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World Para Snowboard Championships, was played first time at 2015.
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World Para Snowboard Championships, was played first time at 2015.
| Number | Year | City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | La Molina |  Spain | 10 |
| 2 | 2017 | Big White |  Canada | 10 |
| 3 | 2019 | Pyha |  Finland | 16 |
| 4 | 2021 | Lillehammer |  Norway | 16 |
| Rank | IPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 RPC (RPC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 IPCs) | 46 | 44 | 38 | 128 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Chris Vos | Norway Kristian Moen | Russia Serafim Pikalov |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Chris Vos | Austria Reinhold Schett | United States Mark Mann |
| Pyha 2019 | United States Noah Elliott | Netherlands Chris Vos | United States Mike Schultz |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari | United States Evan Strong | Canada Alex Massie |
| Big White 2017 | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari | United States Evan Strong | United States Mike Shea |
| Pyha 2019 | United States Keith Gabel | Australia Ben Tudhope | United States Zach Miller |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Italy Manuel Pozzerle | Italy Roberto Cavicchi | Great Britain Ben Moore |
| Big White 2017 | United States Mike Minor | France Maxime Montaggioni | Italy Jacopo Luchini |
| Pyha 2019 | France Maxime Montaggioni | Australia Simon Patmore | Australia Sean Pollard |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Chris Vos | Russia Serafim Pikalov | Denmark Daniel Wagner |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Chris Vos | United States Mike Schultz | Austria Reinhold Schett |
| Pyha 2019 | United States Mike Schultz | United States Noah Elliott | Netherlands Chris Vos |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | United States Mike Shea | United States Evan Strong | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari |
| Big White 2017 | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari | Great Britain Owen Pick | Japan Gurimu Narita |
| Pyha 2019 | China Sun Qi | Great Britain Owen Pick | Japan Shinji Tabuchi |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Austria Patrick Mayrhofer | Great Britain Ben Moore | Italy Manuel Pozzerle |
| Big White 2017 | France Maxime Montaggioni | United States Mike Minor | Great Britain Ben Moore |
| Pyha 2019 | France Maxime Montaggioni | Austria Patrick Mayrhofer | Italy Jacopo Luchini |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | United States Brenna Huckaby | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Nicole Roundy |
| Big White 2017 | United States Brenna Huckaby | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Nicole Roundy |
| Pyha 2019 | France Cécile Hernandez | Only one competitor | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | United States Heidi Jo Duce | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Australia Joany Badenhorst |
| Pyha 2019 | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Canada Sandrine Hamel | Netherlands Anne Garttener |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyha 2019 | Poland Monika Kotzian | China Pang Qiaorong | China Lu Jiangli |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Brenna Huckaby | United States Nicole Roundy |
| Big White 2017 | United States Brenna Huckaby | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Amy Purdy |
| Pyha 2019 | France Cécile Hernandez | China Liu Yunhai | Only two competitors |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | Australia Joany Badenhorst | United States Heidi Jo Duce |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Australia Joany Badenhorst |
| Pyha 2019 | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Canada Sandrine Hamel | Spain Astrid Fina Paredes |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyha 2019 | China Pang Qiaorong | China Lu Jiangli | Poland Monika Kotzian |
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.
Para-snowboarding classification is the classification system for para-snowboarding. The sport originally called Adaptive Snowboard is now practiced by hundreds of athletes around the world. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) defines three classes: SB-LL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both legs, and SB-UL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both arms who compete standing. The sport made its official Winter Paralympic debut in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
Ben Tudhope is an Australian Paralympian who competed in para-snowboard cross at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. His selection at the age of 14 meant that he became Australia's youngest Winter Paralympian, replacing Michael Milton. He was the youngest competitor at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games from any country. He also competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
The Snowboarding competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held on 12 and 16 March 2018 at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Gangneung, South Korea.
Astrid Fina Paredes is a Spanish Paralympic snowboarder. Her greatest achievement has been the silver medal of the World Cup of snowboarding.
Sean Pollard is an Australian Paralympian who represented Australia in para-snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, Korea.
Owen Pick is a British war veteran and snowboarder. Pick was injured in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan, losing his right leg. As part of his rehabilitation he was encouraged to try various sports. He subsequently found success in world para-snowboarding events, including representing his country in the Winter Olympics in his sport and as a flag bearer.
Brenna Huckaby is an American snowboarder. She competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning gold medals in the snowboard cross and banked slalom. She is the first Paralympian to appear in the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.
James Barnes-Miller is a British snowboarder from Isle of Thanet. He competes in snowboarding events for athletes with upper limb disabilities after being born with an incomplete right arm. He participated at the 2018 Winter Paralympics,
Cécile Hernandez-Cervellon, who also competes as Cécile Hernandez, is a French para-snowboarder and three-time Paralympic medallist, with a silver medal from Sochi 2014 and both a silver and a bronze from PyeongChang 2018. She competes for the teams Les Angles and France Douanes, as well as the French national Paralympic team; outside sport, she is a customs officer journalist and writer.
Lisa Bunschoten is a Dutch para-snowboarder, 2018 Paralympics silver medalist.
The men's banked slalom competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at Jeongseon Alpine Centre, South Korea. The competition took place on 16 March 2018.
Mike Schultz is a Paralympic snowboarder and the founder of BioDapt Inc, a prosthetics business. He was the flag-bearer for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations. He lost his leg in 2008 in a snowmobile race. He won gold and silver in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He later won the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award.
Mike Minor is an American adaptive athlete, World Champion snowboarder, and a Paralympian who competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He won gold in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's banked slalom and bronze in Men's snowboard cross division SB-UL. During his childhood, Minor had a prosthetic as he was born without part of his right arm. He starting skiing at age two and snowboarding at age seven. He was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2017.
Noah Elliott is a Paralympic snowboarder who competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He won gold in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's banked slalom division SB-LL1.
Patrick Mayrhofer is Austria's most successful Paralympic Snowboarder. He won Silver in the Banked Slalom at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, Gold in the Banked Slalom at the 2015 World Para Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain, and Silver in the Banked Slalom at the 2019 World Para Snowboard World Championships in Pyhä, Finland. In 2015 he was honored as the Paralympic Austrian Sports Personality of the Year.
Mike Shea is a retired American para-snowboarder. He won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the inaugural Snowboard cross event. At the World Para Snowboard Championships in the LL2 division, Shea won gold in the 2015 banked slalom event and bronze in the 2017 snowboard cross event. In 2014 and 2015, Shea was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award. Shea retired from snowboarding in 2020.
Monika Aleksandra Kotzian is a Polish para-snowboarder. Born without a left hand and forearm, she competes in the SB-UL category.
Lisa DeJong is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.
