2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships

Schedule of events

The provisional schedule of the event is below. All times in UTC+3.

Medal winners

Calculated times

Biathlon

Men

Women

Cross-country skiing

Men

Women

Classification

;Standing

• LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
• LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
• LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
• LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
• LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
• LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg

;Sitting

• LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia 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

;Visual impairment

• B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
• B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
• B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Skiers with a visual impairment compete with a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

Calculated time

A percentage system is used to calculate the final time of each skier. Each skiers finishing time, is multiplied with a percentage factor, to determine a final, calculated time.

Within each category (sitting, standing, visual impairment) there are skiers with various classifications (for example B1, B2 and B3 in the visual impairment category). There are different percentage factors for each classification.

Participating nations

13 countries competed.

• Austria
• Belarus
• Canada
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Norway
• Poland
• Russia
• Sweden
• Ukraine
• United States

Medal table

Medal winners by nation.

References

• Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Each skier's classification per March 10, 2011, IPC Nordic Skiing

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