2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
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The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere
, Italy
, from January 14 to January 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist Gerd Schönfelder
, who competed in classification-category standing events.
Sestriere hosted the Paralympic
alpine skiing
competition, at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee
(IPC) broadcasted daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18-23, also available after the Championships as Video on Demand
(VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.
. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
Standing
Sitting
Visually impaired
Sestriere
Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, from January 14 to January 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist Gerd Schönfelder
Gerd Schönfelder
Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics...
, who competed in classification-category standing events.
Sestriere hosted the Paralympic
Winter Paralympic Games
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Winter Paralympic Games are held every four years directly following the Winter...
alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
competition, at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 24 alpine skiing events were contested at Sestriere.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*, Official website of Vancouver 2010...
.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
(IPC) broadcasted daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18-23, also available after the Championships as Video on Demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
(VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.
Opening ceremony
On the 15th of January, the opening ceremony was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport in the town square of Sestriere, and included a series of performances by three dance couples. The dancers were to represent the people of the region. Among the dignitaries in attendance was the IPC President Sir Philip Craven.Medal winners
The men's events and the women's events were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted guideSighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
Men
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details |
Jan 16 | Visually impaired | Nicolas Berejny Nicolas Berejny Nicolas Berejny is a French alpine skier and 3-time Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Gregory Nouhaud |
1:21.40 | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish alpine skier, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui.... |
1:21.59 | Chris Williamson Chris Williamson (alpine skier) Chris Williamson is a Canadian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Robin Femy |
1:22.76 |
| Standing | Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics... |
1:21.84 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
1:22.08 | Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl is a Swiss alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.He won a silver medal in the Slalom, and a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom, standing... |
1:22.96 | ||
| Sitting | Akira Kano Akira Kano is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
1:20.94 | Taiki Morii Taiki Morii is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, USA, where he placed 6th at the Slalom and 8th at the Giant slalom, sitting LW11.... |
1:21.39 | Kees-Jan van der Klooster Kees-Jan van der Klooster Kees-Jan van der Klooster is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing in alpine skiing events. In March 2001 he had a snowboard accident and broke his back. Since then he is paralysed from his waist down... |
1:21.63 | ||
| Super-G details |
Jan 18 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish alpine skier, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui.... |
1:19.20 | Chris Williamson Chris Williamson (alpine skier) Chris Williamson is a Canadian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Robin Femy |
1:19.50 | Nicolas Berejny Nicolas Berejny Nicolas Berejny is a French alpine skier and 3-time Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Gregory Nouhaud |
1:20.47 |
| Standing | Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics... |
1:19.22 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
1:19.26 | Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl is a Swiss alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.He won a silver medal in the Slalom, and a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom, standing... |
1:19.95 | ||
| Sitting | Christopher Devlin-Young |
1:17.67 | Taiki Morii Taiki Morii is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, USA, where he placed 6th at the Slalom and 8th at the Giant slalom, sitting LW11.... |
1:18.29 | Cyril More |
1:19.50 | ||
| Super Combined details |
Jan 19 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish alpine skier, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui.... |
2:07.43 | Jakub Krako Jakub Krako Jakub Krako is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Dusan Simo |
2:08.36 | Chris Williamson Chris Williamson (alpine skier) Chris Williamson is a Canadian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Robin Femy |
2:09.29 |
| Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
2:05.31 | Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics... |
2:07.06 | Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl is a Swiss alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.He won a silver medal in the Slalom, and a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom, standing... |
2:08.88 | ||
| Sitting | Takeshi Suzuki Takeshi Suzuki (alpine skier) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy, where he became4th in the Downhill and 12th in the Slalom, sitting.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
2:07.79 | Cyril More |
2:08.93 | Yohann Taberlet |
2:09.98 | ||
| Slalom details |
Jan 20 | Visually impaired | Jakub Krako Jakub Krako Jakub Krako is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Dusan Simo |
1:28.83 | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish alpine skier, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui.... |
1:29.11 | Chris Williamson Chris Williamson (alpine skier) Chris Williamson is a Canadian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Robin Femy |
1:30.68 |
| Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
1:27.05 | Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics... |
1:27.22 | Toby Kane Toby Kane Toby Kane is an Australian Paralympian who won bronze in the Men's Super-G - Standing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. He lost his lower right leg in a car accident when he was two, but has no memory of this or ever skiing on two legs. He is expected to compete in the 2010 Winter Paralympics and is... |
1:28.49 | ||
| Sitting | Takeshi Suzuki Takeshi Suzuki (alpine skier) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy, where he became4th in the Downhill and 12th in the Slalom, sitting.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
1:29.31 | Yohann Taberlet |
1:32.24 | Thomas Nolte |
1:33.76 | ||
| Giant slalom details |
Jan 22 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish alpine skier, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui.... |
2:10.78 | Jakub Krako Jakub Krako Jakub Krako is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Dusan Simo |
2:12.10 | Radomir Dudas Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Maros Hudik |
2:17.42 |
| Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
2:10.98 | Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl Thomas Pfyl is a Swiss alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.He won a silver medal in the Slalom, and a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom, standing... |
2:11.41 | Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics... |
2:11.47 | ||
| Sitting | Taiki Morii Taiki Morii is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympian.He competed in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, USA, where he placed 6th at the Slalom and 8th at the Giant slalom, sitting LW11.... |
2:15.79 | Takeshi Suzuki Takeshi Suzuki (alpine skier) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy, where he became4th in the Downhill and 12th in the Slalom, sitting.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... |
2:15.90 | Christoph Kunz |
2:16.11 |
Women
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details |
Jan 16 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Henrieta Farkašová Henrieta Farkašová is an Slovak alpine skier and three time Paralympic Champion.She won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... |
1:28.36 | Melissa Perrine Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrew Bor |
1:40.50 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Evgenia Kolosovskaya |
1:41.87 |
| Standing | Andrea Rothfuss |
1:29.62 | Marie Bochet |
1:29.86 | Solene Jambaque Solène Jambaqué Solene Jambaque is a French alpine skier and two time Paralympic Champion.She competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... |
1:30.09 | ||
| Sitting | Alana Nichols |
1:30.45 | Laurie Stephens |
1:33.05 | Claudia Loesch |
1:35.35 | ||
| Super-G details |
Jan 18 | Visually impaired | Anna Kuliskova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Michaela Hubacova |
1:34.28 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Evgenia Kolosovskaya |
1:35.49 | Melissa Perrine Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrew Bor |
1:38.08 |
| Standing | Solene Jambaque Solène Jambaqué Solene Jambaque is a French alpine skier and two time Paralympic Champion.She competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... |
1:25.08 | Marie Bochet |
1:25.48 | Andrea Rothfuss |
1:26.48 | ||
| Sitting | Alana Nichols |
1:27.56 | Laurie Stephens |
1:28.66 | Claudia Loesch |
1:29.04 | ||
| Super Combined details |
Jan 19 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Henrieta Farkašová Henrieta Farkašová is an Slovak alpine skier and three time Paralympic Champion.She won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... |
2:25.83 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Evgenia Kolosovskaya |
2:32.31 | Melissa Perrine Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrew Bor |
2:32.84 |
| Standing | Solene Jambaque Solène Jambaqué Solene Jambaque is a French alpine skier and two time Paralympic Champion.She competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... |
2:21.94 | Andrea Rothfuss |
2:22.28 | Karolina Wisniewska |
2:25.79 | ||
| Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber |
2:31.62 | Claudia Loesch |
2:33.11 | Laurie Stephens |
2:42.68 | ||
| Slalom details |
Jan 20 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Henrieta Farkašová Henrieta Farkašová is an Slovak alpine skier and three time Paralympic Champion.She won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... |
1:42.71 | Kelly Gallagher Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier) Kelly Gallagher is a British skier and the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics. She is a graduate in mathematics from the University of Bath.-Pre-Paralympics:Gallagher is visually impared and competes with a sighted guide... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Charlotte Evans |
1:47.67 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Evgenia Kolosovskaya |
1:49.98 |
| Standing | Andrea Rothfuss |
1:39.98 | Petra Smarzova |
1:43.72 | Karolina Wisniewska |
1:45.53 | ||
| Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber |
1:48.80 | Claudia Loesch |
1:52.62 | Alana Nichols |
2:27.49 | ||
| Giant slalom details |
Jan 22 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Henrieta Farkašová Henrieta Farkašová is an Slovak alpine skier and three time Paralympic Champion.She won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... |
2:19.20 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Evgenia Kolosovskaya |
2:28.73 | Kelly Gallagher Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier) Kelly Gallagher is a British skier and the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics. She is a graduate in mathematics from the University of Bath.-Pre-Paralympics:Gallagher is visually impared and competes with a sighted guide... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Charlotte Evans |
2:31.68 |
| Standing | Marie Bochet |
2:23.32 | Petra Smarzova |
2:24.55 | Andrea Rothfuss |
2:24.99 | ||
| Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber |
2:31.73 | Claudia Loesch |
2:32.43 | Alana Nichols |
2:38.22 |
Team
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Nations team event details |
Jan 23 | Open | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.... , Nicolas Berejny Nicolas Berejny Nicolas Berejny is a French alpine skier and 3-time Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Gregory Nouhaud, Marie Bochet. Cyril More, Yohann Taberlet. |
6:55.09 | Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.He is a multiple Paralympic Champion. He won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics... , Andrea Rothfuss, Thomas Nolte. Georg Kreiter, Franz Hanfstingl, Anna Schaffelhuber. |
6:56.28 | Henrieta Farkasova Henrieta Farkašová Henrieta Farkašová is an Slovak alpine skier and three time Paralympic Champion.She won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... , Jakub Krako Jakub Krako Jakub Krako is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Dusan Simo, Martin France. Norbert Holik Norbert Holik Norbert Holík is a Paralympian athlete from Slovakia competing mainly in category P13 pentathlon events.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Lubos Bosela. |
7:03.86 |
Medals table
Key:| 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
Participating nations
Over 130 participants from 23 nations competed.Classifications
Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, after what classification of disability they have.Standing
- LW2 - single leg amputationAmputationAmputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
above the knee - LW3 - double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, or equivalent impairment - LW4 - single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - single arm amputation
- LW9 - amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
Sitting
- LW 10 - paraplegiaParaplegiaParaplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance - LW 11 - paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 - double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
Visually impaired
- B1 - no functional vision
- B2 - up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - under 10% functional vision