National Para-Alpine Racers in Sun Peaks, TELUS Para-Alpine Canadian Championships, Results Visually Impared Skiers (VIS) - March 11 2008, the second day of Championships. Slalom Giant (SG).

Slalom: The Slalom is a technical event. The course is shorter than other Alpine Skiing events with a high number of gates (55-75 gates on a men's course and 40-60 on a women's course) that the athletes must negotiate. The penalty for missing a gate is disqualification. Each athlete completes two runs on the same day on different courses. Times from the two courses are added to determine the order of finish.



There are classifications for athletes with a physical disability three for athletes with visual impairments.

Visually impaired


B1 - Totally blind (no sight)

B2 - Partially sighted (visual acuity of 20/60 - limited sight)

B3 - Partially sighted (visual acuity above 20/60 to 6/60 -more sight than B2)


In all Visually Impaired classes (B1 - B3) a guide is obligatory and the competitor and his guide are a team. Blind skiers are directed through the course by sighted guides using only voice signals or radio communication to indicate the course to follow.
All competitors in the totally blind class (B1) must wear approved backed-out goggles during the competition.

No physical contact between the guide and competitor is allowed during the race. The distance between guide and athlete in technical events (Slalom and Giant Slalom) must not exceed two direction changes and in speed events (Downhill and Super G) must not exceed one direction change.

In partially sighted classes (B2: visual acuity of 20/60 & B3: visual acuity above 20/60 to 6/60), the guide must ski in front of the athlete. For totally blind classes (B1), the guide can ski either in front or behind the athlete.



Telus Canadian Para Alpine - Giant Slalom



NORAM - Official Results



Visually Impared Skiers female

					1st	2nd
					Run	Run	Time
R	Bib	Competitor	Class	Nation	Time	Time	Total	Diff.
1	1	FOREST Vivian	B 2	CAN	54,92	1:00.47	1:55.39	000
		Guide:
		RAJCHENBACH Anaud
2	2	FORESTELL Kathleen	B 3	CAN	58,32	1:03.73	2:02.05	6,66
		Guide:
		Guide: MICHEL Sebastien

Visually Impared Skiers female

					1st	2nd
					Run	Run	Time
R	Bib	Competitor	Class	Nation	Time	Time	Total	Diff.
1	4	WILLIAMSON Christopher	B 3	CAN	50,22	54,15	1:44.37	000
		BRUSH Nick
2	5	MALONEY Jay	B 2	CAN	52,34	56,89	1:49.23	4,86
		Guide:
		MALONEY Tyier
3	8	BARKER Bradley	B 3	CAN	1:04.26	1:12.31	2:16.57	032
		Guide:
		HAMEL Paul E
4	6	BROWN Dave	B 2-2	CAN	1:34.68	1:33.68	3:08.36	1:23.99
		Guide:
		BINSFELD Gwen
5	7	ROCHE Ken	B 1	CAN	1:27.77	1:46.27	3:14.04	1:29.67
		Guide:
		HARBRIDGE Chuck