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Alpine Skiing

Medal breakdown (10 events): Nine medals—Austria (2-2-5); Four—Croatia (3-1-0); France (2-2-0); Norway (2-1-1); Three—Italy (1-1-1); Two—United States (0-2-0) and Sweden (0-1-1); One—Germany (0-0-1) and Switzerland (0-0-1).

Men

Downhill

  Time
1Fritz Strobl, AUT1:39.13
2Lasse Kjus, NOR1:39.35
3Stephan Eberharter, AUT1:39.41
Top 10 USA: 9th, Marco Sullivan (1:40.37).

Slalom

  Time
1Jean-Pierre Vidal, FRA1:41.06
2Sebastien Amiez, FRA1:41.82
3Benjamin Raich, AUT*1:42.41
*Raich finished fourth but was awarded the bronze medal on March 21, 2002 after Great Britain's Alain Baxter (1:42.32) was disqualified for testing positive for methamphetamine—a stimulant banned by the IOC but found in over-the-counter decongestants like the one Baxter purportedly took to treat a stuffy nose.
Best USA: 12th, Chip Knight (1:44.86); 14th, Erik Schlopy (1:45.21); 25th, Bode Miller (1:52.79).

Giant Slalom

  Time
1Stephan Eberharter, AUT2:23.28
2Bode Miller, USA2:24.16
3Lasse Kjus, NOR2:24.32
Next best USA: 16th, Dane Spencer (2:25.68).

Super G

  Time
1Kjetil Andre Aamodt, NOR1:21.58
2Stephan Eberharter, AUT1:21.68
3Andreas Schifferer, AUT1:21.83
Top 10 USA: 8th, Daron Rahlves (1:22.48); 9th, Thomas Vonn (1:23.22).

Combined

  DHSLTime
1Kjetil Andre Aamodt, NOR1st5th(t)3:17.56
2Bode Miller, USA15th5th(t)3:17.84
3Benjamin Raich, AUT13th3rd3:18.26
Next best USA: 19th, Jakub Fiala (21st, 18th, 3:30.43).

Women

Downhill

  Time
1Carole Montillet, FRA1:39.56
2Isolde Kostner, ITA1:40.01
3Renate Goetschl, AUT1:40.39
Best USA: 11th, Jonna Mendes (1:40.97); 12th, Kirsten L. Clark (1:41.03); 16th, Picabo Street (1:41.17).

Slalom

  Time
1Janica Kostelic, CRO1:46.10
2Laure Pequegnot, FRA1:46.17
3Anja Paerson, SWE1:47.09
Best USA: 32nd, Lindsey Kildow (2:00.73).

Giant Slalom

  Time
1Janica Kostelic, CRO2:30.01
2Anja Paerson, SWE2:31.33
3Sonja Nef, SWI2:31.67
Best USA: 17th, Kristina Koznick (2:34.22).

Super G

  Time
1Daniela Ceccarelli, ITA1:13.59
2Janica Kostelic, CRO1:13.64
3Karen Putzer, ITA1:13.86
Best USA: 14th, Kirsten L. Clark (1:15.13).

Combined

  DHSLTime
1Janica Kostelic, CRO1st1st2:43.28
2Renate Goetschl, AUT2nd4th2:44.77
3Martina Ertl, GER3rd2nd2:45.16
Top 10 USA: 6th, Lindsey Kildow (4th, 9th, 2:48.05).

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