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Alpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 2002 Winter OlympicsThe 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
consisted of ten events held near
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, U.S.A. The
downhillDownhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
, Super G, and
combinedCombined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
events were held at
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, the giant slalom at
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, and the
slalomSlalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
at Deer Valley. The ten events took place February 10–23,
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Medal table
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Men's events
Downhill
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1:39.13 |
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1:39.35 |
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1:39.41 |
Combined
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3:17.56 |
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3:17.84 |
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3:18.26 |
Super-G
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1:21.58 |
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1:21.68 |
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1:21.83 |
Giant slalom
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2:23.28 |
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2:24.16 |
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2:24.32 |
Slalom
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1:41.06 |
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1:41.82 |
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1:42.41 |
Women's events
Downhill
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1:39.56 |
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1:40.01 |
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1:40.39 |
Combined
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2:43.28 |
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2:44.77 |
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2:45.16 |
Super-G
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1:13.59 |
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1:13.64 |
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1:13.86 |
Giant slalom
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2:30.01 |
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2:31.33 |
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2:31.67 |
Slalom
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1:46.10 |
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1:46.17 |
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1:47.09 |
Course Information
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Course Information - (metric)
| Date |
Race |
Start
Elevation |
Finish
Elevation |
Vertical
Drop |
Course
Length |
Average
Gradient |
| Sun 10-Feb |
Downhill - men |
2831 m |
1948 m |
883 m |
2.860 km |
30.9 % |
| Tue 12-Feb |
Downhill - women |
2748 |
1948 |
800 |
2.694 |
29.7 |
| Wed 13-Feb |
Downhill - (K) - men |
2787 |
1948 |
839 |
2.679 |
31.3 |
| Thu 14-Feb |
Downhill - (K) - women |
2655 |
1948 |
707 |
2.237 |
31.6 |
| Sat 16-Feb |
Super-G - men |
2596 |
1948 |
648 |
2.068 |
31.3 |
| Sun 17-Feb |
Super-G - women |
2548 |
1948 |
600 |
1.944 |
30.9 |
| Thu 21-Feb |
Giant Slalom - men |
2510 |
2120 |
390 |
|
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| Fri 22-Feb |
Giant Slalom - women |
2510 |
2120 |
390 |
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| Sat 23-Feb |
Slalom - men |
2488 |
2274 |
214 |
|
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| Wed 20-Feb |
Slalom - women |
2488 |
2274 |
214 |
|
|
| Wed 13-Feb |
Slalom - (K) - men |
2113 |
1948 |
165 |
|
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| Thu 14-Feb |
Slalom - (K) - women |
2100 |
1948 |
152 |
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Course Information - (imperial)
| Date |
Race |
Start
Elevation |
Finish
Elevation |
Vertical
Drop |
Course
Length |
Average
Gradient |
| Sun 10-Feb |
Downhill - men |
9288 ft |
6391 ft |
2897 ft |
1.777 mi. |
30.9 % |
| Tue 12-Feb |
Downhill - women |
9016 |
6391 |
2625 |
1.674 |
29.7 |
| Wed 13-Feb |
Downhill - (K) - men |
9144 |
6391 |
2753 |
1.665 |
31.3 |
| Thu 14-Feb |
Downhill - (K) - women |
8711 |
6391 |
2320 |
1.390 |
31.6 |
| Sat 16-Feb |
Super-G - men |
8517 |
6391 |
2126 |
1.254 |
31.3 |
| Sun 17-Feb |
Super-G - women |
8360 |
6391 |
1969 |
1.208 |
30.9 |
| Thu 21-Feb |
Giant Slalom - men |
8235 |
6955 |
1280 |
|
|
| Fri 22-Feb |
Giant Slalom - women |
8235 |
6955 |
1280 |
|
|
| Sat 23-Feb |
Slalom - men |
8163 |
7461 |
702 |
|
|
| Wed 20-Feb |
Slalom - women |
8163 |
7461 |
702 |
|
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| Wed 13-Feb |
Slalom - (K) - men |
6932 |
6391 |
541 |
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| Thu 14-Feb |
Slalom - (K) - women |
6890 |
6391 |
499 |
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External links
- FIS-ski.com - results - 2002 Winter Olympics
- de.wikipedia.org - Olympische Winterspiele 2002 - Ski Alpin - (in German)