| Giant slalom at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | |
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| Venue | Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N. |
| Location | Sestriere |
| Date | January 22 |
| Alpine skiing at the World Ski Championships 2011 | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
The Giant slalom competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 22.
In the giant slalom visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide. [1] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. [2]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova |  Slovakia | 1:08.27 | 1 | 1:10.93 | 1 | 2:19.20 | |
 | 5 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya |  Russia | 1:12.10 | 2 | 1:16.63 | 2 | 2:28.73 | +9.53 |
 | 2 | Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans |  United Kingdom | 1:13.96 | 3 | 1:17.72 | 3 | 2:31.68 | +12.48 |
| 4 | 7 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor |  Australia | 1:18.44 | 4 | 1:22.25 | 5 | 2:40.69 | +21.49 |
| 5 | 4 | Natasha de Troyer Guide: Werner de Troyer |  Belgium | 1:20.75 | 6 | 1:22.99 | 6 | 2:43.74 | +24.54 |
| 6 | 3 | Anna Kuliskova Guide: Michaela Hubacova |  Czech Republic | 1:24.40 | 7 | 1:20.18 | 4 | 2:44.58 | +25.38 |
| 7 | 8 | Gemma Pedrini Guide: Ivan Morlotti |  Italy | 1:27.51 | 8 | 1:36.04 | 7 | 3:03.55 | +44.35 |
| 6 | Danelle Umstead Guide: Robert Umstead |  United States | DNS |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Marie Bochet |  France | 1:10.65 | 2 | 1:12.67 | 1 | 2:23.32 | |
| 15 | Petra Smarzova | Slovakia | 1:10.71 | 3 | 1:13.84 | 2 | 2:24.55 | +1.23 |
| 14 | Andrea Rothfuss |  Germany | 1:10.52 | 1 | 1:14.47 | 3 | 2:24.99 | +1.67 |
| 4 | 9 | Solène Jambaqué | France | 1:10.92 | 4 | 1:14.56 | 4 | 2:25.48 | +2.16 |
| 5 | 10 | Melania Corradini | Italy | 1:11.45 | 5 | 1:16.28 | 6 | 2:27.73 | +4.41 |
| 6 | 11 | Karolina Wisniewska |  Canada | 1:13.24 | 6 | 1:16.10 | 5 | 2:29.34 | +6.02 |
| 7 | 20 | Mariya Papulova | Russia | 1:19.14 | 8 | 1:20.20 | 7 | 2:39.34 | +16.02 |
| 8 | 16 | Anna Jochemsen |  Netherlands | 1:19.20 | 9 | 1:24.73 | 8 | 2:43.93 | +20.61 |
| 9 | 18 | Ursula Pueyo Marimon |  Spain | 1:22.64 | 10 | 1:29.39 | 9 | 2:52.03 | +28.71 |
| 10 | 19 | Elena Kudyakova | Russia | 1:23.31 | 11 | 1:37.47 | 10 | 3:00.78 | +37.46 |
| 12 | Danja Haslacher |  Austria | DNS | ||||||
| 17 | Katja Saarinen |  Finland | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Anna Schaffelhuber | Germany | 1:12.69 | 1 | 1:19.04 | 2 | 2:31.73 | |
| 23 | Claudia Loesch | Austria | 1:13.91 | 2 | 1:18.52 | 1 | 2:32.43 | +0.70 |
| 22 | Alana Nichols | United States | 1:17.16 | 3 | 1:21.06 | 3 | 2:38.22 | +6.49 |
| 4 | 25 | Anna Turney | United Kingdom | 1:29.57 | 5 | 1:58.29 | 4 | 3:27.86 | +56.13 |
| 21 | Laurie Stephens | United States | DNF |
In the giant slalom visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide. [1] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. [2]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | France | 1:03.32 | 1 | 1:07.66 | 2 | 2:10.98 | |
| 48 | Thomas Pfyl |  Switzerland | 1:03.33 | 2 | 1:08.08 | 3 | 2:11.41 | +0.43 |
| 56 | Gerd Schönfelder | Germany | 1:04.26 | 3 | 1:07.21 | 1 | 2:11.47 | +0.49 |
| 4 | 51 | Alexandr Alyabyev | Russia | 1:04.46 | 4 | 1:09.46 | 5 | 2:13.92 | +2.94 |
| 5 | 45 | Mitchell Gourley | Australia | 1:04.96 | 5 | 1:09.45 | 4 | 2:14.41 | +3.43 |
| 6 | 49 | Markus Salcher | Austria | 1:06.27 | 8 | 1:09.77 | 6 | 2:16.04 | +5.06 |
| 7 | 50 | Lionel Brun | France | 1:06.03 | 7 | 1:10.43 | 7 | 2:16.46 | +5.48 |
| 8 | 46 | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula | Australia | 1:05.80 | 6 | 1:11.97 | 12 | 2:17.77 | +6.79 |
| 9 | 55 | Michael Bruegger | Switzerland | 1:07.11 | 9 | 1:10.91 | 8 | 2:18.02 | +7.04 |
| 10 | 47 | Toby Kane | Australia | 1:07.67 | 11 | 1:11.31 | 9 | 2:18.98 | +8.00 |
| 11 | 42 | Andreas Preiss | Austria | 1:07.14 | 10 | 1:12.53 | 14 | 2:19.67 | +8.69 |
| 12 | 53 | Stanislav Loska | Czech Republic | 1:08.56 | 12 | 1:11.50 | 10 | 2:20.06 | +9.08 |
| 13 | 43 | Hiraku Misawa |  Japan | 1:08.92 | 13 | 1:11.56 | 11 | 2:20.48 | +9.50 |
| 14 | 59 | Kirk Schornstein | Canada | 1:09.94 | 16 | 1:12.25 | 13 | 2:22.19 | +11.21 |
| 15 | 61 | Martin Falch | Austria | 1:09.63 | 14 | 1:13.50 | 15 | 2:23.13 | +12.15 |
| 16 | 52 | Martin France | Slovakia | 1:09.76 | 15 | 1:13.97 | 16 | 2:23.73 | +12.75 |
| 17 | 62 | Aleksandr Vetrov | Russia | 1:11.23 | 18 | 1:14.00 | 17 | 2:25.23 | +14.25 |
| 18 | 65 | Hansjoerg Lantschner | Italy | 1:10.07 | 17 | 1:17.67 | 19 | 2:27.74 | +16.76 |
| 19 | 58 | Jacob Guilera Casas | Spain | 1:11.86 | 19 | 1:16.94 | 18 | 2:28.80 | +17.82 |
| 20 | 63 | Bernhard Habersatter | Austria | 1:13.92 | 20 | 1:17.81 | 20 | 2:31.73 | +20.75 |
| 21 | 64 | Ralph Green | United States | 1:14.23 | 21 | 1:19.44 | 21 | 2:33.67 | +22.69 |
| 22 | 66 | Ugo Bregant | Italy | 1:18.33 | 22 | 1:22.09 | 22 | 2:40.42 | +29.44 |
| 23 | 67 | Martin Hewitt | United Kingdom | 1:19.99 | 23 | 1:23.29 | 23 | 2:43.28 | +32.30 |
| 60 | Wolfgang Moosbrugger | Austria | DNS | ||||||
| 57 | Bart Verbruggen | Netherlands | DNF | ||||||
| 54 | Matt Hallat | Canada | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Taiki Morii | Japan | 1:08.07 | 6 | 1:07.72 | 1 | 2:15.79 | |
| 82 | Takeshi Suzuki | Japan | 1:05.71 | 2 | 1:10.19 | 4 | 2:15.90 | +0.11 |
| 71 | Christoph Kunz | Switzerland | 1:06.08 | 3 | 1:10.03 | 3 | 2:16.11 | +0.32 |
| 4 | 80 | Christopher Devlin-Young | United States | 1:04.01 | 1 | 1:12.32 | 10 | 2:16.33 | +0.54 |
| 5 | 68 | Cyril More | France | 1:06.41 | 4 | 1:10.70 | 6 | 2:17.11 | +1.32 |
| 6 | 85 | Georg Kreiter | Germany | 1:09.23 | 10 | 1:08.94 | 2 | 2:18.17 | +2.38 |
| 7 | 75 | Josh Dueck | Canada | 1:08.44 | 7 | 1:10.41 | 5 | 2:18.85 | +3.06 |
| 8 | 70 | Sang Min Han |  South Korea | 1:07.36 | 5 | 1:11.67 | 7 | 2:19.03 | +3.24 |
| 9 | 84 | Thomas Nolte | Germany | 1:09.13 | 9 | 1:11.99 | 9 | 2:21.12 | +5.33 |
| 10 | 76 | Robert Froehle | Austria | 1:08.78 | 8 | 1:13.25 | 12 | 2:22.03 | +6.24 |
| 11 | 86 | Kees-Jan van der Klooster | Netherlands | 1:11.08 | 19 | 1:11.94 | 8 | 2:23.02 | +7.23 |
| 12 | 72 | Dietmar Dorn | Austria | 1:10.32 | 16 | 1:13.10 | 11 | 2:23.42 | +7.63 |
| 13 | 93 | Roman Rabl | Austria | 1:09.47 | 12 | 1:14.04 | 16 | 2:23.51 | +7.72 |
| 14 | 87 | Scott Meyer | United States | 1:10.68 | 17 | 1:13.26 | 13 | 2:23.94 | +8.15 |
| 15 | 78 | Yohann Taberlet | France | 1:10.98 | 18 | 1:13.95 | 15 | 2:24.93 | +9.14 |
| 16 | 77 | Tyler Walker | United States | 1:09.68 | 13 | 1:15.92 | 20 | 2:25.60 | +9.81 |
| 17 | 94 | Miroslav Sperk | Czech Republic | 1:11.21 | 20 | 1:15.46 | 19 | 2:26.67 | +10.88 |
| 18 | 73 | Sean Rose | United Kingdom | 1:11.67 | 21 | 1:15.30 | 18 | 2:26.97 | +11.18 |
| 19 | 83 | Akira Taniguchi | Japan | 1:13.77 | 23 | 1:14.87 | 17 | 2:28.64 | +12.85 |
| 20 | 88 | Frederic Francois | France | 1:15.00 | 28 | 1:13.77 | 14 | 2:28.77 | +12.98 |
| 21 | 100 | Oldrich Jelinek | Czech Republic | 1:11.99 | 22 | 1:16.99 | 21 | 2:28.98 | +13.19 |
| 22 | 90 | Jong Seork Park | South Korea | 1:13.97 | 24 | 1:17.66 | 22 | 2:31.63 | +15.84 |
| 23 | 96 | Michael Brennan | United Kingdom | 1:14.86 | 26 | 1:18.38 | 23 | 2:33.24 | +17.45 |
| 24 | 89 | Jasmin Bambur |  Serbia | 1:14.02 | 25 | 1:21.21 | 24 | 2:35.23 | +19.44 |
| 25 | 81 | Jean Yves Le Meur | France | 1:09.33 | 11 | 1:27.09 | 28 | 2:36.42 | +20.63 |
| 26 | 98 | Oscar Espallargas | Spain | 1:21.25 | 29 | 1:24.11 | 26 | 2:45.36 | +29.57 |
| 27 | 101 | Peter Dunning | United Kingdom | 1:24.32 | 31 | 1:23.69 | 25 | 2:48.01 | +32.22 |
| 28 | 99 | Simon Jacobsen |  Sweden | 1:25.14 | 32 | 1:26.61 | 27 | 2:51.75 | +35.96 |
| 29 | 102 | Dino Sokolovic |  Croatia | 1:23.97 | 30 | 1:28.52 | 29 | 2:52.49 | +36.70 |
| 69 | Philipp Bonadimann | Austria | DSQ | ||||||
| 95 | Gal Jakic |  Slovenia | DNF | ||||||
| 91 | Andreas Kapfinger | Austria | DNF | ||||||
| 97 | Enrico Giorge | Italy | DNF | ||||||
| 92 | Franz Hanfstingl | Germany | DNF | ||||||
| 74 | Akira Kano | Japan | DNF |
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