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Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics

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Paralympic 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.

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Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired.[1][2]

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Events

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Medal table

[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics

As of 2022 Winter Paralympics

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Multiple medalists

German Gerd Schönfelder is the most decorated alpine skier in the history of the Paralympic Games.

The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals.[7]

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Nations

See also

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References

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    IPC Alpine Skiing Reduces Racing Classes to Three Categories, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), November 3, 2004
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    Levelling the playing field, canada.com, March 10, 2010
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    IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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    Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
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    Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
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    IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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    "All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing". IPC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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