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The 2022 Winter Paralympics, commonly known as Beijing 2022, is an international winter multi-sport parasports event currently taking place in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is scheduled to last from 4 to 13 March 2022. This is the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Para-alpine skiing classification is the classification system for para-alpine skiing designed to ensure fair competition between alpine skiers with different types of disabilities. The classifications are grouped into three general disability types: standing, blind and sitting. Classification governance is handled by International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing. Prior to that, several sport governing bodies dealt with classification including the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD), International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMWSF), International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA). Some classification systems are governed by bodies other than International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing, such as the Special Olympics. The sport is open to all competitors with a visual or physical disability. It is not open to people with intellectual disabilities.
Para-Nordic skiing classification is the classification system for para-Nordic skiing which includes the biathlon and cross-country events. The classifications for Para-Nordic skiing mirrors the classifications for Para-Alpine skiing with some exceptions. A functional mobility and medical classification is in use, with skiers being divided into three groups: standing skiers, sit skiers and visually impaired skiers. International classification is governed by International Paralympic Committee, Nordic Skiing (IPC-NS). Other classification is handled by national bodies. Before the IPC-NS took over classification, a number of organizations handled classification based on the type of disability.
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. She has been selected with guide Bobbi Kelly for the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Millicent Genevieve "Millie" Knight is an English skier and student who competes at international level for ParalympicsGB in alpine skiing in the slalom, giant slalom Super-G, Super Combined and Downhill events with a sighted guide, Brett Wild. When Knight was one year old, she contracted an illness, diagnosed at age three, which resulted in the loss of most of her vision by the age of six. She joined the Great Britain Paralympic skiing team in 2012, and progressed to compete at international-level events. Knight was the British flagbearer at Sochi in 2014 - her debut Paralympics - where, at the age of 15, she was the youngest person ever to compete for ParalympicsGB at the Winter Games. In 2017, Knight and Wild became Great Britain’s first World Champions in a snow sport. In the same year Knight also became an Honorary Doctor of the University of Kent.
Bibian Mentel-Spee was a Dutch three-fold Winter Paralympics gold-medalist, and five-times world champion para-snowboarding athlete. Mentel won the Paralympic gold medal in the snowboard cross discipline in the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, as well as in the banked slalom in 2018, despite battling cancer nine times since the beginning of the century. She won her 2018 medals at age 45.
Athletes have competed as Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games for various reasons, including political transition, international sanctions, suspensions of National Paralympic Committees and compassion.
Menna Fitzpatrick MBE is a British alpine skier. She is visually impaired having only 5% vision and formerly skied with guide Jennifer Kehoe until 2021. They competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang in March 2018 where they took four medals, including a gold in the slalom, making Fitzpatrick Team GB's most decorated Winter Paralympian.
Anja Wicker is a German handicapped cross-country skier and biathlete. She represented Germany at the 2014 Winter Paralympics claiming a gold and a silver medal in the biathlon events. She also represented Germany at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
The Netherlands sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Four people competed in para-snowboarding. Five people competed in para-alpine skiing. Anna Jochemsen and Jeffrey Stuut are standing skiers. Linda van Impelen, Jeroen Kampschreur and Niels de Langen have all competed in all 5 para-alpine sit-ski events. Lisa Bunschoten, Bibian Mentel and Chris Vos all competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. Renske van Beek was the only snowboarder on Team Netherlands who did not go to Sochi.
Jeroen Kampschreur is a Dutch paralympic skier. Kampschreur was born without shinbones, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee at age one. Consequently, he began using a wheelchair. On 23 March 2018, Kampschreur was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Niels de Langen is a Dutch para-alpine skier.
Jeffrey Stuut is a Dutch para-alpine skier.
Canada is competing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which takes place between 4–13 March 2022.
Netherlands is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which takes place between 4–13 March 2022. Eight competitors are expected to compete.
Belgium is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which takes place between 4–13 March 2022. Two alpine skiers are expected to compete.
France is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which takes place between 4–13 March 2022.
Austria is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which takes place between 4–13 March 2022. In total, 16 athletes are expected to compete in four sports.
Shona Brownlee MBE is a British skier and Royal Air Force Aircraftwoman. She won two medals at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships, and competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Linda Le Bon is a Belgian para-alpine skier. She competes in the B2 category, which is for visually impaired athletes.
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- ↑ "Paralympische Winterspelen: Linda Le Bon is eerste geselecteerde Belgische atlete". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ "Skiërs Linda Le Bon en Rémi Mazi vertegenwoordigen België op de Paralympische Spelen". Sporza.be (in Dutch). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Antwerpse Linda Le Bon zonder haar geschorste voorskiër naar Paralympics". Antwerps persbureau (in Dutch). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
