Alpine Skiing World Cup – Downhill, Men

Competition	1996/1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup #30 (Downhill)
Venue	Kvitfjell NOR
Held	2 March 1997
Status	Medal
Competitors	58
Countries	13

Held on the same before the Super G.

The race was already scheduled for 1 March but abandoned after 30 starters due to strong wind, leader Lasse Kjus (NOR).

Pos	Athlete(s)	Country	Mark
🥇	Lasse Kjus bib number: 18	NOR	1:27.12
🥈	Pietro Vitalini	ITA	1:27.26
🥉	Ed Podivinsky	CAN	1:27.56
4	Josef Strobl	AUT	1:28.01
5	Luc Alphand	FRA	1:28.10
6	Fritz Strobl	AUT	1:28.18
7	Kjetil André Aamodt	NOR	1:28.29
8	Franco Cavegn	SUI	1:28.56
9	Hans Knauß	AUT	1:28.59
10	Kristian Ghedina	ITA	1:28.61
11	Patrick Ortlieb	AUT	1:28.66
12	Bruno Kernen	SUI	1:28.72
13	Jean-Luc Crétier	FRA	1:28.81
=14	Luca Cattaneo	ITA	1:28.89
=14	Luke Sauder	CAN	1:28.89
16	Werner Perathoner	ITA	1:28.96
17	Paul Accola	SUI	1:28.98
18	Peter Runggaldier	ITA	1:29.05
19	Stefan Krauß	GER	1:29.07
20	Brian Stemmle	CAN	1:29.08
21	Audun Grønvold	NOR	1:29.12
22	William Besse	SUI	1:29.14
23	Hannes Trinkl	AUT	1:29.21
24	Roland Assinger	AUT	1:29.23
25	Chad Fleischer	USA	1:29.30
26	Werner Franz	AUT	1:29.40
27	Janne Leskinen	FIN	1:29.50
=28	Norbert Holzknecht	AUT	1:29.51
=28	Erik Seletto	ITA	1:29.51
30	Kenneth Sivertsen	NOR	1:29.54
31	Heinrich Rupp	SUI	1:29.78
32	Alberto Senigagliesi	ITA	1:29.83
33	Vincent Blanc	FRA	1:29.89
34	Steve Locher	SUI	1:29.91
35	Fredrik Nyberg	SWE	1:30.01
36	Patrik Järbyn	SWE	1:30.07
37	Graydon Oldfield	CAN	1:30.26
38	Oswald Schranzhofer	ITA	1:30.27
39	Andrey Filichkin	RUS	1:30.28
40	Lasse Paulsen	NOR	1:30.59
41	Frédéric Marin-Cudraz	FRA	1:30.62
42	Jernej Koblar	SLO	1:30.69
43	Max Rauffer	GER	1:30.73
44	Nicolas Burtin	FRA	1:30.75
45	Benjamin Melquiond	FRA	1:30.76
46	Jason Rosener	USA	1:31.12
47	Jürg Grünenfelder	SUI	1:31.14
48	Ehlias Louis	USA	1:31.19
49	Johnny Albertsen	DEN	1:34.39
DNF	Atle Skårdal	NOR	—
DNF	Michael Makar	USA	—
DNF	Markus Herrmann	SUI	—
DNF	Günther Mader	AUT	—
DNF	Cary Mullen	CAN	—
DNF	Andreas Schifferer	AUT	—
DNF	A J Kitt	USA	—
DQ	Michael Brunner	GER	—
DQ	Alessandro Fattori	ITA	—
DNS	Tobias BarnerssoiDNS	GER	—
DNS	Achim VogtDNS	LIE	—