The 1990 Winter Pan American Games were held in Las Leñas, Argentina, from 16 September to 22 September 1990. They were the only Winter

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. 97 athletes from eight countries participated in one sport (

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Sport

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** Super-G

Venue

All sporting events took place at the Las Leñas Ski resort in Mendoza Province.

Game highlights

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, then president of the Argentine Olympic Committee. Aristeo Benavídez, alpine skier that represented Argentina at the

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, lit the Olympic cauldron after Governor

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declared the games officially opened. The skier Carolina Eiras, who had represented Argentina at the

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and would be the flag bearer in

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, made the Olympic Oath. Weather was unseasonably warm and again there was little snow, so only three Alpine Skiing events – the Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super G were staged. The United States and Canada won all 18 medals.

Participating teams

* (26) * (2) * (5) * (25) * (9) * (1) * (4) * (25)

Non-Participating teams

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Medal table

References

{{Pan American Games P Winter 1990 in North American sport 1990 in South American sport Multi-sport events in Argentina Pan American Games Sport in Mendoza Province Winter multi-sport events September 1990 sports events in South America 1990 in winter sports Winter sports competitions in Argentina