2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee.
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| Host city | Sestriere, Italy |
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| Nations participating | 23[1][2] |
| Athletes participating | 130 |
| Dates | January 14 – 23 |
| Alpine skiing at the World Ski Championships 2011 | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist Gerd Schönfelder, who competed in classification-category standing events.
Sestriere hosted the Paralympic alpine skiing competition, at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18–23,[3] also available after the Championships as Video on Demand (VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.
Opening ceremony
On January 15, the opening ceremony was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport in the town square of Sestriere, and included a series of performances by three dance couples. The dancers were to represent the people of the region. Among the dignitaries in attendance was the IPC President Sir Philip Craven.[4]
Medal winners
The men's events and the women's events were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere. Visually impaired skiers 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.[5]
Men
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details |
Jan 16 | Visually impaired | Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud  | 1:21.40 | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces  | 1:21.59 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:22.76 |
| Standing | Gerd Schönfelder | 1:21.84 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | 1:22.08 | Thomas Pfyl | 1:22.96 | ||
| Sitting | Akira Kano | 1:20.94 | Taiki Morii | 1:21.39 | Kees-Jan van der Klooster | 1:21.63 | ||
| Super-G details |
Jan 18 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces | 1:19.20 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy | 1:19.50 | Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud | 1:20.47 |
| Standing | Gerd Schönfelder | 1:19.22 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | 1:19.26 | Thomas Pfyl | 1:19.95 | ||
| Sitting | Christopher Devlin-Young | 1:17.67 | Taiki Morii | 1:18.29 | Cyril More | 1:19.50 | ||
| Super Combined details |
Jan 19 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces | 2:07.43 | Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo  | 2:08.36 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy | 2:09.29 |
| Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | 2:05.31 | Gerd Schönfelder | 2:07.06 | Thomas Pfyl | 2:08.88 | ||
| Sitting | Takeshi Suzuki | 2:07.79 | Cyril More | 2:08.93 | Yohann Taberlet | 2:09.98 | ||
| Slalom details |
Jan 20 | Visually impaired | Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo | 1:28.83 | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces | 1:29.11 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy | 1:30.68 |
| Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | 1:27.05 | Gerd Schönfelder | 1:27.22 | Toby Kane.svg.png){kind=small} | 1:28.49 | ||
| Sitting | Takeshi Suzuki | 1:29.31 | Yohann Taberlet | 1:32.24 | Thomas Nolte | 1:33.76 | ||
| Giant slalom details |
Jan 22 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces | 2:10.78 | Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo | 2:12.10 | Radomir Dudas Guide: Maros Hudik | 2:17.42 |
| Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | 2:10.98 | Thomas Pfyl | 2:11.41 | Gerd Schönfelder | 2:11.47 | ||
| Sitting | Taiki Morii | 2:15.79 | Takeshi Suzuki | 2:15.90 | Christoph Kunz | 2:16.11 |
Women
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details |
Jan 16 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova | 1:28.36 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor | 1:40.50 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya  | 1:41.87 |
| Standing | Andrea Rothfuss | 1:29.62 | Marie Bochet | 1:29.86 | Solène Jambaqué | 1:30.09 | ||
| Sitting | Alana Nichols | 1:30.45 | Laurie Stephens | 1:33.05 | Claudia Loesch | 1:35.35 | ||
| Super-G details |
Jan 18 | Visually impaired | Anna Kuliskova Guide: Michaela Hubacova  | 1:34.28 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya | 1:35.49 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor | 1:38.08 |
| Standing | Solène Jambaqué | 1:25.08 | Marie Bochet | 1:25.48 | Andrea Rothfuss | 1:26.48 | ||
| Sitting | Alana Nichols | 1:27.56 | Laurie Stephens | 1:28.66 | Claudia Loesch | 1:29.04 | ||
| Super Combined details |
Jan 19 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova | 2:25.83 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya | 2:32.31 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor | 2:32.84 |
| Standing | Solène Jambaqué | 2:21.94 | Andrea Rothfuss | 2:22.28 | Karolina Wisniewska | 2:25.79 | ||
| Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber | 2:31.62 | Claudia Loesch | 2:33.11 | Laurie Stephens | 2:42.68 | ||
| Slalom details |
Jan 20 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova | 1:42.71 | Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans  | 1:47.67 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya | 1:49.98 |
| Standing | Andrea Rothfuss | 1:39.98 | Petra Smarzova | 1:43.72 | Karolina Wisniewska | 1:45.53 | ||
| Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber | 1:48.80 | Claudia Loesch | 1:52.62 | Alana Nichols | 2:27.49 | ||
| Giant slalom details |
Jan 22 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova | 2:19.20 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya | 2:28.73 | Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans | 2:31.68 |
| Standing | Marie Bochet | 2:23.32 | Petra Smarzova | 2:24.55 | Andrea Rothfuss | 2:24.99 | ||
| Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber | 2:31.73 | Claudia Loesch | 2:32.43 | Alana Nichols | 2:38.22 |
Team
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Nations team event details |
Jan 23 | Open | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel, Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud, Marie Bochet. Cyril More, Yohann Taberlet. | 6:55.09 | Gerd Schönfelder, Andrea Rothfuss, Thomas Nolte. Georg Kreiter, Franz Hanfstingl, Anna Schaffelhuber. | 6:56.28 | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova, Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo, Martin France. Norbert Holik Guide: Lubos Bosela. | 7:03.86 |
Medals table
* Host nation (ITA)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (15 nations) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 | |
Participating nations
Over 130 participants from 23 nations competed.[1]
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Classifications
Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, after what classification of disability they have.
- Standing
- LW2 – single leg amputation above the knee
- LW3 – double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
- LW4 – single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 – double arm amputation
- LW6/8 – single arm amputation
- LW9 – amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- Sitting
- LW 10 – paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- LW 11 – paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 – double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- Visually impaired
- B1 – no functional vision
- B2 – up to ca 3–5% functional vision
- B3 – under 10% functional vision
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References
- 11 Countries Medal in Slalom at World Championships, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 20, 2011
- 50 Days to Alpine World Champs in Sestriere Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, IPC Alpine Skiing, November 26, 2010
- ParalympicSport.TV to Broadcast Live Coverage of Athletics World Champs, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 14, 2011
- Opening Ceremony in Sestriere Kicks off World Champs, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 15, 2011
- Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010
- Medal Standings 23 Jan 2011 Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, IPC Athletics
External links
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