| Women's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 | ||||||||||
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| Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |||||||||
| Date | 13 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:34.27 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
| Women's Downhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | Olimpia delle Tofane Cortina d'Ampezzo,Italy |
| Vertical | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Longest run | 2.660 km (1.65 mi) |
TheWomen's downhill competition at theFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 was held on 13 February 2021.[1][2][3]
Switzerland'sCorinne Suter won the gold medal,Kira Weidle of Germany took the silver, and the bronze medalist wasLara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.[3]
The race course was 2.660 km (1.65 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 760 m (2,493 ft) from a startingelevation of 2,320 m (7,612 ft) abovesea level. Suter's winning time of 94.27 seconds yielded an average speed of 101.580 km/h (63.1 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.062 m/s (26.5 ft/s).[3]
The race started at 11:00CET(UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was −8 °C (18 °F) at the starting gate and −9 °C (16 °F) at the finish.[3]
