Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom
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The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010.
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Men's slalom at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Whistler Creekside Whistler, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||||
Date | February 27 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 102 from 56 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:39.32 | ||||||||||||
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Giuliano Razzoli of Italy won the gold and Ivica Kostelić of Croatia picked up his second silver medal of these Olympics; André Myhrer of Sweden took the bronze.[1]
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.[2]