The men's
slalom
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competition of the
Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at
Whistler Creekside in
Whistler, British Columbia
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, on February 27, 2010.
Giuliano Razzoli of
Italy won the gold and
Ivica Kostelić
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of
Croatia picked up his second silver medal of these Olympics;
André Myhrer of
Sweden
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took the bronze.
The last alpine event of the 2010 Olympics was held in challenging weather conditions, which included rain. The start was lowered 66 vertical feet (20 m), the same start as the women's race. More than 40 racers failed to complete the first run, including ten of the first thirty.
FIS-ski.com
- 2010 Winter Olympics - results - Men's slalom - accessed 2010-02-27.
Results
References
External links
fro
vancouver2010.com
retrieved 2010-02-27.
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vancouver2010.com
retrieved 2010-02-27.
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Slalom
To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to:
Sports
;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding
* Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Super-G ...
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were hel ...