Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom
| Men's slalom at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort Krasnaya Polyana, Russia | ||||||||||||
| Date | 22 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 115 from 61 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:41.84 | ||||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Qualification
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Men's Slalom | |
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| Location | Rosa Khutor |
| Vertical | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,160 m (3,806 ft) |
| Base elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
The men's slalom competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi was held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Saturday, 22 February.[1]
Summary
The tenth and final alpine event of the Olympics, the two runs were held in spring-like conditions. The temperature at the starting gate for the first run exceeded 7 °C (45 °F) and 5 °C (41 °F) for the second run at night. Of the top eight times after the first run, five did not finish the second run (André Myhrer, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Ted Ligety, Felix Neureuther, and Alexis Pinturault), which spawned criticism of the course.[2] The second run was set by Ante Kostelić, known for idiosyncratic gate settings. He is the father of competitor Ivica Kostelić of Croatia, who finished ninth.[3][4][5]
Less than seven weeks shy of his 35th birthday, Mario Matt of Austria became the oldest gold medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history.[4][5] The silver went to defending World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher, and Henrik Kristoffersen became the youngest male to medal in an Olympic alpine event at age 19.[2]
Results
The first run was held at 16:45[6] and the second run at 20:15.[7]
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References
- "Competition Schedule". SOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- Fendrich, Howard (February 22, 2014). "Mario Matt wins slalom amid controversy over course setup". Canada.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- Etchells, Tim (February 22, 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- Pennington, Bill (February 22, 2014). "Slalom champion sets an age record". New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- Moore, David Leon (February 22, 2014). "After fast start, Ted Ligety falls short in slalom". USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- 1st Run Results
- Final Results
External links
- FIS-Ski.com – 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom