The men'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 ...
competition of the
Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at
Kvitfjell
Kvitfjell () is a ski resort in Norway, located in the municipality of Ringebu.
Developed for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, it is one of the most modern resorts in the world, with snowmaking on 80% of the alpine pistes. Based near ...
on Thursday, 17 February.
Norway's
Kjetil André Aamodt
Kjetil André Aamodt (born 2 September 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup. He is one of the most successful alpine ski racers from Norway.
Biography
Born ...
was the defending Olympic and
World Cup
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super-G champion and
Marc Girardelli
Marc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963) is an Austrian–Luxembourgish former alpine ski racer, a five-time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.
Biography
Born in Lustenau, Austria into a family originally from ...
led the
current season.
Germany's
Markus Wasmeier won the gold medal, downhill champion
Tommy Moe took the silver (on his 24th birthday), and Aamodt was the bronze medalist.
The ''Olympiabakken'' course started at an
elevation
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of above
sea level
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with a vertical drop of and a course length of . Wasmeier's winning time was 92.53 seconds, yielding an average course speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of .
Results
The race was started at 11:00
local time, (
UTC
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+1). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was , and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was lower, at .
:
References
External links
FIS results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's Super G
Men's Super G
Winter Olympics
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