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Richard Burt (skier)
Richard Burt is a British former Paralympic skier who won medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics and 1994 Winter Paralympics. Paralympics Burt's first appearance at the Winter Paralympics was during the 1992 Winter Paralympics, 1992 Games held in Tignes and Albertville, France. He competed in the Giant slalom skiing, giant slalom and Super Giant Slalom skiing, super-G events in the B3 classification. Burt competed in the Winter Paralympics#Classifications, B3 classification for visually impaired athletes. In the super-G Burt won a bronze medal, finishing behind Bruno Oberhammer of Italy and the United States' Brian Santos. In the giant slalom Burt recorded a time less than half a second quicker than Oberhammer to win the silver medal, the gold was again won by Santos. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, Burt competed in the downhill (ski competition), downhill and slalom events as well as the super-G and giant slalom. The gold medals in all four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para-alpine Skiing
Paralympic alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee Sports Committee. The primary equipment used includes outrigger skis, sit-skis, and mono-skis. Para-alpine skiing disciplines include the Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom, Super Combined and Snowboard. Para-alpine skiing classification is the classification system for para-alpine skiing designed to ensure fair competition between alpine skiers with different types of disabilities. The classifications are grouped into three general disability types: standing, blind and sitting. A factoring system was created for para-alpine skiing to allow the three classification groupings to fairly compete against each other in the same race despite different functional skiing levels and medical challenges. Alpine ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
