The men's alpine combined of Alpine Skiing 2018 during the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 13 February 2018 in the Jeongseon Alpine Centre. With 65 athletes competing, the event was won by Marcel Hirscher from Austria, with Alexis Pinturault from France taking the silver medal and Victor Muffat-Jeandet from France taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of two races. First, a speed discipline is conducted with a downhill course. After the downhill event, a slalom event is scheduled. The competitor with the fastest combined time without missing any of the gates is the winner.
Preview[]
Sixty-five athletes qualified for the event, with Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud as main medal contenders. Ted Ligety could become the first two-time Olympic champion, after Torino 2006, and Luca Aerni (2017) and Marcel Hirscher (2015) had previously been world champions. Austrian Peter Fill, Jansrud, Alexis Pinturault and Victor Muffat-Jeandet were the skiers to watch out for, being the top four athletes in the current season.
Summary[]
Downhill[]
German skier Thomas Dressen raced to the fastest time in the downhill discipline, leaving Aksel Lund Svindal and Matthias Mayer behind him. Kjetil Jansrud consolidated his chances for a medal, finishing fourth, while outsider Christof Innerhofer managed to finish fifth, just before the man in form Peter Fill.
| Downhill Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time |
| 1 |  |
Thomas Dressen | 1:19.24 |
| 2 |  |
Aksel Lund Svindal | 1:19.31 |
| 3 |  |
Matthias Mayer | 1:19.37 |
| 4 | |
Kjetil Jansrud | 1:19.51 |
| 5 |  |
Christof Innerhofer | 1:19.77 |
| 6 | |
Peter Fill | 1:19.92 |
| 7 | |
Vincent Kriechmayr | 1:19.96 |
| 8 | |
Dominik Paris | 1:20.01 |
| 9 |  |
Jared Goldberg | 1:20.02 |
| 10 |  |
Alexis Pinturault | 1:20.28 |
| 11 |  |
Mauro Caviezel | 1:20.47 |
| 12 | |
Marcel Hirscher | 1:20.56 |
| 13 |  |
Martin Cater | 1:20.57 |
| 14 | |
Carlo Janka | 1:20.58 |
| 14 | |
Maxence Muzaton | 1:20.58 |
| 16 | |
Klemen Kosi | 1:20.61 |
| 17 | |
Thomas Mermillod Blondin | 1:20.89 |
| 18 | |
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | 1:20.92 |
| 19 | |
Marco Schwarz | 1:20.98 |
| 20 |  |
Christoffer Faarup | 1:21.08 |
| 21 | |
Stefan Hadalin | 1:21.15 |
| 22 |  |
Henrik Von Appen | 1:21.16 |
| 23 | |
Bryce Bennett | 1:21.18 |
| 24 |  |
Marko Vukicevic | 1:21.31 |
| 25 | |
Luca Aerni | 1:21.34 |
| 26 |  |
Benjamin Thomsen | 1:21.36 |
| 26 | |
Ted Ligety | 1:21.36 |
| 28 |  |
Filip Zubcic | 1:21.54 |
| 29 | |
Victor Muffat-Jeandet | 1:21.57 |
| 30 | |
Justin Murisier | 1:21.58 |
| 31 |  |
Marc Oliveras | 1:21.67 |
| 32 | |
Andreas Sander | 1:21.68 |
| 33 | |
Broderick Thompson | 1:21.75 |
| 34 |  |
Ondrej Berndt | 1:21.81 |
| 35 |  |
Andreas Romar | 1:21.94 |
| 36 | |
Josef Ferstl | 1:21.95 |
| 37 | |
James Crawford | 1:21.97 |
| 38 | |
Riccardo Tonetti | 1:21.99 |
| 39 | |
Linus Strasser | 1:22.03 |
| 40 | |
Natko Zrncic Dim | 1:22.07 |
| 41 |  |
Christopher Hoerl | 1:22.25 |
| 42 |  |
Igor Zakurdaev | 1:22.29 |
| 43 | |
Bostjan Kline | 1:22.42 |
| 44 |  |
Marco Pfiffner | 1:22.54 |
| 45 | |
Filip Forejtek | 1:22.56 |
| 46 |  |
Michal Klusak | 1:22.64 |
| 47 |  |
Olivier Jenot | 1:22.71 |
| 48 |  |
Yuri Danilochkin | 1:22.78 |
| 49 |  |
Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander | 1:22.94 |
| 50 | |
Joan Verdu | 1:23.01 |
| 51 |  |
Kristaps Zvejnieks | 1:23.02 |
| 51 |  |
Adam Zampa | 1:23.02 |
| 53 | |
Matej Falat | 1:23.21 |
| 54 | |
Jan Zabystran | 1:23.65 |
| 55 |  |
Albin Tahiri | 1:23.84 |
| 56 |  |
Kim Dong Woo | 1:24.02 |
| 57 |  |
Ivan Kovbasnyuk | 1:24.21 |
| 58 | |
Sebastian Foss-Solevaag | 1:24.35 |
| 59 | |
Marko Stevovic | 1:24.47 |
| 60 |  |
Dalibor Samsal | 1:25.17 |
| 61 |  |
Patrick McMillan | 1:25.77 |
| 62 | |
Marton Kekesi | 1:26.08 |
| - |  |
Pavel Trikhichev | DNF |
| - | |
Ryan Cochran-Siegle | DNF |
| - | |
Manuel Osborne-Paradis | DNF |
Slalom[]
Marcel Hirscher completely made up for the time he lost in the downhill, finishing almost two seconds before Thomas Dressen, with Victor Muffat-Jeandet only 0.01 seconds behind him in the slalom. Alexis Pinturault had the third-fastest time in slalom, keeping his advantage over Muffat-Jeandet, finishing second overall. Ted Ligety compensated for his 26th time downhill, having the fourth-fastest time in slalom, becoming fifth, only 0.1 seconds behind Marco Schwarz. Thomas Dressen, who had the fastest time in the first part of the combined, only get the 24th fastest time in slalom, just finishing in the top 10, while Aksel Lund Svindal and Matthias Mayer didn't finish the slalom.
| Slalom Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time |
| 1 | |
Marcel Hirscher | 45.96 |
| 2 | |
Victor Muffat-Jeandet | 45.97 |
| 3 | |
Alexis Pinturault | 46.47 |
| 4 | |
Ted Ligety | 46.61 |
| 5 | |
Marco Schwarz | 46.89 |
| 6 | |
Thomas Mermillod Blondin | 47.13 |
| 7 | |
Stefan Hadalin | 47.79 |
| 8 | |
Filip Zubcic | 48.06 |
| 9 | |
Adam Zampa | 48.08 |
| 10 | |
Ondrej Berndt | 48.10 |
| 11 | |
Luca Aerni | 48.18 |
| 12 | |
Riccardo Tonetti | 48.22 |
| 13 | |
Natko Zrncic Dim | 48.48 |
| 14 | |
Kristaps Zvejnieks | 48.74 |
| 15 | |
Klemen Kosi | 48.76 |
| 16 | |
Bryce Bennett | 48.79 |
| 17 | |
James Crawford | 48.80 |
| 18 | |
Mauro Caviezel | 49.13 |
| 19 | |
Kjetil Jansrud | 49.16 |
| 20 | |
Carlo Janka | 49.22 |
| 21 | |
Joan Verdu | 49.53 |
| 22 | |
Andreas Romar | 49.58 |
| 23 | |
Broderick Thompson | 49.63 |
| 24 | |
Thomas Dressen | 49.72 |
| 25 | |
Christof Innerhofer | 49.98 |
| 26 | |
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | 50.15 |
| 27 | |
Marko Vukicevic | 50.43 |
| 28 | |
Olivier Jenot | 50.73 |
| 29 | |
Dalibor Samsal | 50.77 |
| 30 | |
Marc Oliveras | 52.97 |
| 31 | |
Kim Dong Woo | 53.02 |
| 32 | |
Igor Zakurdaev | 53.18 |
| 33 | |
Marton Kekesi | 53.94 |
| 34 | |
Christoffer Faarup | 54.13 |
| 35 | |
Yuri Danilochkin | 55.94 |
| 36 | |
Albin Tahiri | 59.56 |
| 37 | |
Jared Goldberg | 1:02.86 |
| - | |
Peter Fill | DNF |
| - | |
Dominik Paris | DNF |
| - | |
Matthias Mayer | DNF |
| - | |
Justin Murisier | DNF |
| - | |
Martin Cater | DNF |
| - | |
Vincent Kriechmayr | DNF |
| - | |
Maxence Muzaton | DNF |
| - | |
Linus Strasser | DNF |
| - | |
Marco Pfiffner | DNF |
| - | |
Jan Zabystan | DNF |
| - | |
Sebastian Foss-Solevaag | DNF |
| - | |
Filip Forejtek | DNF |
| - | |
Michal Klusak | DNF |
| - | |
Matej Falat | DNF |
| - | |
Ivan Kovbasnyuk | DNF |
| - | |
Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander | DNF |
| - | |
Patrick McMillan | DNF |
| - | |
Marko Stevovic | DQ |
| - | |
Aksel Lund Svindal | DNS |
| - | |
Bostjan Kline | DNS |
| - | |
Henrik Von Appen | DNS |
| - | |
Josef Ferstl | DNS |
| - | |
Andreas Sander | DNS |
| - | |
Christopher Hoerl | DNS |
| - | |
Benjamin Thomsen | DNS |
| - | |
Pavel Trikhichev | DNS |
| - | |
Ryan Cochran-Siegle | DNS |
| - | |
Manuel Osborne-Paradis | DNS |
Results[]
Former world champion Marcel Hirscher won his first gold medal at his third Olympic appearance, after winning a silver medal at the slalom event four years prior. Silver medalist Alexis Pinturault also won his second Olympic medal, after winning a bronze medal at the giant slalom event at Sochi. Victor Muffat-Jeandet, the last man on the podium, won a medal at his Olympic debut, while Marco Schwarz, Ted Ligety, and Thomas Mermillod Blondin missed out on less than half a second.
| Result | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marcel Hirscher | Austria | 2:06.52 |
 |
Alexis Pinturault | France | 2:06.75 |
 |
Victor Muffat-Jeandet | France | 2:07.54 |
| 4 | Marco Schwarz | Austria | 2:07.87 |
| 5 | Ted Ligety | United States | 2:07.97 |
| 6 | Thomas Mermillod Blondin | France | 2:08.02 |
| 7 | Kjetil Jansrud | Norway | 2:08.67 |
| 8 | Stefan Hadalin | Slovenia | 2:08.94 |
| 9 | Thomas Dressen | Germany | 2:08.96 |
| 10 | Klemen Kosi | Slovenia | 2:09.37 |
| 11 | Luca Aerni | Italy | 2:09.52 |
| 12 | Filip Zubcic | Croatia | 2:09.60 |
| 12 | Mauro Caviezel | Switzerland | 2:09.60 |
| 14 | Christof Innerhofer | Italy | 2:09.75 |
| 15 | Carlo Janka | Switzerland | 2:09.80 |
| 16 | Ondrej Berndt | Czech Republic | 2:09.91 |
| 17 | Bryce Bennett | United States | 2:09.97 |
| 18 | Riccardo Tonetti | Italy | 2:10.21 |
| 19 | Natko Zrncic Dim | Croatia | 2:10.55 |
| 20 | James Crawford | Canada | 2:10.77 |
| 21 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | Norway | 2:11.07 |
| 22 | Adam Zampa | Slovakia | 2:11.10 |
| 23 | Broderick Thompson | Canada | 2:11.38 |
| 24 | Andreas Romar | Finland | 2:11.52 |
| 25 | Marko Vukicevic | Serbia | 2:11.74 |
| 26 | Kristaps Zvejnieks | Latvia | 2:11.76 |
| 27 | Joan Verdu | Andorra | 2:12.54 |
| 28 | Olivier Jenot | Monaco | 2:13.44 |
| 29 | Marc Oliveras | Andorra | 2:14.64 |
| 30 | Christoffer Faarup | Denmark | 2:15.21 |
| 31 | Igor Zakurdaev | Kazakhstan | 2:15.47 |
| 32 | Dalibor Samsal | Hungary | 2:15.94 |
| 33 | Kim Dong Woo | South Korea | 2:17.04 |
| 34 | Yuri Danilochkin | Belarus | 2:18.72 |
| 35 | Marton Kekesi | Hungary | 2:20.02 |
| 36 | Jared Goldberg | United States | 2:22.88 |
| 37 | Albin Tahiri | Kosovo | 2:23.40 |
| - | Peter Fill | Italy | DNF |
| - | Dominik Paris | Italy | DNF |
| - | Matthias Mayer | Austria | DNF |
| - | Justin Murisier | Switzerland | DNF |
| - | Martin Cater | Slovenia | DNF |
| - | Vincent Kriechmayr | Austria | DNF |
| - | Maxence Muzaton | France | DNF |
| - | Linus Strasser | Germany | DNF |
| - | Marco Pfiffner | Liechtenstein | DNF |
| - | Jan Zabystan | Czech Republic | DNF |
| - | Sebastian Foss-Solevaag | Norway | DNF |
| - | Filip Forejtek | Czech Republic | DNF |
| - | Michal Klusak | Poland | DNF |
| - | Matej Falat | Slovakia | DNF |
| - | Ivan Kovbasnyuk | Ukraine | DNF |
| - | Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander | Bolivia | DNF |
| - | Patrick McMillan | Ireland | DNF |
| - | Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | DNF |
| - | Bostjan Kline | Slovenia | DNF |
| - | Henrik Von Appen | Chile | DNF |
| - | Josef Ferstl | Germany | DNF |
| - | Andreas Sander | Germany | DNF |
| - | Christopher Hoerl | Moldova | DNF |
| - | Benjamin Thomsen | Canada | DNF |
| - | Pavel Trikhichev | Olympic Athletes from Russia | DNF |
| - | Ryan Cochran-Siegle | United States | DNF |
| - | Manuel Osborne-Paradis | Canada | DNF |
| - | Marko Stevovic | Serbia | DQ |
| 2018 Winter Olympic Games | |
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| Downhill | Downhill |
| Super-G | Super-G |
| Giant Slalom | Giant Slalom |
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