Alena Igorevna Zavarzina is a Russian former snowboarder specializing in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom disciplines. She is the 2011 World champion and bronze medalist from the 2014 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom. She won the parallel giant slalom crystal globe in 2016/17 World Cup season.
Ester Ledecká is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Ledecká won gold medals in the super-G in alpine skiing and in the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding, becoming the first person to not only compete in the Winter Olympics using two different types of equipment but to go further and win two gold medals and do so at the same Winter Olympics. She was the second woman to win an Olympic gold in two separate disciplines but the first to do so at the same Winter Olympics. She was the first Czech to win the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding at the FIS Snowboard World Cup.
Ina Meschik is an Austrian alpine snowboarder. She represented her nation Austria in two editions of the Olympic Games, and eventually claimed a bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at the 2010 FIS Junior World Championships in Lake Wānaka, New Zealand and fourth-place finishes at the FIS World Cup series. Meschik is currently a member of ASKÖ Landskron Ski Club in Villach, under her personal coach Tom Weninger.
Stefan Baumeister is a German snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Anton Unterkofler is an Austrian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Christoph Mick is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Shin Bong-shik is a South Korean snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Alexander Bergmann is a German snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Meinhard Erlacher is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Kim Sang-kyum is a South Korean snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding and formerly specializing in snowboard cross. He is the brother of Olympic snowboarder Natalia Soboleva, who is the silver medalist of the 2019 World Championships.
Valery Kolegov is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Nadya Ochner is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Valeriya Tsoy is an Olympic snowboarder, author and public speaker. In 2014, she became the first snowboarder to represent Kazakhstan in the Winter Olympics.
Michelle Dekker is a Dutch snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Natalia Andreyevna Soboleva is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in alpine snowboarding. She is the sister of Olympic snowboarder and 2015 World Champion Andrey Sobolev.
Julie Zogg is a Swiss snowboarder, specializing in alpine snowboarding.
Stefanie Müller is a Swiss snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.
Annamari Dancha is a Ukrainian snowboarder, specializing in alpine snowboarding. She is silver medalist of the 2019 World championships in parallel slalom. She competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics for Ukraine.
The women's parallel giant slalom competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic won the event, defending her 2018 title. Daniela Ulbing of Austria won the silver medal, and Glorija Kotnik of Slovenia the bronze medal. For Ulbing and Kttnik, these were the first Olympic medals.
