The women's downhill competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 15 February, on the "Rock" course at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre ski resort in Yanqing District.[1] Corinne Suter of Switzerland, the reigning world champion, won the event, which was her first Olympic medal. Defending champion Sofia Goggia of Italy won silver, and Nadia Delago of Italy took bronze, also her first Olympic medal.
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| Venue | Rock, Yanqing District | ||||||||||||
| Date | 15 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:31.87 | ||||||||||||
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| Location | "Rock" course Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre |
| Vertical | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,050 m (6,726 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,285 m (4,216 ft) |
Defending silver medalist Ragnhild Mowinckel competed, but bronze medalist Lindsey Vonn had retired from competition. Prior to the Olympics, six World Cup downhill events were held; Goggia was leading the ranking, followed by Suter and Ramona Siebenhofer.
The "Rock" course was 2.704 km (1.68 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 765 m (2,510 ft) from a starting elevation of 2,050 m (6,726 ft) above sea level. Suter's winning time of 91.87 seconds yielded an average speed of 105.958 km/h (65.8 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.327 m/s (27.3 ft/s).
Qualification
editResults
editThe race started at 11:30 local time, (UTC+8), delayed a half hour due to gusting winds. At the starting gate, the skies were variable, the temperature was −21.6 °C (−7 °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.
- ^ "Women's Downhill Results" (PDF). FIS. 15 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.