The Men's Super G competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Sunday, February 21.
The defending world champion was Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup Super G champion and led the current season.
[3][4] France's Franck Piccard won the gold medal, Helmut Mayer of Austria took the silver, and Lars-Börje Eriksson of Sweden was the bronze medalist.
Italy's Alberto Tomba lasted three gates and did not finish.
[5] It was the first Olympic alpine gold for France in twenty years, since the sweep by Jean-Claude Killy in 1968.