Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 53 events, 34 for men and 19 for women which all took place at the Snowbasin Ski Area.

Alpine skiing
at the VIII Paralympic Winter Games
VenueSnowbasin Ski Resort
Dates8 to 16 March
Competitors193 from 30 nations
1998
2006
Former Paralympic symbol
(1996-2004)

Medal table

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Rank Nation       Total
1   United States (USA) 9 17 11 37
2   Austria (AUT) 9 8 9 26
3   Germany (GER) 8 0 6 14
4   Australia (AUS) 6 1 0 7
5   Switzerland (SUI) 5 4 0 9
6   Canada (CAN) 4 3 5 12
7   New Zealand (NZL) 4 0 2 6
8   Spain (ESP) 3 2 2 7
9   France (FRA) 2 7 3 12
10   Czech Republic (CZE) 2 1 2 5
11   Italy (ITA) 1 3 2 6
12   Sweden (SWE) 0 5 1 6
13   Slovakia (SVK) 0 1 5 6
14   South Korea (KOR) 0 1 0 1
15   Japan (JPN) 0 0 2 2
15   Russia (RUS) 0 0 2 2
17   Norway (NOR) 0 0 1 1
Total 53 53 53 159

Medal summary

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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
  • LW3 – 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
  • 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

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
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B1-3 Bart Bunting
Guide: Nathan Chivers
  Australia
Eric Villalon
Guide: Pere Comet
  Spain
Yon Santacana
Guide: Raul Capdevila
  Spain
LW2 Michael Milton
  Australia
Christian Lanthaler
  Italy
Jason Lalla
  United States
LW3,5/7,9 Gerd Schoenfelder
  Germany
Arno Hirschbuehl
  Austria
Jacob Rife
  United States
LW4 Hans Burn
  Switzerland
James Lagerstrom
  United States
Steven Bayley
  New Zealand
LW6/8 Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Lionel Brun
  France
Markus Pfefferle
  Germany
LW10 Martin Braxenthaler
  Germany
Chris Waddell
  United States
Ronny Persson
  Sweden
LW11 Harald Eder
  Austria
Andreas Schiestl
  Austria
Fabrizio Zardini
  Italy
LW12 Kevin Bramble
  United States
Christopher Devlin-Young
  United States
Daniel Wesley
  Canada
Giant slalom
details
B1-2 Eric Villalon
Guide: Pere Comet
  Spain
Bart Bunting
Guide: Nathan Chivers
  Australia
Radomir Dudas
Guide: Juraj Mikulas
  Slovakia
B3 Yon Santacana
Guide: Raul Capdevila
  Spain
Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide: Guido Lanaro
  Italy
Andrew Parr
Guide: David Marchi
  United States
LW2 Michael Milton
  Australia
Jason Lalla
  United States
Asle Tangvik
  Norway
LW3,5/7,9 Gerd Schoenfelder
  Germany
Romain Riboud
  France
Arno Hirschbuehl
  Austria
LW4 Steven Bayley
  New Zealand
Hans Burn
  Switzerland
Robert Meusburger
  Austria
LW6/8 Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Lionel Brun
  France
Frank Pfortmueller
  Germany
LW10 Martin Braxenthaler
  Germany
Ronny Persson
  Sweden
Chris Waddell
  United States
LW11 Harald Eder
  Austria
Juergen Egle
  Austria
Andreas Schiestl
  Austria
LW12 Hans Joerg Arnold
  Switzerland
Sang Min Han
  South Korea
Scott Patterson
  Canada
Slalom
details
B1-2 Eric Villalon
Guide: Pere Comet
  Spain
Radomir Dudas
Guide: Juraj Mikulas
  Slovakia
Stefan Kopcik
Guide: Branislav Mazgut
  Slovakia
B3 Chris Williamson
Guide: Bill Harriott
  Canada
Andrew Parr
Guide: David Marchi
  United States
Norbert Holik
Guide: Radoslav Grus
  Slovakia
LW2 Michael Milton
  Australia
Monte Meier
  United States
Michael Hipp
  Germany
LW3,5/7,9 Gerd Schoenfelder
  Germany
Arno Hirschbuehl
  Austria
Alexei Moshkine
  Russia
LW4 Hubert Mandl
  Austria
Hans Burn
  Switzerland
Martin Falch
  Austria
LW6/8 Wolfgang Moosbrugger
  Austria
Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Lionel Brun
  France
LW10 Martin Braxenthaler
  Germany
Ronny Persson
  Sweden
Chris Waddell
  United States
LW11 Denis Barbet
  France
Juergen Egle
  Austria
Harald Eder
  Austria
LW12 Daniel Wesley
  Canada
Hans Joerg Arnold
  Switzerland
Ludwig Wolf
  Germany
Super-G
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B1-3 Bart Bunting
Guide: Nathan Chivers
  Australia
Eric Villalon
Guide: Pere Comet
  Spain
Yon Santacana
Guide: Raul Capdevila
  Spain
LW2 Michael Milton
  Australia
Christian Lanthaler
  Italy
Florian Planker
  Italy
LW3,5/7,9 Gerd Schoenfelder
  Germany
Romain Riboud
  France
Arno Hirschbuehl
  Austria
LW4 Hubert Mandl
  Austria
Josef Schoesswendter
  Austria
Steven Bayley
  New Zealand
LW6/8 Rolf Heinzmann
  Switzerland
Lionel Brun
  France
Wolfgang Moosbrugger
  Austria
LW10 Martin Braxenthaler
  Germany
Ronny Persson
  Sweden
Michael Kroener
  Germany
LW11 Fabrizio Zardini
  Italy
Andreas Schiestl
  Austria
Denis Barbet
  France
LW12 Christopher Devlin-Young
  United States
Daniel Wesley
  Canada
Ludwig Wolf
  Germany

Women's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
B2-3 Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
Katerina Tepla
Guide: Renata Karamanova
  Czech Republic
Gabriele Huemer
Guide: Maximilian Huemer
  Austria
LW2 Danja Haslacher
  Austria
Sarah Billmeier
  United States
Inga Medvedeva
  Russia
LW3,4,6/8,9 Rachael Battersby
  New Zealand
Csilla Kristof
  United States
Karolina Wisniewska
  Canada
LW10-12 Sarah Will
  United States
Muffy Davis
  United States
Stephani Victor
  United States
Super-G
details
B2-3 Katerina Tepla
Guide: Renata Karamanova
  Czech Republic
Gabriele Huemer
Guide: Maximilian Huemer
  Austria
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
LW2 Sarah Billmeier
  United States
Allison Jones
  United States
Sandy Dukat
  United States
LW3,4,6/8,9 Lauren Woolstencroft
  Canada
Mary Riddell
  United States
Karolina Wisniewska
  Canada
LW10-12 Sarah Will
  United States
Muffy Davis
  United States
Lacey Heward
  United States
Giant slalom
details
B2-3
Katerina Tepla
Guide: Renata Karamanova
  Czech Republic
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
Sabina Rogie
Guide: Michal Karasek
  Czech Republic
LW2 Danja Haslacher
  Austria
Allison Jones
  United States
Nicola Lechner
  Austria
LW3,4,9 Mary Riddell
  United States
Karolina Wisniewska
  Canada
Lauren Woolstencroft
  Canada
LW6/8 Rachael Battersby
  New Zealand
Csilla Kristof
  United States
Iveta Chlebakova
  Slovakia
LW10-11 Sarah Will
  United States
Muffy Davis
  United States
Lacey Heward
  United States
LW12 Allison Pearl
  United States
Cecilia Paulson
  Sweden
Kuniko Obinata
  Japan
Slalom
details
B2-3 Gabriele Huemer
Guide: Maximilian Huemer
  Austria
Pascale Casanova
Guide: Mikael Genin
  France
Sabina Rogie
Guide: Michal Karasek
  Czech Republic
LW2 Danja Haslacher
  Austria
Sarah Billmeier
  United States
Sandy Dukat
  United States
LW3,4,9 Lauren Woolstencroft
  Canada
Karolina Wisniewska
  Canada
Jennifer Kelchner
  United States
LW6/8 Rachael Battersby
  New Zealand
Csilla Kristof
  United States
Iveta Chlebakova
  Slovakia
LW10-12 Sarah Will
  United States
Cecilia Paulson
  Sweden
Kuniko Obinata
  Japan

See also

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References

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  • "2002 Salt Lake City - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.