Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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Alpine skiing
at the X Paralympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Whistler Blackcomb
Dates13–21 March
2006
2014
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Whistler, Vancouver, the finals of the Alpine skiing. 2010ParalympicsAlpineSkiingWhistler.jpg
Whistler, Vancouver, the finals of the Alpine skiing.

The alpine skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics will be held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were due to be held between 13 March, and 21 March 2010. Events scheduled for 13 March, however, were postponed due to weather conditions – specifically, low visibility. [1] The snowboard cross event was a demonstration sport until 2014.

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In the Women's sitting giant slalom, Alana Nichols of the United States – a Paralympic champion in basketball from Beijing in 2008 – won her first of two skiing gold medals, becoming a rare winter-summer gold medalist. On 18 March, Viviane Forest became the first Canadian athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Paralympics, by winning the Women's Downhill for Visually Impaired. She had previously won gold in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics for women's goalball. [2] [3]

Lauren Woolstencroft sets the gold medal record with 5 gold medals, for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games. [4]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)74415
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)64313
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)62311
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)35311
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)34411
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1416
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1203
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1203
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1157
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1001
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0224
12Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0134
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0011
Totals (13 entries)30312990

Events

The competition events are:

Each event has separate men's and women's competitions and separate standing, sitting, and visually impaired classifications. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. [5]

Women's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze
Downhill
details
visually
impaired
Viviane Forest
Guide: Lindsay Debou
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:27.51 Henrieta Farkasova
Guide: Natalia Subrtova
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1:28.17 Danelle Umstead
Guide: Rob Umstead
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:30.18
sitting Alana Nichols
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:23.31 Laurie Stephens
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:28.26 Claudia Lösch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1:29.89
standing Lauren Woolstencroft
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:25.54 Solène Jambaqué
Flag of France.svg  France
1:29.94 Andrea Rothfuß
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:30.58
Super-G
details
visually
impaired
Henrieta Farkasova
Guide: Natalia Subrtova
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1:33.81 Viviane Forest
Guide: Lindsay Debou
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:37.54 Anna Kuliskova
Guide: Michaela Hubacova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1:38.02
sitting Claudia Lösch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1:33.89 Alana Nichols
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:36.68 Anna Schaffelhuber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:38.25
standing Lauren Woolstencroft
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:26.46 Melania Corradini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1:31.92 Andrea Rothfuß
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:32.47
Giant slalom
details
visually
impaired
Henrieta Farkasova
Guide: Natalia Subrtova
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2:56.65 Sabine Gasteiger
Guide: Stefan Schoner
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
3:02.18 Viviane Forest
Guide: Lindsay Debou
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3:11.17
sitting Alana Nichols
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:57.57 Stephani Victor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3:01.78 Kuniko Obinata
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3:08.71
standing Lauren Woolstencroft
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:34.03 Andrea Rothfuß
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:41.60 Petra Smarzova
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2:41.63
Slalom
details
visually
impaired
Sabine Gasteiger
Guide: Stefan Schoner
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:00.56 Viviane Forest
Guide: Lindsay Debou
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:01.45 Jessica Gallagher
Guide: Eric Bickerton
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2:04.35
sitting Claudia Lösch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:12.05 Stephani Victor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:12.63 Kuniko Obinata
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2:18.60
standing Lauren Woolstencroft
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:51.97 Andrea Rothfuß
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:58.35 Karolina Wisniewska
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:58.84
Super Combined
details
visually
impaired
Henrieta Farkasova
Guide: Natalia Subrtova
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2:34.61 Viviane Forest
Guide: Lindsay Debou
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:35.94 Danelle Umstead
Guide: Rob Umstead
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:48.75
sitting Stephani Victor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:40.71 Claudia Lösch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:44.28 Alana Nichols
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:47.54
standing Lauren Woolstencroft
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:22.67 Solène Jambaqué
Flag of France.svg  France
2:34.82 Karolina Wisniewska
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:35.47

Men's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze
Downhill
details
visually
impaired
Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1:18.23 Mark Bathum
Guide: Slater Storey
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:18.63 Gerd Gradwohl
Guide: Karl-Heinz Vachenauer
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:20.40
sitting Christoph Kunz
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
1:18.19 Taiki Morii
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1:18.63 Akira Kano
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1:19.19
standing Gerd Schönfelder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:20.80 Marty Mayberry
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Michael Brugger
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
1:22.78
Super-G
details
visually
impaired
Nicolas Berejny
Guide: Sophie Troc
Flag of France.svg  France
1:21.55 Jakub Krako
Guide: Juraj Medera
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1:21.71 Miroslav Haraus
Guide: Martin Makovnik
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1:22.75
sitting Akira Kano
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1:19.98 Martin Braxenthaler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:20.63 Taiki Morii
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1:20.98
standing Gerd Schönfelder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:20.11 Vincent Gauthier-Manuel
Flag of France.svg  France
1:21.24 Hubert Mandl
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1:21.97
Giant slalom
details
visually
impaired
Jakub Krako
Guide: Juraj Medera
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2:41.99 Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2:42.20 Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide: Tommaso Balasso
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2:44.25
sitting Martin Braxenthaler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:37.40 Christoph Kunz
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
2:40.35 Takeshi Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2:45.61
standing Gerd Schönfelder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:23.92 Robert Meusburger
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:26.08 Vincent Gauthier-Manuel
Flag of France.svg  France
2:26.33
Slalom
details
visually
impaired
Jakub Krako
Guide: Juraj Medera
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1:45.82 Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1:46.91 Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide: Tommaso Balasso
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1:48.32
sitting Martin Braxenthaler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:41.63 Josh Dueck
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:46.29 Philipp Bonadimann
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1:46.34
standing Adam Hall
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1:45.40 Gerd Schönfelder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:45.97 Cameron Rahles-Rahbula
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:47.69
Super Combined
details
visually
impaired
Jakub Krako
Guide: Juraj Medera
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2:14.61 Gianmaria Dal Maistro
Guide: Tommaso Balasso
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2:16.18 Miroslav Haraus
Guide: Martin Makovnik
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2:16.31
sitting Martin Braxenthaler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:10.16 Jürgen Egle
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:12.80 Philipp Bonadimann
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:12.96
standing Gerd Schönfelder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:11.84 Vincent Gauthier-Manuel
Flag of France.svg  France
2:12.04 Cameron Rahles-Rahbula
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2:13.85

Competition schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).

DayDateStartEvent
Day 2Sat 13 Mar,11:30Downhill Men & Women (all classes)
Day 3Sun 14 Mar,11:30Super-G Men & Women (Standing)
Day 4Mon 15 Mar,11:30Super-G Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)
Day 5Tue 16 Mar,9:30Super Combined Men & Women (all classes)
13:00
Day 7Thu 18 Mar,10:00Giant Slalom Men & Women (Standing)
13:00
Day 8Fri 19 Mar,10:00Giant Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)
13:00
Day 9Sat 20 Mar,10:00Slalom Men & Women (Standing)
13:00
Day 10Sun 21 Mar,10:00Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)
13:00

See also

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