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

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Women's downhill
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Pictogram for alpine skiing
Venue Snowbasin
DateFebruary 12
Competitors39 from 17 nations
Winning time1:39.56
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Carole Montillet Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Isolde Kostner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Renate Götschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
  1998
2006  
Women's Downhill
Location Snowbasin
Wildflower Downhill
Vertical   800 m (2,625 ft)
Top elevation2,748 m (9,016 ft)  
Base elevation1,948 m (6,391 ft)

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

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
Gold medal icon.svg11 Carole Montillet Flag of France.svg  France 1:39.56
Silver medal icon.svg14 Isolde Kostner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:40.01+0.45
Bronze medal icon.svg15 Renate Götschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:40.39+0.83
413 Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:40.49+0.93
521 Corinne Rey-Bellet Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:40.54+0.98
612 Selina Heregger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:40.56+1.00
718 Sylviane Berthod Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:40.67+1.11
824 Mélanie Turgeon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:40.71+1.15
925 Michaela Dorfmeister Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:40.83+1.27
1016 Regina Häusl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:40.84+1.28
1128 Jonna Mendes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:40.97+1.41
1217 Kirsten Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:41.03+1.47
1310 Ingeborg Helen Marken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:41.08+1.52
1420 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:41.09+1.53
158 Melanie Suchet Flag of France.svg  France 1:41.15+1.59
1626 Picabo Street Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:41.17+1.61
173 Patrizia Bassis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:41.56+2.00
1819 Brigitte Obermoser Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:41.64+2.08
199 Catherine Borghi Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:41.88+2.32
2022 Daniela Ceccarelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:42.03+2.47
2130 Varvara Zelenskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:42.43+2.87
221 Špela Bračun Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:42.48+2.92
2323 Ingrid Jacquemod Flag of France.svg  France 1:42.70+3.14
245 Lucia Recchia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:42.80+3.24
254 Janette Hargin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:42.83+3.27
2629 Sibylle Brauner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:42.97+3.41
2733 Alice Jones Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:43.07+3.51
286 Mojca Suhadolc Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:43.10+3.54
2931 Jenny Owens Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:44.15+4.59
3035 Gabriela Martinovová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:44.25+4.69
3137 Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:44.72+5.16
3234 Chemmy Alcott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:45.98+6.42
3336 Alexandra Munteanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:46.29+6.73
3438 Macarena Simari Birkner Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:46.77+7.21
3539 María Belén Simari Birkner Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:46.97+7.41
32 Sara-Maude Boucher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNS
2 Caroline Lalive Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF
7 Petra Haltmayr Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DNF
27 Anne Marie Lefrancois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF

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