Russian athletes competed as Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
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, 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 ...
in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
,
South Korea, held between 9–18 March 2018. The
Russian Paralympic Committee
The Russian Paralympic Committee (russian: Паралимпийский комитет России) is the National Paralympic Committee representing Russia.
History
The Russian Paralympic Committee was founded in 1996. On 7 August 2016, i ...
remains suspended from the Paralympic movement since 2016, due to the
state-sponsored doping programme scandal, but the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
allowed athletes deemed clean to participate in five sports. They participated under the
Paralympic flag, and the
Paralympic anthem
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...
was used during ceremonies for those who won gold medals.
"Neutral Paralympic Athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018"
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
, 29 January 2018
Medalists
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors that could participate at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
;Men
;Women
Biathlon
Women
Cross-country skiing
;Women
;Distance
;Sprint
;Relay
Snowboarding
;Men
;Snowboard cross
;Banked slalom
Wheelchair curling
;Summary
;Robin round
;Round-robin
Neutral Paralympic Athletes has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.
;Draw 1
''Saturday, 10 March, 14:35''
;Draw 2
''Saturday, 10 March, 14:35''
;Draw 4
''Sunday, 11 March, 14:35''
;Draw 6
''Monday, 12 March, 9:35''
;Draw 8
''Monday, 12 March, 19:35''
;Draw 9
''Tuesday, 13 March, 9:35''
;Draw 11
''Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35''
;Draw 13
''Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35''
;Draw 14
''Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35''
;Draw 15
''Thursday, 15 March, 9:35''
;Draw 16
''Thursday, 15 March, 14:35''
See also
* Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics
References
External links
PyeongChang Official website
International Paralympic Committee PyeongChang website
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Nations at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
2018 in Russian sport
Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games
Doping in Russia
Paralympic Games controversies