Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's giant slalom

|games = 1988 Winter

|image = Alpine skiing pictogram.svg

|image_size = 80px

|caption = Alpine skiing

|venue = Nakiska

|date = February 24, 1988

|competitors = 64

|nations = 26

|win_value = 2:06.49

|gold = Vreni Schneider

|goldNOC = SUI

|silver = Christa Kinshofer

|silverNOC = FRG

|bronze = Maria Walliser

|bronzeNOC = SUI

|prev = 1984

|next = 1992

}}

{{Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics}}

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.{{cite web

| title = Calgary 1988 Official Report

| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/orw1988.pdf

| publisher = LA84 Foundation

| work = XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee

| year = 1988

| accessdate = January 3, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Alpine Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom |accessdate=25 March 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}

The defending world champion was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland, who shared the 1987 World Cup giant slalom title with countrywoman Maria Walliser, and was leader of the 1988 World Cup.{{cite web

| title = 1987 World Cup standings

| url = http://data.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/cup-standings.html?suchen=true&suchcompetitorid=&suchseason=1987&suchgender=M&suchnation=§or=AL&suchcup=WC&discipline=ALL&search=Search

| publisher = FIS

| accessdate = January 3, 2014}}{{cite web

| title = 1987 World Championships results

| url = http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&raceid=9375

| publisher = FIS

| accessdate = January 3, 2014}}