# 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist Gerd Schönfelder, who competed in classification-category standing events.
Sestriere hosted the Paralympic alpine skiing competition, at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18–23, also available after the Championships as Video on Demand (VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.

## Opening ceremony

On January 15, the opening ceremony was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport in the town square of Sestriere, and included a series of performances by three dance couples. The dancers were to represent the people of the region. Among the dignitaries in attendance was the IPC President Sir Philip Craven.

## Medal winners

The men's events and the women's events were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere. Visually impaired skiers 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

| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details | Jan 16 | Visually impaired | Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud France | 1:21.40 | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 1:21.59 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada | 1:22.76 |
| Downhill details | Jan 16 | Standing | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 1:21.84 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 1:22.08 | Thomas Pfyl Switzerland | 1:22.96 |
| Downhill details | Jan 16 | Sitting | Akira Kano Japan | 1:20.94 | Taiki Morii Japan | 1:21.39 | Kees-Jan van der Klooster Netherlands | 1:21.63 |
| Super-G details | Jan 18 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 1:19.20 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada | 1:19.50 | Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud France | 1:20.47 |
| Super-G details | Jan 18 | Standing | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 1:19.22 | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 1:19.26 | Thomas Pfyl Switzerland | 1:19.95 |
| Super-G details | Jan 18 | Sitting | Christopher Devlin-Young United States | 1:17.67 | Taiki Morii Japan | 1:18.29 | Cyril More France | 1:19.50 |
| Super Combined details | Jan 19 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 2:07.43 | Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo Slovakia | 2:08.36 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada | 2:09.29 |
| Super Combined details | Jan 19 | Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 2:05.31 | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 2:07.06 | Thomas Pfyl Switzerland | 2:08.88 |
| Super Combined details | Jan 19 | Sitting | Takeshi Suzuki Japan | 2:07.79 | Cyril More France | 2:08.93 | Yohann Taberlet France | 2:09.98 |
| Slalom details | Jan 20 | Visually impaired | Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo Slovakia | 1:28.83 | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 1:29.11 | Chris Williamson Guide: Robin Femy Canada | 1:30.68 |
| Slalom details | Jan 20 | Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 1:27.05 | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 1:27.22 | Toby Kane Australia | 1:28.49 |
| Slalom details | Jan 20 | Sitting | Takeshi Suzuki Japan | 1:29.31 | Yohann Taberlet France | 1:32.24 | Thomas Nolte Germany | 1:33.76 |
| Giant slalom details | Jan 22 | Visually impaired | Yon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces Spain | 2:10.78 | Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo Slovakia | 2:12.10 | Radomir Dudas Guide: Maros Hudik Slovakia | 2:17.42 |
| Giant slalom details | Jan 22 | Standing | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel France | 2:10.98 | Thomas Pfyl Switzerland | 2:11.41 | Gerd Schönfelder Germany | 2:11.47 |
| Giant slalom details | Jan 22 | Sitting | Taiki Morii Japan | 2:15.79 | Takeshi Suzuki Japan | 2:15.90 | Christoph Kunz Switzerland | 2:16.11 |

### Women

| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details | Jan 16 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 1:28.36 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor Australia | 1:40.50 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya Russia | 1:41.87 |
| Downhill details | Jan 16 | Standing | Andrea Rothfuss Germany | 1:29.62 | Marie Bochet France | 1:29.86 | Solène Jambaqué France | 1:30.09 |
| Downhill details | Jan 16 | Sitting | Alana Nichols United States | 1:30.45 | Laurie Stephens United States | 1:33.05 | Claudia Loesch Austria | 1:35.35 |
| Super-G details | Jan 18 | Visually impaired | Anna Kuliskova Guide: Michaela Hubacova Czech Republic | 1:34.28 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya Russia | 1:35.49 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor Australia | 1:38.08 |
| Super-G details | Jan 18 | Standing | Solène Jambaqué France | 1:25.08 | Marie Bochet France | 1:25.48 | Andrea Rothfuss Germany | 1:26.48 |
| Super-G details | Jan 18 | Sitting | Alana Nichols United States | 1:27.56 | Laurie Stephens United States | 1:28.66 | Claudia Loesch Austria | 1:29.04 |
| Super Combined details | Jan 19 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 2:25.83 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya Russia | 2:32.31 | Melissa Perrine Guide: Andrew Bor Australia | 2:32.84 |
| Super Combined details | Jan 19 | Standing | Solène Jambaqué France | 2:21.94 | Andrea Rothfuss Germany | 2:22.28 | Karolina Wisniewska Canada | 2:25.79 |
| Super Combined details | Jan 19 | Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber Germany | 2:31.62 | Claudia Loesch Austria | 2:33.11 | Laurie Stephens United States | 2:42.68 |
| Slalom details | Jan 20 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 1:42.71 | Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans Great Britain | 1:47.67 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya Russia | 1:49.98 |
| Slalom details | Jan 20 | Standing | Andrea Rothfuss Germany | 1:39.98 | Petra Smarzova Slovakia | 1:43.72 | Karolina Wisniewska Canada | 1:45.53 |
| Slalom details | Jan 20 | Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber Germany | 1:48.80 | Claudia Loesch Austria | 1:52.62 | Alana Nichols United States | 2:27.49 |
| Giant slalom details | Jan 22 | Visually impaired | Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova Slovakia | 2:19.20 | Alexandra Frantseva Guide: Evgenia Kolosovskaya Russia | 2:28.73 | Kelly Gallagher Guide: Charlotte Evans Great Britain | 2:31.68 |
| Giant slalom details | Jan 22 | Standing | Marie Bochet France | 2:23.32 | Petra Smarzova Slovakia | 2:24.55 | Andrea Rothfuss Germany | 2:24.99 |
| Giant slalom details | Jan 22 | Sitting | Anna Schaffelhuber Germany | 2:31.73 | Claudia Loesch Austria | 2:32.43 | Alana Nichols United States | 2:38.22 |

### Team

| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Nations team event details | Jan 23 | Open | France Vincent Gauthier-Manuel, Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud, Marie Bochet. Cyril More, Yohann Taberlet. | 6:55.09 | Germany Gerd Schönfelder, Andrea Rothfuss, Thomas Nolte. Georg Kreiter, Franz Hanfstingl, Anna Schaffelhuber. | 6:56.28 | Slovakia Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova, Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo, Martin France. Norbert Holik Guide: Lubos Bosela. | 7:03.86 |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Slovakia (SVK) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |

## Participating nations

Over 130 participants from 23 nations competed.
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Canada
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Japan
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* United States

## Classifications

Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, after what classification of disability they have.

### Standing

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

### Sitting

* LW 10 – paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
* LW 11 – paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
* LW 12 – double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance

### Visually impaired

* B1 – no functional vision
* B2 – up to ca 3–5% functional vision
* B3 – under 10% functional vision