| Women's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Åre ski resort | |||||||||
| Location | Åre,Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:01.74 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
| Women's Downhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | Åre,Sweden |
| Vertical | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Top elevation | 898 m (2,946 ft) |
| Base elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Longest run | 1.670 km (1.04 mi) |
TheWomen's downhill competition at theFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 was held on Sunday, 10 February.[1][2][3][4]
In the final event of her international career,Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the bronze medal, a half-second behind repeat championIlka Štuhec of Slovenia, and Switzerland'sCorinne Suter took the silver.[3][4]
The race course was 1.670 km (1.04 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 502 m (1,647 ft) from a startingelevation of 898 m (2,946 ft) abovesea level. Štuhec's winning time of 61.74 seconds yielded an average speed of 97.376 km/h (60.5 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.131 m/s (26.7 ft/s).[5]
The race started at 12:30CET(UTC+1).[5]Due tohigh winds,[3][4] the starting point was dropped by 162 m (531 ft) to the location of the Super-G start, shortening the length by 0.566 km (0.35 mi) to 1.67 km (1.04 mi).[1][5]
