2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Downhill explained

Event:Downhill
Competition:2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Venue:Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N.
Location:Sestriere
Date:January 16

The Downhill competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 16.

Women

Visually impaired

In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.[1] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.[2]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
2 Henrieta Farkasova
Guide
1:28.36
1 Melissa Perrine
Guide
1:40.50 +12.14
5 Alexandra Frantseva
Guide
1:41.87 +13.51
3 Anna Kuliskova
Guide
4 Danelle Umstead
Guide

Standing

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
10 1:29.62
7 1:29.86 +0.24
8 1:30.09 +0.47
11 1:30.94 +1.32
9 1:35.56 +5.94
6 1:36.26 +6.64
12 1:37.52 +7.90

Sitting

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
14 1:30.45
13 1:33.05 +2.60
15 1:35.35 +4.90
16 1:37.59 +7.14

Men

Visually impaired

In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.[1] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.[2]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
20 Nicolas Berejny
Guide
1:21.40
21 Yon Santacana Maiztegui
Guide
1:21.59 +0.19
25 Chris Williamson
Guide
1:22.76 +1.36
19 Miroslav Haraus
Guide
1:22.84 +1.44
26 Jakub Krako
Guide
1:25.11 +3.71
22 Radomir Dudas
Guide
1:26.35 +4.95
18 Christoph Prettner
Guide
1:28.42 +7.02
27 Ivan Frantsev
Guide
1:29.79 +8.39
24 Michal Beladic
Guide
1:30.24 +8.84
17 Norbert Holik
Guide
1:30.24 +8.84
Gabriel Juan Gorce Yepes
Guide
1:30.84 +9.44

Standing

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
36 1:21.84
39 1:22.08 +0.24
34 1:22.96 +1.12
4 28 1:24.13 +2.29
5 45 1:24.48 +2.64
6 30 1:25.83 +3.99
7 29 1:25.84 +4.00
8 33 1:27.20 +5.36
9 38 1:27.28 +5.44
10 44 1:27.60 +5.76
11 35 1:28.21 +6.37
12 42 1:29.18 +7.34
13 37 1:31.37 +9.53
14 31 1:34.75 +12.91
15 43 1:37.02 +15.18
41
40
32

Sitting

Great Britain's Talan Skeels-Piggins did not compete in the Downhill race, as he had a crash in a training run the day before.[3] [4]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
55 1:20.94
60 1:21.39 +0.45
48 1:21.63 +0.69
4 56 1:22.04 +1.10
5 49 1:22.41 +1.47
6 50 1:23.00 +2.06
7 47 1:23.95 +3.01
8 62 1:24.09 +3.15
9 63 1:24.81 +3.87
10 61 1:25.04 +4.10
11 65 1:25.05 +4.11
12 54 1:25.51 +4.57
13 64 1:30.12 +9.18
14 46 1:31.15 +10.21
15 66 1:36.20 +15.26
51
52
59
58
57
53

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipc-alpineskiing.org/export/sites/ipc_sports_alpine_skiing/Results/World_Championships/20110116-WCH-Sestriere-ITA-DH.pdf official results of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships - Downhill
  2. https://www.thestar.com/sports/article/779425--visually-impaired-skiers-put-fate-in-guide-s-hands Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands
  3. https://twitter.com/talansp/status/26255264009166848 Had huge crash
  4. http://www.ipc-alpineskiing.org/export/sites/ipc_sports_alpine_skiing/Results/World_Championships/20110114-WCH-Sestriere-ITA-DHTR1.pdf 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships - Official Training Results