Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held February 5–13 near Sapporo, Japan.

The top men's medalist was Gustav Thöni of Italy with a gold and a silver.

The Philippines and Chinese Taipei made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts.

[1] From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years.

During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event.