Giant Slalom, LW4, Men

The LW4 event (LW stands for Locomotor Winter) is for competitors with a disability in one leg, which may be a result of an amputation below the knee, or arthrodesis in the leg or hip. Its competitors typically use one or two skis, and are supported by regular ski poles.

The clear winner in this event, which only featured five competitors, was Markus Ramsauer of Austria. Ramsauer had already won a gold and a silver medal in the Geilo 1980 Paralympics, in the now defunct 2A class. In Innsbruck 1984, he would win two more medals (including one gold), although he would fail to finish the giant slalom. That was won by his compatriot, Josef Meusburger, who placed second in Sarajevo.