Women's downhill skiing events at the

2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...

were contested at

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. There were 4 events covering 10 disability classes. Final standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved.

Visually impaired

There was one event under the visually impaired classification. ;B2-3 *B2 – visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision *B3 – visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Sitting

There was one event under the sitting classification. ;LW10-12 *LW 10 – sitting:

paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neura ...

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

Standing

There were 2 events under the standing classification. ;LW2 *LW2 – standing: single leg

amputation Amputation is the removal of a Limb (anatomy), limb or other body part by Physical trauma, trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as cancer, malign ...

above the knee ;LW3, 4, 6/8, 9 *LW3 – standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, spasticity, stiff muscles, Paresis, weak muscles, and tremors. There may b ...

, or equivalent impairment *LW4 – standing: single leg amputation below the knee *LW6/8 – standing: single arm amputation *LW9 – standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg

References

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