| Event: | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 |
| Championship: | Women's downhill |
| Dates: | 11 February |
| Location: | Méribel, France |
| Venue: | Roc de Fer |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Gold: | Jasmine Flury |
| Gold Nation: | SUI |
| Silver: | Nina Ortlieb |
| Silver Nation: | AUT |
| Bronze: | Corinne Suter |
| Bronze Nation: | SUI |
| Prev: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2025 |
| Women's Downhill | |
| Location: | Roc de Fer Méribel, France |
| Vertical: | 685m (2,247feet) |
| Top Elevation: | 2150m (7,050feet) |
| Base Elevation: | 1465m (4,806feet) |
| Longest Run: | 2.413km (01.499miles) |
The Women's downhill competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 was held at Roc de Fer ski course in Méribel, France, on Saturday, 11 February.[1] [2] [3]
Switzerland's Jasmine Flury won the gold medal, Nina Ortlieb of Austria took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Corinne Suter of Switzerland.[3]
The race course was 2.413km (01.499miles) in length, with a vertical drop of 685m (2,247feet) from a starting elevation of 2150m (7,050feet) above sea level. Flury's winning time of 88.03 seconds yielded an average speed of 98.68km/h and an average vertical descent rate of 7.781m/s.[3]
The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was at the starting gate and at the finish.[3]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1:28.03 | — | |||
| 5 | 1:28.07 | +0.04 | |||
| 8 | 1:28.15 | +0.12 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 1:28.40 | +0.37 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 1:28.40 | +0.37 | ||
| 6 | 15 | 1:28.45 | +0.42 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1:28.60 | +0.57 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 1:28.64 | +0.61 | ||
| 9 | 14 | 1:28.74 | +0.71 | ||
| 10 | 11 | 1:28.87 | +0.84 | ||
| 11 | 20 | 1:28.89 | +0.86 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 1:29.06 | +1.03 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 1:29.08 | +1.05 | ||
| 14 | 19 | 1:29.09 | +1.06 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 1:29.10 | +1.07 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 1:29.10 | +1.07 | ||
| 17 | 18 | 1:29.29 | +1.26 | ||
| 18 | 17 | 1:29.44 | +1.41 | ||
| 19 | 29 | 1:29.71 | +1.68 | ||
| 20 | 25 | 1:29.94 | +1.91 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Anouck Errard | 1:30.14 | +2.11 | |
| 22 | 24 | Cande Moreno | 1:30.15 | +2.12 | |
| 23 | 23 | 1:30.24 | +2.21 | ||
| 24 | 22 | 1:30.33 | +2.30 | ||
| 25 | 28 | 1:32.25 | +4.22 | ||
| 26 | 27 | 1:32.36 | +4.33 | ||
| 12 | Did not finish | ||||
| 26 | |||||
| 6 | Disqualified | ||||