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Cross-country Skiing At The 2022 Winter Paralympics
Cross-country skiing was one of the competitions at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. In total, 20 medal events were held. Medal summary Medal table The ranking in the table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and will be consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table will be ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. Women's events Men's events Relay events See also *Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics References External links 2022 Winter Paralympics Qualification RegulationsResults book {{Paralympic Games Cross-country skiing 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2018 Winter Paralympics
Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, South Korea. The twenty events were held from 11 to 18 March 2018. Canadian Brian McKeever won three individual gold and a team relay bronze, his third triple gold medal performance, for a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all, making him the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever. Events The program includes 20 events. The events are mostly divided into three classifications (sitting, standing and visually impaired). For each of these classifications, there are three men's events and three women's events. There are also two relay events which combine classifications. Standing skiers 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. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Jing
Ma Jing (born 2 January 1988) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete and para cross-country skier. Career Ma represented China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and finished in sixth place in the 400 metres, and 5000 metres, and seventh place in the 1500 metres T54 events. She represented China 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 a bronze medal in the 7.5 kilometre sitting event. References Living people 1988 births People from Shangluo Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for China Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Jönsson
Emil Jönsson Haag (born 15 August 1985) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2018. Career At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished seventh in the individual sprint event. He has twelve World Cup victories, all in sprint events, since 2008. He won the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup in 2009–10 and 2010–11. He won bronze in the sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In March 2018, his retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2017–2018 season was announced. Following his retirement he became sighted guide for visually impaired para athlete Zebastian Modin. They participated together at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a bronze medal in men's 20 km classical. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 2 medals – (2 bronze) World Championships * 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) World Cup Season titles * 3 titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zebastian Modin
Zebastian Tintin Modin (born June 20, 1994) is a Swedish cross-country skier, biathlete, and Paralympian. He competed in classification B1 (visual impairment) events. Career He competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2010, 2014 and the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning four medals. His first medal was the bronze medal at the men's 1 km sprint, visually impaired. His sighted guide at the 2010 and 2014 Paralympic Games was Albin Ackerot. At the 2018 Winter Paralympics his sighted guides were Johannes Andersson and Robin Bryntesson Kjell Magnus Robin Bryntesson (born 17 October 1985 in Rossön, Ångermanland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003. His only World Cup victory took place at Whistler Olympic Park in the team sprint event on 17 Janu .... Zebastian Modin came in 9th place at the men's 10 km and 11th at the men's 20 km, visually impaired. . References External links * *Everyday Heroes – Zebastian Modin: the younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Wood (skier)
Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as '' A Night at the Opera'', '' A Day at the Races'', ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', ''The Pride of the Yankees'', and '' ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'''' and for his uncredited work directing parts of ''Gone with the Wind''. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects. As a youth, Wood developed an enthusiasm for physical fitness that persisted into his senior years and influenced his interest in making sports-themed films. Wood advanced from making largely competent yet routine pictures in the 1920s and 1930s to directing several highly regarded works during the 1940s at the peak of his abilities, among them ''Kings Row'' (1942) and ''Ivy'' (1947). Wood's quick, efficient and professional execution of his film assignments endeared him to studio executives, and though not a "brilliant" director, Wood's legacy re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Adicoff
Jacob Adicoff (born May 16, 1995) is an American visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. He competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2014 and 2018. Career Jake Adicoff claimed his first Paralympic medal after clinching a silver medal in the men's 10km visually impaired cross-country skiing event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Notably, he dedicated the silver medal to Mugsy, his dog. He won the gold medal in the men's 12.5km 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 23 January 2022. It was the inaugural edition of the World Para Snow Sports Championships with para-alpine skiin ... held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the bronze medal in the men's long-distance visually impaired cross-country skiing event. References External links * * 1995 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Kennedy
Russell Kennedy (born 7 October 1991) is a Canadian cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kennedy is a graduate of Alberta's Athabasca University Athabasca University (AU) is a Canadian public research university that primarily operates through online distance education. Founded in 1970, it is one of four comprehensive academic and research universities in Alberta, and was the first .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings References External links * 1991 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Canadian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Canada Paralympic sighted guides {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He finished the 2018 Games with a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all, making him also the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever. Biography McKeever began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon. He won two gold medals and a silver in cross-country the first year and bronze medal for biathlon plus two gold medals and a silver for cross-country skiing in the later year. For his performance at the 2006 Games McKeever was named Best Male at the Paralympic Sport Awards. McKeever's older brother, Robin McKeever, competed as his guide in the Paralympics until 2014, when Erik Carleton to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Hudak
Brittany Hudak (born June 2, 1993) is a Canadian biathlete and cross-country skier. Early life Hudak was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan with only one arm. She grew up participating in cross-country running and track and field. In 2011, at the age of 18, she was introduced to the sport and Paralympics by a former Paralympian 2014 teammate Colette Bourgonje. She never heard of the sport of Paralympic Nordic skiing. Hudak was told about the opportunity to compete against other disabled athletes on a more level playing field. She acknowledged that it wasn't easy at first, but was intrigued enough to keep going. She started out competing in Saskatchewan. Career In 2014, after only two-years in the sport, she beat one other athlete for a spot on Team Canada for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. Hudak was 2014-15 World Cup Overall Cross-Country Champion. In December 2017, as part of Team Canada, she won bronze at the para-Nordic World Cup. In 2019, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirmin Strecker
Saint Pirmin (latinized ''Pirminius'', born before 700 ( according to many sources), died November 3, 753 in Hornbach), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary. He founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia (Swabia), especially in the Alsace, along the Upper Rhine and in the Lake Constance region. Biography Pirmin was probably from the area of Narbonne, possibly of Visigothic origin. Many Visigoths fled to Francia after the Arab conquest of Spain at the beginning of the 8th century. From 718 onwards, he was abbot of the monastery ''Quortolodora'' in Antwerp (Austrasia) and, together with its pupils, the minister of the church inside the broch, Het Steen. (In the 12th century, this church was dedicated to Saint Walpurga.) After a while Pirmin was invited by count Rohingus to stay at his '' villa'' in Thommen, near Sankt Vith in the Ardennes. Pirmin gained the favour of Charles Martel, mayor of the palace of Francia. He was sent to help rebuild Disentis A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Maria Walter
Leonie Maria Walter (born 17 January 2004) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Career Walter represented Germany 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 a gold medal in the women's 10 kilometres, and three bronze medals in the women's 6 kilometres, and 12.5 kilometres biathlon events, and in the 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing event. Pirmin Strecker has competed as her sighted guide. References Living people 2004 births Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Germany Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iryna Bui
Iryna Vasylivna Buy ( uk, Ірина Василівна Буй, born 29 April 1995) is a Ukrainian Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She won the gold medal in the women's 10 kilometres standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China. She also competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2014 and 2018. Early life Buy was born on 29 April 1995 in Derazhnia, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. She was born with congenital malformation of the left hand. Career At the age of 15, Buy started playing sports. She made her debut on the international arena in December 2011, taking part in international competitions in cross-country skiing and biathlon. In 2012, Buy was included in the Paralympic team of Ukraine. At the 2012 World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland in the 12.5 km biathlon event, Buy won a bronze medal. At the 2013 World Championships in Sollefteå, Sweden, she also won gold and silver in 10 km and 12.5 km events respectively. Buy became the winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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