Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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The 2002 Winter Olympic Games Alpine skiing results
Contents |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia (CRO) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Downhill
The event was held on February 10, 2002 at Snowbasin Ski Area.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Fritz Strobl (AUT) |
1:39.13 |
| Silver |  Lasse Kjus (NOR) |
1:39.35 |
| Bronze | Stephan Eberharter (AUT) |
1:39.41 |
Big favorite Eberharter is beaten by a compatriot and the all-rounder Kjus.
[edit] Super-G
The event was held on February 16, 2002 at Snowbasin Ski Area.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) |
1:21.58 |
| Silver | Stephan Eberharter (AUT) |
1:21.68 |
| Bronze | Andreas Schifferer (AUT) |
1:21.83 |
10 years after his first Olympic title, Aamodt wins his second Super-G gold and his second gold of the Games.
[edit] Combined
The event was held on February 13, 2002 at Snowbasin Ski Area.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) |
3:17.56 |
| Silver |  Bode Miller (USA) |
3:17.84 |
| Bronze | Benjamin Raich (AUT) |
3:18.26 |
Miller skies from a 15th place on the downhilll to a silver medal, leaving less than 3 tenths of a second to Aamodt, who wins a record sixth Olympic medal in alpine skiing.
[edit] Giant Slalom
The event was held on February 21, 2002 at Park City Mountain Resort.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Stephan Eberharter (AUT) |
2:23.28 |
| Silver | Bode Miller (USA) |
2:24.16 |
| Bronze | Lasse Kjus (NOR) |
2:24.32 |
Eberharter becomes the oldest man to win an Alpine event.
[edit] Slalom
The event was held on February 23, 2002 at the Deer Valley Resort.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jean-Pierre Vidal (FRA) |
1:41.06 |
| Silver | Sébastien Amiez (FRA) |
1:41.82 |
| Bronze | Benjamin Raich (AUT) |
1:42.41 |
Pre-race favorite Bode Miller falls off the course in the second run, and many of the other top competitors struggle with an extremely challenging course. Britain's Alain Baxter originally takes the bronze, but loses it after testing positive for traces of methamphetamine. This apparently occurred because Baxter had used an American Vicks inhaler, which had a slightly different chemical content from the legal British Vicks inhaler.
[edit] Women's events
[edit] Downhill
The event was held on February 12, 2002 at Snowbasin Ski Area.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Carole Montillet (FRA) |
1:39.56 |
| Silver |  Isolde Kostner (ITA) |
1:40.01 |
| Bronze | Renate Götschl (AUT) |
1:40.39 |
Montillet surprises favorites Kostner, Götschl and Gerg.
France's Montillet Wins Women's Downhill, The New York Times, February 12, 2002
[edit] Super-G
The event was held on February 17, 2002 at Snowbasin Ski Area.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Daniela Ceccarelli (ITA) |
1:13.59 |
| Silver |  Janica Kostelić (CRO) |
1:13.64 |
| Bronze | Karen Putzer (ITA) |
1:13.86 |
The podium is completely filled with surprises as the favorites fail to medal.
[edit] Combined
The event was held on February 14, 2002 at Snowbasin Ski Area.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Janica Kostelić (CRO) |
2:43.28 |
| Silver | Renate Götschl (AUT) |
2:44.77 |
| Bronze |  Martina Ertl (GER) |
2:45.16 |
Kostelic becomes the first woman to win four medals at a single Winter Games.
[edit] Giant Slalom
The event was held on February 22, 2002 at Park City Mountain Resort.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Janica Kostelić (CRO) |
2:30.01 |
| Silver |  Anja Pärson (SWE) |
2:31.33 |
| Bronze | Sonja Nef (SUI) |
2:31.67 |
After recovering from a 2001 knee injury, Kostelic wins the first medal for Croatia at the Winter Games.
[edit] Slalom
The event was held on February 20, 2002 at the Deer Valley Resort.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Janica Kostelić (CRO) |
1:46.10 |
| Silver | Laure Péquegnot (FRA) |
1:46.17 |
| Bronze | Anja Pärson (SWE) |
1:47.09 |
Kostelic and Pärson both won medals for the second time in the Olympics.
| Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics |  |
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| 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing |
| Events at the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City) |
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| Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
