Alpine skiing at the 1996 Asian Winter Games
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Alpine skiing
at the 1996 Winter Asian Games
took place in the city of Harbin
, People's Republic of China
with four events contested — two each for men and women.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 1996 Winter Asian Games
1996 Winter Asian Games
The 3rd Asian Winter Games were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, China. North Korea was originally scheduled to host the games in 1995, but was not able to honour its commitment...
took place in the city of Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
with four events contested — two each for men and women.
Medal summary
| Men's Giant Slalom |  Kenta UrakiJapan (JPN) |
 Hur Sung WookRepublic of Korea (KOR) |
Byun Jong Moon Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Men's Super Giant Slalom | Byun Jong Moon Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Kenta Uraki Japan (JPN) |
Azumi Tajima Japan (JPN) |
| Women's Giant Slalom |  Olga VediachevaKazakhstan (KAZ) |
Fumiyo Uemura Japan (JPN) |
Tomomi Sato Japan (JPN) |
| Women's Super Giant Slalom | Fumiyo Uemura Japan (JPN) |
Olga Vediacheva Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Junko Yamakawa Junko Yamakawa is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*... Japan (JPN) |
Medal table
| 1996 Winter Asiad - Alpine Skiing medal count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |