The men's
super-G competition of the
Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on Tuesday, 8 February, on the "
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" course at
Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre ski resort in
Yanqing District.
Matthias Mayer
Matthias Mayer (; born 9 June 1990) is an Austrian retired FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and
Career
Born in Afritz am See in Carinthia (state), Carinthia, Mayer made his World Cup debut in Sestriere in Feb ...
of Austria defended his 2018 title.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States won the silver medal, and
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competes in four events, with a main focus on super-G and downhill.[Beat Feuz
Beat Feuz (; born 11 February 1987) is a Swiss FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer, specializing in the speed events of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G. He is 2017 World champion and 2022 Olympic ch ...]
, and the bronze medalist,
Kjetil Jansrud
Kjetil Jansrud (born 28 August 1985) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion. He competed in all alpine disciplines apart from slalom, and his best event was the giant slalom where he has six World Cup podiums and a ...
, qualified for the event. Prior to the Olympics, five
World Cup super-G events were held: Aamodt Kilde was leading the ranking, followed by
Marco Odermatt
Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who races in giant slalom and the speed disciplines. Odermatt competed for Switzerland at two Junior World Championships and three World Championships.
Career
At the ...
and Mayer.
Vincent Kriechmayr
Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.
Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill.
Career
Born in Li ...
was the reigning
world champion, with
Romed Baumann and
Alexis Pinturault
Alexis Pinturault () (born 20 March 1991) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist.
With 34 World Cup victories, Pinturault is the most successful French skier in World Cup history. He represented France at six World Champion ...
being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.
Qualification
Results
The race was started at 11:00
local time, (
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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Men's alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics