Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
| Men's downhill at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for alpine skiing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Snowbasin | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 10 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:39.13 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
The marquee event of alpine skiing was held on February 10 at the Snowbasin ski area, east of Ogden under clear skies.[1]
Designed by 1972 gold medalist Bernhard Russi, the steep "Grizzly Downhill" course was just 1.77 miles (2.86 km) in length, and began at a lofty 9288 feet (2831 m) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 2897 feet (883 m). The average gradient on the Grizzly Downhill was 30.87% (17.98°), exceeding the classic layouts of Kitzbühel (860 m vertical / 3312 m length = 25.97%, 15.05°) and Wengen (1025 m vertical / 4455 m length = 23.01%, 13.30°).
The top five finishers completed the course in less than 100 seconds, making it the quickest descending Olympic downhill, at an average vertical descent of more than 29 ft/s (8.8 m/s). The average speed of the medalists for the entire course exceeded 64 mph (103 km/h), rating it among the fastest courses in international competition.
Pre-race favorite Stephan Eberharter of Austria took the bronze medal, bested by compatriot Fritz Strobl and the all-rounder Lasse Kjus of Norway.
Results
The results of the men's downhill event in Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
References
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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