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Biathlon At The 2018 Winter Paralympics
Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre. The eighteen events took place on 10, 13 and 16 March 2018. Events The program included six event types (three for men and three for women) that were divided into three classifications each (sitting, standing, and visually impaired), for a total of 18 events. Standing biathletes are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, whereas sitting competitors use a sitski. Skiers with a visual impairment compete with the help of a sighted guide and an acoustic aiming system. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. thestar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpensia Biathlon Centre
Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre (알펜시아 크로스컨트리 경기장) and Alpensia Biathlon Centre (알펜시아 바이애슬론 경기장) are sport venues in the Alpensia resort, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea. They are used for cross-country skiing and biathlon respectively. Each grandstand of the two venues is contiguous and similar in appearance. They also adjoin the ski jumping hills. In the non-winter season, the venues are also used as golf courses named Alpensia 700. History The venues were first completed in December 1995. They were called several names, which roughly mean the Gangwon (Kangwon) provincial Nordic venue. They hosted the cross-country skiing and biathlon events at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. After the establishment of Alpensia which includes the venues, they underwent major renovations. At the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, the cross-country skiing venue hosted the cross-country skiing ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhalina Lysova
Mikhalina Anatolyevna Lysova (russian: Михалина Анатольевна Лысова; born 29 March 1992) is a Russian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2010 and in 2014 competing in the cross-country skiing and biathlon events. She progressed to become one of the most consistent Paralympics Nordic skiers of Russia as she claimed 16 medals in her Paralympic career including 6 gold medals. She was also the recipient of the Order ''For Merit to the Fatherland'' and Order of Friendship awards. Early life Mikhalina Lysova was born on 29 March 1992 and had a weak vision since her birth. Her father worked as a fitter and her mother worked in a kindergarten. She was encouraged to take the sport of skiing by her elder sister, Aleksandra Lysova, in 2002 when she was just ten years old though her parents did not like it. She was married to a Ukrainian Paralympic Nordic skier, Dmytro Shulga, who has represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Klug
Clara Klug (born 16 June 1994) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She made her Paralympic debut at the 2018 Winter Paralympics for Germany. Klug claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10km visually impaired biathlon event as a part of the 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic .... References External links * * * 1994 births Living people German female biathletes German female cross-country skiers Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic biathletes for Germany Paralympic cross-country skiers for Germany Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liudmyla Liashenko
Liudmyla Liashenko (born 17 May 1993) is a Ukrainian cross-country skier and biathlete. She has competed at the Paralympics in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Career Liudmyla Liashenko claimed her first Paralympic medal, bronze, in the women's 6km standing biathlon event, which was ultimately the first medal received by Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. She won the bronze medal in the women's 10km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships The 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships was an international disability sport competition held in Lillehammer, Norway from 8 to 23 January 2022. It was the inaugural edition of the World Para Snow Sports Championships with para-alpine skiin ... held in Lillehammer, Norway. She also won the gold medal in the women's long-distance standing cross-country skiing event. In biathlon, she won the silver medal in the women's 6km standing event. She also won the gold medal in the women's 10km standing bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Milenina
Anna Alexandrovna Milenina (russian: Анна Александровна Миленина, née ''Burmistrova''; born 15 July 1986) is a Russian Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She was born with Erb's palsy which resulted in her left arm being paralyzed. She was named Honoured Master of Sport for her efforts at the 2010 Paralympic Games. Achievements *Gold – 2006 Winter Paralympics (skiing, 10 km.) *Silver – 2006 Winter Paralympics (skiing, 15 km.) *Silver – 2006 Winter Paralympics (skiing, 5 km.) *Silver – 2006 Winter Paralympics (biathlon, 7,5 km.) *Gold – 2009 Russian Championships (5 km) *Gold – 2009 World Cup *Gold – 2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ... ( biathlon, 3 km ind. pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Rumyantseva
Ekaterina Rumyantseva (born 28 January 1991) is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier. She represented the Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, which is also her first Paralympic competition. Ekaterina clinched a gold medal in the women's 6km standing event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ..., while the silver medal was claimed by her fellow Russian compatriot Anna Milenina in the relevant event, who also competed under the Neutral Paralympic flag. In 2018, she was named "Disabled Female Athlete of the Year" in the nomination "Overcoming" by the Ministry of Sport of Russia. She was also named the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2018. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidziya Hrafeyeva
Lidziya Hrafeyeva (born 14 December 1985) is a Belarusian cross-country skier and biathlete. She has competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2014 and 2018. Career She claimed her first Paralympic medal after clinching a bronze medal in the women's 6km sitting biathlon event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. After claiming the bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, she hinted about her plans to step into participate at the Summer Paralympics and hinted about to choose the sport of shooting following her success at the biathlon event which also comprises shooting. Coincidentally both Lidziya and her husband, Dzmitry Loban went onto represent Belarus at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Biography Lidziya Hrafeyeva was affected in a car accident at the age of 27, which led to the amputations of her legs. Following the accident, she decided to take the sport of Paralympic Nordic skiing in 2014 before being selected to represent Belarus at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Masters
Oksana Masters (born June 19, 1989) is an American multi-sport Paralympic athlete of Ukrainian descent from Louisville, Kentucky. Having primarily specialized in rowing and cross-country skiing, she won the first ever United States medal in trunk and arms mixed double sculls at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She was also a part of the U.S. Nordic skiing team at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. She won two Paralympic medals in 2014 and five Paralympic medals in 2018, including two gold. She switched to para-cycling after the 2012 Paralympics and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning two gold medals at the latter. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in Biathlon – Women's 6 kilometres, sitting. Early life Oksana was born in 1989, three years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, with several radiation-induced birth defects, including tibial hemimelia (resulting in different leg lengths), missin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendall Gretsch
Kendall Gretsch (born April 2, 1992) is an American triathlete, biathlete and cross-country skier. She was born with spina bifida. She has competed in both Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics and has a unique distinction of winning gold medals in both Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics. Education Gretsch studied at Washington University in St. Louis where she earned a degree in Bio Medical Engineering. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Career 2018 Winter Paralympics Gretsch made her Paralympic debut at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and created history in her maiden Paralympic appearance after claiming a gold medal in the women's 6km sitting biathlon event. She eventually became the first American to claim a medal in a biathlon event in either the Olympics or the Paralympics. Her medal was also the first gold medal achieved by the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in the opening day of the multi-sport event. Gretsch also repeated her g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raman Yashchanka , or Hadad, a storm and rain god
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Raman may refer to: People * Raman (name) *C. V. Raman (1888–1970), Indian Nobel Prize-winning physicist Places * Raman, Punjab (India) * Raman, Rawalpindi, Pakistan * Raman District, Yala Province, Thailand ** Raman Railway Station * Raman oil field, in Batman, Turkey Other uses * Raman (crater), a lunar impact crater * ''Raman'' (film), a 2008 Indian Malayalam film * Raman Scattering, a physical effect named after C. V. Raman * Raman Spectroscopy, an analytical technique based on Raman Scattering See also * * Rahman (other) * Rama (other) * Ramen (other) * Rehman (other) * Ramman Hadad ( uga, ), Haddad, Adad (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅎 '' DIM'', pronounced as ''Adād''), or Iškur ( Sumerian) was the storm and rain god in the Canaanite and ancient Mesopotamian religions. He was attested in Ebla as "Hadda" in c. 2500 BCE. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sviatlana Sakhanenka
Sviatlana Sakhanenka (born 26 October 1989) is a Belarusian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and she competed in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events. Sviatlana Sakhanenka clinched her maiden gold medal in her Paralympic career after clinching the medal in the 15km free visually impaired cross-country event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. and followed it up with another gold medal in the Cross-country skiing by claiming a gold medal in the women's 1.5km sprint classical cross-country skiing event. She also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 6km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. She won the gold medal in the women's 10km visually impaired cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships The 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships was an international disability sport competition held in Lillehammer, Norway from 8 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaliy Kazakov
Vitali, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitaliy and may refer to: People Given name * Vitaly Borker (born 1975 or 1976), Ukrainian American Internet fraudster and cyberbully * Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian politician * Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), Russian physicist * Vitaly Grachev (born 1979), Ukrainian-Russian singer and songwriter * Vitaly Kaloyev (born 1956), Russian architect and convicted murderer * Vitaliy Khan (born 1985), Kazakh freestyle swimmer * Vitali Kiryushchenkov (born 1992), Belarusian ice hockey player * Vitali Klitschko (born 1971), Ukrainian professional boxer * Vitaliy Kolpakov (born 1972), Ukrainian athlete * Vitaliy Konovalov (1932–2013), Soviet engineer and politician * Vitali Konstantinov (born 1949), Russian wrestler * Vitaly Petrov (born 1938), Ukrainian athletics coach * Vitaly Petrov (born 1984), Russian racing driver * Vitaly Scherbo (born 1972), Belarusian and former Soviet gymnast * Vitali Sevastyanov (1935-2010), Soviet cosmonaut * Vitaly Solomin (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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