The women's downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside on Wednesday, February 17.

The course was labeled as extremely difficult for skiers and most training runs were cancelled due to weather conditions.

The worst accident involved Swedish skier Anja Pärson, who lost balance on the last jump before the finish, which resulted in a sixty-meter (200 ft) flight and subsequent fall, but without serious health consequences.

[1] Earlier in the same place Swiss skier Dominique Gisin fell;[2] Pärson returned the very next day to win the bronze in the super combined.

Lindsey Vonn won the gold medal, teammate Julia Mancuso took the silver, and Elisabeth Görgl was the bronze medalist.