Para alpine skiing
Para alpine skiing is ski racing for athletes with a physical or vision impairment. The events are downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined, parallel and team. Athletes race in three categories: vision impaired, standing and sitting.
Checked 20 October 2026
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How long
Timed runs, factored by class; the lowest factored time wins
Lengths are from the rule book.
The big events, and why they matter
- 1Paralympic Winter Games (para alpine skiing)The top title in para alpine skiing.Every 4 years · Holder: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026
- 2World Para Snow Sports Championships (alpine)The sport's own world title.Every 2 years (to check)
India
India has no medal and is not named in the saved articles [the two pages].
- Para alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games: No medal; India is not named in the saved articles
- World Para Alpine Skiing Championships: No medal in the rows
Countries to know
India and the nations that have done best, biggest titles first.
- AustriaPara alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games: 101 golds, 95 silvers, 97 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Alpine Skiing Championships: 31 golds, 27 silvers, 20 bronzes (latest 2025)
- United StatesPara alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games: 90 golds, 98 silvers, 71 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Alpine Skiing Championships: 9 golds, 13 silvers, 21 bronzes (latest 2025)
- GermanyPara alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games: 60 golds, 42 silvers, 38 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Alpine Skiing Championships: 37 golds, 35 silvers, 26 bronzes (latest 2025)
- FrancePara alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games: 44 golds, 46 silvers, 38 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Alpine Skiing Championships: 46 golds, 22 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 2025)
- SwitzerlandPara alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games: 47 golds, 40 silvers, 26 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Alpine Skiing Championships: 3 golds, 16 silvers, 13 bronzes (latest 2025)
Who runs it
| Rules made by | International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), ICR Joint Regulations for Para Alpine Skiing, July 2026 |
| International federation | FIS |
| In India | The Paralympic Committee of India is on the MYAS list for 2026; which body runs para alpine skiing in India is not checked |
Searched 2026-10-20; no Indian body for this para sport was found beyond the PCI.
Where and when it is played
On alpine courses of gates; the downhill is the longest and fastest. The big events: the Paralympic Winter Games every four years and the World Para Snow Sports Championships.