Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's downhill

Men's Downhill
at the X Paralympic Winter Games
Men's Downhill; at the X Paralympic Winter Games
	Paralympic alpine skiing
Venue	Whistler Blackcomb
Dates	March 13
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Last updated August 23, 2023

The Men's Downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, March 13, but was postponed to Thursday, March 18 due to bad weather conditions.^[1]

Visually impaired

In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.^[2] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.^[3]

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	4	Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces	Spain	1:18.23
	7	Mark Bathum Guide: Slater Storey	United States	1:18.63	+0.40
	6	Gerd Gradwohl Guide: Karl-Heinz Vachenauer	Germany	1:20.40	+2.17
4	8	Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera	Slovakia	1:20.84	+2.61
5	5	Nicolas Berejny Guide: Sophie Troc	France	1:20.96	+2.73
6	11	Christoph Prettner Guide: Kurt Wastian	Austria	1:21.83	+3.60
7	1	Radomir Dudas Guide: Maros Hudik	Slovakia	1:21.88	+3.65
8	12	Ivan Frantsev Guide: Valentina Morozova	Russia	1:31.89	+13.66
9	10	Gabriel Gorce Yepes Guide: Felix Aznar Ruiz de Alegria	Spain	1:38.02	+19.79
	2	Bart Bunting Guide: Nathan Chivers	Australia	DNF
	3	Chris Williamson Guide: Nick Brush	Canada	DNF
	9	Miroslav Haraus Guide: Martin Makovnik	Slovakia	DNF

Sitting

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	11	Christoph Kunz	Switzerland	1:18.19
	2	Taiki Morii	Japan	1:18.63	+0.44
	15	Akira Kano	Japan	1:19.19	+1.00
4	19	Thomas Nolte	Germany	1:19.60	+1.41
5	10	Josh Dueck	Canada	1:19.88	+1.69
6	8	Yohann Taberlet	France	1:19.92	+1.73
7	4	Sean Rose	Great Britain	1:20.41	+2.22
8	17	Hans Pleisch	Switzerland	1:21.36	+3.17
9	28	Jasmin Bambur	Serbia	1:21.41	+3.22
10	1	Reinhold Sampl	Austria	1:21.88	+3.69
11	18	Takeshi Suzuki	Japan	1:22.28	+4.09
12	7	Jong-Seork Park	South Korea	1:22.52	+4.33
13	9	Christopher Devlin-Young	United States	1:22.65	+4.46
14	27	Franz Hanfstingl	Germany	1:23.16	+4.97
15	21	Dietmar Dorn	Austria	1:23.23	+5.04
16	26	Enrico Giorge	Italy	1:39.83	+21.64
17	23	Philipp Bonadimann	Austria	1:42.07	+23.88
18	20	Luca Maraffio	Italy	1:49.89	+31.70
	3	Shannon Dallas	Australia	DNS
	5	Martin Braxenthaler	Germany	DNF
	6	Tyler Walker	United States	DNF
	12	Kees-Jan van der Klooster	Netherlands	DNF
	13	Nicolas Loussalez-Artets	France	DNF
	14	Joseph Tompkins	United States	DNF
	16	Sang-Min Han	South Korea	DNF
	22	Sam Carter Daniels	Canada	DNF
	25	Cyril More	France	DNF
	24	Russell Docker	Great Britain	DSQ

Standing

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	12	Gerd Schönfelder	Germany	1:20.80
T	11	Michael Brugger	Switzerland	1:22.78	+1.98
T	14	Marty Mayberry	Australia	1:22.78	+1.98
4	10	Cameron Rahles-Rahbula	Australia	1:22.88	+2.08
5	15	Vincent Gauthier-Manuel	France	1:23.24	+2.44
6	3	Robert Meusburger	Austria	1:23.70	+2.90
7	17	Hubert Mandl	Austria	1:23.85	+3.05
8	5	Thomas Pfyl	Switzerland	1:24.17	+3.37
9	26	Christian Lanthaler	Italy	1:25.01	+4.21
10	1	Toby Kane	Australia	1:25.26	+4.46
11	2	Matt Hallat	Canada	1:25.44	+4.64
12	21	Gakuta Koike	Japan	1:26.31	+5.51
13	6	Manfred Auer	Austria	1:26.33	+5.53
14	20	Bradley Washburn	United States	1:26.40	+5.60
T15	7	Morgan Perrin	Canada	1:26.52	+5.72
T15	24	Hiraku Misawa	Japan	1:26.52	+5.72
17	18	Martin Cupka	Slovakia	1:26.89	+6.09
18	28	Stanislav Loska	Czech Republic	1:26.93	+6.13
19	8	Martin France	Slovakia	1:27.67	+6.87
20	25	Micha Josi	Switzerland	1:28.10	+7.30
21	13	George Sansonetis	United States	1:28.47	+7.67
22	16	Monte Meier	United States	1:28.48	+7.68
23	9	Romain Riboud	France	1:28.63	+7.83
24	23	Alexandr Alyabyev	Russia	1:34.30	+13.50
25	27	David Warner	South Africa	1:34.82	+14.02
	4	Lionel Brun	France	DNF
	19	Jeff Dickson	Canada	DNF
	22	Kevin Wermeester	Germany	DNF

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References

↑ "Alpine Skiing Schedule and Results". The official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
↑ AS Results Book (PG) Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine , The Official site for the 2010 Winter Paralympics
↑ Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010

External links

2010 Winter Plympics schedule and results, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver

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[res-1] "Alpine Skiing Schedule and Results". The official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-13.

[2] AS Results Book (PG) Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine , The Official site for the 2010 Winter Paralympics

[3] Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010

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