(Alpine) Skiing / Index

Esquí Alpino / Índice

These are the five events currently contested at every Olympic and World Championship event:

DOWNHILL: A speed event entailing a single run on a course with a minimun vertical drop of 500 meters and very few control gates.

SLALOM: A technical event in which times for runs on two courses are totaled to determine the winner. Skiers must make many quick, short turns through a combination of gates (55-75 for men; 40-60 for women) over a short course (140-220-meter vertical drop for men; 120-180 for women)

GIANT SLALOM: A faster technical event with fewer, more broadly spaced gates than in the slalom. Times for runs on two courses with vertical drops of 250-400 meters for men and 250-300 meters for women are combined to determine the winner.

SUPER GIANT SLALOM: A speed event that is a cross between the downhill and the giant slalom.

COMBINED: An event in which scores from designated slalom and downhill races are combined to determine finish order.



- Olympic Games / Juegos Olímpicos

  • Men (by edition) / Hombres (por edición)
  • Women (by edition) / Mujeres (por edición)
  • Men (by event) / Hombres (por prueba)
  • Women (by event) / Mujeres (por prueba)
  • - World Championships / Campeonatos del Mundo

  • Men / Hombres
  • Women / Mujeres



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