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at the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

was held at the

Alpensia Biathlon Centre Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre (알펜시아 크로스컨트리 경기장) and Alpensia Biathlon Centre (알펜시아 바이애슬론 경기장) are sport venues in the Alpensia resort, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangw ...

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. The twenty events were held from 11 to 18 March 2018. Canadian

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 ...

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 considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. ;Men's events * 1.1 km / 1.5 km sprint (all three classifications) * 7.5 km (sitting) /

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(standing and visually impaired) *

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(sitting) /

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(standing and visually impaired) ;Women's events * 1.1 km / 1.5 km sprint (all three classifications) * 5 km (sitting) / 7.5 km (standing and visually impaired) * 12 km (sitting) /

(standing and visually impaired) ;Relay events * 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay (combined) * 4 x 2.5 km open relay (combined)

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for all twenty events. All times are local (

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Medal summary

Medal table

Women's events

Men's events

Relay events

References

External links

Official Results Book – Cross-Country Skiing
{{Paralympic Games Cross-country skiing

2018 Winter Paralympics events

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Cross-country skiing competitions in South Korea