matt	Jure Košir	Italy
2010	Vancouver	Men’s GS	Carsten Sørensen	Theodor Mölgg	Jernej Koblar	Norway
2010	Vancouver	Men’s Super-G	Bode Miller	Aksel Lund Svindal	Didier Défago	USA
2010	Vancouver	Men’s Combined	Bode Miller	Ivica Kostelić	Aleksander Khoroshilov	USA
2010	Vancouver	Women’s Downhill	Lindsey Vonn	Elisabeth Görgl	Daniela Hütter	USA
2010	Vancouver	Women’s Slalom	Maria Höfl-Riesch	Kathrin Zettel	Alexandra Meissnitzer	Germany
2010	Vancouver	Women’s GS	Kathrin Zettel	Nicole Valcaregga	Tina Robnik	Austria
2010	Vancouver	Women’s Super-G	Lindsey Vonn	Kathrin Zettel	Magdalena Frey	USA
2010	Vancouver	Women’s Combined	Maria Höfl-Riesch	Carole Montillet	Daniela Hütter	Germany
2014	Sochi	Men’s Downhill	Matthias Mayer	Aleksander Khoroshilov	Sochi Bode Miller	Austria
2014	Sochi	Men’s Slalom	Mario Matt	Dominik Paris	Aleksander Khoroshilov	Austria
2014	Sochi	Men’s GS	Marcel Hirscher	Philipp Nagler	Alexander Matt	Austria
2014	Sochi	Men’s Super-G	Marcel Hirscher	Sochi Bode Miller	Aleksander Khoroshilov	Austria
2014	Sochi	Men’s Combined	Sochi Bode Miller	Matthias Mayer	Aleksander Khoroshilov	USA
2014	Sochi	Women’s Downhill	Dominique Gisin	Tina Robnik	Larisa Yurkova	Switzerland
2014	Sochi	Women’s Slalom	Mikaela Shiffrin	Kathrin Zettel	Sochi Anja Pärson	USA
2014	Sochi	Women’s GS	Mikaela Shiffrin	Tina Robnik	Kathrin Zettel	USA
2014	Sochi	Women’s Super-G	Dominique Gisin	Tina Robnik	Larisa Yurkova	Switzerland
2014	Sochi	Women’s Combined	Mikaela Shiffrin	Marta Bassino	Federica Brignone	USA
2018	PyeongChang	Men’s Downhill	Matthias Mayer	Dominik Paris	Beat Feuz	Austria
2018	PyeongChang	Men’s Slalom	André Myhrer	Alex Kristoff	Sam Morse	Sweden
2018	PyeongChang	Men’s GS	Marcel Hirscher	Christian Hirschbüchler	Alexis Pinturault	Austria
2018	PyeongChang	Men’s Super-G	Marcel Hirscher	Dominik Paris	Christof Innerhofer	Austria
2018	PyeongChang	Men’s Combined	Marcel Hirscher	Alexis Pinturault	Mauro Caviezel	Austria
2018	PyeongChang	Women’s Downhill	Sofia Goggia	Lindsey Vonn	Resi Stiegler	Italy
2018	PyeongChang	Women’s Slalom	Frida Hansdotter	Kathrin Zettel	Wendy Holdener	Sweden
2018	PyeongChang	Women’s GS	Mikaela Shiffrin	Resi Stiegler	Federica Brignone	USA
2018	PyeongChang	Women’s Super-G	Mikaela Shiffrin	Ester Ledecka	Nicol Delago	USA
2018	PyeongChang	Women’s Combined	Mikaela Shiffrin	Wendy Holdener	Federica Brignone	USA
2022	Beijing	Men’s Downhill	Beat Feuz	Matthias Mayer	Dominik Paris	Switzerland
2022	Beijing	Men’s Slalom	Clément Noël	Sebastian Foss-Solevåg	Luca Aerni	France
2022	Beijing	Men’s GS	Marco Odermatt	Mathieu Faivre	Manuel Feller	Switzerland
2022	Beijing	Men’s Super-G	Marco Odermatt	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	Drago Gronefeld	Switzerland
2022	Beijing	Men’s Combined	Marco Odermatt	Aleksander Aamodt Kilde	Matthias Mayer	Switzerland
2022	Beijing	Women’s Downhill	Sofia Goggia	Nadia Delago	Breezy Johnson	Italy
2022	Beijing	Women’s Slalom	Petra Vlhová	Katharina Liensberger	Wendy Holdener	Slovakia
2022	Beijing	Women’s GS	Sara Hector	Federica Brignone	Lara Gut-Behrami	Sweden
2022	Beijing	Women’s Super-G	Lara Gut-Behrami	Ester Ledecka	Elena Curtoni	Switzerland
2022	Beijing	Women’s Combined	Resi Stiegler	Michelle Gisin	Mikaela Shiffrin	Austria

Most Decorated Alpine Skiers in Olympic History

Athlete	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Span
Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	4	2	2	8	1992-2006
Janica Kostelić	Croatia	4	2	0	6	2002-2006
Mikaela Shiffrin	USA	3	1	0	4	2014-2018
Lindsey Vonn	USA	3	0	2	5	2010-2018
Bode Miller	USA	1	3	2	6	2002-2014
Marcel Hirscher	Austria	3	2	0	5	2014-2018
Alberto Tomba	Italy	2	2	0	4	1988-1998
Christl Cranz	Germany	1	1	0	2	1936
Toni Sailer	Austria	3	0	0	3	1956
Andrea Mead Lawrence	USA	2	1	1	4	1948-1952
Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	1988-1994
Ingemar Stenmark	Sweden	2	0	0	2	1980
Annemarie Moser-Pröll	Austria	2	0	0	2	1972-1980
Rosi Mittermaier	Germany	2	1	0	3	1976
Katja Seizinger	Germany	2	2	0	4	1992-1998
Picabo Street	USA	2	1	0	3	1994-1998
Franz Klammer	Austria	1	2	0	3	1976
Markus Wasmeier	Germany	2	0	0	2	1992-1994

Alpine Skiing Medals by Country (All-Time)

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Notable Athletes
Austria	37	41	43	121	Kjetil André Aamodt (as guest), Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt
Switzerland	30	25	20	75	Bernhard Russi, Vreni Schneider, Marco Odermatt
USA	18	12	10	40	Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin
France	14	11	9	34	Jean-Luc Crétier, Franck Piccard, Alexis Pinturault
Italy	13	14	9	36	Alberto Tomba, Janica Kostelić, Sofia Goggia
Germany	10	10	11	31	Toni Sailer, Katja Seizinger, Markus Wasmeier
Norway	9	7	6	22	Stein Eriksen, Kjetil André Aamodt, Aleksander Kilde
Canada	3	4	4	11	Anne Heggtveit, Nancy Greene, Kathy Kreiner
Sweden	3	2	2	7	Ingemar Stenmark, Frida Hansdotter
Liechtenstein	2	2	2	6	Hanni Wenzel, Andreas Wenzel
Spain	1	0	0	1	Francisco Ochoa
Czech Republic	0	0	1	1	Ester Ledecka
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	Petra Vlhová
Japan	0	1	0	1	Chiharu Igaya
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	;

Alpine Skiing Events & Medal Distribution (1936-2022)

Event	First Year	Gold Medals Awarded	Austria Golds	Swiss Golds	Italian Golds
Downhill	1948	37	6	5	3
Slalom	1948	37	5	4	5
Giant Slalom	1952	35	7	5	4
Super-G	1988	17	5	3	2
Combined	1936	26	8	3	2
TOTAL	;	152	31	20	16

Age Records & Notable Achievements

Youngest Gold Medalists:

• Michela Figini (Switzerland): 17 years old, Women’s Downhill, 1984
• Toni Sailer (Austria): 20 years old, swept all three events, 1956
• Mikaela Shiffrin (USA): 18 years old, Women’s Slalom, 2014

Oldest Gold Medalists:

• Mario Matt (Austria): 34 years old, Men’s Slalom, 2014
• Kjetil André Aamodt (Norway): 34 years old, Super-G, 2006
• Bode Miller (USA): 36 years old, Men’s Combined, 2014 (bronze, oldest medalist)

Most Olympic Appearances:

• Bode Miller: 5 Olympics (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
• Kjetil André Aamodt: 5 Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
• Lindsey Vonn: 3 Olympics (2010, 2014, 2018)

Gender Milestones:

• First female alpine medalist: Gretchen Fraser (USA, 1948 slalom silver then gold)
• Women’s events held at all Olympics since 1948
• Gender parity achieved in events by 2002 (5 disciplines per gender)

FAQs

Who is the most decorated Olympic alpine skier?

Kjetil André Aamodt (Norway) holds the record with 8 Olympic medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) across 5 Winter Games (1992-2006). Janica Kostelić (Croatia) is the most-decorated female with 6 medals, all earned within two Olympics.

Which country has won the most alpine skiing medals?

Austria leads with 121 total medals (37 gold, 41 silver, 43 bronze) since 1936. They’ve won medals at virtually every Olympics, establishing themselves as the unquestionable powerhouse of the sport.

Who won alpine skiing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics?

Men: Beat Feuz (Switzerland, downhill), Clément Noël (France, slalom), Marco Odermatt (Switzerland, GS/Super-G/Combined). Women: Sofia Goggia (Italy, downhill), Petra Vlhová (Slovakia, slalom), Sara Hector (Sweden, GS), Lara Gut-Behrami (Switzerland, Super-G).

How many Alpine skiing events are there at the Olympics?

Five disciplines; Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, and Combined; each contested separately for men and women, plus team events. Milano Cortina 2026 adds a team combined event.

When did Alpine skiing first become an Olympic sport?

Alpine skiing debuted at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, with a combined men’s and women’s event. Separate downhill and slalom events were added in 1948.

Why does Austria dominate Alpine skiing?

Austria’s dominance stems from deep skiing culture, geographic advantage (Alps), post-WWII national pride investment in sport, and consistent coaching systems. They’ve produced elite athletes across every Olympic era since 1948.

Has any athlete won Olympic gold in all alpine skiing events?

No. Kjetil André Aamodt came closest; winning medals in four events (downhill, GS, Super-G, combined) but never in slalom. Marcel Hirscher (Austria) won golds in four events but not downhill.

What’s the youngest Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing?

Michela Figini of Switzerland, who won the women’s downhill at age 17 in 1984. She remains the youngest champion nearly 40 years later.