Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IPC code	NED
NPC	Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website	paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors	8 (5 men and 3 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Lisa Bunschoten Chris Vos
Flag bearer (closing)	Niels de Langen
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 4
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Netherlands competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2] In total, eight competitors competed in two sports.[3]

Administration

Retired wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer served as Chef de Mission.[1][4]

Para-snowboarders Lisa Bunschoten and Chris Vos were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony.[2][4] Para-alpine skier Niels de Langen was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Chris Vos	Snowboarding	Men's banked slalom (SB-LL1)	11 March
Silver	Jeroen Kampschreur	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)	7 March
Silver	Niels de Langen	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom (sitting)	13 March
Bronze	Niels de Langen	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)	7 March

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	4	1	5
Snowboarding	1	2	3
Total	5	3	8

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Barbara van Bergen, Floris Meijer, Jeroen Kampschreur, Niels de Langen and Jeffrey Stuut competed in alpine skiing.[3][6] The sit skis used by the sitting alpine skiers were enhanced based on research by the Delft University of Technology.[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1		Run 2		Final/Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeroen Kampschreur	Downhill	Sitting	—				1:19.08	5
Niels de Langen							1:20.29	6
Floris Meijer							DNF
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing					1:20.89	17
Jeroen Kampschreur	Super-G	Sitting	—				1:12.25	5
Niels de Langen							1:12.66	6
Floris Meijer							1:15.67	7
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing					1:20.89	17
Jeroen Kampschreur	Super combined	Sitting	1:11.99	3	38.52	1	1:50.51
Niels de Langen			1:13.04	4	40.36	4	1:53.40
Floris Meijer			1:14.25	5	Did not finish
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing	Did not finish
Jeroen Kampschreur	Giant slalom	Sitting	59.00	2	38.52	Did not finish
Niels de Langen			1:06.92	15	59.58	4	2:06.50	7
Floris Meijer			1:07.01	17	1:02.18	8	2:09.19	10
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing	1:04.85	20	1:02.25	19	2:07.10	20
Jeroen Kampschreur	Slalom	Sitting	41.58	2	Did not finish
Niels de Langen			44.89	5	52.29	2	1:37.18
Floris Meijer			Did not finish
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing	51.32	28	1:00.72	21	1:52.04	22

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1		Run 2		Final/Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Barbara van Bergen	Downhill	Sitting	—				DNF
	Super-G		—				1:28.42	4
	Super combined		1:23.76	3	Did not finish
	Giant slalom		1:02.15	3	1:09.65	5	2:11.80	5
	Slalom		DSQ		—

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Renske van Beek, Lisa Bunschoten and Chris Vos competed in snowboarding.[3][8][9]

Banked slalom

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Chris Vos	Men's SB-LL1	1:12.08	1:12.06	1:12.06
Renske van Beek	Women's SB-LL2	1:23.26	1:23.35	1:23.26	11
Lisa Bunschoten		1:19.02	1:19.00	1:19.00	7

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Position	Position	Position
Chris Vos	Men's SB-LL1	1:25.48	1:09.02	8 Q	2 Q	2 FA	4
Renske van Beek	Women's SB-LL2	DNF	1:25.99	12 Q	4	Did not advance
Lisa Bunschoten		1:12.09	1:12.63	3 Q	2 Q	1 FA	DNF

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

See also

• Netherlands at the Paralympics
• Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Olympics

References

1. "Lisa Bunschoten en Chris Vos vlaggendragers TeamNL bij opening Paralympische Spelen". NOC*NSF (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
2. "Snowboarders Bunschoten en Vos vlaggendragers bij opening Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
3. "Vijf alpineskiërs en drie snowboarders naar Paralympische Spelen Beijing". Team NL (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
4. Brennan, Eliott (7 February 2022). "Bunschoten and Vos named Paralympic flag bearers for The Netherlands". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
5. "Zitskiër De Langen draagt vlag bij sluitingsceremonie Paralympische Spelen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
6. "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
7. Burke, Patrick (8 March 2022). "Extensive sit ski research project contributes to Dutch medals at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
8. "Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Snowboard". Paralympic.org. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
9. "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.