Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's 3 x 2.5 km Relay

Women's 3 × 2.5 km Relay
at the X Paralympic Winter Games
Venue Whistler Olympic Park
Dates March 20

The Women's 3 × 2.5 km Relay competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was held Thursday, March 18.[1]

Each team used three skiers with a disability. The relay was an open class event, open for standing, visually impaired and sitting classifications. An athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide (class B1, B2, optionall for B3).[2] Guides are an integral part of cross-country skiing for athletes with a visual impairment, and are medal contenders.[3]

Results

[2]

RankBibAthletesCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)1 Russia
Maria Iovleva
Mikhalina Lysova
Guide: Alexey Ivanov
Lioubov Vasilieva
Guide: Natalia Yakimova		20:23.2
7:28.7
6:27.8

6:26.7

2nd, silver medalist(s)3 Ukraine
Olena Iurkovska
Iuliia Batenkova
Oleksandra Kononova		20:42.7
7:08.2
7:09.9
6:24.6		+19.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s)2 Belarus
Larysa Varona
Liudmila Vauchok
Yadviha Skorabahataya
Guide: Vasili Haurukovich		22:04.2
7:21.8
7:52.9
6:49.5

+1:41.0
46 Canada
Colette Bourgonje
Robbi Weldon
Guide: Brian Berry
Jody Barber		22:21.2
8:11.6
7:18.1

6:51.5		+1:58.0
54 Japan
Shoko Ota
Yurie Kanuma
Guide: Norio Odaira
Momoko Dekijima		22:21.5
7:04.2
8:20.5

6:56.8		+1:58.3
65 Poland
Anna Mayer
Arleta Dudziak
Katarzyna Rogowiec		24:14.6
8:08.7
8:54.5
7:11.4		+3:51.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing Schedule and Results". The official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 OFFICIAL RESULTS / RÉSULTATS OFFICIELS, The Official site of the Norwegian Ski Federation
  3. ↑ Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010
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