The Men's downhill competition of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 at Åre, Sweden, was run on Sunday, February 11.[1][2]
| Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Åre ski resort | |||||||||
| Location | Åre, Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.68 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Men's Downhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | Olympia Åre, Sweden |
| Vertical | 844 m (2,769 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,240 m (4,068 ft) |
| Base elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.922 km (1.82 mi) |
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the gold medal, Jan Hudec of Canada took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Patrik Järbyn of host Sweden.[2]
The Olympia race course was 2.922 km (1.82 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 844 m (2,769 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,240 m (4,068 ft) above sea level.[2] Svindall's winning time of 104.68 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.489 km/h (62.4 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.0627 m/s (26.5 ft/s).
Results edit
Delayed a day due to fog, the race started at 10:00 CET (UTC+1) in fog. The air temperature was −12 °C (10 °F) at the starting gate and −8 °C (18 °F) at the finish.[2]
References edit
- ^ "FIS-Ski - event". 2007-09-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ a b c d "Final results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2023.