Men's giant slalom at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Whistler Creekside Whistler, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||||
Date | February 23, 2010 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 103 from 60 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:37.83 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
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Combined | men | women |
Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
Super-G | men | women |
The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21, [1] it was rescheduled to February 23, due to delays of preceding alpine events.
Carlo Janka of Switzerland won the gold, with Kjetil Jansrud of Norway taking the silver medal. Fellow countryman Aksel Lund Svindal won the bronze, his third medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [2]
Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Diff. |
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6 | Carlo Janka | Switzerland | 1:17.27 | 1 | 1:20.56 | 3 | 2:37.83 | ||
4 | Kjetil Jansrud | Norway | 1:18.07 | 11 | 1:20.15 | 1 | 2:38.22 | +0.39 | |
14 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | 1:17.43 | 3 | 1:21.01 | 8 | 2:38.44 | +0.61 | |
4 | 1 | Marcel Hirscher | Austria | 1:17.48 | 5 | 1:21.04 | 9 | 2:38.52 | +0.69 |
5 | 8 | Romed Baumann | Austria | 1:17.29 | 2 | 1:21.51 | 20 | 2:38.80 | +0.97 |
6 | 5 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 1:17.66 | 6 | 1:21.17 | 12 | 2:38.83 | +1.00 |
7 | 16 | Ivica Kostelić | Croatia | 1:18.05 | 10 | 1:20.83 | 6 | 2:38.88 | +1.05 |
8 | 33 | Felix Neureuther | Germany | 1:18.24 | 13 | 1:20.82 | 5 | 2:39.06 | +1.23 |
9 | 7 | Ted Ligety | United States | 1:17.87 | 8 | 1:21.24 | 15 | 2:39.11 | +1.28 |
10 | 25 | Aleš Gorza | Slovenia | 1:17.95 | 9 | 1:21.26 | 17 | 2:39.21 | +1.38 |
11 | 3 | Massimiliano Blardone | Italy | 1:17.47 | 4 | 1:21.88 | 24 | 2:39.35 | +1.52 |
12 | 15 | Philipp Schörghofer | Austria | 1:18.37 | 14 | 1:21.00 | 7 | 2:39.37 | +1.54 |
13 | 18 | Steve Missillier | France | 1:18.20 | 12 | 1:21.23 | 14 | 2:39.43 | +1.60 |
14 | 2 | Didier Cuche | Switzerland | 1:18.75 | 21 | 1:20.70 | 4 | 2:39.45 | +1.66 |
15 | 19 | Sandro Viletta | Switzerland | 1:18.37 | 14 | 1:21.17 | 12 | 2:39.54 | +1.71 |
16 | 44 | Erik Guay | Canada | 1:19.38 | 29 | 1:20.25 | 2 | 2:39.63 | +1.80 |
17 | 22 | Ondřej Bank | Czech Republic | 1:18.39 | 16 | 1:21.25 | 16 | 2:39.64 | +1.81 |
18 | 10 | Alexander Ploner | Italy | 1:18.67 | 20 | 1:21.10 | 11 | 2:39.77 | +1.94 |
19 | 35 | Janez Jazbec | Slovenia | 1:18.92 | 22 | 1:21.04 | 9 | 2:39.96 | +2.13 |
9 | Davide Simoncelli | Italy | 1:18.52 | 17 | 1:21.44 | 19 | |||
21 | 17 | Truls Ove Karlsen | Norway | 1:18.93 | 23 | 1:21.27 | 18 | 2:40.20 | +2.37 |
22 | 13 | Manfred Mölgg | Italy | 1:18.94 | 24 | 1:21.57 | 21 | 2:40.51 | +2.68 |
23 | 30 | Kryštof Krýzl | Czech Republic | 1:18.57 | 18 | 1:22.16 | 27 | 2:40.73 | +2.90 |
24 | 26 | Robbie Dixon | Canada | 1:19.20 | 28 | 1:21.78 | 22 | 2:40.98 | +3.15 |
25 | 41 | Andrej Šporn | Slovenia | 1:19.19 | 27 | 1:21.86 | 23 | 2:41.05 | +3.22 |
26 | 29 | Tommy Ford | United States | 1:19.10 | 26 | 1:22.05 | 26 | 2:41.15 | +3.32 |
27 | 20 | Markus Larsson | Sweden | 1:19.46 | 30 | 1:21.97 | 25 | 2:41.43 | +3.60 |
28 | 24 | Leif Kristian Haugen | Norway | 1:19.58 | 32 | 1:22.10 | 28 | 2:41.78 | +3.95 |
29 | 12 | Marc Berthod | Switzerland | 1:19.00 | 25 | 1:23.10 | 31 | 2:42.10 | +4.27 |
30 | 37 | Andreas Romar | Finland | 1:19.79 | 33 | 1:22.52 | 30 | 2:42.31 | +4.48 |
31 | 28 | Jake Zamansky | United States | 1:19.85 | 34 | 1:22.50 | 29 | 2:42.35 | +4.52 |
32 | 40 | Paul de la Cuesta | Spain | 1:20.06 | 35 | 1:23.16 | 33 | 2:43.22 | +5.39 |
33 | 59 | Andrej Križaj | Slovenia | 1:20.48 | 36 | 1:23.74 | 36 | 2:44.22 | +6.39 |
34 | 38 | Cristian Javier Simari Birkner | Argentina | 1:20.87 | 39 | 1:23.76 | 37 | 2:44.63 | +6.80 |
35 | 51 | Patrick Biggs | Canada | 1:21.71 | 44 | 1:23.12 | 32 | 2:44.83 | +7.00 |
36 | 48 | Andrew Noble | Great Britain | 1:20.79 | 38 | 1:24.06 | 38 | 2:44.85 | +7.02 |
37 | 49 | Edward Drake | Great Britain | 1:21.65 | 43 | 1:23.48 | 34 | 2:45.13 | +7.30 |
38 | 52 | Aleksandr Khoroshilov | Russia | 1:21.28 | 41 | 1:24.08 | 39 | 2:45.36 | +7.53 |
39 | 62 | Filip Trejbal | Czech Republic | 1:21.74 | 45 | 1:23.67 | 35 | 2:45.41 | +7.58 |
40 | 45 | Sergei Maitakov | Russia | 1:21.13 | 40 | 1:24.53 | 42 | 2:45.66 | +7.83 |
41 | 66 | Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Croatia | 1:21.84 | 46 | 1:24.17 | 40 | 2:46.01 | +8.18 |
42 | 32 | Brad Spence | Canada | 1:20.61 | 37 | 1:25.63 | 47 | 2:46.24 | +8.41 |
43 | 56 | Björgvin Björgvinsson | Iceland | 1:21.44 | 42 | 1:25.27 | 45 | 2:46.71 | +8.88 |
44 | 53 | Jaroslav Babušiak | Slovakia | 1:22.22 | 50 | 1:24.90 | 43 | 2:47.12 | +9.29 |
54 | Christophe Roux | Moldova | 1:22.70 | 51 | 1:24.42 | 41 | |||
46 | 60 | Iason Abramashvili | Georgia | 1:21.85 | 47 | 1:25.38 | 36 | 2:47.23 | +9.40 |
47 | 50 | David Ryding | Great Britain | 1:21.97 | 49 | 1:26.06 | 48 | 2:48.03 | +10.20 |
48 | 65 | Stefan Georgiev | Bulgaria | 1:23.82 | 53 | 1:25.09 | 44 | 2:48.91 | +11.08 |
49 | 68 | Ioan-Gabriel Nan | Romania | 1:23.86 | 54 | 1:26.15 | 49 | 2:50.01 | +12.18 |
50 | 78 | Jaba Gelashvili | Georgia | 1:23.61 | 52 | 1:26.71 | 51 | 2:50.32 | +12.49 |
51 | 81 | Igor Zakurdaev | Kazakhstan | 1:24.50 | 57 | 1:26.86 | 52 | 2:51.36 | +13.53 |
52 | 55 | Jorge Mandrú | Chile | 1:24.96 | 60 | 1:26.59 | 50 | 2:51.55 | +13.72 |
53 | 77 | Antonio Ristevski | Macedonia | 1:24.29 | 55 | 1:27.61 | 53 | 2:51.90 | +14.07 |
54 | 69 | Agustin Torres | Argentina | 1:25.14 | 61 | 1:28.12 | 55 | 2:53.26 | +15.43 |
55 | 73 | Mykhaylo Renzhyn | Israel | 1:25.77 | 62 | 1:28.04 | 54 | 2:53.81 | +15.98 |
56 | 70 | Jhonatan Longhi | Brazil | 1:24.76 | 59 | 1:29.27 | 56 | 2:54.03 | +16.20 |
57 | 71 | Andrei Drygin | Tajikistan | 1:25.82 | 63 | 1:29.47 | 57 | 2:55.29 | +17.46 |
58 | 76 | Marko Rudić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1:26.85 | 66 | 1:29.51 | 58 | 2:56.36 | +18.53 |
59 | 87 | Vitalij Rumiancev | Lithuania | 1:27.27 | 68 | 1:29.52 | 59 | 2:56.79 | +18.96 |
60 | 67 | Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki | Iran | 1:26.44 | 65 | 1:31.26 | 63 | 2:57.70 | +19.87 |
61 | 88 | Bojan Kosić | Montenegro | 1:27.74 | 70 | 1:30.29 | 60 | 2:58.03 | +20.20 |
62 | 75 | Kristaps Zvejnieks | Latvia | 1:28.29 | 71 | 1:30.33 | 61 | 2:58.62 | +20.79 |
63 | 90 | Erjon Tola | Albania | 1:27.57 | 69 | 1:31.70 | 65 | 2:59.27 | +21.44 |
64 | 57 | Stepan Zuev | Russia | 1:26.32 | 64 | 1:33.41 | 68 | 2:59.73 | +21.90 |
65 | 82 | Stephanos Tsimikalis | Greece | 1:29.21 | 73 | 1:30.95 | 62 | 3:00.16 | +22.33 |
66 | 80 | Deyvid Oprja | Estonia | 1:29.27 | 74 | 1:31.51 | 64 | 3:00.78 | +22.95 |
67 | 100 | Manfred Oettl Reyes | Peru | 1:29.56 | 76 | 1:32.49 | 66 | 3:02.05 | +24.22 |
68 | 92 | Rostyslav Feshchuk | Ukraine | 1:29.79 | 77 | 1:32.74 | 67 | 3:02.53 | +24.70 |
69 | 101 | Dow Travers | Cayman Islands | 1:29.39 | 75 | 1:33.50 | 69 | 3:02.89 | +25.06 |
70 | 74 | Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Iran | 1:31.31 | 81 | 1:34.56 | 71 | 3:05.87 | +28.04 |
71 | 79 | Márton Bene | Hungary | 1:31.08 | 80 | 1:34.89 | 73 | 3:05.97 | +28.14 |
72 | 91 | Jedrij Notz | Azerbaijan | 1:30.78 | 79 | 1:35.20 | 74 | 3:05.98 | +28.15 |
73 | 99 | Leyti Seck | Senegal | 1:32.32 | 85 | 1:33.82 | 70 | 3:06.14 | +28.31 |
74 | 98 | Samir Azzimani | Morocco | 1:32.02 | 83 | 1:34.61 | 72 | 3:06.63 | +28.80 |
75 | 89 | Li Lei | China | 1:30.36 | 78 | 1:36.90 | 76 | 3:07.26 | +29.43 |
76 | 95 | Dmitry Trelevski | Kyrgyzstan | 1:31.61 | 82 | 1:36.40 | 75 | 3:08.01 | +30.18 |
77 | 86 | Oleg Shamaev | Uzbekistan | 1:32.20 | 84 | 1:36.98 | 78 | 3:09.18 | +31.35 |
78 | 103 | Hubertus of Hohenlohe | Mexico | 1:34.50 | 86 | 1:36.97 | 77 | 3:11.47 | +33.64 |
79 | 96 | Muhammad Abbas | Pakistan | 1:38.27 | 87 | 1:42.31 | 79 | 3:20.58 | +42.75 |
80 | 94 | Marino Cardelli | San Marino | 1:40.88 | 88 | 1:44.88 | 80 | 3:25.76 | +47.93 |
81 | 102 | Jamyang Namgial | India | 1:46.77 | 89 | 1:48.15 | 81 | 3:34.92 | +57.09 |
21 | Gauthier de Tessières | France | 1:19.50 | 31 | DNS | ||||
11 | Cyprien Richard | France | 1:17.86 | 7 | DNF | ||||
27 | Marcus Sandell | Finland | 1:18.58 | 19 | DNF | ||||
64 | Roger Vidosa | Andorra | 1:21.91 | 48 | DNF | ||||
34 | André Myhrer | Sweden | 1:24.37 | 56 | DNF | ||||
72 | Vassilis Dimitriadis | Greece | 1:24.64 | 58 | DNF | ||||
85 | Ghassan Achi | Lebanon | 1:27.19 | 67 | DNF | ||||
93 | Christopher Papamichalopoulos | Cyprus | 1:29.02 | 72 | DNF | ||||
36 | Hans Olsson | Sweden | DNS | ||||||
47 | Kilian Albrecht | Bulgaria | DNS | ||||||
23 | Thomas Mermillod-Blondin | France | DNF | ||||||
31 | Bode Miller | United States | DNF | ||||||
39 | Martin Vráblík | Czech Republic | DNF | ||||||
42 | Dalibor Samsal | Croatia | DNF | ||||||
43 | Ferran Terra | Spain | DNF | ||||||
46 | Benjamin Griffin | New Zealand | DNF | ||||||
83 | Erdinç Türksever | Turkey | DNF | ||||||
84 | Arsen Nersisyan | Armenia | DNF | ||||||
97 | Peter Scott | South Africa | DNF | ||||||
58 | Kim Woo-sung | South Korea | DSQ | ||||||
61 | Danko Marinelli | Croatia | DSQ | ||||||
63 | Markus Kilsgaard | Denmark | DSQ |
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