Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill
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The Women's Downhill
competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics
was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia
. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, March 13 but was postponed to Thursday, March 18 due to bad weather conditions.
Viviane Forest
became the first Paralympian
to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games, 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
.
. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
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Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics
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...
was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, March 13 but was postponed to Thursday, March 18 due to bad weather conditions.
Viviane Forest
Viviane Forest
Viviane Forest is a multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton.-Sporting career:Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in Sydney and Athens....
became the first Paralympian
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games, by winning the Women's Downhill for Visually Impaired. She had previously won gold in the 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
and 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
Summer Paralympics for women's goalball
Goalball
Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by Hanz Lorenzen , and Sepp Reindle , in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans...
.
Visually Impaired
In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guideSighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference |
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| 1 | Viviane Forest Viviane Forest Viviane Forest is a multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton.-Sporting career:Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in Sydney and Athens.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Lindsay Debou |
1:27.51 | |||
| 6 | Henrieta Farkasová Henrieta Farkašová Henrieta Farkašová is an Slovak alpine skier and three time Paralympic Champion.She won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... |
1:28.17 | +0.66 | ||
| 2 | Danielle Umstead Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Rob Umstead |
1:30.18 | +2.67 | ||
| 4 | Sabine Gasteiger Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Stefan Schoner |
1:32.00 | +4.49 | ||
| 3 | Melissa Perrine Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrew Bor |
1:33.30 | +5.79 | ||
| 10 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Polina Popova |
1:38.71 | +11.20 | ||
| 8 | Anna Cohi Fornell Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Raquel Garcia Borreguero |
1:45.94 | +18.43 | ||
| 7 | Natasha de Troyer Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Diego van de Voorde |
1:48.85 | +21.34 | ||
Guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
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Guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
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Sitting
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference |
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| 3 | Alana Nichols | 1:23.31 | |||
| 2 | Laurie Stephens | 1:28.26 | +6.95 | ||
| 1 | Claudia Lösch Claudia Losch Claudia Losch is a German track and field athlete.Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989... |
1:29.89 | +6.58 | ||
| 6 | Stephani Victor | 1:36.99 | +13.68 | ||
Kuniko Obinata
is a Paralympic alpine skier from Japan. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 1994, winning a total of two gold, three silver, and three bronze medals up to 2006. At the 2010 Winter Paralympics, she won two bronze medals in the women's sitting class of slalom and giant slalom.-...
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Standing
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference |
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| 10 | Lauren Woolstencroft Lauren Woolstencroft Lauren Woolstencroft is a Canadian alpine skier. She is an electrical engineer working with BC Hydro. She graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Victoria. She now resides in North Vancouver... |
1:25.54 | |||
| 7 | Solene Jambaque Solène Jambaqué Solene Jambaque is a French alpine skier and two time Paralympic Champion.She competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.... |
1:29.94 | +4.40 | ||
| 11 | Andrea Rothfuß | 1:30.58 | +5.04 | ||
| 3 | Melania Corradini | 1:30.70 | +5.16 | ||
| 9 | Karolina Wisniewska | 1:30.82 | +5.28 | ||
| 6 | Allison Jones Allison Jones Allison Jones is a popular casting director who is credited for helping to bring together realistic ensemble casts for such television shows as Freaks and Geeks , Curb Your Enthusiasm, United States of Tara, Parks and Recreation, Arrested Development , and the US version of The Office.She has... |
1:32.32 | +6.78 | ||
| 4 | Petra Smarzova | 1:35.23 | +9.69 | ||
| 1 | Marie Bochet | 1:35.58 | +10.04 | ||
| 8 | Andrea Dziewior | 1:37.53 | +11.99 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Iveta Chlebakova | 1:37.55 | +12.01 | |
| 11 | 13 | Nathalie Tyack | 1:45.37 | +19.83 | |
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External links
- 2010 Winter Plympics schedule and results, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics2010 Winter ParalympicsThe 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
in Vancouver