The Men's downhill competition at the 2015 World Championships was held on Saturday, February 7.[1][2]
| Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Birds of Prey Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||
| Date | February 7, 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:43.18 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Birds of Prey Beaver Creek, Colorado |
| Vertical | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
| Top elevation | 3,483 m (11,427 ft) |
| Base elevation | 2,730 m (8,957 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.740 km (1.70 mi) |
Switzerland's Patrick Küng won the gold medal, Travis Ganong of the United States took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Beat Feuz of Switzerland.[3]
The race course was 2.740 km (1.70 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 753 m (2,470 ft) from a starting elevation of 3,483 m (11,427 ft) above sea level. Küng's winning time of 103.18 seconds yielded an average speed of 95.600 km/h (59.4 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.298 m/s (23.9 ft/s).[3]
Results edit
The race was started at 11:00 MST (UTC-7).[3]
References edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ a b c Final Results