2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
The 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was an international disability sport alpine skiing event held in Panorama Mountain Village, British Columbia, Canada from March 2 to 10, 2015. The Championship is held biannually by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is the largest event of its type outside the Winter Paralympics.
Host city | Panorama Mountain Village, British Columbia, Canada |
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Nations | 22[1] |
Athletes | 130 |
Events | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, super combined, super-G |
Dates | March 2–10 |
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in downhill, giant slalom, slalom, super-G, super combined and team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, with Russia finishing the championship on top of the medal table in both gold medals won and total medals.
This proved to be the last event under the title of "IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships". On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international governing body for 10 disability sports, including Alpine skiing, adopted the "World Para" branding for all of those sports. The world championships in said sports were immediately rebranded as "World Para" events. Accordingly, from 2017 forward, the event will be known as the "World Para Alpine Skiing Championships".[2]
Opening ceremony
On March 2, the opening ceremony was held.
Events
Men
Women
Medals table
- Key
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
2 | France (FRA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
4 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
8 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Canada (CAN)* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 88 |
Participating nations
Over 130 participants from 22 nations competed.[34]
Classifications
Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, depending on their classification of disability.
- Standing
- LW2 – single leg amputation above the knee
- LW3 – double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
- LW4 – single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 – double arm amputation
- LW6/8 – single arm amputation
- LW9 – amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- Sitting
- LW 10 – paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- LW 11 – paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 – double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- Visually impaired
- B1 – no functional vision
- B2 – up to ca 3–5% functional vision
- B3 – under 10% functional vision
References
- "2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, Panorama". paralympic.org. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "Results – Men Downhill – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men Downhill Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men Downhill Sitting". IPC Alpine Skiing. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "Results – Men's Super-G – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men's Super-G – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men's Super-G – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men's Super Combined – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men's Super Combined – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Results – Men's Super Combined – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Men's Giant Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Men's Giant Slalom – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Men's Giant Slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Men's Slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Men's Slalom – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Men's Slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Women's Downhill – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview - W DH Standing". IPC Alpine Skiing. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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- "Event Overview - W SG Visually Impaired". IPC Alpine Skiing. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's Downhill – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's Downhill – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's Super Combined – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's Super Combined – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's Super Combined – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's giant slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's giant slalom – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's giant slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's slalom – Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's slalom – Standing" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Event Overview – Women's slalom – Sitting" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Medal Standings as of 16 Mar 2015" (PDF). IPC Athletics. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "NPC list". IPC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.