Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Skeleton returned to the program of the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 54 years at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. Both men and women competed, with medals awarded after two runs down the course. Both events were contested on February 20.
Contents |
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's skeleton |  Jim SheaUnited States (USA) |
 Martin RettlAustria (AUT) |
 Gregor StähliSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Women's skeleton | Tristan Gale United States (USA) |
Lea Ann Parsley United States (USA) |
 Alex CoomberGreat Britain (GBR) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Men
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jim Shea (USA) |
50.89 | 51.07 | 1:41.96 | — |
 |
Martin Rettl (AUT) |
51.02 | 50.99 | 1:42.01 | +0.05 |
 |
Gregor Stähli (SUI) |
51.16 | 50.99 | 1:42.15 | +0.19 |
| 4 |  Clifton Wrottesley (IRL) |
51.07 | 51.50 | 1:42.57 | +0.61 |
| 5 | Lincoln Dewitt (USA) |
51.63 | 51.20 | 1:42.83 | +0.87 |
| 6 |  Jeff Pain (CAN) |
51.51 | 51.41 | 1:42.92 | +0.96 |
| 7 | Chris Soule (USA) |
51.89 | 51.09 | 1:42.98 | +1.02 |
| 8 |  Kazuhiro Koshi (JPN) |
51.50 | 51.52 | 1:43.02 | +1.06 |
| 9 |  Wilfried Schneider (GER) |
51.67 | 51.47 | 1:43.14 | +1.18 |
| 10 | Duff Gibson (CAN) |
51.40 | 51.76 | 1:43.16 | +1.20 |
| 11 | Frank Kleber (GER) |
51.58 | 51.76 | 1:43.34 | +1.38 |
| 12 | Christian Auer (AUT) |
51.81 | 51.56 | 1:43.37 | +1.41 |
| 13 | Kristan Bromley (GBR) |
52.17 | 51.26 | 1:43.43 | +1.47 |
| 14 |  Snorre Pedersen (NOR) |
52.07 | 51.70 | 1:43.77 | +1.81 |
| 15 | Pascal Richard (CAN) |
51.98 | 51.86 | 1:43.84 | +1.88 |
| 16 | Felix Poletti (SUI) |
51.76 | 52.11 | 1:43.87 | +1.91 |
| 17 |  Philippe Cavoret (FRA) |
51.92 | 51.96 | 1:43.88 | +1.92 |
| 18 | Masaru Inada (JPN) |
52.05 | 51.93 | 1:43.98 | +2.02 |
| 19 |  Christian Steger (ITA) |
52.25 | 52.15 | 1:44.40 | +2.44 |
| 20 |  Kang Kwang-Bae (KOR) |
52.11 | 52.40 | 1:44.51 | +2.55 |
| 21 |  Tomass Dukurs (LAT) |
52.29 | 52.38 | 1:44.67 | +2.71 |
| 22 |  Constantin Aladashvili (RUS) |
52.92 | 52.67 | 1:45.59 | +3.63 |
| 23 |  Michael Voudouris (GRE) |
54.11 | 54.33 | 1:48.44 | +6.48 |
| 24 |  Josef Chuchla (CZE) |
54.02 | 54.64 | 1:48.66 | +6.70 |
| 25 |  Luis Carrasco (MEX) |
54.32 | 54.66 | 1:48.98 | +7.02 |
| 26 |  German Glessner (ARG) |
55.40 | 57.25 | 1:52.65 | +10.69 |
[edit] Women
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tristan Gale (USA) |
52.26 | 52.85 | 1:45.11 | — |
|
Lea Ann Parsley (USA) |
52.27 | 52.94 | 1:45.21 | +0.10 |
|
Alex Coomber (GBR) |
52.48 | 52.89 | 1:45.37 | +0.26 |
| 4 | Diana Sartor (GER) |
52.55 | 52.98 | 1:45.53 | +0.42 |
| 5 | Maya Pederson (SUI) |
52.92 | 52.63 | 1:45.55 | +0.44 |
| 6 | Lindsay Alcock (CAN) |
52.62 | 53.07 | 1:45.69 | +0.58 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Mironova (RUS) |
52.97 | 52.98 | 1:45.95 | +0.84 |
| Steffi Hanzlik (GER) |
52.82 | 53.13 | 1:45.95 | +0.84 | |
| 9 | Dany Locati (ITA) |
53.19 | 53.46 | 1:46.65 | +1.54 |
| 10 | Michelle Kelly (CAN) |
53.76 | 53.56 | 1:47.32 | +2.21 |
| 11 |  Liz Couch (NZL) |
53.62 | 54.18 | 1:47.80 | +2.69 |
| 12 | Eiko Nakayama (JPN) |
54.00 | 54.72 | 1:48.72 | +3.61 |
| 13 | Cindy Ninos (GRE) |
54.54 | 54.74 | 1:49.28 | +4.17 |
| Events at the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City) |
|---|
| 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 |
| Skeleton at the Winter Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952-1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in skeleton |
