Cross-country skiing at the XII Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Alpensia Biathlon Centre, South Korea |
Dates | 11–18 March |
Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | ||
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Sprint | ||
1.1 / 1.5 km | men 1 | women 1 |
Distance | ||
5 / 7.5 km | women 1 | |
7.5 / 10 km | men 1 | |
12 / 15 km | women 2 | |
15 / 20 km | men 2 | |
Relay | ||
4 × 2.5 km | mixed | open |
1 classical style; 2 free style | ||
Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, South Korea. The twenty events were held from 11 to 18 March 2018. [1] Canadian Brian McKeever won three individual gold and a team relay bronze, his third triple gold medal performance, for a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all, making him the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever. [2]
The program includes 20 events. The events are mostly divided into three classifications (sitting, standing and visually impaired). For each of these classifications, there are three men's events and three women's events. There are also two relay events which combine classifications. Standing skiers are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, whereas sitting competitors use a sitski. Skiers with a visual impairment 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.
The following is the competition schedule for all twenty events. [1]
All times are local (UTC+9).
Date | Time | Event |
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11 March | 10:00 | Men's 15 km sitting |
11:15 | Women's 12 km sitting | |
12 March | 10:00 | Men's 20 km freestyle standing |
10:25 | Men's 20 km freestyle visually impaired | |
12:00 | Women's 15 km freestyle visually impaired | |
12:15 | Women's 15 km freestyle standing | |
14 March | 10:00 | Men's 1.1 km sprint, sitting qualification |
10:17 | Women's 1.1 km sprint, sitting qualification | |
10:35 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing qualification | |
10:50 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing qualification | |
11:10 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired qualification | |
11:25 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired qualification | |
12:00 | Men's 1.1 km sprint, sitting semifinals | |
12:10 | Women's 1.1 km sprint, sitting semifinals | |
12:21 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing semifinals | |
12:31 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing semifinals | |
12:42 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired semifinals | |
12:52 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired semifinals | |
13:06 | Men's 1.1 km sprint, sitting final | |
13:20 | Women's 1.1 km sprint, sitting final | |
13:34 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing final | |
13:48 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing final | |
14:02 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired final | |
14:16 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired final | |
17 March | 10:00 | Men's 10 km classical visually impaired |
10:15 | Men's 10 km classical standing | |
11:45 | Women's 7.5 km classical standing | |
11:55 | Women's 7.5 km classical visually impaired | |
12:40 | Men's 7.5 km sitting | |
12:55 | Women's 5 km sitting | |
18 March | 10:00 | 4x2.5 km Mixed Relay |
11:00 | 4x2.5 km Open Relay |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4 x 2.5 km Mixed Relay | ![]() Iurii Utkin Guide: Ruslan Perekhoda Liudmyla Liashenko Iuliia Batenkova-Bauman Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Vitaliy Kazakov | 24:31.9 | ![]() Natalie Wilkie Emily Young Chris Klebl Mark Arendz | 25:21.9 | ![]() Andrea Eskau Steffen Lehmker Alexander Ehler | 25:25.3 |
4 x 2.5 km Open Relay | ![]() Benjamin Daviet Anthony Chalencon Guide: Simon Valverde Thomas Clarion Guide: Antoine Bollet | 22:46.6 | ![]() Nils-Erik Ulset Håkon Olsrud Eirik Bye Guide: Arvid Nelson | 23:09.1 | ![]() Collin Cameron Brian McKeever Guide: Graham Nishikawa | 23:52.4 |
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