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 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill The men's downhill competition of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in PyeongChang. Originally set to be held on 11 February 2018, winds in excess of 50 km/h forced officials to reschedule the race for 15 February 2018. The defending champion was Matthias Mayer. Other competitors included the 2014 silver medalist Christof Innerhofer, the bronze medalist Kjetil Jansrud, as well as the 2010 silver medalist Aksel Lund Svindal. No one has won an Olympic gold medal in men's downhill twice. Aksel