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| Born | Västerås, Sweden |
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| Country |  Sweden |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Cecilia Paulson is a Swedish Paralympic alpine skier. She represented Sweden in Paralympic Alpine skiing, at the 1994 Paralympic Winter Games, 1998 Paralympic Winter Games, and 2002 Paralympic Winter Games. She won four medals: two silvers and two bronzes. [1]
She competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, in Lillehammer, with 1: 43.07 Paulson finished sixth in the super-G LWX-XII, behind Sarah Will in 1:26.67, Gerda Pamler in 1: 28.24, Stephanie Riche in 1: 37.99, Vreni Stoeckli in 1: 38.03 and Sandra Mittelholzer in 1:41.62. [2] She competed in Women's Slalom LWX-XII, and Women's Giant Slalom LWX-XII, but did not finish. [3]
At the 1998 Winter Paralympics, in Nagano, Paulson won two bronze medals: in the super-G race, with a realized time of 1:13.33 (gold for Sarah Will in 1: 09.49 and silver for Kuniko Obinata in 1: 11.24), [4] and downhill LW10-11 in 1:31.29 (on the podium in front of her, Kuniko Obinata with 1:18.00 and Sarah Will in 1:19.02). [5]
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, in Salt Lake City, Paulson won two silver medals, slalom LW10-12, [6] and giant slalom LW12. [7] She placed 4th in super-G LW10-12, [8] and downhill LW10-12. [9]
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, in Lillehammer (Norway), consisted of 66 events, 46 for men and 20 for women.
The 1994 Winter Paralympics were held in Lillehammer, Norway. Australia sent six male skiers, who won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Australia, at the time, achieved their best ever performance at a Winter Paralympics, finishing 5th overall in the alpine skiing competition, 9th in the medal standings, and 11th in the total medal count out of 31 nations.
LW12 is a para-Alpine and para-Nordic sit skiing sport class defined by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). An LW12 skier needs to meet a minimum of one of several conditions including a single below knee but above ankle amputation, monoplegia that exhibits similar to below knee amputation, legs of different length where there is at least a 7 centimetres difference, combined muscle strength in the lower extremities less than 71. For international competitions, classification is done through IPC Alpine Skiing or IPC Nordic Skiing. For sub-international competitions, classification is done by a national federation such as Alpine Canada. For para-Alpine, this class is subdivided into two subclasses.: LW12.1 and LW12.2. A new sit-skier competitor with only national classification will compete as LW12.2 in international competitions until they have been internationally classified.
LW11 is a para-Alpine and para-Nordic sit skiing sport class, a classification defined by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC for people with paralysis in the lower extremities and people with cerebral palsy that affects the lower half of the body. Outside of skiing, the competitor in this class is unable to walk. For international competitions, classification is done through IPC Alpine Skiing or IPC Nordic Skiing. For sub-international competitions, classification is done by a national federation such as Alpine Canada.
LW10 is a para-Alpine and para-Nordic sit-skiing classification for skiers who cannot sit up without support. For international skiing competitions, classification is conducted by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing and IPC Nordic Skiing, while national federations such as Alpine Canada handle classification for domestic competitions.
LW5/7 is a standing para-Alpine and para-Nordic skiing classification for skiers with upper extremity issues in both limbs that may include double amputation of both arms and hands or dysmelia of the upper limbs. The class has three subclasses defined by the location of the disability on the upper extremities. International classification is done by IPC Alpine Skiing and IPC Nordic Skiing. On the national level, classification is handled by national sports federation such as Cross-Country Canada.
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