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Ice River is the Olympic technical ski course in China, located in Yanqing District, part of National Alpine Ski Centre resort, opened in 2022.[1][2][3]
| Ice River | |
|---|---|
| Place: |  Yanqing District |
| Mountain: | Xiaohaituo Mountain |
| Resort: | National Alpine Ski Centre |
| Opened: | 7 February 2022 |
| Giant slalom | |
| Start: | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,501 m (4,925 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Slalom | |
| Start: | 1,712 m (5,617 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,501 m (4,925 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 211 m (692 ft) |
It is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Beijing, currently hosting 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 is leading in the discipline this season, more than deserved took the gold medal. Competition didn't go so well for other two favorites, Mikaela Shiffrin who didn't not finish the first run, and Petra Vlhová who reached really average result at 8th place.[4][5]
On 9 February 2022, the beat in the season and leading in the discipline Petra Vlhová, took gold medal at women's olympic slalom, the only missing title in her career. Mikaela Shiffrin again did not finish the 1st run.[6]
Olympics
Women
| Date | Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2022 | GS |  Sara Hector |  Federica Brignone |  Lara Gut-Behrami |
| 9 February 2022 | SL |  Petra Vlhová |  Katharina Liensberger | Wendy Holdener |
| 17 February 2022 | AC | Michelle Gisin | Wendy Holdener | Federica Brignone |
- Downhill in women's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
Men
| Date | Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 2022 | AC | Johannes Strolz |  Aleksander Aamodt Kilde |  James Crawford |
| 13 February 2022 | GS | Marco Odermatt |  Žan Kranjec |  Mathieu Faivre |
| 16 February 2022 | SL | Clément Noël | Johannes Strolz | Sebastian Foss-Solevåg |
- Downhill in men's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
References
- "Into the great unknown — and fast: The never-before-seen Olympic downhill course". The Washington Post. 4 February 2022.
- "Women's olympic giant slalom competition; Beijing 2022" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 6 February 2022.
- "Olympics Live: Shiffrin will start 7th in giant slalom race". lasvegassun.com. 6 February 2022.
- "Sara Hector's Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance". nbcsports.com. 7 February 2022.
- "Sara Hector takes giant slalom gold after Nina O'Brien crash causes delay". nbcsports.com. 7 February 2022.
- "Petra Vlhova wins first-ever Olympic medal in Alpine skiing for Slovakia – and it's gold". olympics.com. 9 February 2022.
External links
- beijing2022.cn official
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