Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 54 events, 35 for men and 19 for women.

Medal table

Medal summary The competition events were: Downhill: men – women Super-G: men – women Giant slalom: men – women Slalom: men – women

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg LW10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance LW11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

Downhill B1,3 B2 LW1,3,5/7,9 LW2 LW4 LW6/8 LW10 LW11 Super-G B1,3 B2 LW1,3,5/7 LW2 LW4 LW6/8 LW9 LW10 LW11 Giant slalom B1,3 B2 LW1,3,5/7 LW2 LW4 LW6/8 LW9 LW10 LW11 Slalom B1,3 B2 LW1,3,5/7 LW2 LW4 LW6/8 LW9 LW10 LW11

Women's events

Downhill B1-3 LW2 LW3,4,6/8 LW10-11 Super-G B1,3 B2 LW2 LW3,4,5/7,6/8 LW10-11 Giant slalom B1,3 B2 LW2 LW3,4,5/7,6/8 LW10-11 Slalom B1,3 B2 LW2 LW3,4,5/7,6/8 LW10-11

See also Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

References

Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee Alpine skiing Historical Medallists, Official site of Vancouver 2010