List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Austria 37 41 43 121
2 Switzerland 22 22 22 66
3 United States 17 20 10 47
4 France 15 16 17 48
5 Italy 14 9 9 32
6 Germany 12 7 7 26
7 Norway 11 13 12 36
8 Sweden 7 2 9 18
9 Croatia 4 6 0 10
10 Canada 4 1 6 11
11 West Germany 3 5 1 9
12 Liechtenstein 2 2 6 10
13 Slovenia 2 2 3 7
14 United Team of Germany 2 1 2 5
15 Czech Republic 1 0 1 2
15 Spain 1 0 1 2
17 Luxembourg 0 2 0 2
17 Yugoslavia 0 2 0 2
19 Finland 0 1 0 1
19 Japan 0 1 0 1
Statistics -- Medal table
Alpine skiing is an Olympic sport, contested at the Winter Olympic Games. The first Winter Olympics, held in 1924, included nordic skiing, but the first alpine skiing events were not held until 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. A combined event was held for both men and women in 1936. The International Ski Federation (FIS) decided that ski instructors could not compete in 1936 because they were professionals, and the Olympics were meant for amateur athletes. Because of this, Austrian and Swiss skiers boycotted the events, although some Austrians decided to compete for Germany.