FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 – Women's downhill explained

Event:Women's downhill
Championship:FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019
Dates:10 February
Venue:Åre ski resort
Location:Åre, Sweden
Competitors:37
Nations:16
Win Value:1:01.74
Gold:Ilka Štuhec
Gold Nation:SLO
Silver:Corinne Suter
Silver Nation:SUI
Bronze:Lindsey Vonn
Bronze Nation:USA
Prev:2017
Next:2021
Women's Downhill
Location:Åre, Sweden
Vertical:502m (1,647feet)
Top Elevation:898m (2,946feet)
Base Elevation:396m (1,299feet)
Longest Run:1.67km (01.04miles)

The Women's downhill competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 was held on Sunday, 10 February.[1] [2] [3] [4]

In the final event of her international career, Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the bronze medal, a half-second behind repeat champion Ilka Štuhec of Slovenia, and Switzerland's Corinne Suter took the silver.[3] [4]

The race course was 1.67km (01.04miles) in length, with a vertical drop of 502m (1,647feet) from a starting elevation of 898m (2,946feet) above sea level. Štuhec's winning time of 61.74 seconds yielded an average speed of 97.376km/h and an average vertical descent rate of 8.131m/s.

Results

The race started at 12:30 CET (UTC+1).[5] Due to the starting point was dropped by 162m (531feet) to the location of the Super-G start, shortening the length by 0.566km (00.352miles) to 1.67km (01.04miles).[1] [5]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Diff
9 1:01.74
19   1:01.97 +0.23
3 1:02.23 +0.49
7 1:02.27 +0.53
6 1:02.33 +0.59
8 1:02.36 +0.62
13 1:02.38 +0.64
18   1:02.52 +0.78
15 1:02.55 +0.81
10
11 1 1:02.56 +0.82
12 12 1:02.64 +0.90
13 11 1:02.68+0.94
14 4 1:02.74 +1.00
15 5 1:02.76 +1.02
16 14   1:02.90 +1.16
17 20 1:02.91 +1.17
18 17 1:03.00 +1.26
19 29 1:03.08 +1.34
20 16 1:03.10 +1.36
2  
22 21 1:03.26 +1.36
23 27 1:03.30 +1.56
24 25 1:03.40 +1.66
25 24 1:03.60 +1.86
26 23 1:03.64 +1.90
27 28 1:03.65 +1.91
28 30 1:03.83 +2.09
29 26 1:03.87 +2.13
30 33 1:03.96 +2.22
31 32 1:03.97 +2.23
32 22 1:04.06 +2.32
33 34 1:04.09 +2.35
34 36 Ida Dannewitz1:04.28 +2.54
35 35 Helena Rapaport1:04.71 +2.97
36 31 1:04.73 +2.99
37 37 1:05.53 +3.79

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule . 2019-02-02 . 2019-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117174408/https://are2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Race_pgm_EN.pdf . dead .
  2. http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/AL/5109/2019AL5109SLR0.pdf Start list
  3. News: Lindsey Vonn wins bronze medal in final race of her skiing career . ESPN . Associated Press . 10 February 2019. 14 February 2019.
  4. News: Ilka Stuhec successfully defends downhill gold in Åre . FIS-Ski.com . 10 February 2019. 14 February 2019.
  5. http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/AL/5109/2019AL5109RLR0.pdf Final results