Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held from 12 to 24 February at Yongpyong Alpine Centre (slalom and giant slalom) at the Alpensia Sports Park in PyeongChang and at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre (speed events) in Jeongseon, South Korea.[1]
| Alpine Skiing at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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,_PyeongChang_2018.svg) ,_PyeongChang_2018.svg) Pictograms for speed (left) and technical (right) events | |
| Venues | Jeongseon Alpine Centre (speed) Yongpyong Alpine Center (technical) |
| Dates | 12–24 February 2018 |
| No. of events | 11 (5 men, 5 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 322 from 80 nations |
Yongpyong
Jeongseon
Locations in South Korea
In June 2015, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of a mixed team event, bringing the total of medal events in alpine skiing to eleven.[2] It was the last event on the schedule.
Qualification
editA maximum of 320 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of twenty-two athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of fourteen men or fourteen women. A total of sixteen countries also qualified for the inaugural team event. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.[3]
Competition schedule
edit| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 13 February | 11:30 15:00 |
Men's combined |
| 15 February | 10:00 13:45 |
Women's giant slalom |
| 11:30 | Men's downhill | |
| 16 February | 10:00 13:15 |
Women's slalom |
| 11:00 | Men's super-G | |
| 17 February | 12:00 | Women's super-G |
| 18 February | 10:15 13:45 |
Men's giant slalom |
| 21 February | 11:00 | Women's downhill |
| 22 February | 10:00 13:30 |
Men's slalom |
| 11:30 15:00 |
Women's combined | |
| 24 February | 11:00 | Team event |
| Source:[4] All times are (UTC+9) | ||
- Notes
- Men's downhill was postponed (high winds) from 11 to 15 February.[5]
- Women's giant slalom was postponed (high winds) from 12 to 15 February.[6]
- Women's slalom was postponed (high winds) from 14 to 16 February.[7]
- Men's super-G was postponed (scheduling conflict) from 15 to 16 February.
- Women's combined was moved forward 24 hours (due to scheduled high winds) from 23 to 22 February.[8]
Course information
edit| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February | Downhill – men | 1,370 m (4,495 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | 2.965 km (1.842 mi) | 27.8% |
| 21 February | Downhill – women | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 730 m (2,395 ft) | 2.775 km (1.724 mi) | 26.3% |
| 13 February | Downhill – (SC) – men | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 650 m (2,133 ft) | 2.050 km (1.274 mi) | 31.7% |
| 22 February | Downhill – (SC) – women | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 730 m (2,400 ft) | 2.775 km (1.724 mi) | 26.3% |
| 16 February | Super-G – men | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 650 m (2,133 ft) | 2.322 km (1.443 mi) | 28% |
| 17 February | Super-G – women | 1,130 m (3,707 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 585 m (1,919 ft) | 2.010 km (1.249 mi) | 29.1% |
| 18 February | Giant slalom – men | 1,405 m (4,610 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 440 m (1,444 ft) | 1.326 km (0.824 mi) | 33.2% |
| 15 February | Giant slalom – women | 1,365 m (4,478 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 400 m (1,312 ft) | 1.250 km (0.777 mi) | 32.0% |
| 22 February | Slalom – men | 1,176 m (3,858 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 211 m (692 ft) | 0.575 km (0.357 mi) | 36.7% |
| 16 February | Slalom – women | 1,169 m (3,835 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 204 m (669 ft) | 0.556 km (0.345 mi) | 36.7% |
| 13 February | Slalom – (SC) – men | 745 m (2,444 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 0.521 km (0.324 mi) | 38.4% |
| 22 February | Slalom – (SC) – women | 724 m (2,375 ft) | 545 m (1,788 ft) | 179 m (587 ft) | 0.515 km (0.320 mi) | 34.8% |
| 24 February | Team event | 1,041 m (3,415 ft) | 961 m (3,153 ft) | 80 m (262 ft) | 0.265 km (0.165 mi) | 30.2% |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Norway | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill[23] |
Aksel Lund Svindal Norway |
1:40.25 | Kjetil Jansrud Norway |
1:40.37 | Beat Feuz Switzerland |
1:40.43 |
| Super-G[24] |
Matthias Mayer Austria |
1:24.44 | Beat Feuz Switzerland |
1:24.57 | Kjetil Jansrud Norway |
1:24.62 |
| Giant slalom[25] |
Marcel Hirscher Austria |
2:18.04 | Henrik Kristoffersen Norway |
2:19.31 | Alexis Pinturault France |
2:19.35 |
| Slalom[26] |
André Myhrer Sweden |
1:38.99 | Ramon Zenhäusern Switzerland |
1:39.33 | Michael Matt Austria |
1:39.66 |
| Combined[27] |
Marcel Hirscher Austria |
2:06.52 | Alexis Pinturault France |
2:06.75 | Victor Muffat-Jeandet France |
2:07.54 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill[28] |
Sofia Goggia Italy |
1:39.22 | Ragnhild Mowinckel Norway |
1:39.31 | Lindsey Vonn United States |
1:39.69 |
| Super-G[29] |
Ester Ledecká Czech Republic |
1:21.11 | Anna Veith Austria |
1:21.12 | Tina Weirather Liechtenstein |
1:21.22 |
| Giant slalom[30] |
Mikaela Shiffrin United States |
2:20.02 | Ragnhild Mowinckel Norway |
2:20.41 | Federica Brignone Italy |
2:20.48 |
| Slalom[31] |
Frida Hansdotter Sweden |
1:38.63 | Wendy Holdener Switzerland |
1:38.68 | Katharina Gallhuber Austria |
1:38.95 |
| Combined[32] |
Michelle Gisin Switzerland |
2:20.90 | Mikaela Shiffrin United States |
2:21.87 | Wendy Holdener Switzerland |
2:22.34 |
Team event
editParticipating nations
editA total of 322 athletes from 80 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses).[34]
Albania (2)
Andorra (3)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (1)
Australia (3)
Austria (22)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belarus (2)
Belgium (4)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (14)
Chile (3)
China (2)
Colombia (1)
Croatia (10)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (9)
Denmark (2)
East Timor (1)
Eritrea (1)
Estonia (2)
Finland (2)
France (22)
Georgia (2)
Germany (14)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (4)
Iceland (2)
Iran (2)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (20)
Japan (4)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kenya (1)
Kosovo (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Lithuania (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (1)
Malta (1)
Mexico (2)
Moldova (1)
Monaco (2)
Montenegro (2)
Morocco (1)
New Zealand (3)
North Korea (3)
Norway (11)
Olympic Athletes from Russia (5)
Pakistan (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (2)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (3)
Slovakia (7)
Slovenia (11)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (4)
Spain (2)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (22)
Thailand (2)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (2)
United States (22)
Uzbekistan (1)
References
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- ^ "Winter Olympics men's downhill postponed due to high winds". 11 February 2018.
- ^ "High winds continue to disrupt Winters". BBC Sport.
- ^ Evans, Simon (14 February 2018). "Women's slalom postponed until Friday". Reuters.
- ^ "Shiffrin to miss downhill after combined moved forward". Reuters. 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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- ^ "Men's Super-G Official Results" (PDF). 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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- ^ "Ladies' Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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- ^ Men's downhill results
- ^ Men's super-G results
- ^ Men's giant slalom results
- ^ Men's slalom results
- ^ Men's combined results
- ^ Women's downhill results
- ^ Women's super-G results
- ^ Women's giant slalom results
- ^ Women's slalom results
- ^ Women's combined results
- ^ Mixed team results
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.