Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
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Para alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.
Governing bodyWA
Events30 (men: 15; women: 15)
Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired.[1][2]
Summary
Events
| Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's combined | Standing | • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Men's downhill | Standing | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||
| Visually impaired | • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Men's slalom | Standing | • • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |||
| Visually impaired | • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
| Sitting | • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
| Men's giant slalom | Standing | • • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |||
| Visually impaired | • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||||
| Sitting | • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
| Men's Super-G | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
| Visually impaired | • • • | • • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Women's combined | Standing | • • • • | • • • • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Women's downhill | Standing | • • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||
| Visually impaired | • • | • • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Women's slalom | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |||
| Visually impaired | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
| Women's giant slalom | Standing | • • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • | • • • | • | • | • | 11 | |||
| Visually impaired | • • | • • | • | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
| Women's Super-G | Standing | • • • | • • • | • • | • • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • | • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Total Events | 28 | 22 | 56 | 44 | 48 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||
Medal table
NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics[6][7]
As of 2026 Winter Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | 95 | 97 | 293 | |
| 2 | 91 | 98 | 71 | 260 | |
| 3 | 85 | 62 | 60 | 207 | |
| 4 | 49 | 41 | 27 | 117 | |
| 5 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 128 | |
| 6 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 120 | |
| 7 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 60 | |
| 8 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 44 | |
| 9 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 36 | |
| 10 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 66 | |
| 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 38 | |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 | |
| 13 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 50 | |
| 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 | |
| 15 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 | |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 26 | |
| 19 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | |
| 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (29 entries) | 549 | 539 | 527 | 1,615 | |
Multiple medalists

The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals.[8]
| Athlete | Nation | Paralympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerd Schönfelder | 1992–2010 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |
| Reinhild Moeller | 1980–2006 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Rolf Heinzmann | 1980–2002 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Hans Burn | 1988–2002 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| Sarah Will | 1992–2002 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Sarah Billmeier | 1992–2002 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Lana Spreeman | 1980–1994 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| Martin Braxenthaler | 1998–2010 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Henrieta Farkašová | 2010–2018 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Greg Mannino | 1988–1998 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Chris Waddell | 1992–2002 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Bruno Oberhammer | 1984–1998 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Markus Pfefferle | 1988–2002 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
| Bernard Baudean | 1976–1994 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Michael Milton | 1992–2006 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Alexander Spitz | 1984–1994 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Pascale Casanova | 1998–2006 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Lauren Woolstencroft | 2002–2010 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Tristan Mouric | 1984–1994 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Rik Heid | 1988–1994 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Kuniko Obinata | 1998–2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Nancy Gustafson | 1988–1994 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Josef Meusburger | 1976–1988 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Cato Zahl Pedersen | 1980–1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Brian Santos | 1992–1994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |