Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G explained

Event:Men's super-G
Games:1992 Winter
Venue:Val-d'Isère
Date:16 February
Competitors:118
Nations:43
Win Value:1:13.04
Gold:Kjetil André Aamodt
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Marc Girardelli
Silvernoc:LUX
Bronze:Jan Einar Thorsen
Bronzenoc:NOR
Prev:1988
Next:1994
Men's Super-G
Location:Val d'Isère
Face de Bellevarde
Vertical:535m (1,755feet)
Top Elevation:2371m (7,779feet)  
Base Elevation:1836m (6,024feet)

The men's super-G competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Val-d'Isère on Sunday, 16 February.[1] [2]

The defending world champion was Stephan Eberharter of Austria, while Switzerland's Franz Heinzer was the defending World Cup super-G champion, and his countryman Paul Accola was leading the current season.[3] [4]

Norway captured three of the top four spots: Kjetil André Aamodt was the champion, Jan Einar Thorsen was the bronze medalist, and Ole Kristian Furuseth was fourth. Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg took the silver;[5] Tom Stiansen, the fourth and final entrant of Norway, was eighth.Accola was tenth, Heinzer did not finish, and Eberharter was not selected for the Austrian Olympic team. The Face de Bellevarde course started at an elevation of 2371m (7,779feet) above sea level with a vertical drop of 535m (1,755feet) and a course length of 1.65km (01.03miles). Aamodt's winning time was 73.04 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 81.325km/h, with an average vertical descent rate of 7.325m/s.

Aamodt became the first Scandinavian to win an Olympic alpine speed event. The medals were the first for Norway in alpine skiing in forty years, since Stein Eriksen won gold and silver on home country snow in 1952. Girardelli's silver was Luxembourg's first ever Winter Olympic medal, and the country's first Olympic medal since Josy Barthel won gold in 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Results

The race was started at 11:30 local time, (UTC +1). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was -4C, and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was at -3C.

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
3 1:13.04
4 1:13.77 +0.73
12 1:13.83 +0.79
4 7 1:13.87 +0.83
5 16 1:13.88 +0.84
6 2 1:13.90 +0.86
7 6 1:14.08 +1.04
8 17 1:14.51 +1.47
9 1 1:14.58 +1.54
10 5 1:14.60 +1.56
11 26 1:14.61 +1.57
12 29 1:14.81 +1.77
13 23 1:15.06 +2.02
14 10 1:15.22 +2.18
15 19 1:15.31 +2.27
16 9 1:15.39 +2.35
17 27 1:15.58 +2.54
18 21 1:15.66 +2.62
19 15 1:15.70 +2.66
20 41 1:15.71 +2.67
21 11 1:15.98 +2.94
22 24 1:16.14 +3.10
23 28 1:16.31 +3.27
24 20 1:16.36 +3.32
24 18 1:16.36 +3.32
26 34 1:16.48 +3.44
27 33 1:16.49 +3.45
28 25 1:16.54 +3.50
29 32 1:16.56 +3.52
30 30 1:16.58 +3.54
31 31 1:16.78 +3.74
32 35 1:16.81 +3.77
33 83 1:17.06 +4.02
34 46 1:17.11 +4.07
35 60 1:17.15 +4.11
36 42 1:17.25 +4.21
37 48 1:17.47 +4.43
38 45 1:17.54 +4.50
39 52 1:17.68 +4.64
40 37 1:17.76 +4.72
41 54 1:17.81 +4.77
42 40 1:17.86 +4.82
43 58 1:17.89 +4.85
44 50 1:17.91 +4.87
45 56 1:18.87 +5.83
46 62 1:19.07 +6.03
47 61 1:19.10 +6.06
48 63 1:19.12 +6.08
49 53 1:19.71 +6.67
50 43 1:19.74 +6.70
51 73 1:20.64 +7.60
52 78 1:20.67 +7.63
53 44 1:20.87 +7.83
54 68 1:20.96 +7.92
55 77 1:21.07 +8.03
56 69 1:21.10 +8.06
57 71 1:21.45 +8.41
58 80 1:22.13 +9.09
59 64 1:22.30 +9.26
60 79 1:22.47 +9.43
61 74 1:22.52 +9.48
62 72 1:22.68 +9.64
63 110 1:22.75 +9.71
64 66 1:23.26 +10.22
65 81 1:23.47 +10.43
66 75 1:23.72 +10.68
67 112 1:24.15 +11.11
68 89 1:24.62 +11.58
69 76 1:24.70 +11.66
70 82 1:24.79 +11.75
71 85 1:25.01 +11.97
72 99 1:25.23 +12.19
73 92 1:26.47 +13.43
74 86 1:26.83 +13.79
75 97 1:27.41 +14.37
76 96 1:27.87 +14.83
77 113 1:28.24 +15.20
78 90 1:29.18 +16.14
79 100 1:29.39 +16.35
80 98 1:30.13 +17.09
81 101 1:30.31 +17.27
82 102 1:30.40 +17.36
83 114 1:32.76 +19.72
84 108 1:32.78 +19.74
85 104 1:35.29 +22.25
86 93 1:35.88 +22.84
87 118 1:36.86 +23.82
88 115 1:37.97 +24.93
89 116 1:38.60 +25.56
90 109 1:38.94 +25.90
91 111 1:41.06 +28.02
92 119 1:49.65 +36.61
93 107 2:08.31 +55.27
- 8 DNF -
- 13 DNF -
- 14 DNF -
- 22 DNF -
- 36 DNF -
- 38 DNF -
- 39 DNF -
- 49 DNF -
- 51 DNF -
- 65 DNF -
- 70 DNF -
- 84 DNF -
- 87 DNF -
- 88 DNF -
- 94 DNF -
- 95 DNF -
- 103 DNF -
- 105 DNF -
- 106 DNF -
- 117 DNF -
- 47 DQ -
- 55 DQ -
- 57 DQ -
- 59 DQ -
- 67 DQ -
- 91 Stergios Pappos DNS -

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albertville 1992 Official Report . LA84 Foundation . Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville . 1992 . 3 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202512/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf . 26 February 2008 .
  2. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Super G . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/ASK/mens-super-g.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 March 2018 . Sports Reference.
  3. Web site: 1991 World Cup standings. FIS. 3 January 2014.
  4. Web site: 1991 World Championships results. FIS. 3 January 2014.
  5. News: Girardelli ends Olympic hex with silver . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 17, 1992 . 6B.