| Event: | Alpine skiing |
| Games: | 1952 Winter |
| Venue: | Norefjell in Krødsherad, Buskerud Rødkleiva (slalom) in Oslo, Norway |
| Dates: | 14–20 February 1952 |
| Competitors: | 166 |
| Nations: | 28 |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February, to Wednesday, 20 February. The downhill and giant slalom events were held at Norefjell in Krødsherad, Buskerud, and the slalom events at Rødkleiva in Oslo.[1] [2]
The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988. It returned as a medal event at the World Championships two years later in 1954, and for the concurrent World Championships in Olympic years from 1956 through 1980. For fourteen World Championships (1954–1980), the combined was a "paper race," using the results from the three events (and required the completion of each).
| Downhill | 2:30.8 | 2:32.0 | 2:32.4 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 2:25.0 | 2:26.9 | 2:28.8 | ||||
| Slalom | 2:00.0 | 2:01.2 | 2:01.7 |
| Downhill | 1:47.1 | 1:48.0 | 1:49.0 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 2:06.8 | 2:09.0 | 2:10.0 | ||||
| Slalom | 2:10.6 | 2:11.4 | 2:13.3 |
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| Date | Race | Start elevation | Finish elevation | Vertical drop | Course length | Average gradient | |
| Sat 16-Feb | Downhill – men | 940m (3,080feet) | 190m (620feet) | 750m (2,460feet) | 2.6km (01.6miles) | ||
| Sun 17-Feb | Downhill – women | 710m (2,330feet) | 325m (1,066feet) | 385m (1,263feet) | 1.35km (00.84miles) | ||
| Fri 15-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 675m (2,215feet) | 190m (620feet) | 485m (1,591feet) | 1.75km (01.09miles) | ||
| Thu 14-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 710m (2,330feet) | 375m (1,230feet) | 335m (1,099feet) | 1.2km (00.7miles) | ||
| Tue 19-Feb | Slalom – men | 479m (1,572feet) | 310m (1,020feet) | 169m (554feet) | 0.422km (00.262miles) | ||
| Wed 20-Feb | Slalom – women | 479m (1,572feet) | 310m (1,020feet) | 169m (554feet) | 0.422km (00.262miles) |
Twenty-eight nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Oslo.[1]