title: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
text: # 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.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | 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 | Total | 53 | 53 | 53 | 159 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  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
  
  | Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Downhill details | B1-3 | Bart Bunting Guide: Nathan Chivers Australia | Eric Villalon Guide: Pere Comet Spain | Yon Santacana Guide: Raul Capdevila Spain |
  | Downhill details | LW2 | Michael Milton Australia | Christian Lanthaler Italy | Jason Lalla United States |
  | Downhill details | LW3,5/7,9 | Gerd Schoenfelder Germany | Arno Hirschbuehl Austria | Jacob Rife United States |
  | Downhill details | LW4 | Hans Burn Switzerland | James Lagerstrom United States | Steven Bayley New Zealand |
  | Downhill details | LW6/8 | Rolf Heinzmann Switzerland | Lionel Brun France | Markus Pfefferle Germany |
  | Downhill details | LW10 | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | Chris Waddell United States | Ronny Persson Sweden |
  | Downhill details | LW11 | Harald Eder Austria | Andreas Schiestl Austria | Fabrizio Zardini Italy |
  | Downhill details | 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 |
  | Giant slalom details | B3 | Yon Santacana Guide: Raul Capdevila Spain | Gianmaria Dal Maistro Guide: Guido Lanaro Italy | Andrew Parr Guide: David Marchi United States |
  | Giant slalom details | LW2 | Michael Milton Australia | Jason Lalla United States | Asle Tangvik Norway |
  | Giant slalom details | LW3,5/7,9 | Gerd Schoenfelder Germany | Romain Riboud France | Arno Hirschbuehl Austria |
  | Giant slalom details | LW4 | Steven Bayley New Zealand | Hans Burn Switzerland | Robert Meusburger Austria |
  | Giant slalom details | LW6/8 | Rolf Heinzmann Switzerland | Lionel Brun France | Frank Pfortmueller Germany |
  | Giant slalom details | LW10 | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | Ronny Persson Sweden | Chris Waddell United States |
  | Giant slalom details | LW11 | Harald Eder Austria | Juergen Egle Austria | Andreas Schiestl Austria |
  | Giant slalom details | 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 |
  | Slalom details | B3 | Chris Williamson Guide: Bill Harriott Canada | Andrew Parr Guide: David Marchi United States | Norbert Holik Guide: Radoslav Grus Slovakia |
  | Slalom details | LW2 | Michael Milton Australia | Monte Meier United States | Michael Hipp Germany |
  | Slalom details | LW3,5/7,9 | Gerd Schoenfelder Germany | Arno Hirschbuehl Austria | Alexei Moshkine Russia |
  | Slalom details | LW4 | Hubert Mandl Austria | Hans Burn Switzerland | Martin Falch Austria |
  | Slalom details | LW6/8 | Wolfgang Moosbrugger Austria | Rolf Heinzmann Switzerland | Lionel Brun France |
  | Slalom details | LW10 | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | Ronny Persson Sweden | Chris Waddell United States |
  | Slalom details | LW11 | Denis Barbet France | Juergen Egle Austria | Harald Eder Austria |
  | Slalom details | LW12 | Daniel Wesley Canada | Hans Joerg Arnold Switzerland | Ludwig Wolf Germany |
  | Super-G details | B1-3 | Bart Bunting Guide: Nathan Chivers Australia | Eric Villalon Guide: Pere Comet Spain | Yon Santacana Guide: Raul Capdevila Spain |
  | Super-G details | LW2 | Michael Milton Australia | Christian Lanthaler Italy | Florian Planker Italy |
  | Super-G details | LW3,5/7,9 | Gerd Schoenfelder Germany | Romain Riboud France | Arno Hirschbuehl Austria |
  | Super-G details | LW4 | Hubert Mandl Austria | Josef Schoesswendter Austria | Steven Bayley New Zealand |
  | Super-G details | LW6/8 | Rolf Heinzmann Switzerland | Lionel Brun France | Wolfgang Moosbrugger Austria |
  | Super-G details | LW10 | Martin Braxenthaler Germany | Ronny Persson Sweden | Michael Kroener Germany |
  | Super-G details | LW11 | Fabrizio Zardini Italy | Andreas Schiestl Austria | Denis Barbet France |
  | Super-G details | LW12 | Christopher Devlin-Young United States | Daniel Wesley Canada | Ludwig Wolf Germany |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | 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 |
  | Downhill details | LW2 | Danja Haslacher Austria | Sarah Billmeier United States | Inga Medvedeva Russia |
  | Downhill details | LW3,4,6/8,9 | Rachael Battersby New Zealand | Csilla Kristof United States | Karolina Wisniewska Canada |
  | Downhill details | 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 |
  | Super-G details | LW2 | Sarah Billmeier United States | Allison Jones United States | Sandy Dukat United States |
  | Super-G details | LW3,4,6/8,9 | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | Mary Riddell United States | Karolina Wisniewska Canada |
  | Super-G details | 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 |
  | Giant slalom details | LW2 | Danja Haslacher Austria | Allison Jones United States | Nicola Lechner Austria |
  | Giant slalom details | LW3,4,9 | Mary Riddell United States | Karolina Wisniewska Canada | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada |
  | Giant slalom details | LW6/8 | Rachael Battersby New Zealand | Csilla Kristof United States | Iveta Chlebakova Slovakia |
  | Giant slalom details | LW10-11 | Sarah Will United States | Muffy Davis United States | Lacey Heward United States |
  | Giant slalom details | 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 |
  | Slalom details | LW2 | Danja Haslacher Austria | Sarah Billmeier United States | Sandy Dukat United States |
  | Slalom details | LW3,4,9 | Lauren Woolstencroft Canada | Karolina Wisniewska Canada | Jennifer Kelchner United States |
  | Slalom details | LW6/8 | Rachael Battersby New Zealand | Csilla Kristof United States | Iveta Chlebakova Slovakia |
  | Slalom details | LW10-12 | Sarah Will United States | Cecilia Paulson Sweden | Kuniko Obinata Japan |
  