Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill explained

Event:Women's downhill
Games:2014 Winter
Venue:Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates:8 March
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Event:Women's downhill (visually impaired)
Games:2014 Winter
Competitors:6
Nations:5
Gold:Henrieta Farkasova
Guide: Natalia Subrtova
Goldnpc:SVK
Silver:Jade Etherington
Guide: Caroline Powell
Silvernpc:GBR
Bronze:Aleksandra Frantceva
Guide: Pavel Zabotin
Bronzenpc:RUS
Event:Women's downhill (standing)
Games:2014 Winter
Competitors:8
Nations:6
Gold:Marie Bochet
Goldnpc:FRA
Silver:Inga Medvedeva
Silvernpc:RUS
Bronze:Allison Jones
Bronzenpc:USA
Event:Women's downhill (sitting)
Games:2014 Winter
Competitors:6
Nations:4
Gold:Anna Schaffelhuber
Goldnpc:GER
Silver:Alana Nichols
Silvernpc:USA
Bronze:Laurie Stephens
Bronzenpc:USA

The women's downhill competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The competition took place on 8 March 2014.

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.

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1 Henrieta Farkasova
Guide
1:31.55
4 Jade Etherington
Guide
1:34.28 +2.73
3 Aleksandra Frantceva
Guide
1:35.78 +4.23
4 6 Melissa Perrine
Guide
1:36.15 +4.60
5 2 Danelle Umstead
Guide
1:36.70 +5.15
6 5 Kelly Gallagher
Guide
1:37.36 +5.81

Standing

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
11 1:30.72  —
13 1:32.19 +1.47
10 1:34.09 +3.37
4 8 1:34.88 +4.16
5 7 1:41.37 +10.65
9 DNF
12 DNF
14 DNF

Sitting

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
16Anna Schaffelhuber1:35.55
15 1:35.69+0.14
18 1:36.94+1.39
420Anna-Lena Forster1:39.71+4.16|-| | 17| align="left" |Claudia Loesch| align="left" || DNF| |-| | 19| align="left" |Anna Turney| align="left" || DNF||}

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/25580284 Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports