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Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom

Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom

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The men's slalom competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi was held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Saturday, 22 February.[1]

Summary

The tenth and final alpine event of the Olympics, the two runs were held in spring-like conditions. The temperature at the starting gate for the first run exceeded 7 °C (45 °F) and 5 °C (41 °F) for the second run at night. Of the top eight times after the first run, five did not finish the second run (André Myhrer, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Ted Ligety, Felix Neureuther, and Alexis Pinturault), which spawned criticism of the course.[2] The second run was set by Ante Kostelić, known for idiosyncratic gate settings. He is the father of competitor Ivica Kostelić of Croatia, who finished ninth.[3][4][5]

Less than seven weeks shy of his 35th birthday, Mario Matt of Austria became the oldest gold medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history.[4][5] The silver went to defending World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher, and Henrik Kristoffersen became the youngest male to medal in an Olympic alpine event at age 19.[2]

Results

The first run was held at 16:45[6] and the second run at 20:15.[7]

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References

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    "Competition Schedule". SOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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    Fendrich, Howard (February 22, 2014). "Mario Matt wins slalom amid controversy over course setup". Canada.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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    Etchells, Tim (February 22, 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
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    Pennington, Bill (February 22, 2014). "Slalom champion sets an age record". New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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    Moore, David Leon (February 22, 2014). "After fast start, Ted Ligety falls short in slalom". USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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    1st Run Results
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    Final Results
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