Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Event:Alpine Skiing
Games:2018 Winter
Venues:Jeongseon Alpine Centre (speed)
Yongpyong Alpine Center (technical)
Dates:12–24 February 2018
Competitors:322
Nations:80
Num Events:11 (5 men, 5 women, 1 mixed)
Prev:2014
Next:2022

Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held from 12 to 24 February at Yongpyong Alpine Centre (slalom and giant slalom) at the Alpensia Sports Park in PyeongChang and at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre (speed events) in Jeongseon, South Korea.[1]

In June 2015, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of a mixed team event, bringing the total of medal events in alpine skiing to eleven.[2] It was the last event on the schedule.

Qualification

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. A maximum of 320 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of twenty-two athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of fourteen men or fourteen women. A total of sixteen countries also qualified for the inaugural team event. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.[3]

Competition schedule

Date Time Event
13 February 11:30
15:00 		style=background:lemonchiffonMen's combined
15 February 10:00
13:45 		style=background:lemonchiffonWomen's giant slalom
11:30 style=background:lemonchiffonMen's downhill
16 February 10:00
13:15 		style=background:lemonchiffonWomen's slalom
11:00 style=background:lemonchiffonMen's super-G
17 February 12:00 style=background:lemonchiffonWomen's super-G
18 February 10:15
13:45 		style=background:lemonchiffonMen's giant slalom
21 February 11:00 style=background:lemonchiffonWomen's downhill
22 February 10:00
13:30 		style=background:lemonchiffonMen's slalom
11:30
15:00 		style=background:lemonchiffonWomen's combined
24 February 11:00 style=background:lemonchiffonTeam event
[4]
Notes

Course information

-- + Course information -->DateRaceStart
elevation		Finish
elevation		Vertical
drop		Course
length		Average
gradient
15 FebruaryDownhill – men1370m (4,500feet)545m (1,788feet)825m (2,707feet)2.965km (01.842miles)
21 FebruaryDownhill – women1275m (4,183feet)545m (1,788feet)730m (2,400feet)2.775km (01.724miles)
13 FebruaryDownhill – (SC) – men1195m (3,921feet)545m (1,788feet)650m (2,130feet)2.05km (01.27miles)
22 FebruaryDownhill – (SC) – women 1275m (4,183feet) 545m (1,788feet) 730m (2,400feet) 2.775km (01.724miles)
16 FebruarySuper-G – men1195m (3,921feet)545m (1,788feet)650m (2,130feet)2.322km (01.443miles)
17 FebruarySuper-G – women1130m (3,710feet)545m (1,788feet)585m (1,919feet)2.01km (01.25miles)
18 FebruaryGiant slalom – men1405m (4,610feet)965m (3,166feet)440m (1,440feet) 1.326km (00.824miles)
15 FebruaryGiant slalom – women1365m (4,478feet)965m (3,166feet)400m (1,300feet) 1.25km (00.78miles)
22 FebruarySlalom – men1176m (3,858feet)965m (3,166feet)211m (692feet) 0.575km (00.357miles)
16 FebruarySlalom – women1169m (3,835feet)965m (3,166feet)204m (669feet) 0.556km (00.345miles)
13 FebruarySlalom – (SC) – men745m (2,444feet)545m (1,788feet)200m (700feet) 0.521km (00.324miles)
22 FebruarySlalom – (SC) – women724m (2,375feet)545m (1,788feet)179m (587feet) 0.515km (00.32miles)
24 FebruaryTeam event1041m (3,415feet)961m (3,153feet)80m (260feet) 0.265km (00.165miles)

Medal summary

Men's events

Downhill[23]
1:40.251:40.371:40.43
Super-G[24]
1:24.441:24.571:24.62
Giant slalom[25]
2:18.042:19.312:19.35
Slalom[26]
1:38.991:39.33 1:39.66
Combined[27]
2:06.522:06.75 2:07.54

Women's events

Downhill[28]
1:39.221:39.311:39.69
Super-G[29]
1:21.111:21.121:21.22
Giant slalom[30]
2:20.022:20.412:20.48
Slalom[31]
1:38.631:38.681:38.95
Combined[32]
2:20.902:21.872:22.34

Team event

Mixed team[33]

Luca Aerni
Denise Feierabend
Wendy Holdener
Daniel Yule
Ramon Zenhäusern


Stephanie Brunner
Manuel Feller
Katharina Gallhuber
Katharina Liensberger
Michael Matt
Marco Schwarz
Sebastian Foss-Solevåg
Nina Haver-Løseth
Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
Kristin Lysdahl
Jonathan Nordbotten
Maren Skjøld

Participating nations

A total of 322 athletes from 80 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses).[34]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Venues. www.pyeongchang2018.com/. Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics. 26 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217011059/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues. 17 February 2018. dead.
  2. News: Wilson . Stephen . 8 June 2015 . Four new events added to 2018 Winter Olympics . . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 8 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018 Alpine skiing. 16 August 2017. International Ski Federation (FIS). 20 January 2018.
  4. Web site: 2018-02 Calendar . . 24 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180120183042/http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/events-and-places/calendar/?sector=AL&season=2018&discipline=ALL&gender=all&start=2018-02-01 . 20 January 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Winter Olympics men's downhill postponed due to high winds. 11 February 2018.
  6. News: High winds continue to disrupt Winters. BBC Sport.
  7. News: Women's slalom postponed until Friday. Reuters. 14 February 2018. Evans. Simon.
  8. Web site: Shiffrin to miss downhill after combined moved forward. Reuters. 20 February 2018. 2018.
  9. Web site: Jeongseon Alpine Centre . 2018 Winter Olympics . 24 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180124111456/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues/jeongseon-alpine-centre . 24 January 2018 . dead .
  10. Web site: Men's Downhill Oficial Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 15 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204119/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73A_ALPMDH----------------FNL-000100--.pdf . 15 February 2018 . dead .
  11. Web site: Ladies' Downhill Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 21 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100524/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73A_ALPWDH----------------FNL-000100--.pdf . 21 February 2018 . dead .
  12. Web site: Men's Alpine Combined - Downhill Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 13 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165225/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73F_ALPMAC----------------FNL-0001DH--.pdf . 22 February 2018 . dead .
  13. Web site: Ladies' Alpine Combined - Downhill Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 22 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165208/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73F_ALPWAC----------------FNL-0001DH--.pdf . 22 February 2018 . dead .
  14. Web site: Men's Super-G Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 16 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204735/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73A_ALPMSG----------------FNL-000100--.pdf . 16 February 2018 . dead .
  15. Web site: Ladies' Super-G Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 17 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180217202856/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73A_ALPWSG----------------FNL-000100--.pdf . 17 February 2018 . dead .
  16. Web site: Men's Giant Slalom Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 18 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210343/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73C_ALPMGS----------------------------.pdf . 18 February 2018 . dead .
  17. Web site: Ladies' Giant Slalom Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 15 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204108/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73C_ALPWGS----------------------------.pdf . 15 February 2018 . dead .
  18. Web site: Men's Slalom Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 22 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165306/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73C_ALPMSL----------------------------.pdf . 22 February 2018 . dead .
  19. Web site: Ladies' Slalom Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 16 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204702/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73C_ALPWSL----------------------------.pdf . 16 February 2018 . dead .
  20. Web site: Men's Alpine Combined - Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 13 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014425/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73E_ALPMAC----------------------------.pdf . 14 February 2018 . dead .
  21. Web site: Ladies' Alpine Combined - Official Results . 2018 Winter Olympics . 22 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225618/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C73E_ALPWAC----------------------------.pdf . 22 February 2018 . dead .
  22. Web site: Yongpyong Alpine Centre . 2018 Winter Olympics . 24 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180206035826/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues/yongpyong-alpine-centre . 6 February 2018 . dead .
  23. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0227/2018AL0227RLR0.pdf Men's downhill results
  24. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0231/2018AL0231RLR0.pdf Men's super-G results
  25. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0232/2018AL0232RLR2.pdf Men's giant slalom results
  26. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0233/2018AL0233RLR2.pdf Men's slalom results
  27. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0230/2018AL0230RLR2.pdf Men's combined results
  28. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/5216/2018AL5216RLR0.pdf Women's downhill results
  29. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/5212/2018AL5212RLR0.pdf Women's super-G results
  30. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/5210/2018AL5210RLR2.pdf Women's giant slalom results
  31. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/5211/2018AL5211RLR2.pdf Women's slalom results
  32. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/5219/2018AL5219RLR2.pdf Women's combined results
  33. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0223/2018AL0223RLL.pdf Mixed team results
  34. Web site: Number of Entries by NOC . 20 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100048/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/resOWG2018/pdf/OWG2018/ALP/OWG2018_ALP_C30_ALP-------------------------------.pdf . 21 February 2018 . dead .

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