Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's giant slalom

|games = 1994 Winter

|image = Alpine skiing pictogram.svg

|image_size = 80px

|caption = Alpine skiing

|venue = Hafjell

|date = February 24, 1994

|competitors = 47

|nations = 19

|win_value = 2:30.97

|gold = Deborah Compagnoni

|goldNOC = ITA

|silver = Martina Ertl

|silverNOC = GER

|bronze = Vreni Schneider

|bronzeNOC = SUI

|prev = 1992

|next = 1998

}}

{{Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Hafjell on Thursday, February 24.{{cite web

| title = Lillehammer 1994 Official Report

| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF

| publisher = LA84 Foundation

| work = Lillehammer Olympiske Organisasjonskomité

| year = 1994

| accessdate = October 1, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom |accessdate=29 March 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}

The defending world champion was Carole Merle of France, as well as the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, while Austria's Anita Wachter led the current season.

{{cite web

| title = 1993 World Cup standings

| url = http://data.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/cup-standings.html?suchen=true&suchcompetitorid=&suchseason=1993&suchgender=M&suchnation=§or=AL&suchcup=WC&discipline=GS&search=Search

| publisher = FIS

| accessdate = November 20, 2013}}{{cite web

| title = 1993 World Championships results

| url = http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&raceid=9788

| publisher = FIS

| accessdate = November 20, 2013}}

Italy's Deborah Compagnoni won the gold medal, Martina Ertl of Germany took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_1RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3027%2C5501710 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Emotional Compagnoni dedicates medal to Maier |date=February 25, 1994 |page=7D}} Compagnoni led after the first run, followed by Hilde Gerg of Germany and Wachter; Gerg failed to finish, Wachter was fourth, and Merle was fifth.

Compagnoni dedicated the win to her late friend Ulrike Maier of Austria, who died after a crash in a downhill event in late January.