Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Alpine Skiing at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort Krasnaya Polyana, Russia |
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| Dates | 9–22 February 2014 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 327 from 74 nations |
| Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics  | ||||
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| Combined | men | women | ||
| Downhill | men | women | ||
| Giant slalom | men | women | ||
| Slalom | men | women | ||
| Super-G | men | women | ||
Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held 9–22 February at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.[1]
Competition schedule
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort,
the venue for alpine skiing
the venue for alpine skiing
The following is the competition schedule for all ten events.[2]
All times are (UTC+4).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 9 February | 11:00 | Men's downhill |
| 10 February | 11:00 | Women's super combined |
| 15:00 | ||
| 12 February | 11:00 | Women's downhill |
| 14 February | 10:00 | Men's super combined |
| 15:30 | ||
| 15 February | 11:00 | Women's super-G |
| 16 February | 10:00 | Men's super-G |
| 18 February | 9:30 | Women's giant slalom |
| 13:00 | ||
| 19 February | 11:00 | Men's giant slalom |
| 14:30 | ||
| 21 February | 16:45 | Women's slalom |
| 20:15 | ||
| 22 February | 16:45 | Men's slalom |
| 20:15 |
Course information
| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9 Feb | Downhill – men | 2,045 m (6,709 ft) | 970 m (3,180 ft) | 1,075 m (3,527 ft) | 3.495 km (2.172 mi) | 30.8% |
| Wed 12 Feb | Downhill – women | 1,755 m (5,758 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 790 m (2,592 ft) | 2.713 km (1.686 mi) | 29.1% |
| Fri 14 Feb | Downhill – (SC) – men | 1,947 m (6,388 ft) | 970 m (3,182 ft) | 977 m (3,205 ft) | 3.219 km (2.000 mi) | 30.4% |
| Mon 10 Feb | Downhill – (SC) – women | 1,755 m (5,758 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 790 m (2,592 ft) | 2.713 km (1.686 mi) | 29.1% |
| Sun 16 Feb | Super-G – men | 1,592 m (5,223 ft) | 970 m (3,182 ft) | 622 m (2,041 ft) | 2.096 km (1.302 mi) | 29.7% |
| Sat 15 Feb | Super-G – women | 1,580 m (5,184 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 615 m (2,018 ft) | 2.100 km (1.305 mi) | 29.3% |
| Wed 19 Feb | Giant slalom – men | 1,370 m (4,495 ft) | 960 m (3,150 ft) | 410 m (1,345 ft) | ||
| Tue 18 Feb | Giant slalom – women | 1,365 m (4,478 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | 400 m (1,312 ft) | ||
| Sat 22 Feb | Slalom – men | 1,160 m (3,806 ft) | 960 m (3,150 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | ||
| Fri 21 Feb | Slalom – women | 1,160 m (3,806 ft) | 960 m (3,150 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | ||
| Fri 14 Feb | Slalom – (SC) – men | 1,160 m (3,806 ft) | 960 m (3,150 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | ||
| Mon 10 Feb | Slalom – (SC) – women | 1,160 m (3,806 ft) | 960 m (3,150 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | ||
Medal summary
Several age records in alpine skiing were set at these Olympic Games:
- Bode Miller, age 36, became the oldest medalist in Olympic alpine skiing; bronze in super-G.[3]
- Mikaela Shiffrin, age 18, became the youngest champion in slalom in Olympic alpine skiing; gold in slalom.[4]
- Mario Matt, age 34, became the oldest champion in Olympic alpine skiing; gold in slalom.[5]
- Henrik Kristoffersen, age 19, became the youngest male medalist in Olympic alpine skiing; bronze in slalom.[5]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria (AUT) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Matthias Mayer Austria | 2:06.23 | Christof Innerhofer Italy | 2:06.29 | Kjetil Jansrud Norway | 2:06.33 |
| Super-G |
Kjetil Jansrud Norway | 1:18.14 | Andrew Weibrecht United States | 1:18.44 | Jan Hudec Canada Bode Miller United States | 1:18.67 |
| Giant slalom |
Ted Ligety United States | 2:45.29 | Steve Missillier France | 2:45.77 | Alexis Pinturault France | 2:45.93 |
| Slalom |
Mario Matt Austria | 1:41.84 | Marcel Hirscher Austria | 1:42.12 | Henrik Kristoffersen Norway | 1:42.67 |
| Combined |
Sandro Viletta Switzerland | 2:45.20 | Ivica Kostelić Croatia | 2:45.54 | Christof Innerhofer Italy | 2:45.67 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Tina Maze Slovenia Dominique Gisin Switzerland | 1:41.57 | Not awarded | Lara Gut Switzerland | 1:41.67 | |
| Super-G |
Anna Fenninger Austria | 1:25.52 | Maria Höfl-Riesch Germany | 1:26.07 | Nicole Hosp Austria | 1:26.18 |
| Giant slalom |
Tina Maze Slovenia | 2:36.87 | Anna Fenninger Austria | 2:36.94 | Viktoria Rebensburg Germany | 2:37.14 |
| Slalom |
Mikaela Shiffrin United States | 1:44.54 | Marlies Schild Austria | 1:45.07 | Kathrin Zettel Austria | 1:45.35 |
| Combined |
Maria Höfl-Riesch Germany | 2:34.62 | Nicole Hosp Austria | 2:35.02 | Julia Mancuso United States | 2:35.15 |
- Two gold medals were awarded in the downhill, the first-ever tie for gold in an Olympic alpine skiing event. No silver medal was awarded.[7]
Qualification
A maximum of 320 (later adjusted to 350 by the International Ski Federation) quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 22 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 14 men or 14 women. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.[8]
Participating nations
327 athletes from 74 nations were scheduled to participate, with number of athletes in parentheses. Only 319 athletes competed in actual competition as the other 8 athletes suffered injuries during training. Four nations qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, and hence competed in alpine skiing for the first time as well: Malta, Timor-Leste, Togo and Zimbabwe.[9] Moreover, both Venezuela and Thailand made their Olympic debuts in the sport. One of Thailand's skiers was world-renowned concert violinist "Vanessa-Mae" Vanakorn.[10] India's athletes initially competed as Independent Olympic Participants, as the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the International Olympic Committee,[11] but the suspension had since been lifted.[12]
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References
- ↑ "Rosa Khutor" Alpine Center". SOOC. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ "Bode Miller becomes oldest Olympic Alpine skiing medallist with bronze". The Guardian. Reuters. 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Holpuch, Amanda (21 February 2014). "USA's Mikaela Shiffrin youngest-ever gold medal winner in slalom". The Guardian.
- 1 2 Pennington, Bill (22 February 2014). "Slalom Champion Sets an Age Record". New York Times.
- ↑ Ng, Curtis (16 February 2014). "Jan Hudec bronze snaps Canadian alpine medal drought". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Pennington, Bill (12 February 2014). "In Women's Downhill, a Nice Round Historic Tie". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ MacKenzie, Eric (16 January 2014). "Sochi Spotlight: Zimbabwe's first Winter Olympian". Pique Newsmagazine. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Knapton, Sarah (24 January 2014). "Winter Olympics 2014: violinist Vanessa-Mae to ski for Thailand at the Sochi Games". Daily Telegraph. London.
- ↑ "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban". CNN. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links
- FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 2014 Winter Olympics – Sochi, Russia
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