Английская Википедия:Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Olympic event Шаблон:Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Шаблон:Infobox ski area The Women's downhill competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Meribel on Saturday, 15 February.[1][2]
The defending world champion was Petra Kronberger of Austria, while Switzerland's Chantal Bournissen was the defending World Cup downhill champion and Germany's Katja Seizinger led the current season.[3][4]
Kerrin Lee-Gartner of Canada won the gold medal, Hilary Lindh of the United States took the silver, and Veronika Wallinger of Austria was the bronze medalist. Seizinger and Kronberger were close behind and just off the podium, while Bournissen failed to finish.[5][6][7] (Seizinger won the next two editions in 1994 and 1998.)
The Roc de Fer (iron rock) course started at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert above sea level with a vertical drop of Шаблон:Convert and a course length of Шаблон:Convert. Lee-Gartner's winning time was 112.55 seconds, yielding an average course speed of Шаблон:Convert, with an average vertical descent rate of Шаблон:Convert.
Lee-Gartner was the first from outside the Alps to win a women's speed event (downhill, super-G) at the Olympics; through 2018, she remains the only Canadian to win an Olympic speed event.
Results
The race was started at 11:15 local time, (UTC +1). At the starting gate, the skies were overcast, the temperature was Шаблон:Convert, and the snow condition was fresh; the temperature at the finish was lower, at Шаблон:Convert.
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External links
Шаблон:Footer Olympic Champions Downhill Women