Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 44 events, 29 for men and 15 for women.

Medal table Rank Nation Total 1 15 4 8 27 2 7 5 5 17 3 6 17 5 28 4 5 4 5 14 5 3 4 2 9 6 2 0 4 6 7 2 0 0 2 8 1 4 2 7 9 1 3 4 8 10 1 0 1 2 11 0 1 0 1 12 0 0 3 3 13 0 0 2 2 Total 43 42 41 126

Medal summary The competition events were: Downhill: 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 LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no 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 B2 B3 LW1 LW2 LW3 LW4 LW5/7 LW6/8 LW9 Giant slalom B1 B2 B3 LW1 LW2 LW3 LW4 LW5/7 LW6/8 LW9 LW10 Slalom LW1 None LW2 LW3* None None None LW4 LW5/7 LW6/8 LW9 LW10

* In the men's slalom LW3, all four skiers were disqualified

Women's events

Downhill B1 B2 LW2 LW4 LW6/8 Giant slalom B1 B2 LW2 LW4 LW6/8 LW10 Slalom LW2 LW4 LW6/8 LW10 None None

See also Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

References

Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee