| Denmark at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | DEN |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee Denmark |
| Website | http://www.paralympic.dk |
| in Pyeongchang | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Daniel Wagner |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances | |
Denmark sent one competitor to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Denmark") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.
| Name | Sport | Gender | Classification | Events | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Wagner | Para-snowboarding | Male | [1] |
In the autumn of 2017, responsibility for sending a team to the Paralympics was changed from Parasport Denmark, the National Paralympic Committee of Denmark, to the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF). [2] The decision was made because people wanted to make Olympic and Paralympic sport more equal. [2] Niels Christiansen, secretary general of Parasport Denmark, said, "We are very happy with the move, and we look forward to working together with DIF. The Paralympics and the development and preparation of world class Para-athletes is still very much a focal point of our work in Parasport Denmark, but allowing DIF to take the reigns [sic] sends an important message and hopefully it will lead to even more Paralympic success for Denmark." [2] Despite this change, Parasport Denmark was still in charge of preparing to send a team to the Winter Paralympic Games. [2]
Denmark first went to the Winter Paralympics in 1980 in Geilo. Before South Korea, they had won a total of two gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals at the Winter Games. Both of their gold medals and all of their bronze medals were won by para-Nordic blind skier Anne-Mette Bredahl. [3] Her gold medals were in the biathlon 7.5 kilometres free technique B 1-3 race. [2] The last time the country won a medal was at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. [2] Denmark sends few people to the Winter Paralympics. They sent six people to the 2006 Winter Paralympics, and two to the 2010 and 2014 Games. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Wagner | Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 | 1:07.24 | 1:12.11 | 1:08.32 | 1:07.24 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | |||||||||
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||||
| Daniel Wagner | Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 | 1:11.76 | 8 | Canceled | 1:11.76 | 8 Q |  W |  L | Did not advance | 8 | ||
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Simon Patmore OAM is an Australian Para-athletics and Para-snowboard competitor. He won a gold medal in the Men's 100m T46 at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, and bronze in the Men's 200m T46 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, Patmore won a gold medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL and bronze in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL.
Melissa Perrine is a B2 classified visually impaired para-alpine skier from Australia. She has competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi and 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang in the downhill, super-G, super combined, slalom and giant slalom events. At the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, she won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals. At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, she won two bronze medals.
Cho Byeong-seok is a South Korean ice sledge hockey player. He played in the 2010 and 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. He won a silver medal at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships. Cho was a member of South Korea's bronze medal winning team in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
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Cho Young-jae is a South Korean ice sledge hockey player. He played in the 2010 and 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. He won a silver medal at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships. Cho was a member of South Korea's bronze medal winning team in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
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