Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
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Alpine skiing
at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
, in Lillehammer
(Norway
), consisted of 66 events, 46 for men and 20 for women.
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
1994 Winter Paralympics
The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation...
, in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
(Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
), consisted of 66 events, 46 for men and 20 for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
24 | 9 | 6 | 39 |
| 2 |  Germany |
11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 |  France |
9 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 |  Austria |
7 | 13 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Norway |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Spain |
1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 |  Canada |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 |  Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Italy |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Japan |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  Slovakia |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  United Kingdom |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 |  Liechtenstein |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 66 | 67 | 65 | 198 | |
Medal summary
The competition events were:- Downhill: men - women
- Super-G: men - women
- Giant slalom: men - women
- Slalom: men - women
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputationAmputationAmputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
above the knee - LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, or equivalent impairment - LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
- LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- LWX - sitting: paraplegiaParaplegiaParaplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance - LWXI - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LWXII - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Men's events
| Downhill | B1-2 |
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| Super-G | B1 |
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| Giant slalom | B1 |
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| Slalom | B1-2 |
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Women's events
| Downhill | B1-2 |
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| LW6/8 |
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| Super-G | B1-2 |
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| Giant slalom | B1-2 |
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| Slalom | B1-2 |
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