The women's downhill event of the 2002 Winter Olympics was held at Snowbasin on Tuesday, February 12.[1][2]
| Women's downhill at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for alpine skiing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Snowbasin | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:39.56 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Snowbasin Wildflower Downhill |
| Vertical | 800 m (2,625 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,748 m (9,016 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,948 m (6,391 ft) |
Carole Montillet was the surprise winner, and favorites Isolde Kostner (silver) and Renate Götschl (bronze) were the other medalists.[1][3]
The Wildflower Downhill course started at an elevation of 2,748 m (9,016 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 800 m (2,625 ft) and a course length of 2.694 km (1.67 mi). Montillet's winning time was 99.56 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 97.413 km/h (60.5 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 8.035 m/s (26.4 ft/s).
Results
editThe race was started at 12:10 local time, (UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was −8.0 °C (18 °F), and the snow condition was hard.
References
edit- ^ a b Gloster, Rob (February 13, 2002). "It's end of the road for Street". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ France's Montillet Wins Women's Downhill, The New York Times, February 12, 2002