Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

The women's downhill event of the 2002 Winter Olympics was held at Snowbasin on Tuesday, February 12.[1][2]

Women's downhill
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for alpine skiing
VenueSnowbasin
DateFebruary 12
Competitors39 from 17 nations
Winning time1:39.56
Medalists
Carole Montillet  France
Isolde Kostner  Italy
Renate Götschl  Austria
Alpine skiing at the
2002 Winter Olympics
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Women's Downhill
LocationSnowbasin
Wildflower Downhill
Vertical   800 m (2,625 ft)
Top elevation2,748 m (9,016 ft)  
Base elevation1,948 m (6,391 ft)

Carole Montillet was the surprise winner, and favorites Isolde Kostner (silver) and Renate Götschl (bronze) were the other medalists.[1][3]

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.

RankBibNameCountryTimeDifference
11 Carole Montillet  France 1:39.56 —
14 Isolde Kostner  Italy 1:40.01 +0.45
15 Renate Götschl  Austria 1:40.39 +0.83
4 13 Hilde Gerg  Germany 1:40.49 +0.93
5 21 Corinne Rey-Bellet  Switzerland 1:40.54 +0.98
6 12 Selina Heregger  Austria 1:40.56 +1.00
7 18 Sylviane Berthod  Switzerland 1:40.67 +1.11
8 24 Mélanie Turgeon  Canada 1:40.71 +1.15
9 25 Michaela Dorfmeister  Austria 1:40.83 +1.27
10 16 Regina Häusl  Germany 1:40.84 +1.28
11 28 Jonna Mendes  United States 1:40.97 +1.41
12 17 Kirsten Clark  United States 1:41.03 +1.47
13 10 Ingeborg Helen Marken  Norway 1:41.08 +1.52
14 20 Pernilla Wiberg  Sweden 1:41.09 +1.53
15 8 Melanie Suchet  France 1:41.15 +1.59
16 26 Picabo Street  United States 1:41.17 +1.61
17 3 Patrizia Bassis  Italy 1:41.56 +2.00
18 19 Brigitte Obermoser  Austria 1:41.64 +2.08
19 9 Catherine Borghi  Switzerland 1:41.88 +2.32
20 22 Daniela Ceccarelli  Italy 1:42.03 +2.47
21 30 Varvara Zelenskaya  Russia 1:42.43 +2.87
22 1 Špela Bračun  Slovenia 1:42.48 +2.92
23 23 Ingrid Jacquemod  France 1:42.70 +3.14
24 5 Lucia Recchia  Italy 1:42.80 +3.24
25 4 Janette Hargin  Sweden 1:42.83 +3.27
26 29 Sibylle Brauner  Germany 1:42.97 +3.41
27 33 Alice Jones  Australia 1:43.07 +3.51
28 6 Mojca Suhadolc  Slovenia 1:43.10 +3.54
29 31 Jenny Owens  Australia 1:44.15 +4.59
30 35 Gabriela Martinovová  Czech Republic 1:44.25 +4.69
31 37 Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir  Iceland 1:44.72 +5.16
32 34 Chemmy Alcott  Great Britain 1:45.98 +6.42
33 36 Alexandra Munteanu  Romania 1:46.29 +6.73
34 38 Macarena Simari Birkner  Argentina 1:46.77 +7.21
35 39 María Belén Simari Birkner  Argentina 1:46.97 +7.41
32 Sara-Maude Boucher  Canada DNS
2 Caroline Lalive  United States DNF
7 Petra Haltmayr  Germany DNF
27 Anne Marie Lefrancois  Canada DNF

References
  1. Gloster, Rob (February 13, 2002). "It's end of the road for Street". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  2. "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.
  3. France's Montillet Wins Women's Downhill, The New York Times, February 12, 2002
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