FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Men's giant slalom explained

Event:	Men's giant slalom
Championship:	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013
Venue:	Planai Schladming, Austria
Date:	15 February 2013
Competitors:	99
Nations:	55
Win Value:	2:28.92
Gold:	Ted Ligety
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Marcel Hirscher
Silvernoc:	AUT
Bronze:	Manfred Mölgg
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Prev:	2011
Next:	2015

The Men's giant slalom competition at the 2013 World Championships ran on Friday, February 15 at 10:00 local time (1st run) and 13:30 (2nd run), the ninth race of the championships. 99 athletes from 55 countries competed in the main race^[1] while 132 athletes from 53 countries competed in the qualification race on Thursday, February 14.^[2]

Ted Ligety won his third gold medal of the 2013 World Championships, joined on the podium by Marcel Hirscher and Manfred Mölgg. Ligety became the fifth man in history to win three or more gold medals at one world championships and the first in 45 years, when Jean-Claude Killy won four in 1968. Ligety is the first racer of either gender to win the Super G, the giant slalom, and the combined at one world championships.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Results

Race

The first run was held at 10:00^[6] and the second run at 13:30.^[7]

Rank	Bib	Name	Nation	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Difference
	3			1:13.14	1	1:15.78	6	2:28.92
	6			1:14.45	3	1:15.28	1	2:29.73	+0.81
	7			1:14.58	4	1:16.09	9	2:30.67	+1.75
4	1			1:14.44	2	1:16.27	13	2:30.71	+1.79
5	2			1:15.09	8	1:15.77	5	2:30.86	+1.94
6	8			1:14.91	6	1:16.09	9	2:31.00	+2.08
7	5			1:14.72	5	1:16.39	17	2:31.11	+2.19
8	11			1:15.45	11	1:15.72	4	2:31.17	+2.25
9	15			1:15.04	7	1:16.28	15	2:31.32	+2.40
10	13			1:16.30	14	1:15.40	2	2:31.70	+2.78
11	4			1:15.47	12	1:16.27	13	2:31.74	+2.82
12	10			1:15.42	10	1:16.56	20	2:31.98	+3.06
13	14			1:15.13	9	1:17.04	23	2:32.17	+3.25
14	16			1:16.93	17	1:15.54	3	2:32.47	+3.55
15	27			1:16.99	18	1:15.96	8	2:32.95	+4.03
16	24			1:17.17	21	1:15.91	7	2:33.08	+4.16
17	26			1:17.07	19	1:16.20	12	2:33.27	+4.35
18	19			1:15.51	13	1:17.82	28	2:33.33	+4.41
19	17			1:16.71	15	1:16.83	22	2:33.54	+4.62
20	36			1:17.67	25	1:16.14	11	2:33.81	+4.89
21	23			1:16.78	16	1:17.07	24	2:33.85	+4.93
22	39			1:17.54	23	1:16.43	18	2:33.97	+5.05
23	25			1:17.44	22	1:16.59	21	2:34.03	+5.11
24	21			1:18.11	28	1:16.31	16	2:34.42	+5.50
25	9			1:17.61	24	1:17.11	25	2:34.72	+5.80
26	34			1:18.44	29	1:16.47	19	2:34.91	+5.99
27	38			1:17.70	26	1:17.68	27	2:35.38	+6.46
28	50			1:18.78	30	1:17.64	26	2:36.42	+7.50
29	52			1:19.10	32	1:18.75	31	2:37.85	+8.93
30	42			1:19.44	33	1:18.45	30	2:37.89	+8.97
31	44			1:19.85	36	1:18.18	29	2:38.03	+9.11
32	37			1:19.09	31	1:19.22	34	2:38.31	+9.39
33	47			1:20.05	37	1:19.09	32	2:39.14	+10.22
34	53			1:20.09	38	1:19.19	33	2:39.28	+10.36
35	35			1:19.75	35	1:20.09	37	2:39.84	+10.92
36	51			1:20.41	40	1:19.76	36	2:40.17	+11.25
37	43			1:21.21	43	1:19.39	35	2:40.60	+11.68
38	62			1:20.82	41	1:20.12	38	2:40.94	+12.02
39	58			1:21.06	42	1:20.27	39	2:41.33	+12.41
40	54			1:21.77	45	1:20.29	40	2:42.06	+13.14
41	48			1:21.88	46	1:20.78	41	2:42.66	+13.74
42	46			1:19.51	34	1:24.11	46	2:43.62	+14.70
43	80			1:22.49	49	1:21.97	42	2:44.46	+15.54
44	56			1:21.28	44	1:23.73	45	2:45.01	+16.09
45	73			1:23.07	50	1:22.49	43	2:45.56	+16.64
46	72			1:21.95	47	1:25.03	50	2:46.98	+18.06
47	85			1:24.58	53	1:22.96	44	2:47.54	+18.62
48	59			1:24.49	52	1:24.46	47	2:48.95	+20.03
49	75			1:24.41	51	1:24.84	48	2:49.25	+20.33
50	81			1:25.61	56	1:24.97	49	2:50.58	+21.66
51	76			1:25.21	55	1:25.84	51	2:51.05	+22.13
52	98			1:24.75	54	1:26.41	52	2:51.16	+22.24
53	79			1:25.75	57	1:26.67	54	2:52.42	+23.50
54	82			1:27.66	59	1:26.66	53	2:54.32	+25.40
55	86			1:26.73	58	1:28.13	55	2:54.86	+25.94
56	91			1:28.94	60	1:31.48	56	3:00.42	+31.50
	18			1:17.13	20	DNF
	30			1:20.19	39	DNF
	77			1:22.47	48	DNF
	22			1:17.78	27	DNS
61	99			1:29.09	61
62	89			1:29.29	62
63	87			1:29.34	63
64	97			1:30.51	64
65	92			1:31.07	65
66	93			1:31.34	66
67	96			1:32.04	67
68	94			1:35.18	68
69	88			1:38.16	69
70	90			1:38.55	70
	12			DNF
	28			DNF
	29			DNF
	32			DNF
	33			DNF
	40			DNF
	41			DNF
	45			DNF
	49			DNF
	55			DNF
	57			DNF
	61			DNF
	63			DNF
	64			DNF
	65			DNF
	66			DNF
	67			DNF
	68			DNF
	69			DNF
	70			DNF
	71			DNF
	74			DNF
	78			DNF
	84			DNF
	95			DNF
	20			DQ
	83			DQ
	31			DNS
	60			DNS

Qualification

Qualified for the actual race were the top 25 runners + one runner each from the best 25 non-represented nations amongst the qualifiers.The first run started at 10:00^[8] and the second run at 13:30.^[9]

Rank	Bib	Name	Nation	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Difference
1	4			1:09.62	1	1:14.27	3	2:23.89
2	17			1:09.97	2	1:14.17	2	2:24.14	+0.25
3	6			1:10.78	4	1:14.70	7	2:25.48	+1.59
4	14			1:10.02	3	1:15.66	17	2:25.68	+1.79
5	21			1:11.30	9	1:14.61	6	2:25.91	+2.02
6	2			1:11.75	12	1:14.58	5	2:26.33	+2.44
7	5			1:11.27	8	1:15.11	9	2:26.38	+2.49
8	10			1:10.80	5	1:15.64	16	2:26.44	+2.55
9	41			1:12.13	16	1:14.54	4	2:26.67	+2.78
10	15			1:11.60	11	1:15.51	15	2:27.11	+3.22
11	1			1:11.13	7	1:16.08	21	2:27.21	+3.32
12	3			1:11.78	13	1:15.44	13	2:27.22	+3.33
13	19			1:12.06	14	1:15.26	11	2:27.32	+3.43
14	8			1:11.30	9	1:16.33	26	2:27.63	+3.74
15	35			1:12.25	17	1:15.78	18	2:28.03	+4.14
16	28			1:13.14	20	1:15.04	8	2:28.18	+4.29
17	32			1:12.42	19	1:15.87	19	2:28.29	+4.40
18	27			1:13.63	24	1:15.14	10	2:28.77	+4.88
19	33			1:12.09	15	1:16.77	28	2:28.86	+4.97
20	45			1:13.58	23	1:15.37	12	2:28.95	+5.06
21	25			1:13.52	22	1:15.48	14	2:29.00	5.11
22	20			1:15.31	35	1:14.06	1	2:29.37	+5.48
23	26			1:13.74	26	1:15.93	20	2:29.67	+5.78
24	34			1:13.82	27	1:16.17	23	2:29.99	+6.10
25	9			1:12.27	18	1:17.73	29	2:30.00	+6.11
26	24			1:13.91	28	1:16.16	22	2:30.07	6.18
27	31			1:13.92	29	1:16.39	27	2:30.31	+6.42
28	42			1:14.28	30	1:16.26	24	2:30.54	+6.65
29	46			1:14.98	33	1:16.30	25	2:31.28	+7.39
30	29			1:15.08	34	1:18.63	21	2:33.71	9.82
31	36			1:15.53	36	1:18.47	31	2:34.00	+10.11
32	43			1:16.19	37	1:18.27	30	2:34.46	+10.57
33	44			1:16.39	39	1:19.23	34	2:35.62	+11.73
34	70			1:16.76	40	1:18.94	33	2:35.70	+11.81
35	54			1:14.71	31	1:21.11	42	2:35.82	+11.93
36	80			1:17.45	43	1:20.16	36	2:37.61	+13.72
37	50			1:17.26	42	1:20.81	38	2:38.07	+14.18
38	73			1:18.26	48	1:19.94	35	2:38.20	+14.31
39	72			1:18.05	47	1:20.66	37	2:38.71	+14.82
40	61			1:17.69	45	1:21.11	42	2:38.80	+14.91
41	64			1:18.66	50	1:20.89	40	2:39.55	+15.66
42	88			1:18.73	52	1:20.84	39	2:39.57	+15.68
43	51			1:16.84	41	1:23.83	47	2:40.67	+16.78
44	91	Benjamin Szollos		1:20.75	56	1:21.09	41	2:41.84	+17.95
45	60			1:20.37	54	1:22.41	44	2:42.78	+18.89
46	117			1:21.13	58	1:22.83	45	2:43.96	+20.07
47	95			1:21.04	57	1:23.04	46	2:44.08	+20.19
48	97			1:21.90	62	1:24.57	48	2:46.47	+22.58
49	90			1:21.39	60	1:25.85	51	2:47.24	+23.35
50	76			1:22.49	63	1:25.67	50	2:48.16	+24.27
51	100			1:25.24	70	1:25.42	49	2:50.66	+26.77
52	102			1:23.38	64	1:27.31	52	2:50.69	+26.80
53	79			1:24.75	67	1:27.34	53	2:52.09	+28.20
54	106			1:25.34	71	1:27.45	54	2:52.79	+28.90
55	105			1:24.72	66	1:28.28	55	2:53.00	+29.11
56	103			1:25.13	69	1:30.09	57	2:55.22	+31.33
57	104			1:27.46	73	1:29.65	56	2:57.11	+33.22
58	96			1:28.83	74	1:30.98	58	2:59.81	+35.92
59	115			1:29.09	75	1:32.62	60	3:01.71	+37.82
60	81			1:31.41	77	1:32.23	59	3:03.64	+39.75
61	112			1:33.45	79	1:35.87	61	3:09.32	+45.43
62	94			1:32.47	78	1:38.03	62	3:10.50	+46.61
63	113			1:34.29	80	1:41.11	63	3:15.40	+51.51
64	128			1:47.22	82	1:52.60	64	3:39.82	+1:15.93
65	129			1:52.02	84	1:58.19	65	3:50.21	+1:26.32
66	130			1:58.19	85	2:11.63	66	4:09.82	+1:45.93
	7			1:11.03	6	DNF
	12			1:13.36	21	DNF
	13			1:14.79	32	DNF
	49			1:17.56	44	DNF
	55			1:18.72	51	DNF
	58			1:16.22	38	DNF
	63			1:18.01	46	DNF
	66			1:18.43	49	DNF
	75			1:21.36	59	DNF
	84			1:19.61	53	DNF
	85			1:20.63	55	DNF
	86			1:24.91	68	DNF
	87			1:23.98	65	DNF
	89			1:21.59	61	DNF
	107			1:26.88	72	DNF
	110			1:30.24	76	DNF
	114			1:50.66	83	DNF
	132			2:01.99	86	DNF
	52			1:13.64	25	DQ
	123			1:37.14	81	DNS
	11			DNF
	16			DNF
	18			DNF
	22			DNF
	30			DNF
	37			DNF
	38			DNF
	39			DNF
	40			DNF
	47			DNF
	48			DNF
	53			DNF
	57			DNF
	62			DNF
	65			DNF
	68			DNF
	69			DNF
	71			DNF
	74			DNF
	78			DNF
	77			DNF
	82			DNF
	83			DNF
	92			DNF
	93			DNF
	98			DNF
	99			DNF
	101			DNF
	108			DNF
	109			DNF
	111			DNF
	118			DNF
	119			DNF
	120			DNF
	121			DNF
	124			DNF
	127			DNF
	125			DQ
	23			DNS
	56			DNS
	59			DNS
	67			DNS
	116			DNS
	122			DNS
	126			DNS
	131			DNS

External links

• FIS-Ski.com – AWSC 2013 – calendar & results

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M Official Starter List. FIS. 13 February 2013.
2. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M Qualification Official Starter List. FIS. 13 February 2013.
3. News: Third Gold medal for Ted Ligety. Ski Racing.com. February 15, 2013.
4. News: Ted Ligety wins GS, becomes 1st man in 45 years to win 3 golds at a world championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20130216225407/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/ted-ligety-takes-13-second-lead-over-svindal-in-1st-run-of-gs-at-worlds-hirscher-3rd/2013/02/15/9070f092-7757-11e2-b102-948929030e64_story.html. dead. February 16, 2013. Washington Post. Associated Press. February 15, 2013.
5. News: Park City's Ted Ligety dominates Giant Slalom for third gold at world championships . Salt Lake Tribune. Lewis . Michael C.. February 15, 2013.
6. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M 1st run Results. FIS. 15 February 2013.
7. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M 2nd run Results. FIS. 15 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130228052544/http://www.fis-ski.com/pdf/2013/AL/0169/2013AL0169RLR2.pdf. 28 February 2013. dead.
8. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M Qualification 1st run Results. FIS. 14 February 2013.
9. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M Qualification 2nd run Results. FIS. 14 February 2013.