Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics


Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 54 events, 35 for men and 19 for women.

Alpine skiing
at the VII Paralympic Winter Games
1994
2002

Medal table edit

Rank Nation       Total
1   United States (USA) 13 8 11 32
2   Spain (ESP) 8 0 0 8
3   Switzerland (SUI) 7 4 4 15
4   Austria (AUT) 6 12 10 28
5   Germany (GER) 5 5 6 16
6   New Zealand (NZL) 4 1 1 6
7   Czech Republic (CZE) 3 3 1 7
8   Italy (ITA) 3 2 3 8
9   Japan (JPN) 2 2 1 5
10   Canada (CAN) 1 6 5 12
11   Australia (AUS) 1 0 1 2
12   Russia (RUS) 1 0 0 1
13   France (FRA) 0 6 4 10
14   Slovakia (SVK) 0 5 4 9
15   Sweden (SWE) 0 0 3 3
Total 54 54 54 162

Medal summary edit

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 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
  • LW10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  • LW11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair 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

Men's events edit

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill B1,3
details
Juan Carlos Molina
Guide:
  Spain
Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide:
  Italy
Bruno Oberhammer
Guide:
  Italy
B2
details
Gerhard Pscheider
Guide:
  Austria
Kurt Primus
Guide:
  Austria
Stefan Kopcik
Guide:
  Slovakia
LW1,3,5/7,9
details
James Patterson
  Australia
Matthew Butson
  New Zealand
Jozef Mistina
  Slovakia
LW2
details
Greg Mannino
  United States
Andreas Schmid
  Austria
Fritz Berger
  Switzerland
LW4
details
Hans Burn
  Switzerland
Hubert Mandl
  Austria
Robert Meusburger
  Austria
LW6/8
details
Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Markus Pfefferle
  Germany
Frank Pfortmueller
  Germany
LW10
details
Chris Waddell
  United States
Gustav Gross
  Germany
Ronny Persson
  Sweden
LW11
details
John Davis
  United States
Raynald Riu
  France
Daniel Wesley
  Canada
Super-G B1,3
details
Angelo Zanotti
Guide:
  Italy
Jean-Noel Arbez
Guide:
  France
Bruno Oberhammer
Guide:
  Italy
B2
details
Eric Villalon
Guide:
  Spain
Kurt Primus
Guide:
  Austria
Stefan Kopcik
Guide:
  Slovakia
LW1,3,5/7
details
Kevin O'Sullivan
  New Zealand
Jacob Rife
  United States
Jozef Mistina
  Slovakia
LW2
details
Greg Mannino
  United States
Michael Hipp
  Germany
Juerg Gadient
  Switzerland
LW4
details
Hubert Mandl
  Austria
Hans Burn
  Switzerland
Mark Ludbrook
  Canada
LW6/8
details
Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Markus Pfefferle
  Germany
Frank Pfortmueller
  Germany
LW9
details
Matthew Butson
  New Zealand
Arno Hirschbuehl
  Austria
George Sansonetis
  United States
LW10
details
Gustav Gross
  Germany
Chris Waddell
  United States
Martin Braxenthaler
  Germany
LW11
details
Daniel Wesley
  Canada
Stacy William Kohut
  Canada
Raynald Riu
  France
Giant slalom B1,3
details
Angelo Zanotti
Guide:
  Italy
Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide:
  Italy
Jean-Noel Arbez
Guide:
  France
B2
details
Eric Villalon
Guide:
  Spain
Stefan Kopcik
Guide:
  Slovakia
Gerhard Pscheider
Guide:
  Austria
LW1,3,5/7
details
Alexei Moshkine
  Russia
Jozef Mistina
  Slovakia
Gerd Schoenfelder
  Germany
LW2
details
Jason Lalla
  United States
Monte Meier
  United States
Greg Mannino
  United States
LW4
details
Hans Burn
  Switzerland
Michael Bruegger
  Switzerland
Steven Bayley
  New Zealand
LW6/8
details
Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Markus Pfefferle
  Germany
Wolfgang Moosbrugger
  Austria
LW9
details
Matthew Butson
  New Zealand
George Sansonetis
  United States
Gilles Place
  France
LW10
details
Gustav Gross
  Germany
Andreas Schiestl
  Austria
Reinhold Sager
  Austria
LW11
details
Klaus Salzmann
  Austria
Stacy William Kohut
  Canada
Karl Lotz
  Germany
Slalom B1,3
details
Bruno Oberhammer
Guide:
  Italy
Jean-Noel Arbez
Guide:
  France
Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide:
  Italy
B2
details
Eric Villalon
Guide:
  Spain
Stefan Kopcik
Guide:
  Slovakia
Kurt Primus
Guide:
  Austria
LW1,3,5/7
details
Gerd Schoenfelder
  Germany
Jozef Mistina
  Slovakia
Jacob Rife
  United States
LW2
details
Monte Meier
  United States
Fritz Berger
  Switzerland
Juerg Gadient
  Switzerland
LW4
details
Hans Burn
  Switzerland
Hubert Mandl
  Austria
James Lagerstrom
  United States
LW6/8
details
Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Robert Durcan
  Slovakia
Markus Pfefferle
  Germany
LW9
details
Matthew Butson
  New Zealand
Arno Hirschbuehl
  Austria
James Patterson
  Australia
LW10
details
Masahiro Shitaka
  Japan
Chris Waddell
  United States
Reinhold Sager
  Austria
LW11
details
Juergen Egle
  Austria
Stacy William Kohut
  Canada
Hans Joerg Arnold
  Switzerland

Women's events edit

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill B1-3
details
Magda Amo
Guide: Ana Casas
  Spain
Katerina Tepla
Guide: Pavel Teply
  Czech Republic
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
LW2
details
Sarah Billmeier
  United States
Nicola Lechner
  Austria
Maggie Behle
  United States
LW3,4,6/8
details
Jennifer Kelchner
  United States
Mary Riddell
  United States
Nadja Obrist
  Austria
LW10-11
details
Kuniko Obinata
  Japan
Sarah Will
  United States
Cecilia Paulson
  Sweden
Super-G B1,3
details
Katerina Tepla
Guide: Pavel Teply
  Czech Republic
Marilyn Winder
Guide: Dale Winder
  Canada
Sabina Rogie
Guide: Michal Karasek
  Czech Republic
B2
details
Magda Amo
Guide: Ana Casas
  Spain
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
Elisabeth Dos-Kellner
Guide: Susanne Wastian
  Austria
LW2
details
Danja Haslacher
  Austria
Sarah Billmeier
  United States
Nicola Lechner
  Austria
LW3,4,5/7,6/8
details
Reinhild Moeller
  Germany
Karolina Wisniewska
  Canada
Mary Riddell
  United States
LW10-11
details
Sarah Will
  United States
Kuniko Obinata
  Japan
Cecilia Paulson
  Sweden
Giant slalom B1,3
details
Katerina Tepla
Guide: Pavel Teply
  Czech Republic
Sabina Rogie
Guide: Michal Karasek
  Czech Republic
Marilyn Winder
Guide: Dale Winder
  Canada
B2
details
Magda Amo
Guide: Ana Casas
  Spain
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
Elisabeth Dos-Kellner
Guide: Susanne Wastian
  Austria
LW2
details
Danja Haslacher
  Austria
Nicola Lechner
  Austria
Sarah Billmeier
  United States
LW3,4,5/7,6/8
details
Mary Riddell
  United States
Karolina Wisniewska
  Canada
Ramona Hoh
  Canada
LW10-11
details
Sarah Will
  United States
Vreni Stoeckli
  Switzerland
Kuniko Obinata
  Japan
Slalom B1,3
details
Katerina Tepla
Guide: Pavel Teply
  Czech Republic
Sabina Rogie
Guide: Michal Karasek
  Czech Republic
Marilyn Winder
Guide: Dale Winder
  Canada
B2
details
Magda Amo
Guide: Ana Casas
  Spain
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
Theresa Fancher
Guide: Jon-Pierre Wolfenden
  United States
LW2
details
Sarah Billmeier
  United States
Nicola Lechner
  Austria
Maggie Behle
  United States
LW3,4,5/7,6/8
details
Reinhild Moeller
  Germany
Nadja Obrist
  Austria
Mary Riddell
  United States
LW10-11
details
Sarah Will
  United States
Tatsuko Aoki
  Japan
Muffy Davis
  United States

See also edit

References edit

  • "1998 Nagano - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-23.