The women's alpine skiingcombined event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition consisted of a downhill race held on Monday, February 2, 1948, and two slalom heats held on Wednesday, February 4, 1948. Twenty-eight alpine skiers from ten nations competed.[1]
The downhill race was held on Monday, February 2, 1948. It was part of the special downhill event. Twenty-eight of the 37 women who competed in the downhill race also started in the first slalom heat of the combined event.
The winner of the downhill Hedy Schlunegger finished only 15th in the slalom, while Erika Mahringer, after finishing 15th in the downhill, won the slalom part of the combined event. Overall Mahringer won the bronze medal, but Schlunegger only finished eighth. Trude Beiser won the gold medal with an eighth place in slalom after finishing second in the downhill. Gretchen Fraser came up from eleventh place after the downhill to win the silver medal when finishing second in the slalom.
