2012 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Arte Terme, Italy
- 7 years ago
After the World Cup opener in Arte Terme, Italy, Slovakia's Paralympic
triple-gold-medalist Henrieta Farkasova is ranked first in the women's
Giant Slalom and Slalom Visually Impaired, having picked up three
golds. In Giant Slalom Visually Impaired, Russia's Alexandra Frantseva
is ranked second and Australia's Melissa Perrine third, but both failed
to make the rankings in Slalom after failing to finish the race in Arte
Terme. In the women's Giant Slalom and Slalom Standing, things seem to
be equally as unshakable with France's Marie Bochet ranking first in
both events. Germany's Paralympic silver medalist Andrea Rothfuss
ranked second and Italy's Melania Corradini third. Canada's Kimberly
Joines was the only athlete to make it to the rankings for the women's
Slalom sitting, after her other competitors did not finish the race in
Arte Terme. Though Joines won gold in the first Giant Slalom race
there, she did not finish the second, which pulled her ranking down to
third position. Germany's Anna Schaffelhuber is ranked first and USA's
Laurie Stephens second in Slalom. However, with USA's Alana Nichols
joining the competition in La Molina, these rankings could get a
shake-up. In the men's Visually impaired, Russia's Valery Redkozubov is
holding onto his first place ranking in both the Slalom and Giant
Slalom events, despite Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui beating him on
the second day of Giant Slalom in Arte Terme. The Spaniard is ranked
second in both events. Slovakia's Miroslav Haraus is ranked third in
Giant Slalom, but did not make it to the Slalom rankings after he was
disqualified on the first run of Friday's race in Arte Terme. The
rankings look very different for the men's Slalom and Giant Slalom
Standing races. With a large group of competitors capable of making it
to the podium, these rankings are likely to be shuffled up the most
after La Molina. In the men's Giant Slalom Standing France's Vincent
Manuel-Gauthier is clinging on to first place in the rankings.
Australia's Mitch Gourley is ranked second and Australia's Markus
Salcher is currently in third place after he failed to finish the
second Giant Slalom event. If things go well for the Austrian in La
Molina though, he may be back on the top of the podium. In the men's
Slalom Standing, Russia's Alexandr Alyabyev is currently in pole
position, followed by Switzerland's Michael Bruegger and Austria's
Andreas Preiss. But this may all change in La Molina, after
Manuel-Gauthier, Salcher and Gourley all did not finish the Slalom race
in Arte Terme. Austria's Philipp Bonadimann is in the lead in the men's
Slalom Slalom Sitting, though this may change if Germany's Franz
Hanfstingl has a better run in La Molina. France's Cyril More is
currently ranked second and Austria's Dietmar Dorn third. In the men's
Giant Slalom Sitting Japan's Taiki Morii is ranked first, Switzerland's
Christoph Kunz second and Japan's Takeshi Suzuki third. For more
information, please visit www.ipc-alpineskiing.org The International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes
to achieve sporting excellence and to develop sport opportunities for
all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In
addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include
courage, determination, inspiration and equality. For further
information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. To watch videos on
demand from Paralympic Games and to subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV,
please go to www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow
the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.
triple-gold-medalist Henrieta Farkasova is ranked first in the women's
Giant Slalom and Slalom Visually Impaired, having picked up three
golds. In Giant Slalom Visually Impaired, Russia's Alexandra Frantseva
is ranked second and Australia's Melissa Perrine third, but both failed
to make the rankings in Slalom after failing to finish the race in Arte
Terme. In the women's Giant Slalom and Slalom Standing, things seem to
be equally as unshakable with France's Marie Bochet ranking first in
both events. Germany's Paralympic silver medalist Andrea Rothfuss
ranked second and Italy's Melania Corradini third. Canada's Kimberly
Joines was the only athlete to make it to the rankings for the women's
Slalom sitting, after her other competitors did not finish the race in
Arte Terme. Though Joines won gold in the first Giant Slalom race
there, she did not finish the second, which pulled her ranking down to
third position. Germany's Anna Schaffelhuber is ranked first and USA's
Laurie Stephens second in Slalom. However, with USA's Alana Nichols
joining the competition in La Molina, these rankings could get a
shake-up. In the men's Visually impaired, Russia's Valery Redkozubov is
holding onto his first place ranking in both the Slalom and Giant
Slalom events, despite Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui beating him on
the second day of Giant Slalom in Arte Terme. The Spaniard is ranked
second in both events. Slovakia's Miroslav Haraus is ranked third in
Giant Slalom, but did not make it to the Slalom rankings after he was
disqualified on the first run of Friday's race in Arte Terme. The
rankings look very different for the men's Slalom and Giant Slalom
Standing races. With a large group of competitors capable of making it
to the podium, these rankings are likely to be shuffled up the most
after La Molina. In the men's Giant Slalom Standing France's Vincent
Manuel-Gauthier is clinging on to first place in the rankings.
Australia's Mitch Gourley is ranked second and Australia's Markus
Salcher is currently in third place after he failed to finish the
second Giant Slalom event. If things go well for the Austrian in La
Molina though, he may be back on the top of the podium. In the men's
Slalom Standing, Russia's Alexandr Alyabyev is currently in pole
position, followed by Switzerland's Michael Bruegger and Austria's
Andreas Preiss. But this may all change in La Molina, after
Manuel-Gauthier, Salcher and Gourley all did not finish the Slalom race
in Arte Terme. Austria's Philipp Bonadimann is in the lead in the men's
Slalom Slalom Sitting, though this may change if Germany's Franz
Hanfstingl has a better run in La Molina. France's Cyril More is
currently ranked second and Austria's Dietmar Dorn third. In the men's
Giant Slalom Sitting Japan's Taiki Morii is ranked first, Switzerland's
Christoph Kunz second and Japan's Takeshi Suzuki third. For more
information, please visit www.ipc-alpineskiing.org The International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes
to achieve sporting excellence and to develop sport opportunities for
all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In
addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include
courage, determination, inspiration and equality. For further
information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. To watch videos on
demand from Paralympic Games and to subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV,
please go to www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow
the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.