The race course was 2.100 km (1.30 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 615 m (2,018 ft) and a starting elevation of 1,580 m (5,184 ft) above sea level.[2] Fenninger's winning time of 85.52 seconds yielded an average speed of 88.400 km/h (54.9 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.191 m/s (23.6 ft/s).
Eighteen of the 49 competitors did not finish, including seven of the first eight racers on the course.[2][3]
The gold medal awarded in this event featured a fragment from the Chelyabinsk meteor to commemorate the first anniversary of this meteor strike.[4]
Results
The race was started at 11:00 local time, (UTC+4). At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was 7.0 °C (44.6 °F), and the snow condition was hard.
The temperature at the finish was 9.0 °C (48.2 °F).[5]
