Men's slalom at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Nakiska | ||||||||||||
Date | February 27 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 109 from 37 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:39.47 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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Combined | men | women |
Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
Super-G | men | women |
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