Alpine Skiing 2018/Women's giant slalom

Women's giant slalom
General information
Sport	Alpine Skiing 2018
Date	15 February 2018
Competitors	81 athletes
Venue	Yongpyong Alpine Centre
Previous medalists
Gold	Tina Maze
Silver	Anna Fenninger
Bronze	Viktoria Rebensburg
Conditions
Temperature	Day 1: -9°C / 15.8°F Day 2: -4.5°C / 23.9°F
Length	1250 metres
Height	400 metres
Forerunners
Forerunner	Park Je-yun South Korea
Forerunner	Hong Dong-kwan South Korea
Forerunner	Lee Han-hee South Korea
Forerunner	Noh Jin-soul South Korea
Forerunner	Jo Eun-hwa South Korea
Forerunner	Choe Jeong-hyeon South Korea
Medalists
	Mikaela Shiffrin
	Ragnhild Mowinckel
	Federica Brignone

The women's giant slalom of Alpine Skiing 2018 during the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 in the Yongpyong Alpine Centre. With 81 athletes competing, the event was won by Mikaela Shiffrin from USA, with Ragnhild Mowinckel from Norway taking the silver medal and Federica Brignone from Italy taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out of two races. The competitor with the fastest combined time without missing one of the gates is the winner.

Preview

Eighty-one athletes qualified for the event. Viktoria Rebensburg was a former Olympic champion, winning a gold medal at Vancouver 2010, while winning bronze four years later. Main challengers included Tessa Worley, who was the reigning world champion, and Mikaela Shiffrin, who won the gold medal at the slalom four years prior. Federica Brignone was the number four on the World Cup ranking, almost 150 points behind Shiffrin, while Ragnhild Mowinckel could also compete for a medal. Other outsiders included Stephanie Brunner and Manuela Moelgg. The event was supposed to be held on the 12th of February but was postponed due to weather conditions.

Summary

Run 1

Manuela Moelgg was the first athlete to go, and she set a time that wouldn't be broken in the first run, while the second skier on the startlist, Tessa Worley, disappointed with the fourteenth time of the run. Federica Brignone was able to finish within 0.3 seconds of Moelgg, keeping a good position for a medal, with Mikaela Shiffrin being the only one able to finish between Moelgg and Brignone. Ragnhild Mowinckel had a good first run, finishing only 0.5 seconds after Moelgg, 0.02 seconds in front of the third Italian in the top 5 Marta Bassino. The Swedish skiers Sara Hector and Frida Hansdotter completed the top 7, with Viktoria Rebensburg right behind them.

Run 1 Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Time
1		Manuela Moelgg	1:10.62
2		Mikaela Shiffrin	1:10.82
3		Federica Brignone	1:10.91
4		Ragnhild Mowinckel	1:11.17
5		Marta Bassino	1:11.19
6		Sara Hector	1:11.22
7		Frida Hansdotter	1:11.32
8		Viktoria Rebensburg	1:11.45
9		Stephanie Brunner	1:11.53
10		Sofia Goggia	1:11.64
10		Ana Drev	1:11.64
12		Petra Vlhova	1:11.71
13		Wendy Holdener	1:11.92
14		Tessa Worley	1:12.06
15		Anna Veith	1:12.43
16		Meta Hrovat	1:12.76
17		Adeline Baud Mugnier	1:12.89
18		Nina Haver-Loeseth	1:13.13
19		Ricarda Haaser	1:13.37
20		Ana Bucik	1:13.38
21		Kristin Lysdahl	1:13.45
22		Simone Wild	1:13.52
23		Taina Barioz	1:13.54
24		Maryna Gasienica-Daniel	1:13.89
25		Tina Weirather	1:14.08
26		Estelle Alphand	1:14.23
27		Nevena Ignjatovic	1:14.41
28		Bernadette Schild	1:14.50
29		Ester Ledecka	1:14.62
30		Candace Crawford	1:14.70
31		Andrea Komsic	1:15.54
32		Anastasiia Silanteva	1:15.67
33		Valerie Grenier	1:15.74
34		Gabriela Capova	1:15.80
35		Megan McJames	1:16.00
36		Haruna Ishikawa	1:16.49
37		Alice Robinson	1:16.66
38		Resi Stiegler	1:16.72
39		Sarah Schleper	1:16.80
40		Ida Stimac	1:16.86
41		Kim Vanreusel	1:17.60
42		Barbara Kantorova	1:17.74
43		Sona Moravcikova	1:17.88
44		Nicol Gastaldi	1:18.06
45		Maria Shkanova	1:18.17
46		Maria Kirkova	1:18.39
47		Lelde Gasuna	1:18.65
48		Gim So-hui	1:19.13
49		Elvedina Muzaferija	1:19.33
50		Kang Young-seo	1:19.67
51		Nino Tsiklauri	1:20.02
51		Freydis Halla Einarsdottir	1:20.02
53		Olha Knysh	1:20.51
54		Szonja Hozmann	1:21.77
55		Mialitiana Clerc	1:21.82
56		Tess Arbez	1:22.12
57		Mariya Grigorova	1:22.42
58		Sophia Ralli	1:22.46
59		Sabrina Simader	1:23.27
60		Suela Mehilli	1:24.67
61		Kong Fanying	1:26.30
62		Ieva Januskeviciute	1:26.38
63		Ng Arabella Caroline Yili	1:27.25
64		Ozlem Carikcioglu	1:27.71
65		Mariann Mimi Maroty	1:29.74
66		Jelena Vujicic	1:30.53
67		Kim Ryon-hyang	1:40.22
-		Lara Gut	DNF
-		Tina Robnik	DNF
-		Alex Tilley	DNF
-		Leona Popovic	DNF
-		Patricia Mangan	DNF
-		Katerina Paulathova	DNF
-		Noelle Barahona	DNF
-		Maren Skjoeld	DNF
-		Martina Dubovska	DNF
-		Alexia Arisarah Schenkel	DNF
-		Anna Lotta Jogeva	DNF
-		Elise Pellegrin	DQ
-		Lana Zbasnik	DNS
-		Ania Monica Caill	DNS

Run 2

The fastest time of the second run was for Estelle Alphand, who was able to climb from 26th to 16th in the final standings. Tessa Worley compensated for a bit of her lost time, getting the second time of the run, and climbing to seventh, with Viktoria Rebensburg climbing to fourth place in the final rankings. Mikaela Shiffrin ensured herself of the gold medal, getting the fourth time in the second run, with Ragnhild Mowinckel getting the silver medal, and Federica Brignone getting the bronze medal. Manuela Moelgg, who got the fastest time of the first run, lost almost two seconds, finishing eighth in the combined ranking. Marta Bassino (5th) and Frida Hansdotter (6th) completed the top 8.

Run 2 Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Time
1		Estelle Alphand	1:08.99
2		Tessa Worley	1:09.00
3		Viktoria Rebensburg	1:09.15
4		Mikaela Shiffrin	1:09.20
5		Ragnhild Mowinckel	1:09.24
6		Wendy Holdener	1:09.35
7		Marta Bassino	1:09.50
8		Federica Brignone	1:09.57
9		Meta Hrovat	1:09.59
10		Anna Veith	1:09.67
11		Frida Hansdotter	1:09.73
12		Kristin Lysdahl	1:09.95
13		Nina Haver-Loeseth	1:09.97
14		Ricarda Haaser	1:09.99
15		Taina Barioz	1:10.06
16		Ester Ledecka	1:10.07
17		Tina Weirather	1:10.14
18		Sofia Goggia	1:10.16
19		Sara Hector	1:10.31
19		Bernadette Schild	1:10.31
21		Petra Vlhova	1:10.42
22		Candace Crawford	1:10.46
23		Manuela Moelgg	1:10.58
24		Ana Bucik	1:10.71
25		Nevena Ignjatovic	1:10.99
26		Adeline Baud Mugnier	1:11.04
27		Gabriela Capova	1:11.62
28		Maryna Gasienica-Daniel	1:11.80
29		Anastasiia Silanteva	1:12.28
30		Megan McJames	1:12.39
31		Haruna Ishikawa	1:12.50
32		Andrea Komsic	1:12.96
33		Simone Wild	1:13.23
34		Sona Moravcikova	1:14.11
35		Maria Shkanova	1:14.16
36		Ida Stimac	1:14.32
37		Maria Kirkova	1:14.38
38		Alice Robinson	1:14.53
39		Kim Vanreusel	1:14.92
40		Resi Stiegler	1:15.02
41		Barbara Kantorova	1:15.20
42		Lelde Gasuna	1:15.30
43		Nicol Gastaldi	1:15.38
44		Elvedina Muzaferija	1:15.57
45		Gim So-hui	1:16.24
46		Nino Tsiklauri	1:16.91
47		Mialitiana Clerc	1:17.18
48		Kang Young-seo	1:17.39
49		Szonja Hozmann	1:17.62
50		Tess Arbez	1:18.12
51		Mariya Grigorova	1:18.77
52		Sophia Ralli	1:19.20
53		Ieva Januskeviciute	1:20.64
54		Suela Mehilli	1:21.90
55		Ng Arabella Caroline Yili	1:23.29
56		Kong Fanying	1:23.58
57		Ozlem Carikcioglu	1:25.29
58		Jelena Vujicic	1:28.12
-		Stephanie Brunner	DNF
-		Ana Drev	DNF
-		Valerie Grenier	DNF
-		Sarah Schleper	DNF
-		Freydis Halla Einarsdottir	DNF
-		Olha Knysh	DNF
-		Sabrina Simader	DNF
-		Mariann Mimi Maroty	DNF
-		Kim Ryon-hyang	DNF
-		Lara Gut	DNS
-		Tina Robnik	DNS
-		Alex Tilley	DNS
-		Leona Popovic	DNS
-		Patricia Mangan	DNS
-		Katerina Paulathova	DNS
-		Noelle Barahona	DNS
-		Maren Skjoeld	DNS
-		Martina Dubovska	DNS
-		Alexia Arisarah Schenkel	DNS
-		Anna Lotta Jogeva	DNS
-		Elise Pellegrin	DNS
-		Lana Zbasnik	DNS
-		Ania Monica Caill	DNS

Results

The first women's event of the alpine skiing was won by Mikaela Shiffrin, who won her second Olympic gold medal, after winning gold at the women's slalom four years prior. Ragnhild Mowinckel and Federica Brignone won their first Olympic medal, at their second and third Olympic appearance, respectively. Viktoria Rebensburg missed her chance to win her third consecutive medal in giant slalom, with Marta Bassino finishing fifth at her Olympic debut.

Result	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Mikaela Shiffrin	United States	2:20.02
	Ragnhild Mowinckel	Norway	2:20.41
	Federica Brignone	Italy	2:20.48
4	Viktoria Rebensburg	Germany	2:20.60
5	Marta Bassino	Italy	2:20.69
6	Frida Hansdotter	Sweden	2:21.05
7	Tessa Worley	France	2:21.06
8	Manuela Moelgg	Italy	2:21.20
9	Wendy Holdener	Switzerland	2:21.27
10	Sara Hector	Sweden	2:21.53
11	Sofia Goggia	Italy	2:21.80
12	Anna Veith	Austria	2:22.10
13	Petra Vlhova	Slovakia	2:22.13
14	Meta Hrovat	Slovenia	2:22.35
15	Nina Haver-Loeseth	Norway	2:23.10
16	Estelle Alphand	Sweden	2:23.22
17	Ricarda Haaser	Austria	2:23.36
18	Kristin Lysdahl	Norway	2:23.40
19	Taina Barioz	France	2:23.60
20	Adeline Baud Mugnier	France	2:23.93
21	Ana Bucik	Slovenia	2:24.09
22	Tina Weirather	Liechtenstein	2:24.22
23	Ester Ledecka	Czech Republic	2:24.69
24	Bernadette Schild	Austria	2:24.81
25	Candace Crawford	Canada	2:25.16
26	Nevena Ignjatovic	Serbia	2:25.40
27	Maryna Gasienica-Daniel	Poland	2:25.69
28	Simone Wild	Switzerland	2:26.75
29	Gabriela Capova	Czech Republic	2:27.42
30	Anastasiia Silanteva	Olympic Athletes from Russia	2:27.95
31	Megan McJames	United States	2:28.39
32	Andrea Komsic	Croatia	2:28.50
33	Haruna Ishikawa	Japan	2:28.99
34	Ida Stimac	Croatia	2:31.18
35	Alice Robinson	New Zealand	2:31.19
36	Resi Stiegler	United States	2:31.74
37	Sona Moravcikova	Slovakia	2:31.99
38	Maria Shkanova	Belarus	2:32.33
39	Kim Vanreusel	Belgium	2:32.52
40	Maria Kirkova	Bulgaria	2:32.77
41	Barbara Kantorova	Slovakia	2:32.94
42	Nicol Gastaldi	Argentina	2:33.44
43	Lelde Gasuna	Latvia	2:33.95
44	Elvedina Muzaferija	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2:34.90
45	Gim So-hui	South Korea	2:35.37
46	Nino Tsiklauri	Georgia	2:36.93
47	Kang Young-seo	South Korea	2:37.06
48	Mialitiana Clerc	Madagascar	2:39.00
49	Szonja Hozmann	Hungary	2:39.39
50	Tess Arbez	Ireland	2:40.24
51	Mariya Grigorova	Kazakhstan	2:41.19
52	Sophia Ralli	Greece	2:41.66
53	Suela Mehilli	Albania	2:46.57
54	Ieva Januskeviciute	Lithuania	2:47.02
55	Kong Fanying	China	2:49.88
56	Ng Arabella Caroline Yili	Hong Kong	2:50.54
57	Ozlem Carikcioglu	Turkey	2:53.00
58	Jelena Vujicic	Montenegro	2:58.65
-	Stephanie Brunner	Austria	DNF
-	Ana Drev	Slovenia	DNF
-	Valerie Grenier	Canada	DNF
-	Sarah Schleper	Mexico	DNF
-	Freydis Halla Einarsdottir	Iceland	DNF
-	Olha Knysh	Ukraine	DNF
-	Sabrina Simader	Kenya	DNF
-	Mariann Mimi Maroty	Hungary	DNF
-	Kim Ryon-hyang	North Korea	DNF
-	Lara Gut	Switzerland	DNF
-	Tina Robnik	Slovenia	DNF
-	Alex Tilley	Great Britain	DNF
-	Leona Popovic	Croatia	DNF
-	Patricia Mangan	United States	DNF
-	Katerina Paulathova	Czech Republic	DNF
-	Noelle Barahona	Chile	DNF
-	Maren Skjoeld	Norway	DNF
-	Martina Dubovska	Czech Republic	DNF
-	Alexia Arisarah Schenkel	Thailand	DNF
-	Anna Lotta Jogeva	Estonia	DNF
-	Elise Pellegrin	Malta	DQ
-	Lana Zbasnik	Croatia	DNS
-	Ania Monica Caill	Romania	DNS