The event was held on February 23 at Deer Valley. Pre-race favorite Bode Miller fell off the course in the second run, and many of the other top competitors struggled with an extremely challenging course.[1]
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| Venue | Deer Valley | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 23 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 78 from 43 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:41.06 | ||||||||||||
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Alain Baxter of Great Britain originally took the bronze, but was disqualified after testing positive for traces of methamphetamine. This apparently occurred because Baxter had used a Vicks inhaler from Canada, which had a slightly different chemical content from the legal British Vicks inhaler.
Results edit
Complete results from the men's slalom event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
References edit
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.