FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's downhill
The Men's Downhill competition at the 2011 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was the fourth race of the championships, run under spring-like conditions on Saturday, February 12.[1]
| Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kandahar 2, Garmisch Classic |
| Location | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Dates | 12 February |
| Competitors | 54 from 24 nations |
| Winning time | 1:58.41 |
| Medalists | |
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| Men's Downhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kandahar 2 Garmisch Classic, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Vertical | 920 m (3,018 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,690 m (5,545 ft) |
| Base elevation | 770 m (2,526 ft) |
| Longest run | 3.300 km (2.05 mi) |
Canada's Erik Guay won the gold medal, Didier Cuche of Switzerland took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Christof Innerhofer of Italy.[2]
Mostly in the shade, the north-facing slope of the Kandahar 2 course at Garmisch Classic was 3.300 km (2.05 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 920 m (3,018 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,690 m (5,545 ft) above sea level. Guay's winning time of 118.41 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.329 km/h (62.3 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.7696 m/s (25.5 ft/s).[2] Fifty four athletes from 24 countries competed.[3]
Results Edit
The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was 3 °C (37 °F) at the starting gate and 9 °C (48 °F) at the finish.[2]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Erik Guay | Canada | 1:58.41 | — | |
| 18 | Didier Cuche | Switzerland | 1:58.73 | +0.32 | |
| 9 | Christof Innerhofer | Italy | 1:59.17 | +0.76 | |
| 4 | 20 | Romed Baumann | Austria | 1:59.51 | +1.10 |
| 5 | 17 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | 1:59.83 | +1.42 |
| 6 | 12 | Andrej Šporn | Slovenia | 2:00.25 | +1.84 |
| 7 | 16 | Michael Walchhofer | Austria | 2:00.28 | +1.87 |
| 8 | 13 | Johan Clarey | France | 2:00.35 | +1.94 |
| 9 | 29 | Beat Feuz | Switzerland | 2:00.47 | +2.06 |
| 10 | 6 | Ambrosi Hoffmann | Switzerland | 2:00.48 | +2.07 |
| 11 | 21 | Klaus Kröll | Austria | 2:00.58 | +2.17 |
| 12 | 19 | Silvan Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 2:00.75 | +2.34 |
| 13 | 5 | Steven Nyman | United States | 2:00.80 | +2.39 |
| 14 | 14 | Peter Fill | Italy | 2:00.81 | +2.40 |
| 15 | 22 | Bode Miller | United States | 2:00.83 | +2.42 |
| 16 | 26 | Hannes Reichelt | Austria | 2:00.99 | +2.58 |
| 17 | 8 | Andrej Jerman | Slovenia | 2:01.16 | +2.75 |
| 18 | 4 | Benjamin Thomsen | Canada | 2:01.18 | +2.77 |
| 19 | 2 | Rok Perko | Slovenia | 2:01.50 | +3.09 |
| 20 | 25 | Dominik Paris | Italy | 2:01.55 | +3.14 |
| 21 | 35 | Ondřej Bank | Czech Republic | 2:01.77 | +3.36 |
| 22 | 15 | Werner Heel | Italy | 2:01.79 | +3.38 |
| 23 | 28 | Guillermo Fayed | France | 2:01.99 | +3.58 |
| 24 | 31 | Travis Ganong | United States | 2:02.19 | +3.78 |
| 25 | 23 | Jan Hudec | Canada | 2:02.45 | +4.04 |
| 26 | 30 | Hans Olsson | Sweden | 2:02.49 | +4.08 |
| 27 | 32 | Andreas Romar | Finland | 2:02.50 | +4.09 |
| 28 | 7 | Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Croatia | 2:02.57 | +4.16 |
| 29 | 1 | Yannick Bertrand | France | 2:02.66 | +4.25 |
| 30 | 24 | Gašper Markič | Slovenia | 2:02.99 | +4.58 |
| 31 | 27 | Tobias Stechert | Germany | 2:03.31 | +4.90 |
| 32 | 37 | Ferrán Terra | Spain | 2:03.79 | +5.38 |
| 33 | 34 | Mirko Deflorian | Moldova | 2:04.04 | +5.63 |
| 34 | 43 | Kevin Esteve Rigail | Andorra | 2:04.58 | +6.17 |
| 35 | 36 | Lars Elton Myhre | Norway | 2:04.93 | +6.52 |
| 36 | 45 | Georgi Georgiev | Bulgaria | 2:05.19 | +6.78 |
| 37 | 42 | Paul de la Cuesta | Spain | 2:05.74 | +7.33 |
| 38 | 39 | TJ Baldwin | Great Britain | 2:06.54 | +8.13 |
| 39 | 50 | Nikola Chongarov | Bulgaria | 2:06.57 | +8.16 |
| 40 | 44 | Yuri Danilochkin | Belarus | 2:06.99 | +8.58 |
| 41 | 48 | Michał Kłusak | Poland | 2:07.64 | +9.23 |
| 42 | 40 | Igor Zakurdaev | Kazakhstan | 2:07.66 | +9.25 |
| 43 | 51 | Igor Laikert | Bosnia | 2:08.70 | +10.29 |
| 44 | 54 | Rostyslav Feshchuk | Ukraine | 2:09.69 | +11.28 |
| 45 | 47 | Dmitriy Koshkin | Kazakhstan | 2:11.47 | +13.06 |
| 46 | 53 | Taras Pimenov | Kazakhstan | 2:12.30 | +13.89 |
| 47 | 52 | Pavel Chernichenko | Kazakhstan | 2:13.25 | +14.84 |
| 3 | Patrik Järbyn | Sweden | DNF | ||
| 11 | Adrien Théaux | France | DNF | ||
| 33 | Andreas Sander | Germany | DNF | ||
| 38 | Tin Široki | Croatia | DNF | ||
| 41 | Roger Vidosa | Andorra | DNF | ||
| 46 | Roberts Rode | Latvia | DNF | ||
| 49 | Martin Vráblík | Czech Republic | DNF |
References Edit
- ^ Ski Racing.com - Canada retains World DH title as Guay takes gold - 2011-02-12
- ^ a b c "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Results". FIS. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.