1990 Winter Pan American Games

Sport

• Alpine skiing
  • Slalom skiing
  • Giant slalom
  • Super-G

Venue

All sporting events took place at the Las Leñas Ski resort in Mendoza Province.

Game highlights

In 1988, members of PASO voted to hold the first Pan American Winter Games at Las Leñas, Argentina in September 1989. It was further agreed that Winter Games would be held every four years. Lack of snow however, forced the postponement of the games until 16–22 September 1990 when only eight countries sent 97 athletes to Las Leñas. Of that total, 76 were from just three countries: Argentina, Canada, and the United States.

On September 16, Néstor Lowel, president of Las Leñas received the Olympic Flag from Antonio Rodríguez, then president of the Argentine Olympic Committee. Aristeo Benavídez, alpine skier that represented Argentina at the 1952 Winter Olympics, lit the Olympic cauldron after Governor José Octavio Bordón declared the games officially opened. The skier Carolina Eiras, who had represented Argentina at the 1988 Winter Olympics and would be the flag bearer in 1992, made the Olympic Oath.

Weather was unseasonably warm and again there was little snow, so only three Alpine skiing events – the slalom, giant slalom, and Super G were staged. The United States and Canada won all 18 medals.

PASO awarded the second Pan American Winter Games to Santiago, Chile for 1993. The United States warned that it would not take part unless a full schedule of events was held. The Santiago organizing committee eventually gave up on planning the Games after the United States Olympic Committee declined to participate, and the idea has not been revived since.

Participating teams

• Argentina (26)
• Bolivia (2)
• Brazil (5)
• Canada (25)
• Chile (9)
• Colombia (1)
• Mexico (4)
• United States (25)

Medal table

Medal-winning athletes

• Reference:Olympedia.org/ ; Slalom Downhill

; Giant slalom

; SuperG

References

References

1. "Pan American Games history".
2. (2012-11-29). "World, Continental and Intercontinental Games – Overview of Archives content linked to the preparation, organisation and holding of these Games between 1924 and 1989". International Olympic Committee.
3. (November 29, 2012). "World, Continental and Intercontinental Games – Overview of Archives content linked to the preparation, organisation and holding of these Games between 1924 and 1989". International Olympic Committee.
4. [https://www.olympedia.org/lists/172/manual olympedia.org/] ''Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Winter Pan American Games''