# Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The alpine skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics will be held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were due to be held between 13 March, and 21 March 2010. Events scheduled for 13 March, however, were postponed due to weather conditions – specifically, low visibility.
In the Women's sitting giant slalom, Alana Nichols of the United States – a Paralympic champion in basketball from Beijing in 2008 – won her first of two skiing gold medals, becoming a rare winter-summer gold medalist. On 18 March, Viviane Forest became the first Canadian athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Paralympics, by winning the Women's Downhill for Visually Impaired. She had previously won gold in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics for women's goalball.
Lauren Woolstencroft sets the gold medal record with 5 gold medals, for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Slovakia (SVK) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 30 | 31 | 29 | 90 |

## Events

The competition events are:
* Downhill: women – men
* Super-G: women – men
* Giant slalom: women – men
* Slalom: women – men
* Super combined: women – men
Each event has separate men's and women's competitions and separate standing, sitting, and visually impaired classifications. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Downhill details | visually impaired | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou Canada | 1:27.51 | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 1:28.17 | Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead United States | 1:30.18 |
| Downhill details | sitting | Alana Nichols United States | 1:23.31 | Laurie Stephens United States | 1:28.26 | Claudia Lösch Austria | 1:29.89 |
| Downhill details | standing | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | 1:25.54 | Solène Jambaqué France | 1:29.94 | Andrea Rothfuß Germany | 1:30.58 |
| Super-G details | visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 1:33.81 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou Canada | 1:37.54 | Anna Kuliskova Guide: Michaela Hubacova Czech Republic | 1:38.02 |
| Super-G details | sitting | Claudia Lösch Austria | 1:33.89 | Alana Nichols United States | 1:36.68 | Anna Schaffelhuber Germany | 1:38.25 |
| Super-G details | standing | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | 1:26.46 | Melania Corradini Italy | 1:31.92 | Andrea Rothfuß Germany | 1:32.47 |
| Giant slalom details | visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 2:56.65 | Sabine Gasteiger Guide: Stefan Schoner Austria | 3:02.18 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou Canada | 3:11.17 |
| Giant slalom details | sitting | Alana Nichols United States | 2:57.57 | Stephani Victor United States | 3:01.78 | Kuniko Obinata Japan | 3:08.71 |
| Giant slalom details | standing | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | 2:34.03 | Andrea Rothfuß Germany | 2:41.60 | Petra Smarzova Slovakia | 2:41.63 |
| Slalom details | visually impaired | Sabine Gasteiger Guide: Stefan Schoner Austria | 2:00.56 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou Canada | 2:01.45 | Jessica Gallagher Guide: Eric Bickerton Australia | 2:04.35 |
| Slalom details | sitting | Claudia Lösch Austria | 2:12.05 | Stephani Victor United States | 2:12.63 | Kuniko Obinata Japan | 2:18.60 |
| Slalom details | standing | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | 1:51.97 | Andrea Rothfuß Germany | 1:58.35 | Karolina Wisniewska Canada | 1:58.84 |
| Super Combined details | visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 2:34.61 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou Canada | 2:35.94 | Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead United States | 2:48.75 |
| Super Combined details | sitting | Stephani Victor United States | 2:40.71 | Claudia Lösch Austria | 2:44.28 | Alana Nichols United States | 2:47.54 |
| Super Combined details | standing | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | 2:22.67 | Solène Jambaqué France | 2:34.82 | Karolina Wisniewska Canada | 2:35.47 |

### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Downhill details | visually impaired | Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 1:18.23 | Mark Bathum Guide: Slater Storey United States | 1:18.63 | Gerd Gradwohl Guide: Karl-Heinz Vachenauer Germany | 1:20.40 |
| Downhill details | sitting | Christoph Kunz Switzerland | 1:18.19 | Taiki Morii Japan | 1:18.63 | Akira Kano Japan | 1:19.19 |
| Downhill details | standing | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 1:20.80 | Marty Mayberry Australia Michael Brugger Switzerland | 1:22.78 | | |
| Super-G details | visually impaired | Nicolas Berejny Guide: Sophie Troc France | 1:21.55 | Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera Slovakia | 1:21.71 | Miroslav Haraus Guide: Martin Makovnik Slovakia | 1:22.75 |
| Super-G details | sitting | Akira Kano Japan | 1:19.98 | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | 1:20.63 | Taiki Morii Japan | 1:20.98 |
| Super-G details | standing | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 1:20.11 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 1:21.24 | Hubert Mandl Austria | 1:21.97 |
| Giant slalom details | visually impaired | Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera Slovakia | 2:41.99 | Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 2:42.20 | Gianmaria Dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso Italy | 2:44.25 |
| Giant slalom details | sitting | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | 2:37.40 | Christoph Kunz Switzerland | 2:40.35 | Takeshi Suzuki Japan | 2:45.61 |
| Giant slalom details | standing | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 2:23.92 | Robert Meusburger Austria | 2:26.08 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 2:26.33 |
| Slalom details | visually impaired | Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera Slovakia | 1:45.82 | Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 1:46.91 | Gianmaria Dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso Italy | 1:48.32 |
| Slalom details | sitting | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | 1:41.63 | Josh Dueck Canada | 1:46.29 | Philipp Bonadimann Austria | 1:46.34 |
| Slalom details | standing | Adam Hall New Zealand | 1:45.40 | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 1:45.97 | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula Australia | 1:47.69 |
| Super Combined details | visually impaired | Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera Slovakia | 2:14.61 | Gianmaria Dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso Italy | 2:16.18 | Miroslav Haraus Guide: Martin Makovnik Slovakia | 2:16.31 |
| Super Combined details | sitting | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | 2:10.16 | Jürgen Egle Austria | 2:12.80 | Philipp Bonadimann Austria | 2:12.96 |
| Super Combined details | standing | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 2:11.84 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 2:12.04 | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula Australia | 2:13.85 |

## Competition schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).
| Day | Date | Start | Event |
| Day 2 | Sat 13 Mar, | 11:30 | Downhill Men & Women (all classes) |
| Day 3 | Sun 14 Mar, | 11:30 | Super-G Men & Women (standing) |
| Day 4 | Mon 15 Mar, | 11:30 | Super-G Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
| Day 5 | Tue 16 Mar, | 9:30 | Super Combined Men & Women (all classes) |
| Day 5 | Tue 16 Mar, | 13:00 | Super Combined Men & Women (all classes) |
| Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar, | 10:00 | Giant slalom Men & Women (standing) |
| Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar, | 13:00 | Giant slalom Men & Women (standing) |
| Day 8 | Fri 19 Mar, | 10:00 | Giant slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
| Day 8 | Fri 19 Mar, | 13:00 | Giant slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
| Day 9 | Sat 20 Mar, | 10:00 | Slalom Men & Women (standing) |
| Day 9 | Sat 20 Mar, | 13:00 | Slalom Men & Women (standing) |
| Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar, | 10:00 | Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
| Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar, | 13:00 | Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |