2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships explained

2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships
Host City:	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Dates:	2 April - 10 April
Nations:	13
Athletes:	102^[1]
Previous:	2009 Vuokatti

The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place from 2–11 April 2011^[2] in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia,^[3] and the first time the championships were hosted in the same city as the IBU Biathlon World Championships which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 3 to March 13, 2011.

Skiers competed in sitting, standing, or visually impaired classification categories in various biathlon and cross-country skiing events.

The Opening ceremony was held on March 31,^[4] and the Closing ceremony was scheduled to be held on April 10.^[5]

Canadian Brian McKeever competed at the Championships without his brother Robin McKeever as his sighted guide, who recently had knee surgery.^[6]

The Championships can be seen free at IPC's internet TV channel ParalympicSport.TV as video on demand.^[7]

Schedule of events

The provisional schedule of the event is below.^{[5] [8] [9]} All times in UTC+3.

Day	Date	Time	Sport	Event	Class
Saturday	April 2	13:00	Biathlon	Pursuit	Standing (LW2-9)
					Visual impairment (B1-3)
					Sitting (LW10-12)
Sunday	April 3	11:00	Cross-Country Skiing	Middle	Standing (LW2-9)
					Visual impairment (B1-3)
					Sitting (LW10-12)
Monday	April 4	11:00	Cross-Country Skiing	Long	Standing (LW2-9)
					Visual impairment (B1-3)
Tuesday	April 5	11:00	Cross-Country Skiing	Long	Sitting (LW10-12)
Thursday	April 7	11:00	Biathlon	7.5 km	Standing (LW2-9)
					Visual impairment (B1-3)
					Sitting (LW10-12)
Friday	April 8	16:00	Cross-Country Skiing	Sprint	Standing (LW2-9)
					Visual impairment (B1-3)
					Sitting (LW10-12)
Saturday	April 9	13:00	Cross-Country Skiing	Relay	open
Sunday	April 10	10:00	Biathlon	12.5 km	Standing (LW2-9)
					Visual impairment (B1-3)
				10 km	Sitting (LW10-12)

Medal winners

Calculated times

Biathlon

Men

Pursuit	visually impaired	Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide Borys Babar	9:25.1	Nikolay Polukhin Guide Andrey Tokarev	9:40.0	Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide Mikalai Shablouski	10:28.9
	sitting	Roman Petushkov	9:59.0	Irek Zaripov	10:08.0	Ivan Goncharov	11:33.8
	standing	Grygorii Vovchynskyi	10:21.0	Azat Karachurin	10:25.1	Kirill Mikhaylov	10:26.6
Individual	visually impaired	Nikolay Polukhin Guide Andrey Tokarev	38:22.1	Brian McKeever Guide Erik Carleton	41:57.3	Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide Borys Babar	42:51.6
	sitting	Irek Zaripov	34:51.7	Ivan Goncharov	35:47.1	Sergiy Khyzhnyak	37:19.0
	standing	Grygorii Vovchynskyi	39:03.2	Nils-Erik Ulset	39:08.6	Yannick Bourseaux	39:13.3
7.5 km	visually impaired	Nikolay Polukhin Guide Andrey Tokarev	21:09.9	Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide Mikalai Shablouski	21:40.8	Wilhelm Brem Guide Florian Grimm	21:59.1
	sitting	Irek Zaripov	19:37.0	Kamil Rosiek	20:19.7	Roman Petushkov	20:41.9
	standing	Kirill Mikhaylov	20:41.5	Nils-Erik Ulset	21:00.7	Oleg Balukhto	21:18.1

Women

Pursuit	visually impaired	Mikhalina Lysova Guide Alexey Ivanov	10:30.7	Oksana Shyshkova Guide Volodymyr Ivanov	11:35.5	Elena Remizova Guide Natalia Yakimova	11:52.1
	sitting	Maria Iovleva	12:06.6	Olena Iurkovska	12:18.6	Andrea Eskau	13:44.4
	standing	Anna Burmistrova	12:03.5	Katarzyna Rogowiec	12:08.2	Oleksandra Kononova	12:35.9
Individual	visually impaired	Mikhalina Lysova Guide Alexey Ivanov	50:21.3	Oksana Shyshkova Guide Volodymyr Ivanov	52:22.2	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Valery Koshkin	53:10.1
	sitting	Andrea Eskau	38:27.4	Olena Iurkovska	39:11.1	Lyudmyla Pavlenko	40:23.8
	standing	Oleksandra Kononova	49:43.3	Katarzyna Rogowiec	49:56.7	Maija Loytynoja	50:06.4
7.5 km	visually impaired	Elena Remizova Guide Natalia Yakimova	26:35.0	Mikhalina Lysova Guide Alexey Ivanov	27:20.3	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Valery Koshkin	27:25.1
	sitting	Olena Iurkovska	23:02.3	Lyudmyla Pavlenko	23:45.2	Andrea Eskau	24:05.7
	standing	Oleksandra Kononova	24:43.7	Katarzyna Rogowiec	25:35.6	Maija Loytynoja	26:34.7

Cross-country skiing

Men

Sprint	visually impaired	Brian McKeever Guide Erik Carleton	3:13.8	Nikolay Polukhin Guide Andrey Tokarev	3:18.2	Alexei Toropov Guide Sergey Maksimov	3:21.8
	sitting	Trygve Steinar Larsen	2:15.5	Chris Klebl	2:22.3	Irek Zaripov	2:29.1
	standing	Kirill Mikhaylov	3:10.7	Vegard Dahle	3:15.0	Vladimir Kononov	3:16.1
Middle distance	visually impaired	Brian McKeever Guide Erik Carleton	24:28.5	Nikolay Polukhin Guide Andrey Tokarev	25:14.3	Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide Mikalai Shablouski	25:48.5
	sitting	Irek Zaripov	24:31.0	Enzo Masiello	24:42.9	Trygve Steinar Larsen	24:50.9
	standing	Vladimir Kononov	25:05.6	Kirill Mikhaylov	25:33.9	Azat Karachurin	25:41.9
Long distance	visually impaired	Brian McKeever Guide Erik Carleton	53:26.7	Nikolay Polukhin Guide Andrey Tokarev	54:10.0	Alexei Toropov Guide Sergey Maksimov	58:42.2
	sitting	Chris Klebl	35:34.6	Irek Zaripov	35:43.6	Enzo Masiello	36:15.7
	standing	Kirill Mikhaylov	53:53.0	Vegard Dahle	56:01.2	Ilkka Tuomisto	57:22.5
Relay	open	Sergey Shilov, Kirill Mikhaylov, Nikolay Polukhin, Guide: Andrey Tokarev	42:11.7	Trygve Steinar Larsen, Vegard Dahle, Nils-Erik Ulset	42:21.9	Iurii Kostiuk, Grygorii Vovchynskyi, Vitaliy Lukyanenko, Guide: Dmytro Khurtyk	44:29.4

Women

Sprint	visually impaired	Mikhalina Lysova Guide Alexey Ivanov	3:25.5	Oksana Shyshkova Guide Volodymyr Ivanov	3:30.2	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Valery Koshkin	3:35.3
	sitting	Andrea Eskau	2:39.1	Maria Iovleva	2:40.6	Mariann Marthinsen	2:45.4
	standing	Oleksandra Kononova	4:05.6	Katarzyna Rogowiec	4:09.8	Maija Loytynoja	4:09.9
Middle distance	visually impaired	Elena Remizova Guide Natalia Yakimova	14:31.5	Mikhalina Lysova Guide Alexey Ivanov	15:01.9	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Valery Koshkin	15:25.2
	sitting	Liudmila Vauchok	13:48.0	Francesca Porcellato	13:57.3	Mariann Marthinsen	14:05.0
	standing	Katarzyna Rogowiec	14:54.3	Oleksandra Kononova	14:56.2	Iuliia Batenkova	16:07.5
Long distance	visually impaired	Elena Remizova Guide Natalia Yakomova	47:44.1	Mikhalina Lysova Guide Alexey Ivanov	48:30.7	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Valery Koshkin	50:44.1
	sitting	Colette Bourgonje	26:56.0	Liudmila Vauchok	27:05.7	Andrea Eskau	27:49.6
	standing	Oleksandra Kononova	50:43.1	Iuliia Batenkova	52:08.3	Katarzyna Rogowiec	52:30.0
Relay	open	Maria Iovleva, Mikhalina Lysova, Guide: Alexey Ivanov, Elena Remizova, Guide: Natalia Yakimova	19:48.4	Olena Iurkovska, Oksana Shyshkova, Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov, Oleksandra Kononova	20:40.3	–

Classification

Standing

• 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

Sitting

• 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

Visual impairment

• B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
• B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
• B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Skiers with a visual impairment compete with a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.^[10]

Calculated time

A percentage system is used to calculate the final time of each skier. Each skiers finishing time, is multiplied with a percentage factor, to determine a final, calculated time.

Within each category (sitting, standing, visual impairment) there are skiers with various classifications (for example B1, B2 and B3 in the visual impairment category). There are different percentage factors for each classification.^{[11] [12]}

^[13]

Class	Percentage (factor)
	Classic	Free technique
Visual impairment
B1	87%	85%
B2	98%	98%
B3	100%	100%
Standing
LW2	91-93%*	86 – 91%*
LW3	87-94%*	80 – 96%*
LW4	96%	96%
LW5/7	79%	87%
LW6	91%	96%
LW8	92%	97%
LW9	85 – 95%*	82 – 96%*
Sitting
LW10	86%
LW10,5	91%
LW11	94%
LW11,5	98%
LW12	100%

Participating nations

13 countries competed.^[14]

• Austria
• Belarus
• Canada
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Norway
• Poland
  • Sweden
• Ukraine
• United States

Medal table

Medal winners by nation.^[15]

See also

• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011
• Biathlon World Championships 2011

References

• Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Each skier's classification per March 10, 2011, IPC Nordic Skiing

External links

• Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 official site
• IPC Nordic Skiing
• Live results, and schedule at ipclive.siwidata.com
• ParalympicSport.TV, video on demand

Notes and References

1. http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/yugoria_insure_biennial_ipc_world_championships/ Yugoria insure biennial IPC world championships
2. http://ugrasport.com/parabiathlon/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Invitation_IPC-Rus-Eng11Jan_IPCreviewed1.doc Invitation
3. http://www.ipcvuokatti2009.net/index_eng.asp?pid=134 The IPC
4. http://www.ipc-nordicskiing.org/news/2011_04_01_a.html Memorable Opening Ceremony for the 2011 IPC BT and CC World Championships
5. http://ugrasport.com/parabiathlon/?cat=23&lang= Архив рубрики «Программа соревнований»
6. https://vancouversun.com/business/Missed+moment+still+disappoints/4440169/story.html Missed moment still disappoints
7. http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/News/Sport_News/2011_04_05_a.html Snow Conditions a Challenge for Skiers in Khanty Mansiysk
8. http://www.ipc-nordicskiing.org/export/sites/ipc_sports_nordic_skiing/Downloads/20101201_IPCNS_Calendar2010_2011.pdf IPC Biathlon and Cross Country Skiing Calendar 2010/2011
9. http://www.rezeptsport.ru/nordic/wc2011.php Чемпионат мира по биатлону и лыжным гонкам среди инвалидов и лиц с ограниченными возможностями здоровья. 29.03-11.04. 2011. Ханты-Мансийск.
10. 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
11. http://www.ipc-nordicskiing.org/export/sites/ipc_sports_nordic_skiing/Classification/IPCNS_Percentage_List_2008-2010.pdf IPC Nordic Skiing Percentages - Seasons 2008-2010
12. http://www.paralympic.ca/en/Sports/Winter-Sport-Classification.html Winter Sport Classification
13. http://www.ipc-nordicskiing.org/Classification/ Classification
14. http://ugrasport.com/parabiathlon/?cat=68&lang=en/ List of participating countries
15. http://www.ipc-nordicskiing.org/export/sites/ipc_sports_nordic_skiing/Results/Medal_standings_8.pdf Medal Standings (as of 10 April 2011)