The Men's downhill competition at the 2017 World Championships was scheduled for Saturday, 11 February. Postponed due to fog, it was run from a lower start on Sunday, 12 February.[1][2]
| Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Corviglia, Piz Nair | |||||||||
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:38.91 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Corviglia St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Vertical | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) |
| Base elevation | 2,040 m (6,693 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.920 km (1.81 mi) |
Switzerland's Beat Feuz won the gold medal, Erik Guay of Canada took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Max Franz of Austria.[3]
The race course was 2.920 km (1.814 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 705 m (2,313 ft) from a starting elevation of 2,745 m (9,006 ft) above sea level. Feuz's winning time of 98.91 seconds yielded an average speed of 106.278 km/h (66.0 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.1277 m/s (23.4 ft/s).[3]
Results edit
The race started at 13:30 CET (UTC+1).[3] Its start was lowered 95 m (312 ft), shortening the length by 0.130 km (0.081 mi) to 2.920 km (1.814 mi).
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ Start list
- ^ a b c Final results