en 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Host city	La Molina, Spain
Nations	29
Athletes	118
Events	Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, super combined, super-G
Dates	18–27 February 2013
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The 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was an international disability sport alpine skiing event held in La Molina ski resort in Spain from 18 to 27 February 2013. The Championship is held biannually by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is the largest event of its type outside the Winter Paralympics.

Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.

Over 118 skiers competed, with France finishing the Championship on top of the medal table with the most gold medals and Canada finishing with the highest total medals won (14).

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on the 18 February.

Events

Men

Event	Date	Class	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
Downhill	Feb 20	Visually impaired^[1]	Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: M. Galidno Garces Spain	1:25.14	Alessandro Daldoss Guide: Davide Riva Italy	1:26.80	Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada	1:27.77
		Standing^[2]	Markus Salcher Austria	1:29.74	Michael Bruegger Switzerland	1:32.51	Matthias Lanzinger Austria	1:33.80
		Sitting^[3]	Franz Hanfstingl Germany	1:31.92	Stephen Lawler United States	1:32.58	Yohann Taberlet France	1:32.77
Super-G	Feb 21	Visually impaired^[4]	Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: M. Galidno Garces Spain	1:10.49	Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada	1:11.65	Hugo Thomas Guide: Luana Bergamin Switzerland	1:12.78
		Standing^[5]	Markus Salcher Austria	1:12.49	Matthias Lanzinger Austria	1:13.66	Michael Bruegger Switzerland	1:14.82
		Sitting^[6]	Taiki Morii Japan	1:13.49	Yohann Taberlet France	1:13.50	Akira Kano Japan	1:13.69
Slalom	Feb 24	Visually impaired^[7]	Ivan Frantsev Guide: German Agranovskii Russia	1:57.94	Miroslav Haraus Guide: Maria Zatovicova Slovakia	1:59.21	Valery Redkozubov Guide: V. Molodtsov Russia	2:00.11
		Standing^[8]	Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France	1:55.85	Thomas Pfyl Switzerland	1:57.30	Adam Hall New Zealand	1:57.69
		Sitting^[9]	Philipp Bonadimann Austria	1:58.52	Taiki Morii Japan	2:02.67	Dietmar Dorn Austria	2:05.46
Super combined	Feb 25	Visually impaired^[10]	Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada	1:43.47	Miroslav Haraus Guide: Maria Zatovicova Slovakia	1:45.02	Ivan Frantsev Guide: German Agranovskii Russia	1:47.90
		Standing^[11]	Matthias Lanzinger Austria	1:42.44	Alexey Bugaev Russia	1:42.90	Cedric Amafroi-Broisat France	1:44.89
		Sitting^[12]	Taiki Morii Japan	1:44.74	Takeshi Suzuki Japan	1:47.37	Philipp Bonadimann Austria	1:47.58
Giant slalom	Feb 26	Visually impaired^[13]	Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: M. Galidno Garces Spain	2:12.32	Mac Marcoux Guide: B. J. Marcoux Canada	2:13.59	Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada	2:13.87
		Standing^[14]	Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France	2:09.02	Alexey Bugaev Russia	2:09.61	Michael Bruegger Switzerland	2:11.50
		Sitting^[15]	Taiki Morii Japan	2:15.80	Takeshi Suzuki Japan	2:20.12	Christoph Kunz Switzerland	2:20.26

Women

Event	Date	Class	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
Downhill	Feb 20	Visually impaired^[16]	Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia	1:33.11	Aleksandra Frantceva Guide: Pavel Zabotin Russia	1:34.63	Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans Great Britain	1:51.57
		Standing^[17]	Marie Bochet France	1:35.62	Andrea Rothfuss Germany	1:37.23	Solene Jambaque France	1:38.52
		Sitting^[18]	Laurie Stephens United States	1:41.07	Kimberly Joines Canada	1:41.37	Anna Schaffelhuber Germany	1:44.17
Super-G	Feb 21	Visually impaired^[19]	Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Pavel Zabotin Russia	1:18.20	Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans Great Britain	1:21.30;	Jade Etherington Guide: John Clark Great Britain	1:21.58
		Standing^[20]	Marie Bochet France	1:18.94	Solene Jambaque France	1:19.29	Inga Medvedeva Russia	1:20.99
		Sitting^[21]	Claudia Loesch Austria	1:18.86	Anna Schaffelhuber Germany	1:22.65	Laurie Stephens United States	1:23.33
Slalom	Feb 24	Visually impaired^[22]	Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia	2:08.82	Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Pavel Zabotin Russia	2:10.49	Viviane Forest Guide: C. Lauzon-Gauthier Canada	2:13.60
		Standing^[23]	Marie Bochet France	2:04.98	Andrea Rothfuss Germany	2:11.80	Alexandra Starker Canada	2:13.65
		Sitting^[24]	Anna Schaffelhuber Germany	2:26.18	Anna-Lena Forster Germany	2:31.31	Kimberly Joines Canada	2:32.76
Super combined	Feb 25	Visually impaired^[25]	Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Pavel Zabotin Russia	1:56.21	Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans Great Britain	1:58.81	Petra Kozickova Guide: Tomas Hajek Slovakia	2:04.63
		Standing^[26]	Marie Bochet France	1:55.32	Andrea Rothfuss Germany	1:57.23	Alexandra Starker Canada	2:00.49
		Sitting^[27]	Claudia Loesch Austria	2:04.29	Kimberly Joines Canada	2:07.51	Anna Schaffelhuber Germany	2:08.05
Giant slalom	Feb 26	Visually impaired^[28]	Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia	2:27.57	Viviane Forest Guide: C. Lauzon-Gauthier Canada	2:27.81	Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans Great Britain	2:29.07
		Standing^[29]	Marie Bochet France	2:21.61	Andrea Rothfuss Germany	2:22.95	Alexandra Starker Canada	2:28.26
		Sitting^[30]	Claudia Loesch Austria	2:29.70	Anna Schaffelhuber Germany	2:31.23	Kimberly Joines Canada	2:38.40

Medals table

* Host nation (Spain)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	7	2	3	12
2	Austria (AUT)	7	1	3	11
3	Russia (RUS)	4	4	3	11
4	Japan (JPN)	3	3	1	7
5	Spain (ESP)*	3	0	0	3
6	Germany (GER)	2	7	2	11
7	Slovakia (SVK)	2	2	1	5
8	Canada (CAN)	1	5	8	14
9	United States (USA)	1	1	1	3
10	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	4	6
11	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	3	5
12	Italy (ITA)	0	1	0	1
13	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		30	30	30	90

Participating nations

Over 118 participants from 29 nations competed.

Classifications

Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, depending on their classification of disability.

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

References

^ "Men's Downhill – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men Downhill Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men's Downhill – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Men's Super-G – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men Super-G Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men's Super-G – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "Men's Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men Slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men's slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Men's Super combined – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men Super combined Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men's Super combined – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Men's Giant Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men Giant slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Men's giant slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Women's Downhill – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women Downhill Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women's Downhill – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Women's Super-G – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women Super-G Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women's Super-G – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Women's Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women Slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women's slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Women's Super Combined – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women Super Combined Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women's Super Combined – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Women's Giant Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women Giant slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Event Overview – Women's giant slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee

External links

[1] "Men's Downhill – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[2] "Event Overview – Men Downhill Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[3] "Event Overview – Men's Downhill – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[4] "Men's Super-G – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[5] "Event Overview – Men Super-G Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[6] "Event Overview – Men's Super-G – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[7] "Men's Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[8] "Event Overview – Men Slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[9] "Event Overview – Men's slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[10] "Men's Super combined – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[11] "Event Overview – Men Super combined Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[12] "Event Overview – Men's Super combined – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[13] "Men's Giant Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[14] "Event Overview – Men Giant slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[15] "Event Overview – Men's giant slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[16] "Women's Downhill – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[17] "Event Overview – Women Downhill Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[18] "Event Overview – Women's Downhill – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[19] "Women's Super-G – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[20] "Event Overview – Women Super-G Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[21] "Event Overview – Women's Super-G – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[22] "Women's Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[23] "Event Overview – Women Slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[24] "Event Overview – Women's slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[25] "Women's Super Combined – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[26] "Event Overview – Women Super Combined Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[27] "Event Overview – Women's Super Combined – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[28] "Women's Giant Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[29] "Event Overview – Women Giant slalom Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[30] "Event Overview – Women's giant slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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