Leading the group of top male skiers in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is Marcel Hirscher, a record-holder with eight Overall Crystal Globes. Ingemar Stenmark held the record for the greatest number of 86 World Cup wins. Marco Odermatt, Alexis Pinturault, along with Aleksander Aadmot Kilde and Hirscher, round out the group of active skiers in this elite selection.

The Alpine Skiing Olympic Winter Games program was expanded in Calgary 1988 from three to five events with the inclusion of the Super-G and the return of the Alpine combined.

Marco Odermatt won the Giant Slalom in Alta Badia.Leo Anguenot and Alexander Steen Olsen completed the podium.

Pirmin Zurbriggen is one of the most successful ski racers ever. He won 9 Alpine World Ski Championship medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze).