Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G
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The men's super-G competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Kvitfjell on Thursday, 17 February.[1][2]
| Men's Super G at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Kvitfjell | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 17, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 69 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:32.53 | ||||||||||||
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Olympiabakken
| Men's Aupwe-G | |
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| Location | Kvitfjell Olympiabakken |
| Vertical | 641 m (2,103 ft) |
| Top elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
| Base elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
Norway's Kjetil André Aamodt was the defending Olympic and World Cup super-G champion and Marc Girardelli led the current season.[3]
Germany's Markus Wasmeier won the gold medal, downhill champion Tommy Moe took the silver (on his 24th birthday[citation needed]), and Aamodt was the bronze medalist.[4]
The Olympiabakken course started at an elevation of 823 m (2,700 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 641 m (2,103 ft) and a course length of 2.574 km (1.60 mi). Wasmeier's winning time was 92.53 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 100.145 km/h (62.2 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 6.927 m/s (22.7 ft/s).
Results
The race was started at 11:00 local time, (UTC +1). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was −10.0 °C (14 °F), and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was lower, at −15.0 °C (5 °F).[1]
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