Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's 20 km Free explained

Event:Men's 20 km Free
Games:2010 Winter
Venue:Whistler Olympic Park
Dates:March 14,
March 15,
Prev:2006
Next:2014

The Men's 20 km Free competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition took place on Sunday, March 14, and Monday, March 15.

Medal summary

Medalists

20 km Free – visually impaired
Brian McKeever
Guide

Robin McKeever


Nikolay Polukhin
Guide

Andrey Tokarev


Vasili Shaptsiaboi
Guide

Mikalai Shablouski

15 km – Sitting
Irek Zaripov

Roman Petushkov

Enzo Masiello
20 km Free – Standing
Kirill Mikhaylov

Nils-Erik Ulset

Vladimir Kononov

Visually impaired

In the cross-country skiing 20 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
7 Brian McKeever
Guide
51:14.7
11 Nikolay Polukhin
Guide
51:55.6 +40.9
14 Vasili Shaptsiaboi
Guide
52:22.5 +1:07.8
4 Wilhelm Brem
Guide
52:28.9 +1:14.2
12 Frank Höfle
Guide
52:38.8 +1:24.1
5 Thomas Clarion
Guide
52:39.8 +1:25.1
9 Oleg Munts
Guide
53:03.8 +1:49.1
6 Helge Flo
Guide
54:22.7 +3:08.0
10 Hak-Su Im
Guide
55:53.6 +4:28.9
10 13 Valery Kupchinskiy
Guide
57:03.8 +5:49.1
11 8 Zebastian Modin
Guide
58:30.8 +7:16.1
12 1 Rudolf Klemetti
Guide
1:02:35.6 +11:20.9
13 3 Alexei Novikov
Guide
1:08:47.6 +17:32.9
2

Sitting (15 km)

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
22 41:01.1
25 41:11.1 +10.0
24 41:54.9 +43.8
21 42:17.3 +1:16.2
23 42:17.7 +1:16.6
26 42:43.1 +1:42.0
19 42:55.5 +1:54.4
20 43:13.7 +2:12.6
28 43:25.6 +2:24.5
10 27 43:32.8 +2:31.7
11 30 43:53.5 +2:52.4
12 29 43:56.6 +2:55.5
13 3 44:15.5 +3:14.4
14 18 44:19.1 +3:18.0
15 7 44:22.0 +3:20.9
16 1 44:39.0 +3:37.9
17 17 44:55.7 +3:54.6
18 13 44:55.8 +3:54.7
19 2 45:19.2 +4:18.1
20 31 45:21.2 +4:20.1
21 10 45:25.9 +4:24.8
22 4 45:57.7 +4:56.6
23 15 46:08.7 +5:07.6
24 11 46:16.7 +5:15.6
25 14 46:23.0 +5:21.9
26 12 46:30.6 +5:29.5
27 8 47:53.8 +6:52.7
28 5 49:15.2 +8:14.1
29 16 51:33.6 +10:32.5
6 DNF
9 DNS

Standing

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
20 52:07.7
7 53:34.1 +1:26.4
6 53:53.4 +1:45.7
18 54:51.6 +2:43.9
2 54:59.8 +2:52.1
17 55:06.8 +2:59.1
5 55:29.9 +3:22.2
16 55:42.9 +3:35.2
11 55:55.7 +3:48.0
10 1 58:02.6 +5:54.9
11 19 58:29.6 +6:21.9
12 15 59:00.8 +6:53.1
13 12 59:37.4 +7:29.7
14 10 59:44.9 +7:37.2
15 21 59:50.6 +7:42.9
16 8 59:52.1 +7:44.4
17 4 1:01:34.5 +9:26.8
18 9 1:02:33.5 +10:25.8
19 22 1:06:33.0 +14:25.3
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External links

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