Alpine Skiing 2022/Women's slalom

Women's slalom
General information
Sport	Alpine Skiing 2022
Date	9 February 2022
Competitors	88 athletes
Venue	Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre
Previous medalists
Gold	Frida Hansdotter
Silver	Wendy Holdener
Bronze	Katharina Gallhuber
Conditions
Temperature	-10°C / 14°F
Height	211 metres
Medalists
	Petra Vlhova
	Katharina Liensberger
	Wendy Holdener

The women's slalom of Alpine Skiing 2022 during the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February 2022 in the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre. With 88 athletes competing, the event was won by Petra Vlhova from Slovakia, with Katharina Liensberger from Austria taking the silver medal and Wendy Holdener from Switzerland taking bronze.

Format

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

Preview

Eighty-eight athletes qualified for the event with Petra Vlhova and Mikaela Shiffrin as the big favorites for the title. The two had finished first and second in every World Cup event of 2021/2022 they had both competed in so far, with Katharina Liensberger and Wendy Holdener clinching second place in absence of Shiffrin. Lena Duerr finished on the podium in three out of seven races, but still trailed the two by a marginal difference. Other medal contenders and potential outsiders also included Ana Bucik, Michelle Gisin, Anna Swenn Larsson, and Sara Hector, who had also won the giant slalom event only a few days prior.

Gwyneth ten Raa was the youngest competitor in the field at the age of 16 and was over a year younger than Gabija Sinkunaite, Aruwin Salehhuddin, and Zrinka Ljutic, who were all from 2004, leading the twenty-seven athletes born in the 21st century. Nastasia Noens and Maria Shkanova were the two competitors from before 1 January 1990 and were two of the five athletes who would make their fourth Olympic appearance, with the other three being Erin Mielzynski, Nino Tsiklauri, and Federica Brignone. Even competitors competed at the Olympic Games for the third time, with fifty-five athletes in the field making their Olympic debuts in Beijing. Despite absence of the 2018 Olympic champion Frida Hansdotter, the silver medalist Wendy Holdener and the bronze medalist Katharina Gallhuber made their presence in Beijing.

Summary

Run 1

Run 1 Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Time
1		Lena Duerr	52.17
2		Michelle Gisin	52.20
3		Sara Hector	52.29
4		Andreja Slokar	52.64
5		Wendy Holdener	52.65
6		Paula Moltzan	52.79
7		Katharina Liensberger	52.83
8		Petra Vlhova	52.89
9		Camille Rast	53.35
10		Katharina Gallhuber	53.40
11		Anna Swenn Larsson	53.44
12		Katharina Huber	53.54
13		Aline Danioth	53.66
14		Ana Bucik	53.73
15		Charlie Guest	53.84
16		Martina Dubovska	53.90
17		Erin Mielzynski	53.93
18		Mina Fuerst Holtmann	54.19
19		Thea Louise Stjernesund	54.22
20		Federica Brignone	54.41
21		Emma Aicher	54.48
22		Laurence St-Germain	54.51
23		Ali Nullmeyer	54.67
24		Nastasia Noens	54.68
25		Maria Shkanova	54.79
26		Zrinka Ljutic	55.03
27		Charlotta Saefvenberg	55.25
28		Elsa Fermbaeck	55.26
28		Amelia Smart	55.26
30		Leona Popovic	55.31
31		Katie Hensien	55.43
32		Anita Gulli	55.46
33		Gabriela Capova	55.96
34		Ekaterina Tkachenko	55.97
35		Lara Della Mea	56.00
36		Sakurako Mukogawa	56.09
37		Riikka Honkanen	56.33
38		Elese Sommerova	56.38
39		Anastasia Gornostaeva	56.39
40		AJ Hurt	56.68
41		Polina Melnikova	56.86
42		Gim So-hui	57.31
43		Holmfridur Dora Fridgeirsdottir	57.39
44		Zita Toth	57.97
45		Noa Szollos	58.21
46		Vanina Guerillot	59.45
47		Nino Tsiklauri	1:00.11
48		Liene Bondare	1:00.45
49		Eva Vukadinova	1:00.71
50		Esma Alic	1:01.72
51		Mialitiana Clerc	1:02.22
52		Manon Ouaiss	1:02.69
53		Ornella Oettl Reyes	1:03.25
54		Kong Fanying	1:05.97
55		Tess Arbez	1:07.83
56		Ozlem Carikcioglu	1:09.45
57		Atefeh Ahmadi	1:11.88
58		Lee Wen-yi	1:36.49
-		Mikaela Shiffrin	DNF
-		Katharina Truppe	DNF
-		Maria Therese Tviberg	DNF
-		Neja Dvornik	DNF
-		Meta Hrovat	DNF
-		Asa Ando	DNF
-		Rosa Pohjolainen	DNF
-		Alex Tilley	DNF
-		Andrea Komsic	DNF
-		Kaitlyn Vesterstein	DNF
-		Magdalena Luczak	DNF
-		Kathryn Parker	DNF
-		Kang Young-seo	DNF
-		Erika Pykalainen	DNF
-		Francesca Baruzzi Farriol	DNF
-		Zuzanna Czapska	DNF
-		Rebeka Jancova	DNF
-		Gwyneth ten Raa	DNF
-		Maria-Eleni Tsiovolou	DNF
-		Mida Fah Jaiman	DNF
-		Aruwin Salehhuddin	DNF
-		Emilia Aramburo	DNF
-		Anastasiia Shepilenko	DNF
-		Ni Yueming	DNF
-		Jelena Vujicic	DNF
-		Maria Ioana Constantin	DNF
-		Gabija Sinkunaite	DNF
-		Alexandra Troitskaya	DNF
-		Audrey Alice King	DNF
-		Anna Torsani	DNF

Run 2

Run 2 Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Time
1		Petra Vlhova	52.09
2		Katharina Liensberger	52.23
3		Camille Rast	52.40
4		Wendy Holdener	52.45
5		Andreja Slokar	52.56
6		Anna Swenn Larsson	52.87
7		Ana Bucik	52.94
8		Aline Danioth	52.98
9		Lena Duerr	53.00
10		Laurence St-Germain	53.06
11		Maria Shkanova	53.10
12		Emma Aicher	53.11
12		Leona Popovic	53.11
14		Martina Dubovska	53.13
15		Nastasia Noens	53.18
16		Thea Louise Stjernesund	53.26
17		Ali Nullmeyer	53.29
18		Katharina Huber	53.38
18		Michelle Gisin	53.38
20		Paula Moltzan	53.39
21		Charlotta Saefvenberg	53.45
22		Erin Mielzynski	53.59
23		Katie Hensien	53.88
23		Zrinka Ljutic	53.88
25		Katharina Gallhuber	53.93
26		Amelia Smart	54.06
27		Elsa Fermbaeck	54.07
28		Charlie Guest	54.12
29		Anita Gulli	54.32
30		Lara Della Mea	54.53
31		Ekaterina Tkachenko	54.71
32		Anastasia Gornostaeva	55.11
33		Gabriela Capova	55.28
34		AJ Hurt	55.51
35		Polina Melnikova	55.88
36		Holmfridur Dora Fridgeirsdottir	56.48
37		Sakurako Mukogawa	56.64
37		Riikka Honkanen	56.64
39		Gim So-hui	56.80
40		Zita Toth	57.89
41		Noa Szollos	59.13
42		Nino Tsiklauri	1:00.37
43		Mialitiana Clerc	1:00.66
44		Ornella Oettl Reyes	1:01.34
45		Esma Alic	1:02.93
46		Manon Ouaiss	1:02.96
47		Kong Fanying	1:05.98
48		Tess Arbez	1:06.78
49		Ozlem Carikcioglu	1:09.47
50		Lee Wen-yi	1:09.55
-		Sara Hector	DNF
-		Mina Fuerst Holtmann	DNF
-		Federica Brignone	DNF
-		Elese Sommerova	DNF
-		Vanina Guerillot	DNF
-		Eva Vukadinova	DNF
-		Liene Bondare	DNF
-		Atefeh Ahmadi	DNF
-		Mikaela Shiffrin	DNS
-		Katharina Truppe	DNS
-		Maria Therese Tviberg	DNS
-		Neja Dvornik	DNS
-		Meta Hrovat	DNS
-		Asa Ando	DNS
-		Rosa Pohjolainen	DNS
-		Alex Tilley	DNS
-		Andrea Komsic	DNS
-		Kaitlyn Vesterstein	DNS
-		Magdalena Luczak	DNS
-		Kathryn Parker	DNS
-		Kang Young-seo	DNS
-		Erika Pykalainen	DNS
-		Francesca Baruzzi Farriol	DNS
-		Zuzanna Czapska	DNS
-		Rebeka Jancova	DNS
-		Gwyneth ten Raa	DNS
-		Maria-Eleni Tsiovolou	DNS
-		Mida Fah Jaiman	DNS
-		Aruwin Salehhuddin	DNS
-		Emilia Aramburo	DNS
-		Anastasiia Shepilenko	DNS
-		Ni Yueming	DNS
-		Jelena Vujicic	DNS
-		Maria Ioana Constantin	DNS
-		Gabija Sinkunaite	DNS
-		Alexandra Troitskaya	DNS
-		Audrey Alice King	DNS
-		Anna Torsani	DNS

Results

Petra Vlhova won her first Olympic medal, ten years after she won the gold medal in the slalom at the Youth Olympic Games in 2012. Katharina Liensberger won her second Olympic medal, but first individual medal, after she won the silver medal in the inaugural team event in 2018. Wendy Holdener grabbed her third indivudal Olympic medal, after she also won the silver medal in the slalom event and a bronze medal in the alpine combined event in 2018. Lena Duerr just missed out on her first Olympic medal by less than a tenth of a second after she failed to finish the competition in 2018, while Andreja Slokar finished as best debutante a tenth of a second away from the medals. Swiss skiers Michelle Gisin and Camille Rast completed the top 7 within a second from the new Olympic champion.

Result	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Petra Vlhova	Slovakia	1:44.98
	Katharina Liensberger	Austria	1:45.06
	Wendy Holdener	Switzerland	1:45.10
4	Lena Duerr	Germany	1:45.17
5	Andreja Slokar	Slovenia	1:45.20
6	Michelle Gisin	Switzerland	1:45.58
7	Camille Rast	Switzerland	1:45.75
8	Paula Moltzan	United States	1:46.18
9	Anna Swenn Larsson	Sweden	1:46.31
10	Aline Danioth	Switzerland	1:46.64
11	Ana Bucik	Slovenia	1:46.67
12	Katharina Huber	Austria	1:46.92
13	Martina Dubovska	Czech Republic	1:47.03
14	Katharina Gallhuber	Austria	1:47.33
15	Thea Louise Stjernesund	Norway	1:47.48
16	Erin Mielzynski	Canada	1:47.52
17	Laurence St-Germain	Canada	1:47.57
18	Emma Aicher	Germany	1:47.59
19	Nastasia Noens	France	1:47.86
20	Maria Shkanova	Belarus	1:47.89
21	Charlie Guest	Great Britain	1:47.96
21	Ali Nullmeyer	Canada	1:47.96
23	Leona Popovic	Croatia	1:48.42
24	Charlotta Saefvenberg	Sweden	1:48.70
25	Zrinka Ljutic	Croatia	1:48.91
26	Katie Hensien	United States	1:49.31
27	Amelia Smart	Canada	1:49.32
28	Elsa Fermbaeck	Sweden	1:49.33
29	Anita Gulli	Italy	1:49.78
30	Lara Della Mea	Italy	1:50.53
31	Ekaterina Tkachenko	ROC	1:50.68
32	Gabriela Capova	Czech Republic	1:51.24
33	Anastasia Gornostaeva	ROC	1:51.50
34	AJ Hurt	United States	1:52.19
35	Sakurako Mukogawa	Japan	1:52.73
36	Polina Melnikova	ROC	1:52.74
37	Riikka Honkanen	Finland	1:52.97
38	Holmfridur Dora Fridgeirsdottir	Iceland	1:53.87
39	Gim So-hui	South Korea	1:54.11
40	Zita Toth	Hungary	1:55.86
41	Noa Szollos	Israel	1:57.34
42	Nino Tsiklauri	Georgia	2:00.48
43	Mialitiana Clerc	Madagascar	2:02.88
44	Ornella Oettl Reyes	Peru	2:04.59
45	Esma Alic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2:04.65
46	Manon Ouaiss	Lebanon	2:05.65
47	Kong Fanying	China	2:11.95
48	Tess Arbez	Ireland	2:14.61
49	Ozlem Carikcioglu	Turkey	2:18.92
50	Lee Wen-yi	Chinese Taipei	2:46.04
-	Sara Hector	Sweden	DNF
-	Mina Fuerst Holtmann	Norway	DNF
-	Federica Brignone	Italy	DNF
-	Elese Sommerova	Czech Republic	DNF
-	Vanina Guerillot	Portugal	DNF
-	Eva Vukadinova	Bulgaria	DNF
-	Liene Bondare	Latvia	DNF
-	Atefeh Ahmadi	Iran	DNF
-	Mikaela Shiffrin	United States	DNF
-	Katharina Truppe	Austria	DNF
-	Maria Therese Tviberg	Norway	DNF
-	Neja Dvornik	Slovenia	DNF
-	Meta Hrovat	Slovenia	DNF
-	Asa Ando	Japan	DNF
-	Rosa Pohjolainen	Finland	DNF
-	Alex Tilley	Great Britain	DNF
-	Andrea Komsic	Croatia	DNF
-	Kaitlyn Vesterstein	Estonia	DNF
-	Magdalena Luczak	Poland	DNF
-	Kathryn Parker	Australia	DNF
-	Kang Young-seo	South Korea	DNF
-	Erika Pykalainen	Finland	DNF
-	Francesca Baruzzi Farriol	Argentina	DNF
-	Zuzanna Czapska	Poland	DNF
-	Rebeka Jancova	Slovakia	DNF
-	Gwyneth ten Raa	Luxembourg	DNF
-	Maria-Elena Tsiovolou	Greece	DNF
-	Mida Fah Jaiman	Thailand	DNF
-	Emilia Aramburo	Chile	DNF
-	Anastasiia Shepilenko	Ukraine	DNF
-	Ni Yueming	China	DNF
-	Jelena Vujicic	Montenegro	DNF
-	Maria Ioana Constantin	Romania	DNF
-	Sabija Sinkunaite	Lithuania	DNF
-	Alexandra Troitskaya	Kazakhstan	DNF
-	Audrey Alice King	Hong Kong	DNF
-	Anna Torsani	San Marino	DNF