Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

The Women's Downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Friday, February 19.[1][2] The race was delayed a day due to high winds on Thursday.[3]

Women's downhill
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
VenueNakiska
DateFebruary 19
Competitors35 from 14 nations
Winning time1:25.86
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marina Kiehl  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brigitte Oertli  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karen Percy  Canada
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Women's downhill
LocationNakiska
Vertical   647 m (2,123 ft)
Top elevation2,179 m (7,149 ft)  
Base elevation1,532 m (5,026 ft)

The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, while teammate Michela Figini was the defending Olympic and World Cup downhill champion and led the current season.[4][5]

West Germany's Marina Kiehl won the gold medal, Brigitte Oertli of Switzerland took silver, and Karen Percy of Canada was the bronze medalist; Walliser was fourth and Figini finished ninth.[6]

The course started at an elevation of 2,179 m (7,149 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 647 m (2,123 ft) and a course length of 2.238 km (1.39 mi). Kiehl's winning time was 85.86 seconds, yielding an average speed of 93.836 km/h (58.3 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 7.536 m/s (24.7 ft/s).

Results

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The race was started at 10:00 local time, (UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was −2 °C (28 °F), and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was 4 °C (39 °F).

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
  8 Marina Kiehl   West Germany 1:25.86
  12 Brigitte Oertli   Switzerland 1:26.61 +0.75
  6 Karen Percy   Canada 1:26.62 +0.76
4 4 Maria Walliser   Switzerland 1:26.89 +1.03
5 15 Laurie Graham   Canada 1:26.99 +1.13
6 5 Petra Kronberger   Austria 1:27.03 +1.17
7 10 Regine Mösenlechner   West Germany 1:27.16 +1.30
8 14 Elisabeth Kirchler   Austria 1:27.19 +1.33
9 9 Michela Figini   Switzerland 1:27.26 +1.40
10 24 Lucia Medzihradská   Czechoslovakia 1:27.28 +1.42
11 3 Chantal Bournissen   Switzerland 1:27.46 +1.60
12 20 Carole Merle   France 1:27.53 +1.67
13 1 Michaela Gerg   West Germany 1:27.83 +1.97
14 25 Emi Kawabata   Japan 1:27.85 +1.99
15 13 Kerrin Lee   Canada 1:28.07 +2.21
16 11 Golnur Postnikova   Soviet Union 1:28.23 +2.37
17 21 Claudine Emonet   France 1:28.36 +2.50
18 19 Edith Thys   United States 1:28.53 +2.67
19 27 Michaela Marzola   Italy 1:28.69 +2.83
20 26 Kristin Krone   United States 1:29.13 +3.27
21 23 Christina Meier-Höck   West Germany 1:29.30 +3.44
22 28 Wendy Lumby   Great Britain 1:29.76 +3.90
23 30 Sachiko Yamamoto   Japan 1:30.15 +4.29
24 22 Ludmila Milanová   Czechoslovakia 1:30.42 +4.56
25 29 Clare Booth   Great Britain 1:32.50 +6.64
26 32 Jolanda Kindle   Liechtenstein 1:32.88 +7.02
27 36 Carolina Eiras   Argentina 1:37.37 +11.51
28 34 Astrid Steverlynck   Argentina 1:41.64 +15.78
- 37 Mariela Vallecillo   Argentina DNF -
- 35 Mihaela Fera   Romania DNF -
- 33 Jacqueline Vogt   Liechtenstein DNF -
- 18 Hilary Lindh   United States DNF -
- 17 Anita Wachter   Austria DNF -
- 7 Kellie Casey   Canada DNF -
- 2 Sigrid Wolf   Austria DNF -
- 31 Ingrid Grant   Great Britain DNS -
- 16 Catherine Quittet   France DNS -
- Pam Fletcher   United States DNS -
Source:[1][3][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. skiers getting all the breaks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. February 19, 1988. p. 5B.
  4. ^ "1987 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "1987 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Women's Downhill". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 20, 1988. p. B3.
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