The men's super-G competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on Tuesday, 8 February, on the "Rock" course at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre ski resort in Yanqing District.[1] Matthias Mayer of Austria defended his 2018 title. Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States won the silver medal, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway won bronze. For Cochran-Siegle and Aamodt Kilde this was the first Olympic medal.
Men's super-G at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Rock, Yanqing District | ||||||||||||
Date | 8 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:19.94 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Men's super-G | |
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Location | "Rock" course Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre |
Vertical | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
Top elevation | 1,930 m (6,332 ft) |
Base elevation | 1,285 m (4,216 ft) |
The 2018 silver medalist, Beat Feuz, and the bronze medalist, Kjetil Jansrud, qualified for the event. Prior to the Olympics, five World Cup super-G events were held: Aamodt Kilde was leading the ranking, followed by Marco Odermatt and Mayer. Vincent Kriechmayr was the reigning world champion, with Romed Baumann and Alexis Pinturault being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.
Qualification
editResults
editThe race was started at 11:00 local time, (UTC+8). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was −12.4 °C (10 °F), and the snow condition was hard packed.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). New.inews.gtimg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Men's super-G results" (PDF). FIS. 8 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.