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Alexandra Trusova
Alexandra Trusova (Alexandra Ignatova), Russian figure skater born 2004 in Ryazan; 2022 Olympic silver medalist and first woman to land quad Lutz, flip, and toe loop in competition; returned in 2026 after childbirth.
Alexandre St-Jean
Alexandre St-Jean (born 1993, Quebec City) is a Canadian long track speed skater, 500m/1000m sprinter, former short tracker, 2015 Inzell World Cup 500m silver medallist, team sprint world record holder, and 11th in the 1000m at PyeongChang 2018.
Alexei Kovalev (Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв)
Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalev (Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв), born 1973 in Tolyatti, Russian ice hockey winger; 1992 Olympic champion, 1994 Stanley Cup winner, NHL record 1,316 games among Russians; later Kunlun Red Star coach.
Alexey Voyevoda (Алексей Иванович Воевода)
Alexey Voyevoda (Алексей Иванович Воевода), born 1980, Russian arm wrestling world champion turned bobsledder; 2006 silver and 2010 bronze, two Sochi 2014 golds later disqualified in the Russian sample-switching doping scheme.
Alexis Monney
Alexis Monney (born 2000) is a Swiss alpine skier from Châtel-Saint-Denis racing downhill and Super G; 2024 Bormio World Cup winner, 2025 world silver and bronze medalist, 2026 Olympic downhill finalist.
Alexis Pinturault
Alexis Pinturault (born 1991, Moûtiers), French alpine skier, giant slalom specialist. 34 World Cup wins (French record), 2021 overall title, three world titles, three Olympic medals; retired after 2025-26.
Alf Andersen
Alf Andersen (Alf Steen Andersen, 1906-1975), Norwegian ski jumper nicknamed Affen, won the 1928 St. Moritz Olympic large hill gold with 19.208 points and 1935 Worlds bronze at Vysoké Tatry.
Alfons Julen
Alfons Julen (1899–1988), Swiss skier from Zermatt, won gold in the military ski patrol at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics with his brother Anton; competed again at St. Moritz 1928.
Alfred Aufdenblatten
Alfred Aufdenblatten (1897–1975), Swiss soldier and Zermatt ski guide; won gold in military ski patrol at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics with Vaucher and the Julen brothers; also DNF in the 50 km cross-country race.
Alfred Berger
Alfred Berger (1894-1966), Austrian pair skater with Helene Engelmann; 1924 Chamonix Olympic pairs champion, two-time world champion (1922 Davos, 1924 Manchester), three-time Austrian champion, also Austrian champion in rowing and bobsledding.
Algimantas Salna
Algimantas Šalna (Algis Shalna), born 1959, Lithuanian biathlete who won 1984 Sarajevo relay gold for the USSR, the first Lithuanian Winter Olympic medalist, and later coached US biathlon 1991–2023.
Aliaksandr Papou
Aliaksandr Papou (Aleksandr Popov, Аляксандр Папоў), Belarusian biathlete born 1965 in Tobolsk; four Winter Olympics 1988-1998, relay gold 1988 for USSR, relay silver 1992, 10 World Championship medals, later Belarus head coach.
Alice Jones
Alice Jones (Alice Frolich-Jones), Australian alpine skier born 1976 in Timmsvale, NSW; FIS code 45053. Competed at Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics: downhill 27th, Super G DNF, combined 12th; missed Nagano 1998 through injury; retired after 2002. Distinct from the American swimmer and British sprinter of the same name.
Alina Butaeva
Alina Butaeva (Georgian: ალინა•ბუტაევა, born 2005, Kazan) is a Georgian pair skater who with Luka Berulava won pairs bronze and team gold at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
Alina Zagitova (Алина Ильназовна Загитова)
Alina Zagitova (Алина Загитова), Russian figure skater born 2002 in Izhevsk; 2018 Olympic champion who beat Evgenia Medvedeva by 1.31 points with fully backloaded jumps, prompting the 'Zagitova rule'; 2019 World champion; retired from competition December 2019.
Alisa Camplin
Alisa Camplin (born 1974, Melbourne), also Camplin-Warner, Australian aerial freestyle skier; won 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic gold (193.47) and 2006 Turin bronze, Australia's first female Winter Olympic gold medallist.
Alisa Dvoeglazova
Alisa Dvoeglazova (Алиса Двоеглазова), born 2008, Russian ladies' singles figure skater of Eteri Tutberidze's Khrustalnyi group; 2025/26 Russian Grand Prix Final champion and Russian national silver medalist, known for quadruple toe loop and Lutz attempts.
Aljona Sawtchenko
Aljona Sawtchenko (Olena Valentynivna Savchenko, Олена Валентинівна Савченко), born 1984 in Obukhiv, Ukraine, is a German pair skater; 2018 Olympic champion with Bruno Massot and six-time World Champion, five with Robin Szolkowy.
All-time World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medal table
The all-time World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medal table counts medals by country and skater across every edition, with South Korea leading on golds and Canada on total medals.
All-time World Speed Skating Championships medal table
The all-time World Speed Skating Championships medal table aggregates medals won by nations across the ISU's allround, sprint, and single distances world championships, led by the Netherlands.
Allan Potts
Allan Potts (Allan Wilson Potts, 1904-1952), American speed skater of the Brooklyn Ice Palace; 1932 and 1936 Olympian, 500 m world record holder (42.4, Oslo 1936), National Speedskating Hall of Fame inductee; distinct from the New Zealand athletics coach of the same name.
Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d'Huez, French Alps ski resort in Isère on the Grandes Rousses massif; ~250 km of slopes, Pic Blanc 3,300 m, 21-hairpin Tour de France climb, first mountain-top finish 1952, operated by SATA.
Alpensia Resort (알펜시아 리조트)
Alpensia Resort (알펜시아 리조트), Pyeongchang, South Korea: four-season resort opened 2009, main venue of the 2018 Winter Olympics (ski jumping, biathlon, cross-country), sold to KH Gangwon Development in 2021 for 710 billion won.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing, or ski racing, is a timed winter sport on downhill courses with four disciplines (downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom), governed by FIS since 1924, with Olympic debut 1936 and World Cup since 1967.
Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Olympic debut of the sport with men's and women's combined (downhill plus slalom) only; Germany's Franz Pfnür and Christl Cranz won gold amid a ski-instructor amateurism dispute.
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics, St. Moritz, 2–5 February 1948: six events (downhill, slalom, combined, men, and women), 166 competitors from 25 nations; Henri Oreiller won two golds.
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics: six events (downhill, giant slalom, slalom for men and women), 14–20 February, at Norefjell and Rødkleiva; combined dropped, giant slalom added; Austria led with seven medals.
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics: six events (downhill, giant slalom, slalom, men, and women) at Cortina d'Ampezzo, 27 January to 3 February 1956, where Austria's Toni Sailer swept all three men's golds.
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley, California: six events, 20–26 February 1960, 133 skiers from 22 nations; Vuarnet won the postponed men's downhill, Switzerland led with two golds.
Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at Innsbruck 1964: six events (downhill, giant slalom, slalom, men, and women) at Axamer Lizum and Patscherkofel; first hundredth-second timing; Austria won four golds; Milne died in downhill training.