Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
The alpine skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics will be held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were due to be held between 13 March, and 21 March 2010. Events scheduled for 13 March, however, were postponed due to weather conditions – specifically, low visibility.[1]
Alpine skiing at the X Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Whistler Blackcomb |
Dates | 13–21 March 2010 |
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Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | ||
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Combined | men | women |
Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
Super-G | men | women |

In the Women's sitting giant slalom, Alana Nichols of the United States – a Paralympic champion in basketball from Beijing in 2008 – won her first of two skiing gold medals, becoming a rare winter-summer gold medalist. On 18 March, Viviane Forest became the first Canadian athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Paralympics, by winning the Women's Downhill for Visually Impaired. She had previously won gold in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics for women's goalball.[2][3]
Lauren Woolstencroft sets the gold medal record with 5 gold medals, for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games.[4]
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 nations) | 30 | 31 | 29 | 90 |
Events
The competition events are:
- Downhill: women – men
- Super-G: women – men
- Giant slalom: women – men
- Slalom: women – men
- Super combined: women – men
Each event has separate men's and women's competitions and separate standing, sitting, and visually impaired classifications. 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]
Women's events
Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Downhill |
visually impaired |
Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou ![]() | 1:27.51 | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova ![]() | 1:28.17 | Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead ![]() | 1:30.18 |
sitting | Alana Nichols![]() | 1:23.31 | Laurie Stephens![]() | 1:28.26 | Claudia Lösch![]() | 1:29.89 | |
standing | Lauren Woolstencroft![]() | 1:25.54 | Solène Jambaqué![]() | 1:29.94 | Andrea Rothfuß![]() | 1:30.58 | |
Super-G |
visually impaired |
Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova ![]() | 1:33.81 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou ![]() | 1:37.54 | Anna Kuliskova Guide: Michaela Hubacova ![]() | 1:38.02 |
sitting | Claudia Lösch![]() | 1:33.89 | Alana Nichols![]() | 1:36.68 | Anna Schaffelhuber![]() | 1:38.25 | |
standing | Lauren Woolstencroft![]() | 1:26.46 | Melania Corradini![]() | 1:31.92 | Andrea Rothfuß![]() | 1:32.47 | |
Giant slalom |
visually impaired |
Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova ![]() | 2:56.65 | Sabine Gasteiger Guide: Stefan Schoner ![]() | 3:02.18 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou ![]() | 3:11.17 |
sitting | Alana Nichols![]() | 2:57.57 | Stephani Victor![]() | 3:01.78 | Kuniko Obinata![]() | 3:08.71 | |
standing | Lauren Woolstencroft![]() | 2:34.03 | Andrea Rothfuß![]() | 2:41.60 | Petra Smarzova![]() | 2:41.63 | |
Slalom |
visually impaired |
Sabine Gasteiger Guide: Stefan Schoner ![]() | 2:00.56 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou ![]() | 2:01.45 | Jessica Gallagher Guide: Eric Bickerton ![]() | 2:04.35 |
sitting | Claudia Lösch![]() | 2:12.05 | Stephani Victor![]() | 2:12.63 | Kuniko Obinata![]() | 2:18.60 | |
standing | Lauren Woolstencroft![]() | 1:51.97 | Andrea Rothfuß![]() | 1:58.35 | Karolina Wisniewska![]() | 1:58.84 | |
Super Combined |
visually impaired |
Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova ![]() | 2:34.61 | Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou ![]() | 2:35.94 | Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead ![]() | 2:48.75 |
sitting | Stephani Victor![]() | 2:40.71 | Claudia Lösch![]() | 2:44.28 | Alana Nichols![]() | 2:47.54 | |
standing | Lauren Woolstencroft![]() | 2:22.67 | Solène Jambaqué![]() | 2:34.82 | Karolina Wisniewska![]() | 2:35.47 |
Men's events
Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Downhill |
visually impaired |
Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces ![]() | 1:18.23 | Mark Bathum Guide: Slater Storey ![]() | 1:18.63 | Gerd Gradwohl Guide: Karl-Heinz Vachenauer ![]() | 1:20.40 |
sitting | Christoph Kunz![]() | 1:18.19 | Taiki Morii![]() | 1:18.63 | Akira Kano![]() | 1:19.19 | |
standing | Gerd Schönfelder![]() | 1:20.80 | Marty Mayberry![]() Michael Brugger ![]() | 1:22.78 | |||
Super-G |
visually impaired |
Nicolas Berejny Guide: Sophie Troc ![]() | 1:21.55 | Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera ![]() | 1:21.71 | Miroslav Haraus Guide: Martin Makovnik ![]() | 1:22.75 |
sitting | Akira Kano![]() | 1:19.98 | Martin Braxenthaler![]() | 1:20.63 | Taiki Morii![]() | 1:20.98 | |
standing | Gerd Schönfelder![]() | 1:20.11 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel![]() | 1:21.24 | Hubert Mandl![]() | 1:21.97 | |
Giant slalom |
visually impaired |
Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera ![]() | 2:41.99 | Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces ![]() | 2:42.20 | Gianmaria dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso ![]() | 2:44.25 |
sitting | Martin Braxenthaler![]() | 2:37.40 | Christoph Kunz![]() | 2:40.35 | Takeshi Suzuki![]() | 2:45.61 | |
standing | Gerd Schönfelder![]() | 2:23.92 | Robert Meusburger![]() | 2:26.08 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel![]() | 2:26.33 | |
Slalom |
visually impaired |
Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera ![]() | 1:45.82 | Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces ![]() | 1:46.91 | Gianmaria dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso ![]() | 1:48.32 |
sitting | Martin Braxenthaler![]() | 1:41.63 | Josh Dueck![]() | 1:46.29 | Philipp Bonadimann![]() | 1:46.34 | |
standing | Adam Hall![]() | 1:45.40 | Gerd Schönfelder![]() | 1:45.97 | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula![]() | 1:47.69 | |
Super Combined |
visually impaired |
Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera ![]() | 2:14.61 | Gianmaria dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso ![]() | 2:16.18 | Miroslav Haraus Guide: Martin Makovnik ![]() | 2:16.31 |
sitting | Martin Braxenthaler![]() | 2:10.16 | Jürgen Egle![]() | 2:12.80 | Philipp Bonadimann![]() | 2:12.96 | |
standing | Gerd Schönfelder![]() | 2:11.84 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel![]() | 2:12.04 | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula![]() | 2:13.85 |
Competition Schedule
All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).
Day | Date | Start | Event |
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Day 2 | Sat 13 Mar, | 11:30 | Downhill Men & Women (all classes) |
Day 3 | Sun 14 Mar, | 11:30 | Super-G Men & Women (Standing) |
Day 4 | Mon 15 Mar, | 11:30 | Super-G Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
Day 5 | Tue 16 Mar, | 9:30 | Super Combined Men & Women (all classes) |
13:00 | |||
Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar, | 10:00 | Giant Slalom Men & Women (Standing) |
13:00 | |||
Day 8 | Fri 19 Mar, | 10:00 | Giant Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
13:00 | |||
Day 9 | Sat 20 Mar, | 10:00 | Slalom Men & Women (Standing) |
13:00 | |||
Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar, | 10:00 | Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) |
13:00 |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. |
- "Vancouver 2010 revises Paralympic alpine event schedule due to forecasted weather conditions; tickets valid for date on ticket", Vancouver 2010 official website, 13 March 2010
- Vancouver Sun, "Paralympic para-alpine skiing: Canada’s Viviane Forest does the trifecta, wins visually impaired downhill gold" Archived 23 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Mike Beamish, 18 March 2010 (Retrieved 19 March 2010)
- Vancouver Sun, "Para-alpine star Viviane Forest has potential for huge Games medal haul" Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, John Korobanik, 11 March 2010 (Retrieved 19 March 2010)
- Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal", CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (Retrieved 21 March 2010)
- Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, 13 March 2010