For the first time since the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, when Super G was added and combined returned, a new event was added to the Alpine skiing program with the mixed team event, but the combined event was to be held for the last time

Following their disappointment at the previous Games, Austria proved to be the top Alpine skiing nation with nine medals, three of them gold, ahead of the United States (five medals, two of which were gold) and their traditional rivals, Switzerland (three medals, two of which were gold).

Bode Miller of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won three medals: a gold medal, a silver medal, and a bronze medal. German skier Maria Riesch was Vancouver's sole double gold medalist in 2010.