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

Women's downhill
at the XI Paralympic Winter Games

Paralympic alpine skiing
VenueRosa Khutor Alpine Resort, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates8 March
Women's downhill (visually impaired)
at the XI Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
   Slovakia
   Great Britain
   Russia
Women's downhill (standing)
at the XI Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
   France
   Russia
   United States
Women's downhill (sitting)
at the XI Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
   Germany
   United States
   United States
Alpine skiing at the
2014 Winter Paralympics

Combined   men   women
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women
Super-G men women
Snowboard cross men women

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.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France (FRA) 1 0 0 1
 Germany (GER) 1 0 0 1
 Slovakia (SVK) 1 0 0 1
4  United States (USA) 0 1 2 3
5  Russia (RUS) 0 1 1 2
6  Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 0 1
Total 3 3 3 9

Visually impaired

In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide.[1] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) 1 Henrieta Farkasova
Guide: Natalia Subrtova
Slovakia 1:31.55
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Jade Etherington
Guide: Caroline Powell
Great Britain 1:34.28 +2.73
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3 Aleksandra Frantceva
Guide: Pavel Zabotin
Russia 1:35.78 +4.23
4 6 Melissa Perrine
Guide: Andrew Bor
Australia 1:36.15 +4.60
5 2 Danelle Umstead
Guide: Robert Umstead
United States 1:36.70 +5.15
6 5 Kelly Gallagher
Guide: Charlotte Evans
Great Britain 1:37.36 +5.81

Standing

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) 11 Marie Bochet France 1:30.72  
2nd, silver medalist(s) 13 Inga Medvedeva Russia 1:32.19 +1.47
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 10 Allison Jones United States 1:34.09 +3.37
4 8 Solène Jambaqué France 1:34.88 +4.16
5 7 Mariia Papulova Russia 1:41.37 +10.65
9 Anna Jochemsen Netherlands DNF
12 Andrea Rothfuß Germany DNF
14 Melania Corradini Italy DNF

Sitting

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) 16 Anna Schaffelhuber Germany 1:35.55
2nd, silver medalist(s) 15 Alana Nichols United States 1:35.69 +0.14
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 18 Laurie Stephens United States 1:36.94 +1.39
4 20 Anna-Lena Forster Germany 1:39.71 +4.16
17 Claudia Loesch Austria DNF
19 Anna Turney Great Britain DNF

See also

References

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

External links

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