The Women's
Downhill
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competition of the
Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Happo-One at
Hakuba
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on Monday, February 16.
The race was delayed two days due to rain and fog.
The defending
world champion
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was
Hilary Lindh
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Life
Born in Juneau, Alaska, Lindh learned to ski and ...
of the United States, while Austria's
Renate Goetschl
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was the defending
World Cup
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downhill champion.
Katja Seizinger
Katja Seizinger (; born 10 May 1972) is a former World Cup alpine ski racing champion, Germany's most successful alpine skier.
Biography
Born in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won e ...
successfully defended her Olympic title,
Pernilla Wiberg
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took the silver, and
Florence Masnada
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was the bronze medalist.
elevation
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of above sea level
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with a vertical drop of and a length of . Seizinger's winning time was 88.89 seconds, yielding an average course speed of
, with an average vertical descent rate of .
Results
The race was started at 10:30 local time
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, ( UTC +9). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was , and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was .
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References
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Women's downhill
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Women's events at the 1998 Winter Olympics