Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's super-G
| Women's super-G at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue |
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort Krasnaya Polyana, Russia | ||||||||||||
| Date | 15 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:25.52 | ||||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Qualification
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Women's super-G | |
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| Location | Rosa Khutor |
| Vertical | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,580 m (5,184 ft) |
| Base elevation | 965 m (3,166 ft) |
The women's super-G competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Saturday, 15 February.[1] Anna Fenninger from Austria won the race, getting her first Olympic medal. Maria Höfl-Riesch of Germany won the silver medal, and Nicole Hosp of Austria finished third. Of the 2010 medalists, only Tina Maze participated and finished fifth.[2]
The race course was 2.100 km (1.30 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 615 m (2,018 ft). Gold medalist Fenninger had an average speed of 88.400 km/h (54.93 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.191 m/s (23.59 ft/s). The temperature at the starting gate at 1,580 m (5,184 ft) was 7 °C (45 °F) and skies were mostly clear.[2]
Eighteen of the 49 competitors did not finish, including seven of the first eight racers on the course.[2][3]
The gold medal awarded in this event featured a fragment from the Chelyabinsk meteor to commemorate the first anniversary of this meteor strike.[4]
Results
The race was started at 11:00.[5]
References
- ↑ "Competition Schedule". SOCOG. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Ladies' Super G" (PDF). Sochi, Russia: FIS. Official results. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ Mintz, Geoff (15 February 2014). "Fenninger, Hoefl-Riesch and Hosp survive DNFs for medals in SG". Ski Racing. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ Augustine, Bernie (25 July 2013). "Select gold medals at Sochi Olympics will include meteorite fragments to commemorate Russian meteor strike". New York Daily News. NYDailyNews.com.
- ↑ Final Results
External links
- FIS-Ski.com – 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Super G
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