Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Alpine Skiing
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
VenuesYongpyong Alpine Centre
Jeongseon Alpine Centre
Dates12–24 February 2018
No. of events11
Competitors320 quota limit
Alpine skiing at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Combined   men   women
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women
Super-G men women
Team mixed

Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held between February 12th and 24th at Yongpyong Alpine Centre (slalom and giant slalom) at the Alpensia Sports Park and at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre (speed events) in PyeongChang, South Korea.[1]

In June 2015, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of a mixed alpine team event to the sport program. Therefore this means there will be a total of eleven contested medal events.[2]

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
Super-G
Giant slalom
Slalom
Combined

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
Super-G
Giant slalom
Slalom
Combined

Team event

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team

Qualification

A maximum of 320 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 22 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 14 men or 14 women. A total of sixteen countries will also qualify for the inaugural team event. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.[3]

References

  1. "Venues". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. Wilson, Stephen (8 June 2015). "Four new events added to 2018 Winter Olympics". Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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