Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Canada at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, north of Vancouver. The ten events were scheduled for 13–27 February; weather delayed the first event, the men's downhill, two days until Monday, 15 February.
| Alpine skiing at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Whistler Creekside Whistler, British Columbia  Canada |
| Dates | 15–27 February 2010 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 309 from 71 nations |
Medal table
editNotably absent from the medals in these Olympics were the Austrian men, who had won 8 medals in 2006 and 7 in 2002. France and host Canada were shut out from the podium, as were the German men and the Swiss and Italian women. The U.S. had its best Olympics ever with eight alpine medals, only the fourth nation to achieve that total in a single Olympics (Austria, France, Switzerland).
Individually, three men and five women won multiple medals; triple medalists were Bode Miller of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who both won a medal of each color. The sole double gold medalist was Maria Riesch of Germany.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Norway | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Didier Défago Switzerland |
1:54.31 | Aksel Lund Svindal Norway |
1:54.38 | Bode Miller United States |
1:54.40 |
| Super-G |
Aksel Lund Svindal Norway |
1:30.34 | Bode Miller United States |
1:30.62 | Andrew Weibrecht United States |
1:30.65 |
| Giant slalom |
Carlo Janka Switzerland |
2:37.83 | Kjetil Jansrud Norway |
2:38.22 | Aksel Lund Svindal Norway |
2:38.44 |
| Slalom |
Giuliano Razzoli Italy |
1:39.32 | Ivica Kostelić Croatia |
1:39.48 | André Myhrer Sweden |
1:39.76 |
| Super combined |
Bode Miller United States |
2:44.92 | Ivica Kostelić Croatia |
2:45.25 | Silvan Zurbriggen Switzerland |
2:45.32 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Lindsey Vonn United States |
1:44.19 | Julia Mancuso United States |
1:44.75 | Elisabeth Görgl Austria |
1:45.65 |
| Super-G |
Andrea Fischbacher Austria |
1:20.14 | Tina Maze Slovenia |
1:20.63 | Lindsey Vonn United States |
1:20.88 |
| Giant slalom |
Viktoria Rebensburg Germany |
2:27.11 | Tina Maze Slovenia |
2:27.15 | Elisabeth Görgl Austria |
2:27.25 |
| Slalom |
Maria Riesch Germany |
1:42.89 | Marlies Schild Austria |
1:43.32 | Šárka Záhrobská Czech Republic |
1:43.90 |
| Super combined |
Maria Riesch Germany |
2:09.14 | Julia Mancuso United States |
2:10.08 | Anja Pärson Sweden |
2:10.19 |
Competition schedule
edit| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Date run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | Sat 13 Feb | 11:45 | 13:15 | Downhill – men | Mon 15 Feb |
| Day 3 | Sun 14 Feb | 10:00 | 11:30 | Super combined – women | Thu 18 Feb |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | ||||
| Day 5 | Tue 16 Feb | 10:00 | 11:30 | Super combined – men | Sun 21 Feb |
| 13:30 | 14:30 | ||||
| Day 6 | Wed 17 Feb | 11:00 | 12:45 | Downhill – women | Wed 17 Feb |
| Day 8 | Fri 19 Feb | 11:30 | 13:00 | Super-G – men | Fri 19 Feb |
| Day 9 | Sat 20 Feb | 10:00 | 11:45 | Super-G – women | Sat 20 Feb |
| Day 10 | Sun 21 Feb | 10:00 | 11:45 | Giant slalom – men | Tue 23 Feb |
| 13:45 | 15:00 | ||||
| Day 13 | Wed 24 Feb | 10:00 | 11:45 | Giant slalom – women | Wed 24 Feb |
| 13:15 | 14:30 | Thu 25 Feb | |||
| Day 15 | Fri 26 Feb | 10:00 | 11:45 | Slalom – women | Fri 26 Feb |
| 13:30 | 14:45 | ||||
| Day 16 | Sat 27 Feb | 10:00 | 11:45 | Slalom – men | Sat 27 Feb |
| 13:45 | 14:45 |
All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).
Course information
edit| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 15-Feb | Downhill – men | 1,678 m (5,505 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 853 m (2,799 ft) | 3.105 km (1.929 mi) | 27.5% |
| Wed 17-Feb | Downhill – women | 1,595 m (5,233 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 770 m (2,526 ft) | 2.939 km (1.826 mi) | 26.2% |
| Sun 21-Feb | Downhill – (SC) – men | 1,678 m (5,505 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 853 m (2,799 ft) | 3.105 km (1.929 mi) | 27.5% |
| Thu 18-Feb | Downhill – (SC) – women | 1,500 m (4,921 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 675 m (2,215 ft) | 2.500 km (1.553 mi) | 27.0% |
| Fri 19-Feb | Super-G – men | 1,440 m (4,724 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 615 m (2,018 ft) | 2.200 km (1.367 mi) | 28.0% |
| Sat 20-Feb | Super-G – women | 1,425 m (4,675 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 600 m (1,969 ft) | 2.005 km (1.246 mi) | 29.9% |
| Tue 23-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) | 805 m (2,641 ft) | 405 m (1,329 ft) | 1.512 km (0.940 mi) | 26.8% |
| Wed 24-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 1,177 m (3,862 ft) | 805 m (2,641 ft) | 372 m (1,220 ft) | 1.309 km (0.813 mi) | 28.4% |
| Sat 27-Feb | Slalom – men | 985 m (3,232 ft) | 805 m (2,641 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | 0.610 km (0.379 mi) | 29.5% |
| Fri 26-Feb | Slalom – women | 985 m (3,232 ft) | 805 m (2,641 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | ||
| Sun 21-Feb | Slalom – (SC) – men | 1,005 m (3,297 ft) | 805 m (2,641 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 0.733 km (0.455 mi) | 27.3% |
| Thu 18-Feb | Slalom – (SC) – women | 974 m (3,196 ft) | 805 m (2,641 ft) | 169 m (554 ft) | 0.785 km (0.488 mi) | 21.5% |
- The finish area was above the base area of Whistler Creekside, which is at an elevation of 655 metres (2,150 ft) above sea level.
Source:[1]
Athletes
editQualification standards
editThe FIS point list used to determine entry into the Olympics was from 18 January 2010.[2]
There could be a maximum of 320 athletes competing in alpine skiing, with no more than 22 per NOC (there was a further limit of 14 male and 14 female per NOC). Additionally, each NOC could enter a maximum of four skiers per event.
To qualify, the competitor had to reach either the "A" or "B" standard.
- "A" qualification standard: the competitor is in the top 500 of the FIS points list in at least one event. If the event is downhill, super-G or super combined, he or she requires at least 120 FIS points.
- "B" qualification standard: if an NOC does not have a male or female athlete that meets the "A" Standard, then they may enter an athlete of that gender in slalom or giant slalom only, provided that the athlete has at most 140 FIS points in the event and has taken part in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009.
Demographics
editAs of 28 February 2010, there were 309 athletes listed as competitors in alpine skiing at the Games, representing 71 countries.[3]
The youngest alpine skier in the 2010 Olympic Games was Ghassan Achi of Lebanon, age 16 at the time of competition (born 28 July 1993). The oldest was Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico, age 51 (born 2 February 1959).[3]
Competing nations
editThe following nations entered the following number of alpine skiers.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit
- ^ FIS-ski.com – 2010 Winter Olympics – results
- ^ a b FIS 18 January 2010 Quota for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing Athletes: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- Whistler Weasel Workers – Alpine Race Volunteers for 2010 Olympics
- Alpine Skiing – Sports – Vancouver 2010 Archived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Qualification for skiing.
- Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule v12 Archived 12 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 2010 Winter Olympics – Whistler, Canada
- Sports-Reference – 2010 Winter Olympics – Alpine skiing