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Alpine Skiing At The 2002 Winter Paralympics – Women's Downhill
Women's downhill skiing events at the 2002 Winter Paralympics were contested at Snowbasin. There were 4 events covering 10 disability classes. Final standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved. Visually impaired There was one event under the visually impaired classification. ;B2-3 *B2 – visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision *B3 – visually impaired: under 10% functional vision Sitting There was one event under the sitting classification. ;LW10-12 *LW 10 – sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance *LW 11 – sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance *LW 12 – sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance Standing There were 2 events under the standing classification. ;LW2 *LW2 – standing: single leg amputation Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbasin
Snowbasin Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Weber County, Utah, northeast of Salt Lake City, on the back (east) side of the Wasatch Range. Opened in 1939, as part of an effort by the city of Ogden to restore the Wheeler Creek watershed, it is one of the oldest continually operating ski resorts in the United States. One of the owners in the early days was Aaron Ross. Over the next fifty years Snowbasin grew, and after a large investment in lifts and snowmaking by owner Earl Holding, Snowbasin hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic alpine skiing races for downhill, combined, and super-G. The movie ''Frozen'' was filmed there in 2009. Snowbasin is located on Mount Ogden at the west end of State Route 226, which is connected to I-84 and SR-39 via SR-167 (New Trappers Loop Road). History Snowbasin is one of the oldest continuously operating ski areas in the United States. Following the end of World War I and the Great Depression numerous small ski resorts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
