CTV Olympics Alpine Skiing RulesrulesrulesrulesrulesHome SkipNavigationEnglish FranaisLogin RegisterLogin RegisterLoginLogout Profilesportsasnewssectionnewssportasareasportspos1tile1sz728x90 Team Canada2010 ScheduleMedalsAthletesNationsNewsPhotosVideoAbout Vancouver 2010MoreGames History London 2012 Health and Wellness Environment and Sustainability Podcasts Audio Slide Show Torch RelayContestsStoreHockeyCurlingSkatingFigure Skating Short Track Speed Skating Long Track Speed Skating SlidingBobsleigh Luge Skeleton SkiingAlpine Skiing Biathlon CrossCountry Skiing Freestyle Skiing Nordic Combined Ski Jumping SnowboardParalympic SportsMy ShortcutschooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardchooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardchooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardchooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardAlpine Skiing NewsPhotosVideoMedals2010 SchedulePrintCancelPrintAlpine Skiing Rules CORDPosted Wednesday November 19 2008 1223 AM ETShare This The Olympic alpine competition consists of ten events five for women and five for men They are DownhillSuperGGiant SlalomSlalomSuper Combined (consisting of one downhill run and one slalom run) In all cases time is measured to the hundredth of a second and ties are permitted The rules are the same for men and women only the courses differ Downhill Of all the alpine disciplines the downhill features the longest course and the highest speeds Each skier makes a single run down a single course and the fastest time determines the winner SuperG SuperG stands for super giant slalom an event that combines the speed of downhill with the more precise turns of giant slalom The course is shorter than downhill but longer than a giant slalom Each skier makes one run down a single course and the fastest time determines the winner Unlike the downhill there are no training runs on the superG course only a raceday inspection Therefore athletes must memorize the course quickly trust their instincts to find the fastest line and have already mastered the technique to produce an errorfree run Giant SlalomThe giant slalom or GS is the faster of the two technical events Each skier makes two runs down two different courses on the same slope Both runs take place on the same day usually with the first run held in ...