Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom
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The event was held on February 23 at Deer Valley. Pre-race favorite Bode Miller fell off the course in the second run, and many of the other top competitors struggled with an extremely challenging course.[1]
Quick Facts Men's slalom at the XIX Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
Men's slalom at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Deer Valley | ||||||||||||
Date | February 23 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 78 from 43 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:41.06 | ||||||||||||
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Alain Baxter of Great Britain originally took the bronze, but was disqualified after testing positive for traces of methamphetamine. This apparently occurred because Baxter had used a Vicks inhaler from Canada, which had a slightly different chemical content from the legal British Vicks inhaler.