| Event: | Women's downhill |
| Games: | 2002 Winter |
| Venue: | Snowbasin |
| Date: | February 12 |
| Competitors: | 39 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Win Value: | 1:39.56 |
| Gold: | Carole Montillet |
| Goldnoc: | FRA |
| Silver: | Isolde Kostner |
| Silvernoc: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Renate Götschl |
| Bronzenoc: | AUT |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
| Women's Downhill | |
| Location: | Snowbasin Wildflower Downhill |
| Vertical: | 800m (2,600feet) |
| Top Elevation: | 2748m (9,016feet) |
| Base Elevation: | 1948m (6,391feet) |
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 2748m (9,016feet) above sea level with a vertical drop of 800m (2,600feet) and a course length of 2.694km (01.674miles). Montillet's winning time was 99.56 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 97.413km/h, with an average vertical descent rate of 8.035m/s.
The race was started at 12:10 local time, (UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was -8C, and the snow condition was hard.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1:39.56 | — | ||||
| 14 | 1:40.01 | +0.45 | ||||
| 15 | 1:40.39 | +0.83 | ||||
| 13 | 1:40.49 | +0.93 | ||||
| 21 | 1:40.54 | +0.98 | ||||
| 12 | 1:40.56 | +1.00 | ||||
| 18 | 1:40.67 | +1.11 | ||||
| 24 | 1:40.71 | +1.15 | ||||
| 25 | 1:40.83 | +1.27 | ||||
| 10 | 16 | 1:40.84 | +1.28 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 1:40.97 | +1.41 | |||
| 12 | 17 | 1:41.03 | +1.47 | |||
| 13 | 10 | 1:41.08 | +1.52 | |||
| 14 | 20 | 1:41.09 | +1.53 | |||
| 15 | 8 | 1:41.15 | +1.59 | |||
| 16 | 26 | 1:41.17 | +1.61 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 1:41.56 | +2.00 | |||
| 18 | 19 | 1:41.64 | +2.08 | |||
| 19 | 9 | 1:41.88 | +2.32 | |||
| 20 | 22 | 1:42.03 | +2.47 | |||
| 21 | 30 | 1:42.43 | +2.87 | |||
| 22 | 1 | 1:42.48 | +2.92 | |||
| 23 | 23 | 1:42.70 | +3.14 | |||
| 24 | 5 | 1:42.80 | +3.24 | |||
| 25 | 4 | 1:42.83 | +3.27 | |||
| 26 | 29 | 1:42.97 | +3.41 | |||
| 27 | 33 | 1:43.07 | +3.51 | |||
| 28 | 6 | 1:43.10 | +3.54 | |||
| 29 | 31 | 1:44.15 | +4.59 | |||
| 30 | 35 | 1:44.25 | +4.69 | |||
| 31 | 37 | 1:44.72 | +5.16 | |||
| 32 | 34 | 1:45.98 | +6.42 | |||
| 33 | 36 | 1:46.29 | +6.73 | |||
| 34 | 38 | 1:46.77 | +7.21 | |||
| 35 | 39 | 1:46.97 | +7.41 | |||
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