Explore Olympic Alpine skiing basics, including the events (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined), competition rules how medals are won and the top American athletes to watch out for at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina.

Here's the full schedule for men's Alpine skiing at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including times and how to watch information.

Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year. From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom,

US star Mikaela Shiffrin fittingly brought the curtain down on the alpine skiing programme at the Winter Olympics with a long-awaited gold in the women's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo on

Alpine skiing is one of the signature sports at the Winter Olympics, and it will be no different at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. American stars such as Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn are among the headliners taking to the slopes in search of gold.

Ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut on Thursday. For fans and competitors alike, it was a day to remember.

Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut through ice or snow and allow skiers to perform precise turns necessary for a fast run on a race course.

The gold medal match between Team USA and Canada at the Winter Olympics broke multiple NBC viewership records.