Women's giant slalom skiing events at the 2002 Winter Paralympics were contested at Snowbasin.
There were 6 events covering 10 disability classes. Final standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved.
Visually impaired
There was one event under the visually impaired classification.
B2-3
B2 – visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
B3 – visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Sitting
There were two events under the sitting classification.
LW10-11
LW 10 – sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance LW 11 – sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
LW12
LW 12 – sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
Standing
There were 3 events under the standing classification.
LW2
LW2 – standing: single leg amputation above the knee
LW3, 4, 9
LW3 – standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment LW4 – standing: single leg amputation below the knee LW9 – standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg