The women's downhill was held on Wednesday, 15 February. It is identical in format to the men's downhill, except that the course is shorter. Carole Montillet

Carole Montillet

Carole Montillet-Carles is a French alpine skier.-Career:Born in Corrençon-en-Vercors, Isère, she became a member of the Villard de Lans ski club in Grenoble...

 from France was defending Olympic champion, but she was 19th in the 2005–06 World Cup downhill standings, headed by Michaela Dorfmeister

Michaela Dorfmeister

Michaela Dorfmeister is a professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant Slalom.-Biography:...

 from Austria. The Croat Janica Kostelić

Janica Kostelic

Janica Kostelić is a retired alpine ski racer from Croatia. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics ....

 was defending World Champion, but she was fourth in the overall World Cup standings, though she did win one World Cup race at Bad Kleinkirchheim

Bad Kleinkirchheim

Bad Kleinkirchheim is a municipality in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria. Until the middle of the 20th century, agriculture was the dominant focus, but it is now a renowned spa and ski resort...

 in January. Britain's Chemmy Alcott

Chemmy Alcott

Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott is the current female British number one alpine ski racer, and competes on the World Cup circuit in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.Alcott has competed in three Winter Olympic Games and six FIS World Championships...

 finished 11th, the best finish ever of a British women in this event, although she had for a while been in Silver and Bronze medal positions.

Results

The results of the women's downhill event in Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

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	Michaela Dorfmeister Michaela Dorfmeister Michaela Dorfmeister is a professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant Slalom.-Biography:...		1:56.49

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Martina Schild

Martina Schild is a Swiss alpine skier competing in downhill and Super-G.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill. She placed 6th in the women's Super-G....

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|align=left| Anja Pärson

Anja Pärson

Anja Sofia Tess Pärson is a Swedish-Sámi alpine skier, the winner of seven World Championships gold medals and two Overall Alpine Skiing World Cup titles. She has won a total of 42 World cup races.-Biography:...

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|align=left| Renate Götschl

Renate Götschl

Renate Götschl is a former champion alpine ski racer. She is a two-time individual World Champion in the combined and downhill , and has won a total of 9 World Championships medals...

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|align=left| Nadia Styger

Nadia Styger

Nadia Styger is a Swiss alpine skier.Styger won a total of 4 Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several times Swiss champion in Downhill and Super-G.-World Cup victories:-External links:* * on NamePedia...

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|align=left| Petra Haltmayr
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|align=left| Julia Mancuso

Julia Mancuso

Julia Mancuso is an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. She was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also won four medals at the World Championships and five races in...

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|align=left| Lindsey Kildow

Lindsey Kildow

Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team.She has won three consecutive overall World Cup and downhill championships , the first American woman and third woman ever to accomplish this...

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|align=left| Alexandra Meissnitzer

Alexandra Meissnitzer

Alexandra Meissnitzer is a retired alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are the Downhill, Super-G and Giant Slalom disciplines....

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|align=left| Nadia Fanchini

Nadia Fanchini

Nadia Fanchini is an Italian alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica. She is the sister of Elena Fanchini, also an alpine skier....

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|align=left| Chemmy Alcott

Chemmy Alcott

Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott is the current female British number one alpine ski racer, and competes on the World Cup circuit in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.Alcott has competed in three Winter Olympic Games and six FIS World Championships...

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|align=left| Fränzi Aufdenblatten

Fränzi Aufdenblatten

Fränzi Aufdenblatten is a Swiss alpine skier.-World Cup victories:-External links:* official site*...

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|align=left| Lucia Recchia

Lucia Recchia

Lucia Recchia is an Italian Alpine skier.- External links :* * *...

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|align=left| Sylviane Berthod

Sylviane Berthod

Sylviane Berthod is a female alpine skier from Switzerland, who was Swiss champion in downhill skiing and Giant Slalom . At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished 7th in downhill....

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|align=left| Marie Marchand-Arvier

Marie Marchand-Arvier

Marie Marchand-Arvier is a French alpine skier. She won a silver medal in Super G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. She finished fifth in the combined, and sixth in the downhill....

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|align=left| Ingrid Jacquemod

Ingrid Jacquemod

Ingrid Jacquemod is a French alpine skier who grew up in Val d'Isère. She has appeared in 2 Winter Olympics, in 2002 and 2006.-Olympics results:2006*Downhill - 16th*Super G - 32nd*Giant Slalom - 21st...

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|align=left| Janette Hargin
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|align=left| Jessica Lindell-Vikarby

Jessica Lindell-Vikarby

Jessica Lindell-Vikarby is a Swedish alpine ski racer.She was born in Huddinge, Stockholm County. She won her first World Cup race on January 26, 2009, a Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.It was her third World Cup podium....

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|align=left| Stacey Cook

Stacey Cook

Stacey Janelle Cook is an elite member of the U.S. Ski Team's alpine skiing program. Cook started skiing at 4 with her father at various Lake Tahoe ski areas and raced in the learn-to-race Buddy Werner League events run by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District. She was a member of the...

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|align=left| Emily Brydon

Emily Brydon

Emily Brydon is a former Canadian alpine skier. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and won her first World Cup race, a downhill, in February 2008 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Her coachs are Heinzpeter Platter, Rob Boyd, and Brett Zagozewski...

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|align=left| Kelly Vanderbeek

Kelly VanderBeek

Kelly VanderBeek is a Canadian alpine skier originally from Kitchener, Ontario. She currently resides in Chilliwack, British Columbia with husband David Ford...

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|align=left| Petra Robnik

Petra Robnik

Petra Robnik is a Slovenian alpine skier.A member of SK Jesenice, she competes in all disciplines....

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|align=left| Shona Rubens

Shona Rubens

Shona Rubens is a Canadian alpine skier.Rubens qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics after placing 18th in a World Cup downhill in St...

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|align=left| Sherry Lawrence

Sherry Lawrence

Sherry Lawrence is a Canadian alpine skier.; URL accessed on February 16, 2006It was Lawrence's first year on the World Cup circuit when she came in 11th in downhill at Val d'Isère, France World Cup and also qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.-Personal...

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|align=left| Elena Fanchini

Elena Fanchini

Elena Fanchini is an Italian alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica. She is the sister of Nadia Fanchini, also an alpine skier. Fanchini represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-World Cup victories:...

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|align=left| Carolina Ruiz Castillo

Carolina Ruiz Castillo

Carolina Ruiz Castillo is a female skier from Spain. She has represented Spain in the 2006, 2002, and 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also taken part in national championships, world championships, and the world cup. She has also competed in the European cup and the junior world...

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|align=left| Alexandra Coletti

Alexandra Coletti

Alexandra Coletti is an Italian alpine skier who competed for Monaco in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She also received silver in downhill at a 2005 Europa Cup race. She competed for Monaco at the 2010 Winter Olympics and was Monaco's flag bearer during the Opening Ceremony.- References :...

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|align=left| Daniela Merighetti

Daniela Merighetti

Daniela Merighetti is an Italian female athlete, who focuses on winter events, in particular Alpine Skiing. She has competed in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the Combined Disciplines...

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|align=left| Chirine Njeim

Chirine Njeim

Chirine Njeim is a Lebanese alpine skier.She represented Lebanon in the 2002, 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Biography:...

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|align=left| Jana Gantnerová

Jana Gantnerová

Jana Gantnerová is a Slovak Alpine skier.She made her debut in the Alpine Skiing World Cup on 22 October 2005, but she has yet to place in the top 30 in any World Cup event....

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|align=left| Christelle Laura Douibi

Christelle Laura Douibi

Christelle Laura Douibi is an Algerian alpine skier at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She finished last, among those who finished, in her events yet felt proud of the achievement. She dedicated her first race to her deceased father Mohammed. She was also the nation's flag bearer, and the only woman to...

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|align=left| Janica Kostelić

Janica Kostelic

Janica Kostelić is a retired alpine ski racer from Croatia. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics ....

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|align=left| Tina Weirather

Tina Weirather

Tina Weirather , is a Liechtensteiner Alpine skier. She is the daughter of Austrian skier Harti Weirather and Liechtensteiner skier Hanni Wenzel, and the niece of Andreas Wenzel. Weirather has competed on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup circuit since 2005...

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|align=left| Elisabeth Görgl

Elisabeth Görgl

Elisabeth Görgl is an Austrian professional alpine skier. She is an all-round skier who has reached World Cup podiums in all disciplines, with her best World Cup results in giant slalom and super G. In January 2008, she won her first world cup race in the Maribor, Slovenia giant slalom...

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