2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships |
| Host city | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
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| Nations | 13 |
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| Athletes | 102[1] |
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| Dates | 2 April - 10 April |
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The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place from 2–11 April 2011[2] in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia,[3] 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,[4] and the Closing ceremony was scheduled to be held on April 10.[5]
Canadian Brian McKeever competed at the Championships without his brother Robin McKeever as his sighted guide, who recently had knee surgery.[6]
The Championships can be seen free at IPC's internet TV channel ParalympicSport.TV as video on demand.[7]
Schedule of events
The provisional schedule of the event is below.[5][8][9] All times in UTC+3.
| Day
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Date
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Time
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Sport
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Event
|
Class
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| Saturday
|
April 2
|
13:00
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Biathlon
|
Pursuit
|
Standing (LW2-9)
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| Visual impairment (B1-3)
|
| Sitting (LW10-12)
|
| Sunday
|
April 3
|
11:00
|
Cross-Country Skiing
|
Middle
|
Standing (LW2-9)
|
| Visual impairment (B1-3)
|
| Sitting (LW10-12)
|
| Monday
|
April 4
|
11:00
|
Cross-Country Skiing
|
Long
|
Standing (LW2-9)
|
| 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)
|
| Visual impairment (B1-3)
|
| Sitting (LW10-12)
|
| Friday
|
April 8
|
16:00
|
Cross-Country Skiing
|
Sprint
|
Standing (LW2-9)
|
| Visual impairment (B1-3)
|
| 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)
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| Visual impairment (B1-3)
|
| 10 km
|
Sitting (LW10-12)
|
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.[10]
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.[11][12]
[13]
| Class
|
Percentage (factor)
|
| Classic
|
Free technique
|
| Visual impairment
|
| B1
|
87%
|
85%
|
| B2
|
98%
|
98%
|
| B3
|
100%
|
100%
|
| Standing
|
| LW2
|
91-93%*
|
86 – 91%*
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| 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%
|
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Participating nations
13 countries competed.[14]
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.[15]
* Host nation (Russia)
