FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's downhill

The Men's Downhill competition at the 2011 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was the fourth race of the championships, run under spring-like conditions on Saturday, February 12.[1]

Men's downhill
at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011
VenueKandahar 2, Garmisch Classic
LocationGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Dates12 February
Competitors54 from 24 nations
Winning time1:58.41
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal     Switzerland
bronze medal    Italy
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Men's Downhill
LocationKandahar 2
Garmisch Classic,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Vertical   920 m (3,018 ft)
Top elevation1,690 m (5,545 ft)  
Base elevation   770 m (2,526 ft)
Longest run3.300 km (2.05 mi)

Canada's Erik Guay won the gold medal, Didier Cuche of Switzerland took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Christof Innerhofer of Italy.[2]

Mostly in the shade, the north-facing slope of the Kandahar 2 course at Garmisch Classic was 3.300 km (2.05 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 920 m (3,018 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,690 m (5,545 ft) above sea level. Guay's winning time of 118.41 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.329 km/h (62.3 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.7696 m/s (25.5 ft/s).[2] Fifty four athletes from 24 countries competed.[3]

Results

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The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was 3 °C (37 °F) at the starting gate and 9 °C (48 °F) at the finish.[2]

Rank Bib Name Nation Time Difference
  10 Erik Guay   Canada 1:58.41
  18 Didier Cuche   Switzerland 1:58.73 +0.32
  9 Christof Innerhofer   Italy 1:59.17 +0.76
4 20 Romed Baumann   Austria 1:59.51 +1.10
5 17 Aksel Lund Svindal   Norway 1:59.83 +1.42
6 12 Andrej Šporn   Slovenia 2:00.25 +1.84
7 16 Michael Walchhofer   Austria 2:00.28 +1.87
8 13 Johan Clarey   France 2:00.35 +1.94
9 29 Beat Feuz   Switzerland 2:00.47 +2.06
10 6 Ambrosi Hoffmann   Switzerland 2:00.48 +2.07
11 21 Klaus Kröll   Austria 2:00.58 +2.17
12 19 Silvan Zurbriggen   Switzerland 2:00.75 +2.34
13 5 Steven Nyman   United States 2:00.80 +2.39
14 14 Peter Fill   Italy 2:00.81 +2.40
15 22 Bode Miller   United States 2:00.83 +2.42
16 26 Hannes Reichelt   Austria 2:00.99 +2.58
17 8 Andrej Jerman   Slovenia 2:01.16 +2.75
18 4 Benjamin Thomsen   Canada 2:01.18 +2.77
19 2 Rok Perko   Slovenia 2:01.50 +3.09
20 25 Dominik Paris   Italy 2:01.55 +3.14
21 35 Ondřej Bank   Czech Republic 2:01.77 +3.36
22 15 Werner Heel   Italy 2:01.79 +3.38
23 28 Guillermo Fayed   France 2:01.99 +3.58
24 31 Travis Ganong   United States 2:02.19 +3.78
25 23 Jan Hudec   Canada 2:02.45 +4.04
26 30 Hans Olsson   Sweden 2:02.49 +4.08
27 32 Andreas Romar   Finland 2:02.50 +4.09
28 7 Natko Zrnčić-Dim   Croatia 2:02.57 +4.16
29 1 Yannick Bertrand   France 2:02.66 +4.25
30 24 Gašper Markič   Slovenia 2:02.99 +4.58
31 27 Tobias Stechert   Germany 2:03.31 +4.90
32 37 Ferrán Terra   Spain 2:03.79 +5.38
33 34 Mirko Deflorian   Moldova 2:04.04 +5.63
34 43 Kevin Esteve Rigail   Andorra 2:04.58 +6.17
35 36 Lars Elton Myhre   Norway 2:04.93 +6.52
36 45 Georgi Georgiev   Bulgaria 2:05.19 +6.78
37 42 Paul de la Cuesta   Spain 2:05.74 +7.33
38 39 TJ Baldwin   Great Britain 2:06.54 +8.13
39 50 Nikola Chongarov   Bulgaria 2:06.57 +8.16
40 44 Yuri Danilochkin   Belarus 2:06.99 +8.58
41 48 Michał Kłusak   Poland 2:07.64 +9.23
42 40 Igor Zakurdaev   Kazakhstan 2:07.66 +9.25
43 51 Igor Laikert   Bosnia 2:08.70 +10.29
44 54 Rostyslav Feshchuk   Ukraine 2:09.69 +11.28
45 47 Dmitriy Koshkin   Kazakhstan 2:11.47 +13.06
46 53 Taras Pimenov   Kazakhstan 2:12.30 +13.89
47 52 Pavel Chernichenko   Kazakhstan 2:13.25 +14.84
3 Patrik Järbyn   Sweden DNF
11 Adrien Théaux   France DNF
33 Andreas Sander   Germany DNF
38 Tin Široki   Croatia DNF
41 Roger Vidosa   Andorra DNF
46 Roberts Rode   Latvia DNF
49 Martin Vráblík   Czech Republic DNF

References

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  1. ^ Ski Racing.com - Canada retains World DH title as Guay takes gold - 2011-02-12
  2. ^ a b c "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Results". FIS. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Official Starter List" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.