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Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympic Games Alpine skiing

Downhill Men:

  1. Fritz Strobl (AUT)
  2. Lasse Kjus (NOR)
  3. Stephan Eberharter (AUT)

Big favorite Eberharter is beaten by a compatriot and the all-rounder Kjus.

Super-G Men:

  1. Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR)
  2. Stephan Eberharter (AUT)
  3. Andreas Schifferer (AUT)

10 year after his first Olympic title, Aamodt wins his second Super-G gold and his second gold of the Games.

Combined Men:

  1. Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR)
  2. Bode Miller (USA)
  3. Benjamin Raich (AUT)

Miller skies from a 15th place on the downhilll to a silver medal, leaving less than 3 tenths of a second to Aamodt, who a record sixth Olympic medal in alpine skiing.

Giant Slalom Men:

  1. Stephan Eberharter (AUS)
  2. Bode Miller (USA)
  3. Lasse Kjus (NOR)

Slalom Men:

Medals to be awarded on Saturday, February 23.

Downhill Women:

  1. Carole Montillet (FRA)
  2. Isolde Kostner (ITA)
  3. Renate Götschl (AUT)

Montillet suprises favorites Kostner, Götschl and Gerg.

France's Montillet Wins Women's Downhill, The New York Times, February 12, 2002

Super-G Women:

  1. Daniela Ceccarelli (ITA)
  2. Janica Kostelic (CRO)
  3. Karen Putzer (ITA)

The podium is completely filled with suprises as the favourites fail to medal.

Combined Women:

  1. Janica Kostelic (CRO)
  2. Renate Götschl (AUT)
  3. Martina Ertl (GER)

After recovering from a 2001 knee injury, Kostelic wins the first medal for Croatia at the Winter Games.

Giant Slalom Women

Medals to be awarded on Friday, February 22.

Slalom Women (Wednesday, February 20)

  1. Janica Kostelic (CRO)
  2. Laure Pequegnot (FRA)
  3. Anja Paerson (Sweden)\n