FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 – Men's downhill
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The Men's downhill competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 was held on Saturday, 9 February.[1][2]
Quick Facts Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019, Venue ...
Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 | ||||||||||
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Venue | Åre ski resort | |||||||||
Location | Åre, Sweden | |||||||||
Dates | 9 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 58 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:19.98 | |||||||||
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Quick Facts Men's Downhill, Location ...
Men's Downhill | |
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Location | Olympia Åre, Sweden |
Vertical | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
Top elevation | 1,033 m (3,389 ft) |
Base elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
Longest run | 2.172 km (1.35 mi) |
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In the final event of his international career, Aksel Lund Svindal won the silver medal, two-hundredths of a second behind compatriot and training partner Kjetil Jansrud.[3][4]
The race course was 2.172 km (1.35 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 637 m (2,090 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,033 m (3,389 ft) above sea level. Jansrud's winning time of 79.98 seconds yielded an average speed of 97.764 km/h (60.7 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.9645 m/s (26.1 ft/s).[5]