Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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These Olympics featured the first change in the alpine skiing program in more than 30 years. The Super-G was added and the combined event returned; it was last contested at the Winter Olympics in 1948, prior to the addition of the giant slalom.[2]
Background
On February 25, 1988, 47 year old Austrian Olympic Team physician Joerg Oberhammer died after falling into the path of a snow-grooming machine after colliding with another skier between runs of the men's giant slalom.[3] Swiss team skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Martin Hangl witnessed Oberhammer's death from the chairlift, Zurbriggen went on to win the bronze medal, while Hangl withdrew from the giant slalom due to the incident.[4]
A total of 14 competitors, including the entire Canadian team was disqualified from the event after organizers became aware their ski suits were not previously approved by the International Ski Federation.[3][5]
Medal summary
Nine nations won medals in alpine skiing, as Switzerland led the medal table with eleven (three gold, four silver, and four bronze), followed by Austria with six. Vreni Schneider of Switzerland and Alberto Tomba of Italy shared the lead in the individual medal table with two gold medals each.
Medal table
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Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:59.63 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:00.14 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:01.24 |
| Super-G Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:39.66 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:40.96 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:41.08 |
| Giant slalom Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:06.37 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:07.41 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:08.39 |
| Slalom Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:39.47 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:39.53 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:39.84 |
| Combined Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 36.55 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 43.45 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 48.24 |
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Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:25.86 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:26.61 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:26.62 |
| Super-G Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:19.03 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:20.03 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:20.29 |
| Giant slalom Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:06.49 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:07.42 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 2:07.72 |
| Slalom Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:36.69 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:38.37 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 1:38.40 |
| Combined Template:DetailsLink |
Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 29.25 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 29.48 | Template:FlagIOCmedalist | 51.28 |
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Course information
| Date | Race | Start Elevation |
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| Mon 15-Feb | Downhill – men | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Thu 25-Feb | Giant slalom – men | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Wed 24-Feb | Giant slalom – women | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sat 27-Feb | Slalom – men | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Fri 26-Feb | Slalom – women | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Wed 17-Feb | Slalom – (K) – men | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Sun 21-Feb | Slalom – (K) – women | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
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Participating nations
Forty-three nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Calgary. Guatemala, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]
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See also
References
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External links
- FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 1988 Winter Olympics – Calgary, Canada
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