| Women's Downhill race at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hakuba | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 16 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:28.89 | ||||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Hakuba – Happo-One Olympic Course II |
| Vertical | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,590 m (5,217 ft) |
| Base elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) |
The Women's Downhill competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Happo-One at Hakuba on Monday, February 16. The race was delayed two days due to rain and fog.
The defending world champion was Hilary Lindh of the United States, while Austria's Renate Goetschl was the defending World Cup downhill champion.
Katja Seizinger successfully defended her Olympic title, Pernilla Wiberg took the silver, and Florence Masnada was the bronze medalist. Through 2019, Seizinger remains the only ski racer in history to repeat as an Olympic downhill gold medalist.
The Olympic Course II started at an elevation of 1,590 m (5,217 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 691 m (2,267 ft) and a length of 2.518 km (1.56 mi). Seizinger's winning time was 88.89 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 101.978 km/h (63.4 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 7.774 m/s (25.5 ft/s).
Results
The race was started at 10:30 local time, (UTC +9). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was −5.3 °C (22 °F), and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was 2.5 °C (36 °F).
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References
- ^ "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- "Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Robertson, Linda (February 16, 1998). "Street plays it safe". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Miami Herald). p. C8.
- "1997 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- "1997 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- Gloster, Rob (February 16, 1998). "Cautious Street loses her dream". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6B.
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