Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
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Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to March 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated....

consisted of 53 events, 34 for men and 19 for women.

Medal table

Rank Nation Total
1  United States 9 17 11 37
2  Austria 9 8 9 26
3  Germany 8 0 6 14
4  Australia 6 1 0 7
5  Switzerland 5 4 0 9
6  Canada 4 3 5 12
7  New Zealand 4 0 2 6
8  Spain 3 2 2 7
9  France 2 7 3 12
10  Czech Republic 2 1 2 5
11  Italy 1 3 2 6
12  Sweden 0 5 1 6
13  Slovakia 0 1 5 6
14  South Korea 0 1 0 1
15  Japan 0 0 2 2
15  Russia 0 0 2 2
17  Norway 0 0 1 1
Total 53 53 53 159

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
    Amputation
    Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...

     above the knee
  • LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy
    Cerebral palsy
    Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....

    , 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
    Paraplegia
    Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...

    with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  • LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
  • LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good 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
LW2
LW3,5/7,9
LW4
LW6/8
LW10
LW11
LW12
Super-G B1-3
LW2
LW3,5/7,9
LW4
LW6/8
LW10
LW11
LW12
Giant slalom B1-2
B3
LW2
LW3,5/7,9
LW4
LW6/8
LW10
LW11
LW12
Slalom B1-2
B3
LW2
LW3,5/7,9
LW4
LW6/8
LW10
LW11
LW12

Women's events

Downhill B2-3
LW2
LW3,4,6/8,9
LW10-12
Super-G B2-3
LW2
LW3,4,6/8,9
LW10-12
Giant slalom B2-3
LW2
LW3,4,9
LW6/8
LW10-11
LW12
Slalom B2-3
LW2
LW3,4,9
LW6/8
LW10-12
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