| Belgium at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | BEL |
| NPC | Belgian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9-18 March 2018 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Belgium competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, held from 9 to 18 March 2018.
Olek Kazimirowski served as Chef de Mission. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Eléonor Sana Guide: Chloé Sana | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill, visually impaired | 10 March |
Two Belgian athletes are selected for the 2018 Games. [2]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Jasper Balcaen | Slalom | — | 1:53.94 | +17.83 | 15 [3] | |||||
| Giant slalom | ||||||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Eléonor Sana | Downhill, visually impaired | 1:36.96 | +5.46 | 4 | — | 1:31.60 | +1.88 | | |||||
| Super-G, visually impaired | — | 1:36.00 | +5.83 | 4 | |||||||||
The 2018 Winter Paralympics, the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. They were the second Paralympics to be held in South Korea, following the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.
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