Ice River (ski course)
{{Short description|Ski course in China}}
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! bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Ice River | |
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| Place: | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yanqing District |
| Mountain: | Xiaohaituo Mountain |
| Resort: | National Alpine Ski Centre |
| Opened: | 7 February 2022 |
| bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Giant slalom | |
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| Start: | {{convert|1925|m|0|abbr=on}} (AA) |
| Finish: | {{convert|1501|m|0|abbr=on}} |
| Vertical drop: | {{spaces|3}}{{convert|424|m|0|abbr=on}} |
| bgcolor=#b0c4de colspan=2 align="center" | Slalom | |
| Start: | {{convert|1712|m|0|abbr=on}} (AA) |
| Finish: | {{convert|1501|m|0|abbr=on}} |
| Vertical drop: | {{spaces|3}}{{convert|211|m|0|abbr=on}} |
Ice River is the Olympic technical ski course in China, located in Yanqing District, part of National Alpine Ski Centre resort, opened in 2022.{{cite web|title=Into the great unknown — and fast: The never-before-seen Olympic downhill course|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/04/beijing-olympics-alpine-skiing-downhill-course/|publisher=The Washington Post|date=4 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=Women's olympic giant slalom competition; Beijing 2022|url=https://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2022/AL/5198/2022AL5198SLR1.pdf|publisher=International Ski Federation|date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=Olympics Live: Shiffrin will start 7th in giant slalom race|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/feb/06/olympics-live-shiffrin-will-start-7th-in-giant-sla/|publisher=lasvegassun.com|date=6 February 2022}}
It is approximately {{convert|90|km}} northwest of Beijing. It has hosted the technical alpine skiing events of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
History
On 7 February 2022, premiere event was held on this course with women's olympic giant slalom event. Swedish skier Sara Hector, who was leading in the discipline the season, won gold. Mikaela Shiffrin did not finish the first run and Petra Vlhová reached 8th place.{{cite web|title=Sara Hector’s Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance|url=https://onherturf.nbcsports.com/2022/02/07/2022-winter-olympics-sara-hector-giant-slalom-gold/|publisher=nbcsports.com|date=7 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=Sara Hector takes giant slalom gold after Nina O'Brien crash causes delay|url=https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/beijing-2022/2022/winter-olympics-2022-sweden-s-sara-hector-takes-giant-slalom-gold-with-brilliant-final-run_sto8762719/story.shtml|publisher=nbcsports.com|date=7 February 2022}}
On 9 February 2022, Petra Vlhová, won a gold medal at women's olympic slalom, the only missing title in her career. Mikaela Shiffrin again did not finish the 1st run.{{cite web|title=Petra Vlhova wins first-ever Olympic medal in Alpine skiing for Slovakia – and it's gold|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/medals-update-petra-vlhova-wins-first-ever-olympic-medal|publisher=olympics.com|date=9 February 2022}}
Olympics
= Women =
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| align=right|7 February 2022 | align=center|GS | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sara Hector | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Brignone | {{flagicon|SUI}} Lara Gut-Behrami |
| align=right|9 February 2022 | align=center|SL | {{flagicon|SVK}} Petra Vlhová | {{flagicon|AUT}} Katharina Liensberger | {{flagicon|SUI}} Wendy Holdener |
| align=right|17 February 2022 | align=center|AC | {{flagicon|SUI}} Michelle Gisin | {{flagicon|SUI}} Wendy Holdener | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Brignone |
- Downhill in women's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
= Men =
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| align=right|10 February 2022 | align=center|AC | {{flagicon|AUT}} Johannes Strolz | {{flagicon|NOR}} Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | {{flagicon|CAN}} James Crawford |
| align=right|13 February 2022 | align=center|GS | {{flagicon|SUI}} Marco Odermatt | {{flagicon|SLO}} Žan Kranjec | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Faivre |
| align=right|16 February 2022 | align=center|SL | {{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Noël | {{flagicon|AUT}} Johannes Strolz | {{flagicon|NOR}} Sebastian Foss-Solevåg |
- Downhill in men's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
References
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External links
- [https://www.beijing2022.cn/en/olympics_/alphine_skiing.htm beijing2022.cn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421064314/https://www.beijing2022.cn/en/olympics_/alphine_skiing.htm |date=2021-04-21 }} official
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Category:Sports venues completed in 2021
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Category:2021 establishments in China
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