Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of race postponements due to weather; the events began on 10 February and ended on 21 February. Nine nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Austria winning the most with eleven (3 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze). Katja Seizinger led the individual medal table, with two gold medals and a bronze, while Hermann Maier was the most successful male skier, with two
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill vertical drop requirement of , the starting gate was in a newly constructed lodge at the mountain's summit, with a connecting ramp to the mountain proper. Bill Johnson of the United States became the first from outside the Alps to win an Olympic downhill. Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill The Men's downhill competition of the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at Bjelašnica, Yugoslavia. Due to weather delays, it was run on Thursday, February 16, a full week after originally scheduled. The reigning world champion was Harti Weirather of Austria, while Austria's Franz Klammer was the