Alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 53 events, 34 for men and 19 for women which all took place at the Snowbasin Ski Area.

Medal table

Medal summary

The competition events were: *Downhill: men – women *Super-G: men – women *Giant slalom: men – women *Slalom: men – women Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications: *LW2 – standing: single leg

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above the knee *LW3 – standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild

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, or equivalent impairment *LW4 – standing: single leg amputation below the knee *LW5/7 – standing: double arm amputation *LW6/8 – standing: single arm amputation *LW9 – standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg *LW 10 – sitting:

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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 *B1 – visually impaired: no functional vision *B2 – visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision *B3 – visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

Women's events

References

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Winter Sport Classification

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Paralympics - Alpine skiing: Men's and women's downhill results

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Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

See also

References