Liechtenstein was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee.
In total, nine athletes including seven men and two women represented Liechtenstein in two different sports including alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.
Competitors In total, nine athletes represented Liechtenstein at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across two different sports.
Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 527Cross-country skiing 202 Total 729
Alpine skiing
In total, seven Liechtensteiner athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Marco Büchel, Markus Ganahl, Jürgen Hasler, Birgit Heeb-Batliner, Michael Riegler and Achim Vogt.
The men's downhill took place on 10 February 2002. Hasler completed the course in a time of one minute 41.76 seconds to finish 26th overall. Büchel completed the course in a time of one minute 41.86 seconds to finish joint 29th overall.
The men's super-G took place on 16 February 2002. Büchel completed the course in a time of one minute 23.52 seconds to finish joint 13th overall. Both Hasler and Riegler did not finish.
The women's giant slalom took place on 22 February 2002. Heeb-Batliner completed her first run in one minute 17.29 seconds and her second run in one minute 15.49 seconds. However, she was disqualified following her second run.
The men's giant slalom took place on 21 February 2002. Büchel completed his first run in one minute 13.67 seconds and his second run in one minute 12.22 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 25.89 seconds to finish 17th overall. Vogt completed his first run in one minute 14.84 seconds and his second run in one minute 12.74 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 27.58 seconds to finish 23rd overall. Ganahl completed his first run in one minute 14.7 seconds and his second run in one minute 13.22 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 27.92 seconds to finish 27th overall. Riegler completed his first run in one minute 16.16 seconds and his second run in one minute 14.58 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 30.74 seconds to finish 35th overall.
The men's slalom took place on 23 February 2002. Ganahl completed his first run in 51.85 seconds. He did not finish his second run.
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankMarco BüchelMen's downhill1:41.8629Jürgen Hasler1:41.7626Michael RieglerMen's super-GDNF–Jürgen HaslerDNF–Marco Büchel1:23.5213Michael RieglerMen's giant slalom1:16.161:14.582:30.7435Achim Vogt1:14.841:12.742:27.5823Markus Ganahl1:14.701:13.222:27.9227Marco Büchel1:13.671:12.222:25.8917Markus GanahlMen's slalom51.85DNFDNF–Birgit Heeb-BatlinerWomen's giant slalom1:17.29DSQDSQ–
Cross-country skiing
In total, two Liechtensteiner athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Markus Hasler and Stefan Kunz.
The men's 2 x 10 km pursuit took place on 14 February 2002. Hasler completed the 10 km classical in a time of 27 minutes 52.1 seconds and Kunz completed the 10 km classical in 28 minutes 1.4 seconds. Hasler completed the 10 km freestyle in a time of 25 minutes 7.3 seconds to finish 26th overall and Kunz completed the 10 km freestyle in 26 minutes 14.2 seconds to finish 43rd overall.
Athlete10 km C10 km F pursuit1TimeRankTimeFinal rankStefan Kunz28:01.442 Q26:14.243Markus Hasler27:52.141 Q25:07.326
The men's sprint took place on 19 February 2002. Hasler completed the qualifying round in two minutes 53.74 seconds to advance to the quarter-finals. He completed his quarter-final in two minutes 53.3 seconds but did not advance to the semi-finals and finished 12th overall. Kunz completed the qualifying round in two minutes 55.91 seconds. He did not advance to the quarter-finals and finished 22nd overall.
AthleteQualifying roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankStefan Kunz2:55.9123did not advanceMarkus Hasler2:53.7415 Q2:53.33did not advance
The men's 30 km freestyle mass start took place on 9 February 2002. Hasler completed the course in a time of one hour 14 minutes 47 seconds to finish 25th overall. Kunz completed the course in a time of one hour 15 minutes 56.8 seconds to finish 31st overall.
The men's 50 km classical took place on 23 February 2002. Hasler completed the course in a time of two hours 20 minutes 31.8 seconds to finish 36th overall.
EventAthleteRaceTimeRank30 km FStefan Kunz1'15:56.831Markus Hasler1'14:47.02550 km CMarkus Hasler2'20:31.836 1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
External links Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com
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