The Men's 10 km Classic competition of the
Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at
Whistler Olympic Park
The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the Biathlon ...
in
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mounta ...
. The competition took place on Thursday, March 18.
Visually impaired
In the cross-country skiing 10 km Classic visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a
sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.
Sports Paralympic Games
At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.
Rules are according to the International ...
.
[ The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands]
thestar.com, March 13, 2010
Sitting
Standing
References
External links
2010 Winter Paralympics schedule and results, at the official website of the
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 ...
in Vancouver
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Men's 10 km Classic
Winter Paralympics
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Th ...