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Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

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Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 53 events, 34 for men and 19 for women which all took place at the Snowbasin Ski Area.

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Medal table

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Medal summary

The competition events were:

  • Downhill: men – women
  • Super-G: men – women
  • Giant slalom: men – women
  • Slalom: men – women

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

  • LW2 – standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • LW3 – standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  • LW4 – standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • LW5/7 – standing: double arm amputation
  • LW6/8 – standing: single arm amputation
  • LW9 – standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
  • LW 10 – sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  • LW 11 – sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
  • LW 12 – sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
  • B1 – visually impaired: no functional vision
  • B2 – visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
  • B3 – visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

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Women's events

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See also


References

    • "2002 Salt Lake City - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

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