| Women's downhill at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Snowbasin | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:39.56 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Snowbasin Wildflower Downhill |
| Vertical | 800 m (2,625 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,748 m (9,016 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,948 m (6,391 ft) |
The women's downhill event of the 2002 Winter Olympics was held at Snowbasin on Tuesday, February 12.
Carole Montillet was the surprise winner, and favorites Isolde Kostner (silver) and Renate Götschl (bronze) were the other medalists.
The Wildflower Downhill course started at an elevation of 2,748 m (9,016 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 800 m (2,625 ft) and a course length of 2.694 km (1.67 mi). Montillet's winning time was 99.56 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 97.413 km/h (60.5 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 8.035 m/s (26.4 ft/s).
Results
The race was started at 12:10 local time, (UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was −8.0 °C (18 °F), and the snow condition was hard.
References
- ^ Gloster, Rob (February 13, 2002). "It's end of the road for Street". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
- "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- France's Montillet Wins Women's Downhill, The New York Times, February 12, 2002
External links
| Olympic champions in alpine skiing – women's downhill | |
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