FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's downhill
| Women's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Engiadina, Piz Nair | |||||||||
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 February 2017 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:32.85 | |||||||||
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| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Engiadina St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Vertical | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) |
| Base elevation | 2,040 m (6,693 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.633 km (1.64 mi) |
The Women's downhill competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on Sunday, 12 February 2017.[1][2]
Slovenia's Ilka Štuhec won the gold medal, Stephanie Venier of Austria took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Lindsey Vonn of the United States.[3]
The race course was 2.633 km (1.64 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 705 m (2,313 ft) from a starting elevation of 2,745 m (9,006 ft) above sea level. Štuhec's winning time of 92.85 seconds yielded an average speed of 102.087 km/h (63.4 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.593 m/s (24.9 ft/s).[3]
Results
The race started at 11:15 CET (UTC+1).[3]
