The Women's 15 km Free competition of the
Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is 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 Sunday, March 14 and Monday, March 15.
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Visually Impaired
In the cross-country skiing 15 km Free 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 (10 km)
Standing
References
External links
2010 Winter Plympics 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 20 km Free
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