2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

April 2012 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships 2011 IPC Alpine world champs logo.jpg Sestriere, Italy January 14 – 23 2350 Days to Alpine World Champs in Sestriere https://web.archive.org/web/20110726185644/http://www.ipc-alpineskiing.org/news/2010_11_26_b.html July 26, 2011 , IPC Alpine Skiing, November 26, 2010 130 2009 2013 The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. 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,ParalympicSport.TV to Broadcast Live Coverage of Athletics World Champs, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 14, 2011 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.Opening Ceremony in Sestriere Kicks off World Champs, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 15, 2011 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.Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010 Men Event Date Class Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeDownhilldetailsJan 16Visually impairedNicolas BerejnyGuide: Gregory Nouhaud 1:21.40Yon Santacana MaizteguiGuide: Miguel Galindo Garces 1:21.59Chris WilliamsonGuide: Robin Femy 1:22.76StandingGerd Schönfelder 1:21.84Vincent Gauthier-Manuel 1:22.08Thomas Pfyl 1:22.96SittingAkira Kano 1:20.94Taiki Morii 1:21.39Kees-Jan van der Klooster 1:21.63Super-GdetailsJan 18Visually impairedYon Santacana MaizteguiGuide: Miguel Galindo Garces 1:19.20Chris WilliamsonGuide: Robin Femy 1:19.50Nicolas BerejnyGuide: Gregory Nouhaud 1:20.47StandingGerd Schönfelder 1:19.22Vincent Gauthier-Manuel 1:19.26Thomas Pfyl 1:19.95SittingChristopher Devlin-YoungUnited States 1:17.67Taiki Morii 1:18.29Cyril More 1:19.50Super CombineddetailsJan 19Visually impairedYon Santacana MaizteguiGuide: Miguel Galindo Garces 2:07.43Jakub KrakoGuide: Dusan Simo 2:08.36Chris WilliamsonGuide: Robin Femy 2:09.29StandingVincent Gauthier-Manuel 2:05.31Gerd Schönfelder 2:07.06Thomas Pfyl 2:08.88SittingTakeshi Suzuki 2:07.79Cyril More 2:08.93Yohann Taberlet 2:09.98SlalomdetailsJan 20Visually impairedJakub KrakoGuide: Dusan Simo 1:28.83Yon Santacana MaizteguiGuide: Miguel Galindo Garces 1:29.11Chris WilliamsonGuide: Robin Femy 1:30.68StandingVincent Gauthier-Manuel 1:27.05Gerd Schönfelder 1:27.22Toby Kane 1:28.49SittingTakeshi Suzuki 1:29.31Yohann Taberlet 1:32.24Thomas Nolte 1:33.76Giant slalomdetailsJan 22Visually impairedYon Santacana MaizteguiGuide: Miguel Galindo Garces 2:10.78Jakub KrakoGuide: Dusan Simo 2:12.10Radomir DudasGuide: Maros Hudik 2:17.42StandingVincent Gauthier-Manuel 2:10.98Thomas Pfyl 2:11.41Gerd Schönfelder 2:11.47SittingTaiki Morii 2:15.79Takeshi Suzuki 2:15.90Christoph Kunz 2:16.11 Women Event Date Class Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeDownhilldetailsJan 16Visually impairedHenrieta FarkasovaGuide: Natalia Subrtova 1:28.36Melissa PerrineGuide: Andrew Bor 1:40.50Alexandra FrantsevaGuide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya 1:41.87StandingAndrea Rothfuss 1:29.62Marie Bochet 1:29.86Solène Jambaqué 1:30.09SittingAlana NicholsUnited States 1:30.45Laurie StephensUnited States 1:33.05Claudia Loesch 1:35.35Super-GdetailsJan 18Visually impairedAnna KuliskovaGuide: Michaela Hubacova 1:34.28Alexandra FrantsevaGuide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya 1:35.49Melissa PerrineGuide: Andrew Bor 1:38.08StandingSolène Jambaqué 1:25.08Marie Bochet 1:25.48Andrea Rothfuss 1:26.48SittingAlana NicholsUnited States 1:27.56Laurie StephensUnited States 1:28.66Claudia Loesch 1:29.04Super CombineddetailsJan 19Visually impairedHenrieta FarkasovaGuide: Natalia Subrtova 2:25.83Alexandra FrantsevaGuide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya 2:32.31Melissa PerrineGuide: Andrew Bor 2:32.84StandingSolène Jambaqué 2:21.94Andrea Rothfuss 2:22.28Karolina Wisniewska 2:25.79SittingAnna Schaffelhuber 2:31.62Claudia Loesch 2:33.11Laurie StephensUnited States 2:42.68SlalomdetailsJan 20Visually impairedHenrieta FarkasovaGuide: Natalia Subrtova 1:42.71Kelly GallagherGuide: Charlotte Evans 1:47.67Alexandra FrantsevaGuide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya 1:49.98StandingAndrea Rothfuss 1:39.98Petra Smarzova 1:43.72Karolina Wisniewska 1:45.53SittingAnna Schaffelhuber 1:48.80Claudia Loesch 1:52.62Alana NicholsUnited States 2:27.49Giant slalomdetailsJan 22Visually impairedHenrieta FarkasovaGuide: Natalia Subrtova 2:19.20Alexandra FrantsevaGuide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya 2:28.73Kelly GallagherGuide: Charlotte Evans 2:31.68StandingMarie Bochet 2:23.32Petra Smarzova 2:24.55Andrea Rothfuss 2:24.99SittingAnna Schaffelhuber 2:31.73Claudia Loesch 2:32.43Alana NicholsUnited States 2:38.22 Team Event Date Class Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeNations team eventdetailsJan 23OpenVincent Gauthier-Manuel,Nicolas BerejnyGuide: Gregory Nouhaud,Marie Bochet.Cyril More,Yohann Taberlet. 6:55.09Gerd Schönfelder,Andrea Rothfuss,Thomas Nolte.Georg Kreiter,Franz Hanfstingl,Anna Schaffelhuber. 6:56.28Henrieta FarkasovaGuide: Natalia Subrtova,Jakub KrakoGuide: Dusan Simo,Martin France.Norbert HolikGuide: Lubos Bosela. 7:03.86 Medals table Medal Standings 23 Jan 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726190042/http://www.ipc-alpineskiing.org/export/sites/ipc_sports_alpine_skiing/Results/World_Championships/Medal_Standings_Final.pdf July 26, 2011 , IPC Athletics 8 6 4 7 4 4 5 4 2 4 3 0 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 Participating nations Over 130 participants from 23 nations competed.11 Countries Medal in Slalom at World Championships, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 20, 2011 22em United States 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 See also FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 References 30em Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee External links IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – official results ParalympicSport.TV