Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Paralympic alpine skiing

Paralympic alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. Paralympic alpine skiing is one of the sports in the Paralympic Winter Games...

competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics

2010 Winter Paralympics

The 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...

will be held at 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 events were due to be held between 13 March and 21 March 2010. Events scheduled for 13 March, however, were postponed due to weather conditions - specifically, low visibility.

In the Women's sitting giant slalom

Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's giant slalom

The Women's Giant Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday March 17.- Visually Impaired :...

, Alana Nichols of the United States — a Paralympic champion in basketball from Beijing in 2008 — won her first of two skiing gold medals, becoming a rare winter-summer gold medalist. On March 18, 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 Canadian athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Paralympics, by winning the Women's Downhill for Visually Impaired

Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill

-External links:*, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver...

. 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...

.

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...

sets the gold medal record with 5 gold medals, for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games.

Medal table

1	7	4	4	15
2	6	4	3	13
3	6	2	3	11
4	3	5	3	11
5	3	4	4	11
6	1	4	1	6
7	1	2	0	3
7	1	2	0	2
9	1	1	5	7
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	2	2	4
12	0	1	3	4
13	0	0	1	1

Events

The competition events are:

Downhill
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....

: women - men
Super-G: women
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's Super-G
The Women's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was rescheduled to Friday March 19 and Saturday March 20 due to weather conditions.-Visually Impaired:...

- men
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's Super-G
The Men's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Friday March 19 and Saturday March 20 due to recent weather conditions.-Visually Impaired:...
Giant slalom: women
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's giant slalom
The Women's Giant Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday March 17.- Visually Impaired :...

- men
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's giant slalom
The Men's Giant Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday March 17.- Visually Impaired :...
Slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...

: women
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's slalom
The Women's Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was rescheduled to Sunday March 14 and Monday March 15 due to weather conditions.-Visually Impaired:...

- men
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's slalom
The Men's Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Sunday March 14 and Monday March 15 due to recent weather conditions....
Super combined: women
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's combined
The Women's Super Combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Sunday March 21 due to recent weather conditions....

- men
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's combined
The Men's Super Combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Sunday March 21 due to recent weather conditions....

Each event has separate men's and women's competitions and separate standing, sitting, and visually impaired classifications. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted 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....

. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

Women's events

Downhill	visually impaired	1:27.51	1:28.17	1:30.18
	sitting	1:23.31	1:28.26	1:29.89
	standing	1:25.54	1:29.94	1:30.58
Super-G	visually impaired	1:33.81	1:37.54	1:38.02
	sitting	1:33.89	1:36.68	1:38.25
	standing	1:26.46	1:31.92	1:32.47
Giant slalom	visually impaired	2:56.65	3:02.18	3:11.17
	sitting	2:57.57	3:01.78	3:08.71
	standing	2:34.03	2:41.60	2:41.63
Slalom	visually impaired	2:00.56	2:01.45	2:04.35
	sitting	2:12.05	2:12.63	2:18.60
	standing	1:51.97	1:58.35	1:58.84
Super Combined	visually impaired	2:34.61	2:35.94	2:48.75
	sitting	2:40.71	2:44.28	2:47.54
	standing	2:22.67	2:34.82	2:35.47

Men's events

Downhill	visually impaired	1:18.23	1:18.63	1:20.40
	sitting	1:18.19	1:18.63	1:19.19
	standing	1:20.80	1:22.78
Super-G	visually impaired	1:21.55	1:21.71	1:22.75
	sitting	1:19.98	1:20.63	1:20.98
	standing	1:20.11	1:21.24	1:21.97
Giant slalom	visually impaired	2:41.99	2:42.20	2:44.25
	sitting	2:37.40	2:40.35	2:45.61
	standing	2:23.92	2:26.08	2:26.33
Slalom	visually impaired	1:45.82	1:46.91	1:48.32
	sitting	1:41.63	1:46.29	1:46.34
	standing	1:45.40	1:45.97	1:47.69
Super Combined	visually impaired	2:14.61	2:16.18	2:16.31
	sitting	2:10.16	2:12.80	2:12.96
	standing	2:11.84	2:12.04	2:13.85

Competition Schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...

(UTC-8

UTC-8

UTC−08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −08. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Canada**Northwest Territories***Tungsten and the associated Cantung Mine*Mexico...

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|-bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Day !! Date !! Start !! Event
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| Day 2 || Sat 13 Mar || 11:30 || Downhill Men & Women (all classes)
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| Day 3 || Sun 14 Mar || 11:30 || Super-G Men & Women (Standing)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| Day 4 || Mon 15 Mar || 11:30 || Super-G Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|rowspan=2| Day 5 ||rowspan=2| Tue 16 Mar || 9:30 ||rowspan=2| Super Combined Men & Women (all classes)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| 13:00
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|rowspan=2| Day 7 ||rowspan=2| Thu 18 Mar || 10:00 ||rowspan=2| Giant Slalom Men & Women (Standing)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| 13:00
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|rowspan=2| Day 8 ||rowspan=2| Fri 19 Mar || 10:00 ||rowspan=2| Giant Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| 13:00
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|rowspan=2| Day 9 ||rowspan=2| Sat 20 Mar || 10:00 ||rowspan=2| Slalom Men & Women (Standing)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| 13:00
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|rowspan=2| Day 10 ||rowspan=2| Sun 21 Mar || 10:00 ||rowspan=2| Slalom Men & Women (Sitting & Visually Impaired)
|-style="background:#efefef; color:black"
|| 13:00
|}

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1	7	4	4	15
2	6	4	3	13
3	6	2	3	11
4	3	5	3	11
5	3	4	4	11
6	1	4	1	6
7	1	2	0	3
7	1	2	0	2
9	1	1	5	7
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	2	2	4
12	0	1	3	4
13	0	0	1	1

1	7	4	4	15
2	6	4	3	13
3	6	2	3	11
4	3	5	3	11
5	3	4	4	11
6	1	4	1	6
7	1	2	0	3
7	1	2	0	2
9	1	1	5	7
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	2	2	4
12	0	1	3	4
13	0	0	1	1

1	7	4	4	15
2	6	4	3	13
3	6	2	3	11
4	3	5	3	11
5	3	4	4	11
6	1	4	1	6
7	1	2	0	3
7	1	2	0	2
9	1	1	5	7
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	2	2	4
12	0	1	3	4
13	0	0	1	1