The women's
super-G
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event d ...
competition of the
Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 11 February 2022 on the "
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" course at
Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre ski resort in
Yanqing District
Yanqing District (), formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015, is a District (China), district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing. The district consists of 3 Subdistrict (China), subdistricts, 11 ...
.
of Switzerland won her first gold medal, confirming her status as a defending world champion.
Mirjam Puchner
Mirjam Puchner (born 18 May 1992) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer from St Johann im Pongau in Salzburg. She made her World Cup debut on 12 January 2013 in St. Anton, Austria. Puchner attained her first World Cup podium in March 2016 at ...
of Austria became the silver medalist, winning her first Olympic medal, and
Michelle Gisin
Michelle Gisin (; born 5 December 1993) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and competes in all disciplines. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, she won the Women's combined event in 2018 Winter Olympics, and Women's combined at the 2022 Winte ...
of Switzerland won bronze.
Ester Ledecká
Ester Ledecká (, born 23 March 1995) is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Ledecká won gold medals in the super-G in alpine skiing and in the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding, becoming the ...
was the defending champion. The silver medalist,
Anna Veith
Anna Veith (née Fenninger; born 18 June 1989) is an Austrian former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She was the overall World Cup champion for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Born in Hallein, Veith is from the village of Adnet in Sal ...
, and the bronze medalist,
Tina Weirather
Christina "Tina" Weirather (born 24 May 1989) is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Racing career
Weirather made her World Cup ...
, both retired from competitions. At the
2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, five super-G events were held before the Olympics.
Federica Brignone
Federica Brignone (born 14 July 1990) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She competes in all alpine disciplines, with a focus on giant slalom and super-G. Brignone won the World Cup overall title in 2020, becoming the first Italian femal ...
was leading the ranking, followed by
Elena Curtoni
Elena Curtoni (born 3 February 1991) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer.
Her sister Irene Curtoni is also a former World Cup racer.
Biography
Born in Morbegno, Sondrio, Lombardy, she has competed for Italy in five World Championships ...
and
Sofia Goggia
Sofia Goggia (; born 15 November 1992) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines and specialises in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
She is a two-time Olympic downhill medalist — gold at the 2018 Winter ...
. Gut-Behrami was the
2021 world champion, with
Corinne Suter and
Mikaela Shiffrin
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and World Cup alpine skier. She is a four-time Overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom, and a six-time winner of the World Cup ...
being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.
Qualification
Results
The race was started at 11:00
local time
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, (
UTC+8). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was , and the snow condition was hard packed.
References
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Women's alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics