The women's
slalom competition of the
Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 9 February, " on
Ice River" course at the
Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre in
Yanqing District
Yanqing District (), formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015, is a district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing. The district consists of 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 4 townships, and borders the ...
.
Petra Vlhová of Slovakia won the event. This was the first Olympic medal for Vlhová and the first Olympic medal in alpine skiing for Slovakia.
Katharina Liensberger of Austria won silver, her first individual Olympic medal, and
Wendy Holdener
Wendy Holdener (born 12 May 1993) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in slalom and combined. She is a two-time World champion in combined and a five-time Olympic medalist, four individual with one gold medal in the team event ...
of Switzerland bronze.
Frida Hansdotter, the 2018 champion, retired from competitions. The silver medalist, Holdener, and the bronze medalist,
Katharina Gallhuber
Katharina Gallhuber (born 16 June 1997) is an Austrian alpine ski racer
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Tele ...
, qualified for the Olympics. At the
2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, seven slalom events were held before the Olympics.
Petra Vlhová was leading the ranking, followed by
Mikaela Shiffrin, Holdener, and
Lena Dürr.
Katharina Liensberger is the
2021 world champion, with Vlhová and Shiffrin being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.
Qualification
Results
Results were as follows:
References
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Women's alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics