Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
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| Alpine skiing at the VII Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 54 events, 35 for men and 19 for women.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 13 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 |  Spain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Austria | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 |  Germany | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Canada | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  France | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 15 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 54 | 55 | 54 | 163 | |
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
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Women's events
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "1998 Nagano - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- "Medal Standings - Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
