| Games: | 1992 Winter |
| Event: | Alpine skiing |
| Venue: | Val d’Isère, Les Menuires (men's slalom), Méribel (women's races), Savoie, France |
| Dates: | 9–22 February 1992 |
| Num Events: | 10 |
| Competitors: | 321 |
| Nations: | 50 |
| Prev: | 1988 |
| Next: | 1994 |
Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France, consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held 9–22 February. The men's races were held at Val d’Isère, except for the slalom, which was at Les Menuires. All five women's events were conducted at Méribel.[1] [2]
Twelve nations won medals in Alpine skiing, with Austria leading the medal table with eight (3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze). Petra Kronberger of Austria led the individual medal table with two gold medals, while Alberto Tomba of Italy was the most successful male skier with two medals, one gold and one silver.
Marc Girardelli's two silver medals were the first won for Luxembourg in the Winter Olympics, and made him its most successful Olympic athlete to date. Annelise Coberger's silver medal in the women's slalom was New Zealand's first, and through 2014, only Winter Olympic medal. Norway's four medals were its first in alpine skiing in 40 years, since 1952 in Oslo.
Source:[1]
| Downhill | 1:50.37 | 1:50.42 | 1:50.47 | ||||
| Super-G | 1:13.04 | 1:13.77 | 1:13.83 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 2:06.98 | 2:07.30 | 2:07.82 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:44.39 | 1:44.67 | 1:44.85 | ||||
| Combined | 14.58 | 14.90 | 18.16 |
| Downhill | 1:52.55 | 1:52.61 | 1:52.64 | ||||
| Super-G | 1:21.22 | 1:22.63 | 1:23.19 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 2:12.74 | | 2:13.71 | Not awarded | |||
| Slalom | 1:32.68 | 1:33.10 | 1:33.35 | ||||
| Combined | 2.55 | 19.39 | 21.38 |
| -- | + Course information --> | Date | Race | Start Elevation | Finish Elevation | Vertical Drop | Course Length | Average Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9-Feb | Downhill – men | 2809m (9,216feet) | 1836m (6,024feet) | 973m (3,192feet) | 3.048km (01.894miles) | |||
| Sat 15-Feb | Downhill – women | 2260m (7,420feet) | 1432m (4,698feet) | 828m (2,717feet) | 2.77km (01.72miles) | |||
| Mon 10-Feb | Downhill - (K) – men | 2680m (8,790feet) | 1836m (6,024feet) | 844m (2,769feet) | 2.638km (01.639miles) | |||
| Wed 12-Feb | Downhill - (K) – women | 2080m (6,820feet) | 1432m (4,698feet) | 648m (2,126feet) | 2.2km (01.4miles) | |||
| Sun 16-Feb | Super-G – men | 2371m (7,779feet) | 1836m (6,024feet) | 535m (1,755feet) | 1.65km (01.03miles) | |||
| Tue 18-Feb | Super-G – women | 1930m (6,330feet) | 1432m (4,698feet) | 498m (1,634feet) | 1.51km (00.94miles) | |||
| Tue 18-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 2220m (7,280feet) | 1836m (6,024feet) | 384m (1,260feet) | 1.135km (00.705miles) | |||
| Wed 19-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 1830m (6,000feet) | 1432m (4,698feet) | 398m (1,306feet) | 1.32km (00.82miles) | |||
| Sat 22-Feb | Slalom – men | 2070m (6,790feet) | 1850m (6,070feet) | 220m (720feet) | 0.626km (00.389miles) | |||
| Thu 20-Feb | Slalom – women | 1622m (5,322feet) | 1432m (4,698feet) | 190m (620feet) | 0.48km (00.3miles) | |||
| Tue 11-Feb | Slalom – (K) – men | 2040m (6,690feet) | 1836m (6,024feet) | 204m (669feet) | ||||
| Thu 13-Feb | Slalom – (K) – women | 1572m (5,157feet) | 1432m (4,698feet) | 140m (460feet) | 0.35km (00.22miles) |
Fifty nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Albertville. Algeria, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, North Korea, Slovenia, Swaziland and the Unified Team (athletes from the former Soviet Union) made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Germany competed as one team for the first time since 1964. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]