The Women's downhill competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 was held at Roc de Fer ski course in Méribel, France, on Saturday, 11 February.[1][2][3]
| FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 at the Women's downhill | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Roc de Fer | |||||||||
| Location | Méribel, France | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Roc de Fer Méribel, France |
| Vertical | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,150 m (7,054 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,465 m (4,806 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.413 km (1.50 mi) |
Switzerland's Jasmine Flury won the gold medal, Nina Ortlieb of Austria took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Corinne Suter of Switzerland.[3]
The race course was 2.413 km (1.50 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 685 m (2,247 ft) from a starting elevation of 2,150 m (7,054 ft) above sea level. Flury's winning time of 88.03 seconds yielded an average speed of 98.680 km/h (61.3 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.781 m/s (25.5 ft/s).[3]
Results edit
The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was −5 °C (23 °F) at the starting gate and −4 °C (25 °F) at the finish.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Calendar" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Final results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2022.