Para-Alpine Skiing

Team Canada

Picture of: Brad Lennea picture by: www.paralympiceducation.ca/Images/photos/Brad_L.

For the women, team Canada consists of:

Arly FogartyAndrea DziewiorKimberly JoinesLauren WoolstencroftKarolina WisniewskaViviane ForestLindsay Debou

And for the men:Luke DonovanJosh DueckMatt Hallat Morgan PerrinChris WilliamsonNick Brush

Classifications of the Paralympians

• Visually impaired• B1 - Totally blind (no sight)

B2 - Partially sighted (visual acuity of 20/60 - limited sight)B3 - Partially sighted (visual acuity above 20/60 to 6/60 -more sight than B2)

• Picture from: http://www.asadurango.com/scholarships/images

Classifications of the Paralympians Continued

StandingLW1 - double above-knee amputees

LW2 - outrigger skiersLW3 - double below-knee amputeesLW4 - skiers with prosthesisLW5/7 - skiers without polesLW6/8 - skiers with one poleLW9/1 - disability of arm and leg (after amputation)LW9/2 - disability of arm and leg (cerebral palsy)

Picture from: http://www.dodgeridgensp.org/images

Classifications of the Paralympians Continued Continued

SittingLW10 - mono skiers (high degree of

paraplegia, no muscles in lower body)LW11 - mono skiers (lower degree of paraplegia, with muscles in lower body)LW12/1 - mono skiers (lower degree of paraplegia, lower incomplete paralysis)LW12/2 mono - skiers (double above-knee amputees

• Picture from the official 2010 Olympic site

Scoring

Since many of the disabilities can be widely different in this sport, before they officially rank your time, they have to multiply the time by a certain number according to something called a factor. For Instance, a paralympian that had lost a hand might go faster than a visually impaired person in the race but due to factor they would have to have their times evened out a bit to give a chance to the less fortunate paralympians.

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Whistler Creekside will be hosting The para-alpine skiing; the event consists of:

~Downhill~Super –G~Giant Slalom~Slalom~Super Combined

Picture from www.canski.org/images/stories/aca-photos

Dates and Times

Day Date Start Event Day 2 Sat 13 Mar 11:30 Downhill Men & Women (all classes) Day 3 Sun 14 Mar 11:30 Super-G Men & Women (Standing) Day 4 Mon15Mar 11:30 Super-G Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired) Day 5 Tue 16Mar 9:30 Super Combined Men & Women (all classes)Day 7 Thu 18 Mar 10:00 Giant Slalom Men & Women (Standing)Day 8 Fri 19 Mar 10:00 Giant Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)Day 9 Sat 20 Mar 10:00 Slalom Men & Women (Standing)Day10Sun 21 Mar 10:00 Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)