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

Medal table

Medal summary

The competition events were: Downhill: men – women Giant slalom: men – women Slalom: men – women

Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

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

Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Men's events

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

Women's events

See also

Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

References

Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee

1988 Winter Paralympics events

1988

Paralympics