Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre in Yanqing District, China.[1] The competitions took place from 6 to 20 February 2022.

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Venue"Rock" (speed events),
"Ice River" (technical events),
"Rainbow" (team event),
Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre,
Yanqing District
Dates7–20 February
No. of events11 (5 men, 5 women, 1 mixed)
 2018
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Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics is located in China
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Locations in China

Speed events were held on "Rock" course and technical events on "Ice River" course, for both men and women. Team event was held on "Rainbow."

A total of 306 quota spots (153 per gender) were distributed to the alpine skiing, a reduction of 14 from 2018.[2] Eleven events were contested: five for men, five for women, and one mixed (team).[3]

Qualification

A maximum of 306 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of twenty-two athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of eleven men or eleven women.[4]

On January 24, 2022, the IOC granted four extra male quotas while the FIS began investigating the legitimacy of some low level qualifying events.[5]

Competition schedule

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The competition schedule was altered from the original schedule due to weather conditions in Yanqing.[6] All times were local (UTC+8).[7]

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DateTimeEventCourse
7 February12:00Men's downhill"Rock"
7 February9:30
14:30
Women's giant slalom"Ice River"
8 February11:00Men's super-G"Rock"
9 February10:15
13:45
Women's slalom"Ice River"
10 February10:30
14:15
Men's combined"Rock"/
"Ice River"
11 February11:00Women's super-G"Rock"
13 February10:15
15:00
Men's giant slalom"Ice River"
15 February11:30Women's downhill"Rock"
16 February10:15
13:45
Men's slalom"Ice River"
17 February10:30
14:00
Women's combined"Rock"/
"Ice River"
20 February9:00Team event"Rainbow"
Source:[8]   Times are (UTC+8)
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Notes
  • Men's downhill was postponed (high winds) from 6 to 7 February.[9]
  • Team event was postponed (strong winds) from 19 to 20 February.[10]

Course information

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Date Race Start
elevation
Finish
elevation
Vertical
drop
Course
length
Average
gradient
7 February Downhill – men 2,179 m (7,149 ft) 1,285 m (4,216 ft) 894 m (2,933 ft) 3.152 km (1.96 mi) 28.4%
15 February Downhill – women 2,050 m (6,726 ft) 1,285 m (4,216 ft) 765 m (2,510 ft) 2.704 km (1.68 mi) 28.3%
10 February Downhill – (AC) – men 2,179 m (7,149 ft) 1,285 m (4,216 ft) 894 m (2,933 ft) 3.152 km (1.96 mi) 28.4%
17 February Downhill – (AC) – women 2,050 m (6,726 ft) 1,285 m (4,216 ft) 765 m (2,510 ft) 2.704 km (1.68 mi) 28.3%
8 February Super-G – men 1,930 m (6,332 ft) 1,285 m (4,216 ft) 645 m (2,116 ft) 2.267 km (1.41 mi) 28.5%
11 February Super-G – women 1,825 m (5,988 ft) 1,285 m (4,216 ft) 540 m (1,772 ft) 1.984 km (1.23 mi) 27.2%
13 February Giant slalom – men 1,925 m (6,316 ft) 1,501 m (4,925 ft) 424 m (1,391 ft)
7 February Giant slalom – women 1,925 m (6,316 ft) 1,501 m (4,925 ft) 424 m (1,391 ft)
16 February Slalom – men 1,712 m (5,617 ft) 1,501 m (4,925 ft) 211 m (692 ft)
9 February Slalom – women 1,712 m (5,617 ft) 1,501 m (4,925 ft) 211 m (692 ft)
10 February Slalom – (AC) – men 1,712 m (5,617 ft) 1,501 m (4,925 ft) 211 m (692 ft)
17 February Slalom – (AC) – women 1,712 m (5,617 ft) 1,501 m (4,925 ft) 211 m (692 ft)
20 February Team event 1,603 m (5,259 ft) 1,487 m (4,879 ft) 116 m (381 ft)
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Medal summary

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Switzerland led all nations in the medal standings with five gold and nine medals overall.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland5139
2 Austria3317
3 France1113
4 Slovakia1001
 Sweden1001
6 Italy0224
7 Norway0134
8 Germany0101
 Slovenia0101
 United States0101
11 Canada0011
Totals (11 entries)11111133
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Medalists

Men's events

Women's events

Mixed

Participating nations

79 nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events.

References

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