FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's downhill
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The Women's downhill competition at the 2015 World Championships was held on Friday, February 6.[1][2]
VenueRaptor
Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S.
Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S.
DateFebruary 6, 2015
Competitors39 from 19 nations
Winningtime1:45.89
| Women's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Raptor Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||
| Date | February 6, 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.89 | |||||||||
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LocationRaptor
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Vertical 710 m (2,329 ft)
Top elevation3,440 m (11,286 ft)
Baseelevation2,730 m (8,957 ft)
| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Raptor Beaver Creek, Colorado |
| Vertical | 710 m (2,329 ft) |
| Top elevation | 3,440 m (11,286 ft) |
| Base elevation | 2,730 m (8,957 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.530 km (1.57 mi) |
Slovenia's Tina Maze won the gold medal, Anna Fenninger of Austria took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Lara Gut of Switzerland.[3]
The race course was 2.530 km (1.57 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 710 m (2,329 ft) from a starting elevation of 3,440 m (11,286 ft) above sea level. Maze's winning time of 105.89 seconds yielded an average speed of 86.014 km/h (53.4 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 6.705 m/s (22.0 ft/s).[3]
Results
The race started at 11:00 MST (UTC−7).[3]
