Women's downhill
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing
VenueNakiska
DateFebruary 19
Competitors35 from 14 nations
Winning time1:25.86
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marina Kiehl  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brigitte Oertli  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karen Percy  Canada
Women's downhill
LocationNakiska
Vertical   647 m (2,123 ft)
Top elevation2,179 m (7,149 ft)  
Base elevation1,532 m (5,026 ft)

The Women's Downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Friday, February 19.[1][2] The race was delayed a day due to high winds on Thursday.[3]

The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, while teammate Michela Figini was the defending Olympic and World Cup downhill champion and led the current season.[4][5]

West Germany's Marina Kiehl won the gold medal, Brigitte Oertli of Switzerland took silver, and Karen Percy of Canada was the bronze medalist; Walliser was fourth and Figini finished ninth.[6]

The course started at an elevation of 2,179 m (7,149 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 647 m (2,123 ft) and a course length of 2.238 km (1.39 mi). Kiehl's winning time was 85.86 seconds, yielding an average speed of 93.836 km/h (58.3 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 7.536 m/s (24.7 ft/s).

Results

The race was started at 10:00 local time, (UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was −2 °C (28 °F), and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was 4 °C (39 °F).

RankBibNameCountryTimeDifference
1st place, gold medalist(s)8Marina Kiehl West Germany1:25.86—
2nd place, silver medalist(s)12Brigitte Oertli Switzerland1:26.61+0.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Karen Percy Canada1:26.62+0.76
44Maria Walliser Switzerland1:26.89+1.03
515Laurie Graham Canada1:26.99+1.13
65Petra Kronberger Austria1:27.03+1.17
710Regine Mösenlechner West Germany1:27.16+1.30
814Elisabeth Kirchler Austria1:27.19+1.33
99Michela Figini Switzerland1:27.26+1.40
1024Lucia Medzihradská Czechoslovakia1:27.28+1.42
113Chantal Bournissen Switzerland1:27.46+1.60
1220Carole Merle France1:27.53+1.67
131Michaela Gerg West Germany1:27.83+1.97
1425Emi Kawabata Japan1:27.85+1.99
1513Kerrin Lee Canada1:28.07+2.21
1611Golnur Postnikova Soviet Union1:28.23+2.37
1721Claudine Emonet France1:28.36+2.50
1819Edith Thys United States1:28.53+2.67
1927Michaela Marzola Italy1:28.69+2.83
2026Kristin Krone United States1:29.13+3.27
2123Christina Meier-Höck West Germany1:29.30+3.44
2228Wendy Lumby Great Britain1:29.76+3.90
2330Sachiko Yamamoto Japan1:30.15+4.29
2422Ludmila Milanová Czechoslovakia1:30.42+4.56
2529Clare Booth Great Britain1:32.50+6.64
2632Jolanda Kindle Liechtenstein1:32.88+7.02
2736Carolina Eiras Argentina1:37.37+11.51
2834Astrid Steverlynck Argentina1:41.64+15.78
-37Mariela Vallecillo ArgentinaDNF-
-35Mihaela Fera RomaniaDNF-
-33Jacqueline Vogt LiechtensteinDNF-
-18Hilary Lindh United StatesDNF-
-17Anita Wachter AustriaDNF-
-7Kellie Casey CanadaDNF-
-2Sigrid Wolf AustriaDNF-
-31Ingrid Grant Great BritainDNS-
-16Catherine Quittet FranceDNS-
-Pam Fletcher United StatesDNS-
Source:[1][3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. skiers getting all the breaks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. February 19, 1988. p. 5B.
  4. ↑ "1987 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "1987 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Women's Downhill". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 20, 1988. p. B3.
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