In all Alpine skiing events, athletes must successfully pass through a course’s gate markers in order for their run to qualify. Skiers must also finish the course completely, and must wear compliant equipment including a helmet, a protective bib, and skis that comply with established rules for length, width, and bindings.
Reigning world champion Loic Meillard won gold for Switzerland in the men's slalom on Monday, putting on a blistering performance to take the alpine skiing title at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year. From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom,
Switzerland dominates men’s Alpine skiing in Bormio, winning four gold medals as Franjo von Allmen emerges as a star and heartbreak defines the slalom final.
US star Mikaela Shiffrin fittingly brought the curtain down on the alpine skiing programme at the Winter Olympics with a long-awaited gold in the women's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Wednesday.- Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) - Shiffrin went some way to burying the demons of a miserable experience in Beijing four years ago when she won the women's slalom.
U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks unstoppable everywhere except the Olympics. She's running out of chances to medal at the Milan Cortina Games.
Ski Mountaineering made its Olympic debut on Thursday. For fans and competitors alike, it was a day to remember.
Young stars often get hyped up at the Winter Olympics. Teen skiers and early-20s snowboarders usually shape the games. Yet another group deserves just as much praise. These are the athletes who stayed in elite sport long after most
American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the Olympic podium for the first time since 2018 on Wednesday, winning gold in alpine skiing women's slalom at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.