Alpine skiing at the Olympics: When does the women’s slalom take place? – Sports

Am February 6th The 2026 Winter Olympics opened in Milan’s San Siro Stadium. An overview of the dates of the alpine ski competitions, venues and the favorites.

Schedule for all alpine ski races at the 2026 Olympics

This year the drivers will fight for Olympic medals in ten competitions. This means there is one less competition than the last two games; the IOC removed the mixed team competition from the program. There is also an innovation in the combination; for the first time, men and women each have a team competition; This means that the nations can nominate their specialists for downhill and slalom; both races will no longer be run by the same person. The competitions at a glance:

• 7.2.: departure (M) – Gold: Franjo von Allmen (Switzerland)
• 8.2.: departure (F) – Gold: Breezy Johnson (USA)
• 9.2.: Team combinationSlalom (M) – Gold: Switzerland
• 10.2.: Team combinationSlalom (F) – Gold: Austria
• 11.2.: Super-G (M) – Gold: Franjo von Allmen (Switzerland)
• 12.2.: Super-G (F) – Gold: Federica Brignone (Italy)
• 14.2.: Giant slalom (M) – Gold: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (Brazil)
• 15.2.: Giant slalom2nd run (F) – Gold: Federica Brignone (Italy)
• 16.2.: Slalom2nd run (M) – Gold: Loic Meillard (Switzerland)
• Wednesday, February 18th, 10:00 a.m.: Slalom1st run (F), ZDF and Eurosport
• Wednesday, February 18th, 1:30 p.m.: Slalom2nd run (F), ZDF and Eurosport

The Olympic ski races at a glance

Departure: No medal for Odermatt, Vonn falls badly

The first gold of the Winter Games was won Franjo von Allmen. The Swiss won the downhill by 0.2 seconds ahead of the Italian Giovanni Franzoni. His compatriot won bronze Dominik Paris.

During the women’s descent, Lindsey Vonn, who injured her cruciate ligament, fell dramatically. The victory of her compatriot from the USA Breezy Johnson faded into the background a little. The German all-rounder won silver Emma Aicher. Bronze went to local hero Sofia Goggia (Italy).

Team combination: Switzerland and Austria win

At the premiere in the team combination cleared Franjo von Allmen his second gold medal. Thanks to a dream run from his teammate Tanguy Nef The Swiss duo won the slalom. Silver went to the simultaneous duos Vincent Kriechmayr and Manuel Feller from Austria and to Superstar Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard from Switzerland.

In the women’s category, the Austrian team surprised Ariane Rädler and Katharina Huber. Huber, as a slalom specialist, managed to reach the finish line by 0.05 seconds Emma Aicher and Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (Germany). Bronze did not go to the US duo Johnson/Shiffrin, but to their team colleagues Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan.

Super-G: Golden von Allmen Festival, fairy tale for Brignone

It’s them Franjo von Allmen-Games: The Swiss won his third gold medal in the Super-G. He was 0.12 seconds faster than the American Ryan Cochran-Siegle. Marco Odermatt After silver in the team combination, he won his first medal in an individual competition and came third.

Wrote in the women’s super-G Federica Brignone an Italian fairy tale. In April 2025 she broke her fibula and tibia, was worried for a long time about whether she would even be able to take part in her home games – and then won gold. Silver went to the Frenchwoman Roman Miradolithe Austrian secured bronze Cornelia Hütter. Double silver winner Emma Aicher was eliminated, as was her teammate Kira Weidle-Winkelmann.

Giant slalom: Braathen historic, Brignone irresistible

A historic result was celebrated Lucas Pinheiro Braathen in the men’s giant slalom. After a dispute with the association, the Norwegian-born player now competes for Brazil and won his country’s first-ever gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He sat forward Marco Odermatt through. The Swiss, who started as the big favorite at the Olympics, will remain without a gold medal at the Games. took bronze Loic Meillard (Switzerland).

Federica Brignone won her second gold medal. In the giant slalom, the Italian had a big lead over the two silver medalists Thea Louise Stjernesund (Norway) and Sara Hector (Sweden). Shortly before the end, Lena Dürr was on course for silver, but then made a mistake and came ninth – 0.19 seconds behind the medal ranks.

Slalom: Drama mind McGrath

The spectators experienced a real drama at the men’s slalom. It snowed in the first round and fog made visibility worse. Numerous athletes were eliminated, others had huge deficits. Convinced in the second round Loic Meillard (Switzerland) with an almost flawless performance. The leader Atle Lie McGrath dropped out after a threader and stomped angrily and sadly towards the forest. Silver came on Fabio Gstrein (Austria), bronze Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway).

Distances at the 2026 Olympic Games

A special feature of the 2026 Olympic alpine skiing competitions is that men and women will compete in separate venues. The women race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the men in Bormio.

Strecke „Olympia delle Tofane“ in Cortina d’Ampezzo

Cortina d’Ampezzo has already hosted Olympic competitions once: in 1956, the men raced down the slope here, and the Austrian ski legend Toni Sailer won gold in the downhill. The “Tofana” has been an integral part of the women’s World Cup since 1993, and the Ski World Cup took place here in 2021. Striking places include the “Tofanashot” with a gradient of up to 64 percent and the “Gran Curvone”, a technically demanding, long curve in the central part of the route.

Strecke „Pista Stelvio“ in Bormio

The “Pista Stelvio” is considered one of the most demanding and fastest routes in the speed disciplines in the men’s World Cup. Even the starting signal with an incline of 63 percent is tough and is the steepest starting slope in the World Cup. In the middle section, the San Pietro jump awaits the riders, who fly around 40 meters at this point. In the subsequent San Pietro shot, the athletes reach speeds of up to 140 km/h. Olympic competitions have never taken place in Bormio, although the Pista Stelvio was the venue for the World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2005. The record winner in the World Cup is the Italian Dominik Paris, who won the downhill six times and the Super-G once.