Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's 15 km Free explained

Event:	Women's 15 km Free
Games:	2010 Winter
Venue:	Whistler Olympic Park
Dates:	March 14 March 15
Prev:	2006
Next:	2014

The Women's 15 km Free competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition took place on Sunday, March 14 and Monday, March 15.

Medal summary

Medalists

15 km Free – visually impaired	Verena Bentele Guide Thomas Friedrich	Lioubov Vasilieva Guide Natalia Yakimova	Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide Vasili Haurukovich
10 km – Sitting	Liudmila Vauchok	Colette Bourgonje	Olena Iurkovska
15 km Free – Standing	Anna Burmistrova	Iuliia Batenkova	Katarzyna Rogowiec

Visually impaired

In the cross-country skiing 15 km Free visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.^[1]

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	8	Verena Bentele Guide		45:11.1
	7	Lioubov Vasilieva Guide		48:34.1	+3:23.0
	4	Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide		49:19.3	+4:08.2
	9	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide		50:50.9	+5:39.8
	5	Robbi Weldon Guide		53:36.9	+8:25.8
	3	Nathalie Morin Guide: Stephanie Jallifier		54:42.1	+9:31.0
	2	Margarita Gorbounova Guide		1:01:59.1	+16:48.0
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Sitting (10 km)

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	9			30:52.9
	10			31:49.8	+56.9
	11			32:43.5	+1:50.6
	6			32:50.0	+1:57.1
	8			33:27.8	+2:34.9
	7			33:29.8	+2:36.9
	12			33:30.1	+2:37.2
	4			33:46.0	+2:53.1
	5			34:33.9	+3:41.0
10	1			35:36.0	+4:43.1
11	2			46:36.1	+15:43.2
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Standing

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	11			49:16.3
	7			49:23.5	+7.2
	8			51:04.1	+1:47.8
	10			51:29.5	+2:06.0
	9			52:58.8	+3:42.5
	3			55:37.0	+6:20.7
	6			55:43.3	+6:27.0
	4			58:19.6	+9:03.3
	2			58:43.7	+9:27.4
10	1			59:01.8	+9:45.5
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External links

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

Notes and References

1. 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