Luxembourg at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Luxembourg at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Georges Diderich[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12–27 February 1994. The nation was making its fifth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgian delegation to Lillehammer consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Marc Girardelli. His best performance in any event was fourth in the Super-G; he also finished fifth in the downhill and ninth in the combined. As well, he failed to finish the giant slalom, and was disqualified from the slalom.
Background
[edit]Luxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics and first participated at the Winter Olympic Games at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[2] Their participation at Winter Olympics since has been sporadic, Luxembourg did not send a delegation to any Winter Olympics from 1948 to 1984.[2] Lillehammer marked their fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics, and their only Winter Olympic medals as of 2018 are two silver medals from the immediately preceding 1992 Winter Olympics.[2] The 1994 Winter Olympics were held from 12–27 February 1994, a total of 1,713 athletes competed, representing 67 National Olympic Committees.[3] Georges Diderich served as the chef de mission of the Luxembourgian delegation to Lillehammer,[4] and the competitive delegation consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Marc Girardelli.[5] Diderich served as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[6]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
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Marc Girardelli was returning to Olympic competition after representing Luxembourg at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada and in 1992 in Albertville, France.[7] In Albertville, he had won two silver medals by finishing second in the Super-G and the giant slalom.[8][7] He was 30 years old at the time of the Lillehammer Olympics.[7] On 13 February he took part in the downhill, finishing the race in a time of 1 minute and 46.01 seconds, which put him in fifth position and a mere twenty two-tenths of a second out of bronze medal position. The gold medal was won by Tommy Moe of the United States in 1 minute and 45.75 seconds, the silver by Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway, and the bronze by Ed Podivinsky of Canada.[9] The Combined was held on 14–15 February, with a downhill run on the 14th, and two slalom runs on the 15th.[10] He finished the downhill run of the event in 1 minute and 37.61 seconds, and was ranked seventh.[11] The next day, he finished the slalom runs in times of 53.35 seconds and 49.51 seconds,[12] making his total time for the event 3 minutes and 20.47 seconds, which put him in 9th place out of 33 classified finishers.[10] In this event, the gold medal was won by Lasse Kjus, the silver by Aamodt, and the bronze was taken by Harald Strand Nilsen in a Norwegian sweep of the podium.[10]
The single run Super-G event was held on 17 February, and Girardelli finished the race in a time of 1 minute and 33.07 seconds, and only fourteen-tenths of a second out of bronze medal position; the gold medal was won by Markus Wasmeier of Germany in 1 minute and 32.53 seconds, the silver was taken by Moe, and the bronze was won by Aamodt.[13] The giant slalom was held on 23 February, and Girardelli failed to finish the first run of the two run race, eliminating himself from the competition.[14] The giant slalom medals were won by Wasmeier in gold medal position, Urs Kälin of Switzerland in silver, and bronze was taken by Christian Mayer of Austria.[15] Girardelli's fifth and final race was the slalom on 27 February, but he was disqualified during the first run for missing gate 12 of 74.[16][17] The medals for the slalom were won by Thomas Stangassinger of Austria in gold medal position, Alberto Tomba of Italy in silver, and Jure Košir of Slovenia in bronze.[18] Lillehammer would turn out to be Girardelli's final Olympic appearance.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Marc Girardelli | Downhill | 1:46.09 | 5 | ||
| Super-G | 1:33.07 | 4 | |||
| Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank | ||
| Marc Girardelli | Combined | 1:37.61 | 53.35 | 49.51 | 3:20.47 | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for Luxembourg". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Luxembourg". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Honorary members – Georges Diderich". European Fair Play Movement. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Luxembourg at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Luxembourg at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- ^ a b c "Marc Girardelli Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Girardelli Marc – Biographie". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Combined". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Combined Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Combined Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Super G". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "1994 Winter Olympics Official Report; Volume IV" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 95. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Marc GIRARDELLI – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Luxembourg". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
