Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Canada at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, north of Vancouver. The ten events were scheduled for 13–27 February; weather delayed the first event, the men's downhill, two days until Monday, 15 February.

Medal table Notably absent from the medals in these Olympics were the Austrian men, who had won 8 medals in 2006 and 7 in 2002. France and host Canada were shut out from the podium, as were the German men and the Swiss and Italian women. The U.S. had its best Olympics ever with eight alpine medals, only the fourth nation to achieve that total in a single Olympics (Austria, France, Switzerland).

Individually, three men and five women won multiple medals; triple medalists were Bode Miller of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who both won a medal of each color. The sole double gold medalist was Maria Riesch of Germany.

Men's events Downhill 1:54.31 1:54.38 1:54.40 Super-G 1:30.34 1:30.62 1:30.65 Giant slalom 2:37.83 2:38.22 2:38.44 Slalom 1:39.32 1:39.48 1:39.76 Super combined 2:44.92 2:45.25 2:45.32

Women's events

Downhill 1:44.19 1:44.75 1:45.65 Super-G 1:20.14 1:20.63 1:20.88 Giant slalom 2:27.11 2:27.15 2:27.25 Slalom 1:42.89 1:43.32 1:43.90 Super combined 2:09.14 2:10.08 2:10.19

Competition schedule

Day Date Start Finish Event Date run Day 2 Sat 13 Feb 11:45 13:15 Downhill – men Mon 15 Feb Day 3 Sun 14 Feb 10:00 11:30 Super combined – women Thu 18 Feb 13:00 14:00 Day 5 Tue 16 Feb 10:00 11:30 Super combined – men Sun 21 Feb 13:30 14:30 Day 6 Wed 17 Feb 11:00 12:45 Downhill – women Wed 17 Feb Day 8 Fri 19 Feb 11:30 13:00 Super-G – men Fri 19 Feb Day 9 Sat 20 Feb 10:00 11:45 Super-G – women Sat 20 Feb Day 10 Sun 21 Feb 10:00 11:45 Giant slalom – men Tue 23 Feb 13:45 15:00 Day 13 Wed 24 Feb 10:00 11:45 Giant slalom – women Wed 24 Feb 13:15 14:30 Thu 25 Feb Day 15 Fri 26 Feb 10:00 11:45 Slalom – women Fri 26 Feb 13:30 14:45 Day 16 Sat 27 Feb 10:00 11:45 Slalom – men Sat 27 Feb 13:45 14:45 All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).

Course information DateRaceStartelevationFinishelevationVerticaldropCourselengthAveragegradientMon 15-FebDownhill – menWed 17-FebDownhill – womenSun 21-FebDownhill – (SC) – menThu 18-FebDownhill – (SC) – womenFri 19-FebSuper-G – menSat 20-FebSuper-G – womenTue 23-FebGiant slalom – menWed 24-FebGiant slalom – womenSat 27-FebSlalom – men   Fri 26-FebSlalom – women   Sun 21-FebSlalom – (SC) – menThu 18-FebSlalom – (SC) – women    The finish area was above the base area of Whistler Creekside, which is at an elevation of above sea level. Source:FIS-ski.com – 2010 Winter Olympics – results

Athletes

Qualification standards The FIS point list used to determine entry into the Olympics was from 18 January 2010.FIS 18 January 2010 Quota for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

There could be a maximum of 320 athletes competing in alpine skiing, with no more than 22 per NOC (there was a further limit of 14 male and 14 female per NOC). Additionally, each NOC could enter a maximum of four skiers per event.

To qualify, the competitor had to reach either the "A" or "B" standard. "A" qualification standard: the competitor is in the top 500 of the FIS points list in at least one event. If the event is downhill, super-G or super combined, he or she requires at least 120 FIS points. "B" qualification standard: if an NOC does not have a male or female athlete that meets the "A" Standard, then they may enter an athlete of that gender in slalom or giant slalom only, provided that the athlete has at most 140 FIS points in the event and has taken part in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009.

Demographics

As of 28 February 2010, there were 309 athletes listed as competitors in alpine skiing at the Games, representing 71 countries.

The youngest alpine skier in the 2010 Olympic Games was Ghassan Achi of Lebanon, age 16 at the time of competition (born 28 July 1993). The oldest was Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico, age 51 (born 2 February 1959).

Competing nations The following nations entered the following number of alpine skiers.

NOC Men Women Total 1 1 2 2 4 2 3 5 1 1 2 2 2 11 8 19 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 12 9 21 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 5 10 1 1 2 5 3 8 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 4 10 12 22 2 1 3 2 7 9 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 12 9 21 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 3 3 10 3 13 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 5 7 5 12 9 5 14 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 10 10 20 1 1 2 Total athletes 176 131 309 Total NOCs 66 51 71

See also Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

References

Whistler Weasel Workers – Alpine Race Volunteers for 2010 Olympics Alpine Skiing – Sports – Vancouver 2010 Qualification for skiing. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule v12

External links FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 2010 Winter Olympics – Whistler, Canada Sports-Reference – 2010 Winter Olympics – Alpine skiing