Alpine Skiing At The 2006 Winter Paralympics – Men's Downhill
Men's downhill skiing events at the 2006 Winter Paralympics were contested at Sestriere on 11 & 12 March. There were 3 events. Each was contested by skiers from a range of disability classes, and the standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved. Visually impaired The visually impaired event took place on 12 March. It was won by Gerd Gradwohl, representing . Sitting The sitting event took place on 12 March. It was won by Kevin Bramble, representing . Standing The standing event took place on 11 March. It was won by Gerd Schönfelder, representing . References

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Sestriere
Sestriere (/se'strjɛre/) ( oc, Sestrieras, pms, Ël Sestrier, french: Sestrières) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ''ad petram sistrariam'', that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin. Geography Sestriere has 929 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021 and is located on the pass that links Val Chisone and Val Susa, at above mean sea level The village is completely surrounded by mountains, which have been exploited to build one of the biggest ski resorts in Italy. The main mountains around Sestriere are: Monte Fraiteve in the north-east, Monte Sises , Punta Rognosa di Sestriere and Monte Motta in the south-east. Sestriere is divided into several smaller hamlets: Sestriere Colle, on the pass top, Sestriere Borgata, in Val Chisone, Champlas du Col and Champlas Janvier, in Val Susa. History Formerly, the pass belonged to the municipalit ...
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