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2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
The 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships was an international disability sport alpine skiing event held in Tarvisio Tarvisio (German and fur, Tarvis, sl, Trbiž) is a comune in the northeastern part of the autonomous Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy. Geography The town is in the Canal Valley (''Val Canale'') between the Carnic Alps and Karawanks rang ..., Italy from 22 to 31 January 2017. The Championship is held biannually by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). This was the first time the championship was held under the name World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. Events Men Women Medal table Germany topped the medal tally with 14 medals. Hosts Italy finished 10th with 3 medals. Participating nations 30 nations participated. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{reflist World Para Alpine Skiing Championships January 2017 sports events in Italy Alpine skiing competitions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarvisio
Tarvisio (German and fur, Tarvis, sl, Trbiž) is a comune in the northeastern part of the autonomous Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy. Geography The town is in the Canal Valley (''Val Canale'') between the Carnic Alps and Karawanks ranges in the north and the Julian Alps in the south. Located at the border with both Austria and Slovenia, Tarvisio and its neighbouring municipalities of Arnoldstein and Kranjska Gora form the tripoint of Romance, Germanic and Slavic Europe. The height west of the town centre marks the watershed between the Slizza creek, a tributary of the Gail River which is part of the Danube basin and the Fella River, a tributary of the Tagliamento discharging into the Adriatic Sea. Tarvisio together with the rest of the Canal Valley was part of Austria until 1919. Tarvisio has access to the ''A23 Alpe-Adria'' autostrada, part of the European route E55, running from the Austrian '' A2 Süd Autobahn'' to Udine, and the A4 autostrada at Palmanova. The Tarv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Kurka
Andrew Earl Kurka (born January 27, 1992) is a Paralympic alpine skier from Alaska who competes in the slalom, giant slalom, super G, downhill and super combined events. Kurka was a six-time Alaskan state champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling before he made it to the U.S. Paralympic National Team in 2010. As a World Champion medal winning para-alpine skier, Kurka qualified to represent the U.S. Paralympic team at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi for his debut Paralympics. On March 10, 2018, Kurka won the downhill at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, his first Paralympic medal. Biography Born in Anchorage on January 27, 1992, Kurka grew up on a farm in a small Alaskan village called Nikolaevsk, where Russian is the most common language. In the summer months he spends his time Palmer, Alaska, while Aspen, Colorado is his home during the winter. Kurka got injured at the age of 13 after an ATV accident severely damaged three vertebrae i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Sikorski (alpine Skier)
Igor Sikorski (born 5 July 1990) is a German-born Polish male paralympic alpine skier. He made his Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and claimed Poland's only medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics after clinching a bronze medal in the men's giant slalom event. In 2022, he won the silver medal in the men's giant slalom sitting alpine skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He represented Poland at the 2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ... held in Beijing, China. References External links * 1990 births Living people Polish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeroen Kampschreur
Jeroen Kampschreur (born 9 April 1999 in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch paralympic skier. Kampschreur was born without shinbones, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee at age one. Consequently, he began using a wheelchair. On 23 March 2018, Kampschreur was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Education Kampschreur was a student at the Beekdal Lyceum in Arnhem, Netherlands. He followed a HAVO education and passed his exams in 2018.NSkiV twitter message retrieved: 24 April 2019 Career Kampschreur practiced wheelchair basketball, and represented the Netherlands in U18 and U22 level competitions, at one point being the youngest player in the U22 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Bauchet
Arthur Bauchet (born 10 October 2000) is a French para-alpine skier. Career He represented France at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and won four silver medals . He competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and won gold medals in the super combined and slalom standing events, and silver medals in the downhill and giant slalom standing events. He represented France at the 2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ... and won three gold medals and a bronze medal. References External links * * * 2000 births Living people French male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Kunz
Christoph Kunz (born 24 March 1982) is an alpine skier who won a gold and a silver medal for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Switzerland will send a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country will field a total of fifteen athletes (ten men and five women) in four of the Games' five sports: alpine skiing, biath .... Kunz also represented Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi winning a gold medal in the giant slalom. References 1982 births Sit-skiers Swiss male alpine skiers Paralympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Switzerland Paralympic silver medalists for Switzerland Living people Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing 21st-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-Paralympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Casal
Chiara Mazzel (born 19 March 1996) is an Italian para-alpine skier, who won multiple events at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Early life Mazzel from Cavalese, Trento, Italy. As a child, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and was registered blind at the age of 18. In her spare time, she plays the French horn. As of 2023, Mazzel lived in San Giovanni di Fassa. In June 2023, Mezzel was wheeled up to the Everest South base camp in Nepal. Career As a teenager, Mazzel participated in skiing and snowboarding. She started competition events in 2019, alongside guide Fabrizio Casal. She competes in visually impaired classification events. Mazzel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She finished seventh in the slalom event. At the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Lleida, Spain, Mezzel won the downhill, super-G and Alpine combined events. Later in the year, she won the super-G event at the Paralympic Alpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Bertagnolli
Giacomo Bertagnolli (born 18 January 1999) is a male Italian paralympic alpine skier, and is a four-time Paralympic Games gold medal winner. Career He won four medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics three at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships. In 2022, he won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom visually impaired alpine skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He won two silver medals at the 2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ..., in the Super-G visually impaired and giant slalom visually impaired events held in Beijing, China. Achievements See also * Italy at the 2018 Winter Paralympics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertagnolli, Giacomo 1999 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branislav Brozman
Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements braniti, or broni-ti (''to protect'' in infinitive), that is brani (''that who protects'') and slav-a (''glory'') and means "warrior", "defender of the glory". In some contexts, the anagrams Barnislav and Nabrislav (Nabriša) is used. Nicknames Branko, Branio, Broněk, Broniek, Slávek, Slavo, Bane, Brane, Braňo, Braniša. Branislav in other languages *Belarusian: ''Браніслаў / Branisłaŭ (Branislaw)'' *Czech: ''Bronislav'' or ''Branislav'' *Croatian: ''Branislav'' *Lithuanian: ''Bronislovas'' *Polish: ''Bronisław'' *Russian: ''Бронислав (Bronislav)'' *Serbian: ''Бранислав / Branislav'', ''Бранисав / Branisav'' or ''Бранко / Branko'' *Slovak: ''Branislav'' or ''Braňo'' *Slovenian: ''Brane'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Krako
Jakub Krako (born July 7, 1990) is a visually impaired alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ... who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. References External links * Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Slovakia Paralympic silver medalists for Slovakia 1990 births Living people Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Slovak male alpine skiers Sportspeople from Žilina Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Paralympic alpine skiers of Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Stuut
Jeffrey Stuut (born 25 May 1995) is a Dutch para-alpine skier. He won bronze medals at the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in both the Downhill and Super-G events. He represented the Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. He competed in several alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ... events. References External links * 1995 births Living people Dutch male alpine skiers Paralympic alpine skiers for the Netherlands Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Sportspeople from Hoorn 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Schornstein
Kirk Schornstein (born 19 March 1993) is a Canadian paralympic alpine skier. He participated at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics in the alpine skiing competition. Schornstein also participated at the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, being awarded the silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ... in the men's downhill standing event. References External links * * 1993 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Canadian male alpine skiers Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada Sportspeople from Edmonton {{Canada-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
