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Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Hafjell on Thursday, February 24.[1][2]
| Women's giant slalom at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hafjell |
| Date | February 24 |
| Competitors | 47 from 19 nations |
| Winning time | 2:30.97 |
| Medalists | |
The defending world champion was Carole Merle of France, as well as the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, while Austria's Anita Wachter led the current season. [3][4]
Italy's Deborah Compagnoni won the gold medal, Martina Ertl of Germany took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland.[5] Compagnoni led after the first run, followed by Hilde Gerg of Germany and Wachter; Gerg failed to finish, Wachter was fourth, and Merle was fifth.
Compagnoni dedicated the win to her late friend Ulrike Maier of Austria, who died after a crash in a downhill event in late January.[5]
Results Edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Compagnoni | Italy | 1:20.37 | 1:10.60 | 2:30.97 | — | |
| Martina Ertl | Germany | 1:21.34 | 1:10.85 | 2:32.19 | +1.22 | |
| Vreni Schneider | Switzerland | 1:21.29 | 1:11.68 | 2:32.97 | +2.00 | |
| 4 | Anita Wachter | Austria | 1:21.18 | 1:11.88 | 2:33.06 | +2.09 |
| 5 | Carole Merle | France | 1:21.56 | 1:11.88 | 2:33.44 | +2.47 |
| 6 | Eva Twardokens | United States | 1:22.12 | 1:12.29 | 2:34.41 | +3.44 |
| 7 | Lara Magoni | Italy | 1:21.85 | 1:12.82 | 2:34.67 | +3.70 |
| 8 | Marianne Kjørstad | Norway | 1:21.81 | 1:12.98 | 2:34.79 | +3.82 |
| 9 | Heidi Zeller-Bähler | Switzerland | 1:23.14 | 1:12.00 | 2:35.14 | +4.17 |
| 10 | Christina Meier-Höck | Germany | 1:22.02 | 1:13.20 | 2:35.22 | +4.25 |
| 11 | Birgit Heeb | Liechtenstein | 1:22.58 | 1:13.51 | 2:36.09 | +5.12 |
| 12 | Špela Pretnar | Slovenia | 1:22.81 | 1:13.30 | 2:36.11 | +5.14 |
| 13 | Anne-Lise Parisien | United States | 1:23.55 | 1:12.89 | 2:36.44 | +5.47 |
| 14 | Sylvia Eder | Austria | 1:23.03 | 1:13.45 | 2:36.48 | +5.51 |
| 15 | Karin Roten | Switzerland | 1:23.22 | 1:13.33 | 2:36.55 | +5.58 |
| 16 | Sabina Panzanini | Italy | 1:22.94 | 1:13.69 | 2:36.63 | +5.66 |
| 17 | Ainhoa Ibarra | Spain | 1:23.36 | 1:13.31 | 2:36.67 | +5.70 |
| 18 | Régine Cavagnoud | France | 1:23.45 | 1:13.33 | 2:36.78 | +5.81 |
| 19 | Trine Bakke-Rognmo | Norway | 1:23.63 | 1:13.55 | 2:37.18 | +6.21 |
| 20 | Urška Hrovat | Slovenia | 1:23.61 | 1:14.55 | 2:38.16 | +7.19 |
| 21 | María José Rienda | Spain | 1:24.62 | 1:14.83 | 2:39.45 | +8.48 |
| 22 | Mónica Bosch | Spain | 1:25.62 | 1:15.61 | 2:41.23 | +10.26 |
| 23 | Ásta Halldórsdóttir | Iceland | 1:28.02 | 1:16.18 | 2:44.20 | +13.23 |
| 24 | Zali Steggall | Australia | 1:28.68 | 1:17.46 | 2:46.14 | +15.17 |
| - | Hilde Gerg | Germany | 1:21.00 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Katja Seizinger | Germany | 1:21.62 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Switzerland | 1:21.71 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Alenka Dovžan | Slovenia | 1:22.60 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Heidi Voelker | United States | 1:23.08 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Caroline Gedde-Dahl | Norway | 1:23.42 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Diann Roffe | United States | 1:23.99 | DNS | - | - |
| - | Leila Piccard | France | 1:24.58 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Mélanie Turgeon | Canada | 1:25.10 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Vicky Grau | Andorra | 1:26.05 | DNF | - | - |
| - | Olha Lohinova | Ukraine | 1:26.78 | DNS | - | - |
| - | Pernilla Wiberg | Sweden | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Morena Gallizio | Italy | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Sophie Lefranc | France | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Kristina Andersson | Sweden | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Ylva Nowén | Sweden | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Katja Koren | Slovenia | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Austria | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Erika Hansson | Sweden | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Caroline Poussier | Andorra | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Emma Carrick-Anderson | Great Britain | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Nataliya Buga | Russia | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Éva Koch | Hungary | DNF | - | - | - |
- Source:[1]
References Edit
- ^ a b "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympiske Organisasjonskomité. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "1993 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "1993 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Emotional Compagnoni dedicates medal to Maier". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 25, 1994. p. 7D.