Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It would be the last Winter Olympic Games before the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Six of the former Soviet republics would compete together as the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and each republic would be independently represented at subsequent Games.
The Soviet Union had its best showing at the Winter Olympics in terms of total medals and second-best in terms of gold medals.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 10 | – | 10 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Figure skating | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Ice hockey | 21 | – | 21 |
| Luge | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | – | 2 |
| Speed skating | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Total | 78 | 23 | 101 |
Alpine skiing
;MenMen's combined
;Women
'''Women's combined'''
Biathlon
;Men| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Juri Kashkarov | 3 | 26:49.1 | 18 |
| 10 km Sprint | Dmitry Vasilyev | 1 | 26:09.7 | 9 |
| 10 km Sprint | Sergei Tchepikov | 0 | 25:29.4 | |
| 10 km Sprint | Valeriy Medvedtsev | 0 | 25:23.7 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 20 km | Aleksandr Popov | 56:24.0 | 3 | 59:24.0 | 12 |
| 20 km | Juri Kashkarov | 55:43.1 | 2 | 57:43.1 | 5 |
| 20 km | Sergei Tchepikov | 56:17.5 | 1 | 57:17.5 | 4 |
| 20 km | Valeriy Medvedtsev | 54:54.6 | 2 | 56:54.6 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Vladimir Kotin | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13.4 | 6 |
| Alexander Fadeev | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8.2 | 4 |
| Viktor Petrenko | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7.8 |
;Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Anna Kondrashova | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15.2 | 8 |
| Kira Ivanova | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13.6 | 7 |
;Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Larisa Selezneva Oleg Makarov | 6 | 4 | 6.0 | 4 |
| Elena Valova Oleg Vassiliev | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | |
| Ekaterina Gordeeva Sergei Grinkov | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
;Ice dancing
| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
| Natalia Annenko Genrikh Sretenski | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 |
| Marina Klimova Sergei Ponomarenko | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | |
| Natalia Bestemianova Andrei Bukin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
Ice hockey
First round
Top three teams advanced to the medal round.| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 1 |
- Soviet Union 5-0 Norway
- Soviet Union 8-1 Austria
- Soviet Union 7-5 USA
- West Germany 3-6 Soviet Union
- Soviet Union 6-1 Czechoslovakia
Medal round
The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
Luge
;MenMen's doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Men's individualEvents:
Men's team
Three participants per team.
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping
- 10 km cross-country skiing
Speed skating
;Men;Women