# 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships

The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place from 2–11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia, and the first time the championships were hosted in the same city as the IBU Biathlon World Championships which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 3 to March 13, 2011.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing, or visually impaired classification categories in various biathlon and cross-country skiing events.
The Opening ceremony was held on March 31, and the Closing ceremony was scheduled to be held on April 10.
Canadian Brian McKeever competed at the Championships without his brother Robin McKeever as his sighted guide, who recently had knee surgery.
The Championships can be seen free at IPC's internet TV channel ParalympicSport.TV as video on demand.

## Schedule of events

The provisional schedule of the event is below. All times in UTC+3.
| Day | Date | Time | Sport | Event | Class |
| Saturday | April 2 | 13:00 | Biathlon | Pursuit | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Saturday | April 2 | 13:00 | Biathlon | Pursuit | Visual impairment (B1-3) |
| Saturday | April 2 | 13:00 | Biathlon | Pursuit | Sitting (LW10-12) |
| Sunday | April 3 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Middle | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Sunday | April 3 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Middle | Visual impairment (B1-3) |
| Sunday | April 3 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Middle | Sitting (LW10-12) |
| Monday | April 4 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Long | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Monday | April 4 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Long | Visual impairment (B1-3) |
| Tuesday | April 5 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Long | Sitting (LW10-12) |
| Thursday | April 7 | 11:00 | Biathlon | 7.5 km | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Thursday | April 7 | 11:00 | Biathlon | 7.5 km | Visual impairment (B1-3) |
| Thursday | April 7 | 11:00 | Biathlon | 7.5 km | Sitting (LW10-12) |
| Friday | April 8 | 16:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Sprint | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Friday | April 8 | 16:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Sprint | Visual impairment (B1-3) |
| Friday | April 8 | 16:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Sprint | Sitting (LW10-12) |
| Saturday | April 9 | 13:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Relay | open |
| Sunday | April 10 | 10:00 | Biathlon | 12.5 km | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Sunday | April 10 | 10:00 | Biathlon | 12.5 km | Visual impairment (B1-3) |
| Sunday | April 10 | 10:00 | Biathlon | 10 km | Sitting (LW10-12) |

## Medal winners

Calculated times

### Biathlon
#### Men

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Pursuit details | visually impaired | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide: Borys Babar Ukraine | 9:25.1 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 9:40.0 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski Belarus | 10:28.9 |
| Pursuit details | sitting | Roman Petushkov Russia | 9:59.0 | Irek Zaripov Russia | 10:08.0 | Ivan Goncharov Russia | 11:33.8 |
| Pursuit details | standing | Grygorii Vovchynskyi Ukraine | 10:21.0 | Azat Karachurin Russia | 10:25.1 | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 10:26.6 |
| Individual details | visually impaired | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 38:22.1 | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton Canada | 41:57.3 | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide: Borys Babar Ukraine | 42:51.6 |
| Individual details | sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia | 34:51.7 | Ivan Goncharov Russia | 35:47.1 | Sergiy Khyzhnyak Ukraine | 37:19.0 |
| Individual details | standing | Grygorii Vovchynskyi Ukraine | 39:03.2 | Nils-Erik Ulset Norway | 39:08.6 | Yannick Bourseaux France | 39:13.3 |
| 7.5 km details | visually impaired | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 21:09.9 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski Belarus | 21:40.8 | Wilhelm Brem Guide: Florian Grimm Germany | 21:59.1 |
| 7.5 km details | sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia | 19:37.0 | Kamil Rosiek Poland | 20:19.7 | Roman Petushkov Russia | 20:41.9 |
| 7.5 km details | standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 20:41.5 | Nils-Erik Ulset Norway | 21:00.7 | Oleg Balukhto Russia | 21:18.1 |

#### Women

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Pursuit details | visually impaired | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 10:30.7 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov Ukraine | 11:35.5 | Elena Remizova Guide: Natalia Yakimova Russia | 11:52.1 |
| Pursuit details | sitting | Maria Iovleva Russia | 12:06.6 | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine | 12:18.6 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 13:44.4 |
| Pursuit details | standing | Anna Burmistrova Russia | 12:03.5 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 12:08.2 | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 12:35.9 |
| Individual details | visually impaired | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 50:21.3 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov Ukraine | 52:22.2 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin Russia | 53:10.1 |
| Individual details | sitting | Andrea Eskau Germany | 38:27.4 | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine | 39:11.1 | Lyudmyla Pavlenko Ukraine | 40:23.8 |
| Individual details | standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 49:43.3 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 49:56.7 | Maija Loytynoja Finland | 50:06.4 |
| 7.5 km details | visually impaired | Elena Remizova Guide: Natalia Yakimova Russia | 26:35.0 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 27:20.3 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin Russia | 27:25.1 |
| 7.5 km details | sitting | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine | 23:02.3 | Lyudmyla Pavlenko Ukraine | 23:45.2 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 24:05.7 |
| 7.5 km details | standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 24:43.7 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 25:35.6 | Maija Loytynoja Finland | 26:34.7 |

### Cross-country skiing
#### Men

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sprint details | visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton Canada | 3:13.8 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 3:18.2 | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov Russia | 3:21.8 |
| Sprint details | sitting | Trygve Steinar Larsen Norway | 2:15.5 | Chris Klebl Canada | 2:22.3 | Irek Zaripov Russia | 2:29.1 |
| Sprint details | standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 3:10.7 | Vegard Dahle Norway | 3:15.0 | Vladimir Kononov Russia | 3:16.1 |
| Middle distance details | visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton Canada | 24:28.5 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 25:14.3 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski Belarus | 25:48.5 |
| Middle distance details | sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia | 24:31.0 | Enzo Masiello Italy | 24:42.9 | Trygve Steinar Larsen Norway | 24:50.9 |
| Middle distance details | standing | Vladimir Kononov Russia | 25:05.6 | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 25:33.9 | Azat Karachurin Russia | 25:41.9 |
| Long distance details | visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton Canada | 53:26.7 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 54:10.0 | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov Russia | 58:42.2 |
| Long distance details | sitting | Chris Klebl Canada | 35:34.6 | Irek Zaripov Russia | 35:43.6 | Enzo Masiello Italy | 36:15.7 |
| Long distance details | standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 53:53.0 | Vegard Dahle Norway | 56:01.2 | Ilkka Tuomisto Finland | 57:22.5 |
| Relay details | open | Russia Sergey Shilov, Kirill Mikhaylov, Nikolay Polukhin, Guide: Andrey Tokarev | 42:11.7 | Norway Trygve Steinar Larsen, Vegard Dahle, Nils-Erik Ulset | 42:21.9 | Ukraine Iurii Kostiuk, Grygorii Vovchynskyi, Vitaliy Lukyanenko, Guide: Dmytro Khurtyk | 44:29.4 |

#### Women

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sprint details | visually impaired | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 3:25.5 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov Ukraine | 3:30.2 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin Russia | 3:35.3 |
| Sprint details | sitting | Andrea Eskau Germany | 2:39.1 | Maria Iovleva Russia | 2:40.6 | Mariann Marthinsen Norway | 2:45.4 |
| Sprint details | standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 4:05.6 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 4:09.8 | Maija Loytynoja Finland | 4:09.9 |
| Middle distance details | visually impaired | Elena Remizova Guide: Natalia Yakimova Russia | 14:31.5 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 15:01.9 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin Russia | 15:25.2 |
| Middle distance details | sitting | Liudmila Vauchok Belarus | 13:48.0 | Francesca Porcellato Italy | 13:57.3 | Mariann Marthinsen Norway | 14:05.0 |
| Middle distance details | standing | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 14:54.3 | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 14:56.2 | Iuliia Batenkova Ukraine | 16:07.5 |
| Long distance details | visually impaired | Elena Remizova Guide: Natalia Yakomova Russia | 47:44.1 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 48:30.7 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin Russia | 50:44.1 |
| Long distance details | sitting | Colette Bourgonje Canada | 26:56.0 | Liudmila Vauchok Belarus | 27:05.7 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 27:49.6 |
| Long distance details | standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 50:43.1 | Iuliia Batenkova Ukraine | 52:08.3 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 52:30.0 |
| Relay details | open | Russia Maria Iovleva, Mikhalina Lysova, Guide: Alexey Ivanov, Elena Remizova, Guide: Natalia Yakimova | 19:48.4 | Ukraine Olena Iurkovska, Oksana Shyshkova, Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov, Oleksandra Kononova | 20:40.3 | – | |

## 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.
| Class | Percentage (factor) | Percentage (factor) |
| Class | Classic | Free technique |
| Visual impairment |||
| B1 | 87% | 85% |
| B2 | 98% | 98% |
| B3 | 100% | 100% |
| Standing |||
| LW2 | 91-93%* | 86 – 91%* |
| LW3 | 87-94%* | 80 – 96%* |
| LW4 | 96% | 96% |
| LW5/7 | 79% | 87% |
| LW6 | 91% | 96% |
| LW8 | 92% | 97% |
| LW9 | 85 – 95%* | 82 – 96%* |
| Sitting |||
| LW10 | 86% | |
| LW10,5 | 91% | |
| LW11 | 94% | |
| LW11,5 | 98% | |
| LW12 | 100% | |

## 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.
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS)* | 20 | 13 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 38 | 38 | 37 | 113 |