Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill
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The Women's Downhill competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Happo-One at Hakuba on Monday, February 16.[1][2] The race was delayed two days due to rain and fog.[3]
| Women's Downhill race at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Hakuba | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 16, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:28.89 | ||||||||||||
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Olympic Course II
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| Location | Hakuba – Happo-One Olympic Course II |
| Vertical | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,590 m (5,217 ft) |
| Base elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) |
The defending world champion was Hilary Lindh of the United States, while Austria's Renate Goetschl was the defending World Cup downhill champion.[4][5]
Katja Seizinger successfully defended her Olympic title, Pernilla Wiberg took the silver, and Florence Masnada was the bronze medalist.[3][6] Through 2019, Seizinger remains the only ski racer in history to repeat as an Olympic downhill gold medalist.
The Olympic Course II started at an elevation of 1,590 m (5,217 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 691 m (2,267 ft) and a length of 2.518 km (1.56 mi). Seizinger's winning time was 88.89 seconds, yielding an average course speed of 101.978 km/h (63.4 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 7.774 m/s (25.5 ft/s).
Results
The race was started at 10:30 local time, (UTC +9). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was −5.3 °C (22 °F), and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was 2.5 °C (36 °F).
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