Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill

Alpine skiing - Women's downhill
at the IX Paralympic Winter Games
VenueSestriere
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
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Women's downhill skiing events at the 2006 Winter Paralympics were contested at Sestriere on 11 and 12 March.

There were three events. Each was contested by skiers from a range of disability classes, and the standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved.

Visually impaired

The visually impaired event was competed on 12 March. It was won by Pascale Casanova, representing France.[1]

Rank Name Country Class Real
time
Calc
time
Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) Casanova, PascalePascale Casanova
Guide: Benedicte Sainas
France B2 1:43.62 1:28.79
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gasteiger, SabineSabine Gasteiger
Guide: Emil Gasteiger
Austria B3 1:43.17 1:32.61 +3.82
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Parente, SilviaSilvia Parente
Guide: Lorenzo Migliari
Italy B1 2:48.42 1:34.37 +5.58
4 Garcia Rigav, CarmenCarmen Garcia Rigav
Guide: Marina Romero
Spain B3 1:57.44 1:45.42 +16.63
5 De Troyer, NatashaNatasha De Troyer
Guide: Eric Maurice Dejager
Belgium B2 2:04.91 1:47.03 +18.24
- Kuliskova, AnnaAnna Kuliskova
Guide: Martin Kulisek
Czech Republic B2

Sitting

The sitting event was competed on 12 March. It was won by Laurie Stephens, representing United States.[2][3]

Rank Name Country Class Real
time
Calc
time
Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) Stephens, LaurieLaurie Stephens United States LW12-1 1:46.86 1:29.96
2nd, silver medalist(s) Obinata, KunikoKuniko Obinata Japan LW12-2 1:46.70 1:30.89 +0.93
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Loesch, ClaudiaClaudia Loesch Austria LW11 1:50.34 1:31.30 +1.34
4 Heward, LaceyLacey Heward United States LW11 1:56.71 1:36.57 +6.61
- Victor, StephaniStephani Victor United States LW12-2 DNS
- Aoki, TatsukoTatsuko Aoki Japan LW10-2 DNF
- Joines, KimberlyKimberly Joines Canada LW12-1 DNF

Standing

The standing event was competed on 11 March. It was won by Solène Jambaqué, representing France.[4]

Rank Name Country Class Real
time
Calc
time
Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) Jambaque SoleneSolène Jambaqué France LW9-2 1:32.31 1:28.00
2nd, silver medalist(s) Moller ReinhildReinhild Möller Germany LW4 1:30.23 1:30.00 +2.00
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Chlebakova, IvetaIveta Chlebakova Slovakia LW6/8-2 1:30.43 1:30.43 +2.43
4 Woolstencroft, LaurenLauren Woolstencroft Canada LW3-1 1:37.91 1:31.64 +3.64
5 Haslacher, DanjaDanja Haslacher Austria LW2 1:38.33 1:33.05 +5.05
6 Corradini, MelaniaMelania Corradini Italy LW6/8-1 1:33.31 1:33.12 +5.12
7 Jones, AllisonAllison Jones United States LW2 1:40.58 1:35.18 +7.18
8 Dukat, SandySandy Dukat United States LW2 1:40.95 1:35.53 +7.53
9 Storey, ElitsaElitsa Storey United States LW2 1:42.69 1:37.17 +9.17
10 Miller, LizLiz Miller Great Britain LW4 1:40.44 1:40.19 +12.19
11 Fogarty, ArlyArly Fogarty Canada LW5/7-2 1:43.36 1:41.59 +13.59
12 Saarinen, KatjaKatja Saarinen Finland LW2 1:50.33 1:44.40 +16.40
13 Sasaki, NaomiNaomi Sasaki Japan LW6/8-2 1:50.03 1:50.03 +22.03

References

  1. "Women's Downhill Visually impaired" (PDF). Torino 2006 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. "Torino 2006: Alpine Skiing: Women's Downhill sitting". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. "Women's Super-G Sitting" (PDF). Torino 2006 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2012 (source for the skiers' classifications).
  4. "Women's Downhill Standing" (PDF). Torino 2006 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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