Games: | 1994 Winter |
Event: | Alpine skiing |
Num Events: | 10 |
Venue: | Kvitfjell & Hafjell, Oppland, Norway |
Dates: | 13–21 February 1994 |
Competitors: | 250 |
Nations: | 45 |
Prev: | 1992 |
Next: | 1998 |
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held north of the host city of Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell from 13 to 21 February.[1] [2]
Ten nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Germany leading the medal table with three golds and one silver. The host team of Norway won the most medals with five (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze). Markus Wasmeier of Germany led the individual medal table with two gold medals (super G and giant slalom), while Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won the most medals with three, one of each type. Tommy Moe of the United States won gold in the downhill and silver in the super G.Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway won two silvers and a bronze.
Svetlana Gladishiva's silver medal was the first in alpine skiing won by Russia (Yevgeniya Sidorova won a bronze medal for the Soviet Union in 1956). Slovenia's three medals were the first for the country at the Winter Olympics.
Source:[1]
Downhill | 1:45.75 | 1:45.79 | 1:45.87 | ||||
Super-G | 1:32.53 | 1:32.61 | 1:32.93 | ||||
Giant slalom | 2:52.46 | 2:52.48 | 2:52.58 | ||||
Slalom | 2:02.02 | 2:02.17 | 2:02.53 | ||||
Combined | 3:17.53 | 3:18.55 | 3:19.14 |
Downhill | 1:35.93 | 1:36.59 | 1:36.85 | ||||
Super-G | 1:22.15 | 1:22.44 | 1:22.45 | ||||
Giant slalom | 2:30.97 | 2:32.19 | 2:32.97 | ||||
Slalom | 1:56.01 | 1:56.35 | 1:56.61 | ||||
Combined | 3:05.16 | 3:05.29 | 3:06.64 |
-- | + Course information --> | Date | Race | Start Elevation | Finish Elevation | Vertical Drop | Course Length | Average Gradient |
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Sun 13-Feb | Downhill – men | 1020m (3,350feet) | 182m (597feet) | 838m (2,749feet) | 3.035km (01.886miles) | |||
Sat 19-Feb | Downhill – women | 890m (2,920feet) | 182m (597feet) | 708m (2,323feet) | 2.641km (01.641miles) | |||
Mon 14-Feb | Downhill - (K) – men | 952m (3,123feet) | 182m (597feet) | 770m (2,530feet) | 2.829km (01.758miles) | |||
Sun 20-Feb | Downhill - (K) – women | 823m (2,700feet) | 182m (597feet) | 641m (2,103feet) | 2.418km (01.502miles) | |||
Thu 17-Feb | Super-G – men | 823m (2,700feet) | 182m (597feet) | 641m (2,103feet) | 2.418km (01.502miles) | |||
Tue 15-Feb | Super-G – women | 709m (2,326feet) | 182m (597feet) | 527m (1,729feet) | 2.035km (01.264miles) | |||
Wed 23-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 725m (2,379feet) | 258m (846feet) | 467m (1,532feet) | 1.72km (01.07miles) | |||
Thu 24-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 645m (2,116feet) | 258m (846feet) | 387m (1,270feet) | 1.37km (00.85miles) | |||
Sun 27-Feb | Slalom – men | 485m (1,591feet) | 258m (846feet) | 227m (745feet) | 0.685km (00.426miles) | |||
Sat 26-Feb | Slalom – women | 453m (1,486feet) | 258m (846feet) | 195m (640feet) | 0.611km (00.38miles) | |||
Fri 25-Feb | Slalom – (K) – men | 453m (1,486feet) | 258m (846feet) | 195m (640feet) | ||||
Mon 21-Feb | Slalom – (K) – women | 424m (1,391feet) | 258m (846feet) | 166m (545feet) |
Forty-six nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Lillehammer. Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]