Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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Women's giant slalom
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Hafjell
DateFebruary 24
Competitors47 from 19 nations
Winning time2:30.97
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Martina Ertl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Vreni Schneider Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  1992
1998  

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Hafjell on Thursday, February 24. [1] [2]

The defending world champion was Carole Merle of France, as well as the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, while Austria's Anita Wachter led the current season. [3] [4]

Italy's Deborah Compagnoni won the gold medal, Martina Ertl of Germany took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland. [5] Compagnoni led after the first run, followed by Hilde Gerg of Germany and Wachter; Gerg failed to finish, Wachter was fourth, and Merle was fifth.

Compagnoni dedicated the win to her late friend Ulrike Maier of Austria, who died after a crash in a downhill event in late January. [5]

Results

RankNameCountryRun 1Run 2TotalDifference
Gold medal icon.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:20.371:10.602:30.97
Silver medal icon.svg Martina Ertl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:21.341:10.852:32.19+1.22
Bronze medal icon.svg Vreni Schneider Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:21.291:11.682:32.97+2.00
4 Anita Wachter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:21.181:11.882:33.06+2.09
5 Carole Merle Flag of France.svg  France 1:21.561:11.882:33.44+2.47
6 Eva Twardokens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:22.121:12.292:34.41+3.44
7 Lara Magoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:21.851:12.822:34.67+3.70
8 Marianne Kjørstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:21.811:12.982:34.79+3.82
9 Heidi Zeller-Bähler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:23.141:12.002:35.14+4.17
10 Christina Meier-Höck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:22.021:13.202:35.22+4.25
11 Birgit Heeb Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1:22.581:13.512:36.09+5.12
12 Špela Pretnar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:22.811:13.302:36.11+5.14
13 Anne-Lise Parisien Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:23.551:12.892:36.44+5.47
14 Sylvia Eder Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:23.031:13.452:36.48+5.51
15 Karin Roten Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:23.221:13.332:36.55+5.58
16 Sabina Panzanini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:22.941:13.692:36.63+5.66
17 Ainhoa Ibarra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:23.361:13.312:36.67+5.70
18 Régine Cavagnoud Flag of France.svg  France 1:23.451:13.332:36.78+5.81
19 Trine Bakke-Rognmo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:23.631:13.552:37.18+6.21
20 Urška Hrovat Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:23.611:14.552:38.16+7.19
21 María José Rienda Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:24.621:14.832:39.45+8.48
22 Mónica Bosch Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:25.621:15.612:41.23+10.26
23 Ásta Halldórsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:28.021:16.182:44.20+13.23
24 Zali Steggall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:28.681:17.462:46.14+15.17
- Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:21.00DNF--
- Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:21.62DNF--
- Corinne Rey-Bellet Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:21.71DNF--
- Alenka Dovžan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:22.60DNF--
- Heidi Voelker Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:23.08DNF--
- Caroline Gedde-Dahl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:23.42DNF--
- Diann Roffe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:23.99DNS--
- Leila Piccard Flag of France.svg  France 1:24.58DNF--
- Mélanie Turgeon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:25.10DNF--
- Vicky Grau Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1:26.05DNF--
- Olha Lohinova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:26.78DNS--
- Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF---
- Morena Gallizio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF---
- Sophie Lefranc Flag of France.svg  France DNF---
- Kristina Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF---
- Ylva Nowén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF---
- Katja Koren Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia DNF---
- Alexandra Meissnitzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNF---
- Erika Hansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF---
- Caroline Poussier Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra DNF---
- Emma Carrick-Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNF---
- Nataliya Buga Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DNF---
- Éva Koch Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNF---
Source: [1]

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