Ice River (ski course)
| Ice River | |
|---|---|
| Place: | China Yanqing District |
| Mountain: | Xiaohaituo Mountain |
| Resort: | National Alpine Ski Centre |
| Opened: | 7 February 2022 |
| Giant slalom | |
| Start: | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,501 m (4,925 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Slalom | |
| Start: | 1,712 m (5,617 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,501 m (4,925 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 211 m (692 ft) |
Ice River is the Olympic technical ski course in China, located in Yanqing District, part of National Alpine Ski Centre resort, opened in 2022.[1] [2] [3]
It is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Beijing. It has hosted the technical alpine skiing events of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
History
[edit ]On 7 February 2022, premiere event was held on this course with women's olympic giant slalom event. Swedish skier Sara Hector, who was leading in the discipline the season, won gold. Mikaela Shiffrin did not finish the first run and Petra Vlhová reached 8th place.[4] [5]
On 9 February 2022, Petra Vlhová, won a gold medal at women's olympic slalom, the only missing title in her career. Mikaela Shiffrin again did not finish the 1st run.[6]
Olympics
[edit ]Women
[edit ]
| Date | Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2022 | GS | Sweden Sara Hector | Italy Federica Brignone | Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami |
| 9 February 2022 | SL | Slovakia Petra Vlhová | Austria Katharina Liensberger | Switzerland Wendy Holdener |
| 17 February 2022 | AC | Switzerland Michelle Gisin | Switzerland Wendy Holdener | Italy Federica Brignone |
- Downhill in women's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
Men
[edit ]| Date | Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 2022 | AC | Austria Johannes Strolz | Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | Canada James Crawford |
| 13 February 2022 | GS | Switzerland Marco Odermatt | Slovenia Žan Kranjec | France Mathieu Faivre |
| 16 February 2022 | SL | France Clément Noël | Austria Johannes Strolz | Norway Sebastian Foss-Solevåg |
- Downhill in men's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Into the great unknown — and fast: The never-before-seen Olympic downhill course". The Washington Post. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's olympic giant slalom competition; Beijing 2022" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Olympics Live: Shiffrin will start 7th in giant slalom race". lasvegassun.com. 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Sara Hector's Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance". nbcsports.com. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Sara Hector takes giant slalom gold after Nina O'Brien crash causes delay". nbcsports.com. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Petra Vlhova wins first-ever Olympic medal in Alpine skiing for Slovakia – and it's gold". olympics.com. 9 February 2022.
External links
[edit ]- beijing2022.cn Archived 2021年04月21日 at the Wayback Machine official
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