Alpine skiing is an Olympic sport, contested at the Winter Olympic Games. The first Winter Olympics, held in 1924, included Nordic skiing, but the first alpine skiing events were not held until 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. A combined event was held for both men and women in 1936. The International Ski Federation (FIS) decided that ski instructors could not compete in 1936 because they were professionals, and the Olympics were meant for amateur athletes. Because of this, Austrian and Swiss skiers boycotted the events, although some Austrians decided to compete for Germany.
Summary Due to World War II, no games were held in 1940 or 1944. Two new alpine events were added in 1948: downhill and slalom. Combined events were also held in 1948, but were dropped after that and not contested again at the Olympics until 1988. The giant slalom debuted at the Olympics in 1952 and the Olympic program was three events for both men and women through 1984.
Since 1988, events for both men and women have been held in five disciplines: downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G (since 1988), and combined. From 1948 to 1980, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years (with separate competitions held in even-numbered non-Olympic years). Since 1985, the World Championships have been scheduled every odd-numbered year, independent of the Winter Olympics.
Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway is the most-decorated Olympic alpine skier with eight medals (four gold, two silver, two bronze). He was the oldest gold medalist (age 34 in 2006) in Olympic alpine skiing, until passed by several months in 2014 by Mario Matt, also 34. Austrian Traudl Hecher remains the youngest medalist in Olympic alpine skiing; she won bronze in the downhill at age 16 in 1960. Michela Figini of Switzerland is the youngest champion in Olympic alpine skiing history, with a gold medal in downhill at age 17 in 1984. Two Americans set age records in 2014: Mikaela Shiffrin, age 18, became the youngest Olympic slalom champion and Bode Miller became the oldest medalist in Olympic alpine skiing, with a bronze in the super-G at age 36. Croatian Janica Kostelić has won the most medals of any woman, with six (four gold, two silver). In 1952, American Andrea Mead Lawrence became the first female alpine skier to win two gold medals; Henri Oreiller of France won two golds and a bronze in 1948. Alberto Tomba of Italy was the first to successfully defend an Olympic alpine title, in giant slalom in 1992. Five others have since repeated, Aamodt in super-G in 2006, his third win in the event, and four women: Katja Seizinger, Deborah Compagnoni, Kostelić, and Maria Höfl-Riesch.
At the 1956 Games, Austrian Toni Sailer became the first to win gold in all of the available events; the feat was later repeated by France's Jean-Claude Killy in 1968. Sailer, age 20 in 1956, remains the youngest male gold medalist and was the youngest male medalist until 2014, when Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway took bronze in the slalom at age 19. Sailer (1956), Killy (1968), Janica Kostelić (2002), and Franjo von Allmen (2026) are the only athletes winning three golds at the same Olympics.
Austrians have won a combined 121 medals, including 37 golds, more than any other nation. At least one Austrian has won a medal every year, except in 1936, in which Austrian men did not compete. A total of 154 gold medals, 155 silver medals and 152 bronze medals have been awarded since 1936 and have been won by alpine racers from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOC).
Men The numbers in brackets denotes alpine skiers who won gold medals in corresponding disciplines for more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Downhill
Downhill podiums 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan-Cortina
Downhill medals by nation Summary Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal1748192555153542114201351517612257011280022Total 8 nations212122 64
Super-G
Super-G podiums 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano None awarded 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milano Cortina
Super-G medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal1504923418312254100110016052770101800110011Total 9 nations111211 34 Giant slalom
Giant slalom podiums 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan Cortina
Giant slalom medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal156819255414330034223751236611027101281001100110011211010101010101Total 13 nations202020 60
Slalom
Slalom podiums 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milano Cortina
Slalom medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal176619234183323842248521146202471315810019010101010101120022130011Total 13 nations212121 63
Combined
Combined podiums 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952–1984 Not included in the Olympic program 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing
Combines medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal14138223163210341135113561113711028030390011Total 9 nations121212 36
Team Combined
Team combined podiums 2026 Milano Cortina Franjo von AllmenTanguy NefVincent KriechmayrManuel FellerMarco OdermattLoïc Meillardcolspan=2
Team combined medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal1110220101Total 2 nations120 3
Women The numbers in brackets denotes alpine skiers who won gold medals in corresponding disciplines for more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Downhill
Downhill podiums 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi None awarded 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milano Cortina
Downhill medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal1642122547163243942204520026124771113810239100110011101121201010101140011Total 14 nations222021 63
Super-G
Super-G podiums 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milano Cortina
Super-G medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal14341123025320134111351001602020202801129010101011100110011Total 12 nations111111 33
Giant slalom
Giant slalom podiums 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck None awarded 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville None awarded 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milano Cortina None awarded
Giant slalom medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal1440823126 3305842215520026123671135811029100110011001120639130303140202150101Total 15 nations202317 60
Slalom
Slalom podiums 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milano Cortina
Slalom medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal15117233173242842114520246164117120381113911021010231110011001130101010115001100110011001100110011Total 20 nations212121 63
Combined
Combined podiums 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952–1984 Not included in the Olympic program 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing
Combined medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal14228234183232742002510236031470011001100110011Total 10 nations121212 36
Team Combined
Team combined podiums 2026 Milano Cortina Ariane RädlerKatharina Huber Kira Weidle-WinkelmannEmma Aicher Jacqueline WilesPaula Moltzan
Team combined medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal110012010130011Total 3 nations111 3
Discontinued Mixed, team
Mixed team podiums 2018 Pyeongchang Luca AerniDenise FeierabendWendy HoldenerDaniel YuleRamon Zenhäusern Stephanie BrunnerManuel FellerKatharina GallhuberKatharina LiensbergerMichael MattMarco Schwarz Sebastian Foss-SolevågNina Haver-LøsethLeif Kristian Nestvold-HaugenKristin LysdahlJonathan NordbottenMaren Skjøld 2022 Beijing Katharina HuberKatharina LiensbergerKatharina TruppeStefan BrennsteinerMichael MattJohannes Strolz Emma AicherLena DürrJulian RauchfußAlexander SchmidLinus Straßer Mina Fürst HoltmannThea Louise StjernesundMaria Therese TvibergTimon HauganFabian Wilkens SolheimRasmus Windingstad
Mixed team medals by nation Medals Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal11102210013010140022Total 3 nations222 6
Summary Medal table by nation
Alpine skier medal leaders
Men Alpine skier Nation Olympics *GoldSilverBronzeTotal 1992–2006 4 2 2 8 1998–2014 1 3 2 6 1988–1998 3 2 0 5 1992–2006 1 3 1 5 2006–2018 1 2 2 5 2014–2022 3 0 1 4 1998, 2006 2 1 1 4 2006–2018 2 1 1 4 2002–2014 2 0 2 4 1992, 1998–2002 1 2 1 4 2022–2026 1 2 1 4 2002–2014 0 4 0 4 2026 3 0 0 3
Women
Alpine skier Nation Olympics *GoldSilverBronzeTotal 1998–2006 4 2 0 6 2002–2010 1 1 4 6 1988–1994 3 1 1 5 1992–1998 3 0 2 5 2010–2026 2 1 2 5 2014–2026 1 2 2 5 1992–1998 3 1 0 4 2010–2014 3 1 0 4 2014–2026 3 1 0 4 2002–2014 2 2 0 4 1976–1980 2 1 1 4 2002–2014 1 2 1 4 2002–2014 0 3 1 4
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned alpine skiers took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
Alpine skiers with most victories
Top 10 alpine skiers who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active alpine skiers and highest medal count among all alpine skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
Rank Alpine skier Country From * To * Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Kjetil André Aamodt 1992 2006 4 2 2 8 2 Alberto Tomba 1988 1994 3 2 - 5 3 Matthias Mayer 2014 2022 3 - 1 4 4 Toni Sailer 1956 1956 3 - - 3 Jean-Claude Killy 1968 1968 3 - - 3 Franjo Von Allmen 2026 2026 3 - - 3 7 Hermann Maier 1998 2006 2 1 1 4 Aksel Lund Svindal 2010 2018 2 1 1 4 9 Marcel Hirscher 2014 2018 2 1 - 3 Johannes Strolz 2022 2022 2 1 - 3
Women
Rank Alpine skier Country From * To * Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Janica Kostelić 2002 2006 4 2 - 6 2 Vreni Schneider 1988 1994 3 1 1 5 3 Deborah Compagnoni 1992 1998 3 1 - 4 Maria Höfl-Riesch 2010 2014 3 1 - 4Mikaela Shiffrin20142026 3 1 - 4 6 Katja Seizinger 1992 1998 3 - 2 5 7 Tina Maze 2010 2014 2 2 - 4 8 Federica Brignone 2018 2026 2 1 2 5 9 Hanni Wenzel 1976 1980 2 1 1 4 10 Michaela Dorfmeister 1998 2006 2 1 - 3 Marielle Goitschel 1964 1968 2 1 - 3 Trude Jochum-Beiser 1948 1952 2 1 - 3 Rosi Mittermaier 1976 1976 2 1 - 3 Pernilla Wiberg 1992 1998 2 1 - 3