Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's 1 km Sprint Classic explained

Event:	Women's 1 km Sprint Classic
Games:	2010 Winter
Venue:	Whistler Olympic Park
Dates:	March 21
Next:	2014

The Women's 1 km Sprint Classic competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition took place on Thursday, March 21.

Visually impaired

In the cross-country skiing 1 km Sprint 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]

Qualification

^[1]

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	2	Mikhalina Lysova Guide		3:57.47
	5	Verena Bentele Guide		3:59.59
	4	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide		3:59.69
	3	Lioubov Vasilieva Guide		4:16.26	+18.79
	10	Robbi Weldon Guide		4:19.23	+21.76
	9	Yurie Kanuma Guide		4:21.77	+24.30
	1	Oksana Shyshkova Guide		4:29.24	+31.77
	6	Courtney Knight Guide		4:40.66	+43.19
	7	Margarita Gorbounova Guide		4:44.19	+46.72
10	11	Nathalie Morin Guide: Stephanie Jallifier		4:48.99	+51.52
11	12	Yoana Ermenkova Guide		6:04.17
	8	Valentina Nevidimova Guide

Finals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	1	Mikhalina Lysova Guide		4:14.4
	4	Lioubov Vasilieva Guide		4:14.5	+0.1
	5	Robbi Weldon Guide		4:23.8	+9.4
	8	Courtney Knight Guide		4:49.6	+35.2

Semifinal 2

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	2	Verena Bentele Guide		4:25.8
	3	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide		4:38.4	+12.6
	7	Oksana Shyshkova Guide		4:42.3	+16.5
	6	Yurie Kanuma Guide		4:43.7	+17.9

Final

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	2	Verena Bentele Guide		4:14.2
	1	Mikhalina Lysova Guide		4:44.2	+30.0
	4	Lioubov Vasilieva Guide		4:54.4	+40.2
	3	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide		4:58.0	+43.8

Sitting

Qualification

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	11			2:36.38
	1			2:36.42
	8			2:38.35
	2			2:39.89
	4			2:40.94
	5			2:41.03
	7			2:41.09
	9			2:43.73
	12			2:45.43
10	3			2:46.44	+10.06
11	13			2:47.87	+11.49
12	10			2:54.80	+18.42
13	6			2:56.42	+20.04
14	14			3:36.46
15	15			3:46.18

Finals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	4			2:43.8
	5			2:46.5	+2.7
	1			2:50.4	+6.6
	8			2:56.9	+13.1

Semifinal 2

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	2			2:55.5
	6			2:57.5	+2.0
	3			2:58.7	+3.2
	7			3:02.7	+7.2

Final

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	2			2:58.5
	4			3:00.0	+1.5
	6			3:01.9	+3.4
	5			3:02.3	+3.8

Standing

Qualification

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	14			4:01.58
	5			4:06.11
	1			4:07.53
	3			4:16.90	+15.32
	13			4:22.55	+20.97
	6			4:25.27	+23.69
	15			4:26.66	+25.08
	16			4:31.38	+29.80
	12			4:40.52	+38.94
10	4			4:40.90	+39.32
11	7			4:46.82	+45.24
12	9			4:50.36	+48.78
13	18			4:51.17	+49.61
14	2			4:53.93	+52.35
15	10			5:00.79	+59.21
16	11			5:05.75
17	8			5:07.89
18	19			6:35.25
	17			DNS

Finals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	1			4:25.1
	5			4:36.0	+10.9
	4			4:40.7	+15.6
	8			4:47.1	+22.0

Semifinal 2

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	3			4:18.0
	6			4:20.6	+2.6
	2			4:21.6	+3.6
	7			4:56.9	+38.9

Final

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	6			4:21.4
	1			4:26.8	+5.4
	3			4:31.3	+9.9
4	5			4:34.5	+13.1

See also

• Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint

External links

• 2010 Winter Paralympics schedule and results, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver

Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:mRcJei8LYqoJ:www.vancouver2010.com/ns/pdf/CCW302901C73C1.pdf+Cross-country+OFFICIAL+RESULTS+/+R%C3%89SULTATS+OFFICIELS+vancouver2010.com+Verena+Bentele&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESigdHaQ5k7XZemhf1ZNoi4pW-8SIUWncY8ovGQGNU5GvhlMAbgltLQ9WOOBiFD0TkX5jbjAJMlRhugnNVX4oZWPAd8QIEgKphRUKIyNQFHRY0pf52f0LiWVline_n6fN6PbDgD7&sig=AHIEtbSorzQQXANJ_QZn_ygT0dhPBogSqA OFFICIAL RESULTS / RÉSULTATS OFFICIELS
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