The Oslo Olympic Winter Games were held from 14 to 25 February 1952. In Alpine skiing, the combined event was replaced by the Giant Slalom. The top three in each Alpine Skiing event received World Championship medals in addition to the Olympic medals. Alpine skiing is the oldest Olympic sport for which the Men’s and Women’s programs have always been precisely the same.

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup was launched in 1966. One year later the inaugural World Cup race was held On January 5, in Berchtesgaden (GER)