Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill

The Women's downhill competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at Jeongseon Alpine Centre, South Korea. The competition took place on 10 March 2018.

Women's downhill
at the XII Paralympic Winter Games
VenueJeongseon Alpine Centre, South Korea
Dates10 March
Competitors27 from 14 nations
2014
2022
Women's downhill (visually impaired)
at the XII Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Henrieta Farkašová
Guide: Natália Šubrtová
 Slovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Millie Knight
Guide: Brett Wild
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eléonor Sana
Guide: Chloe Sana
 Belgium
Women's downhill (standing)
at the XII Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marie Bochet  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Rothfuß  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mollie Jepsen  Canada
Women's downhill (sitting)
at the XII Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Schaffelhuber  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Momoka Muraoka  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Laurie Stephens  United States

Medal table

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Visually impaired

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In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.[1] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

The race was started at 09:30.[2]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
  2 Henrieta Farkašová
Guide: Natália Šubrtová
  Slovakia 1:29.72
  4 Millie Knight
Guide: Brett Wild
  Great Britain 1:30.58 +0.86
  5 Eléonor Sana
Guide: Chloe Sana
  Belgium 1:31.60 +1.88
4 3 Noemi Ewa Ristau
Guide: Lucien Gerkau
  Germany 1:33.33 +3.61
5 6 Melissa Perrine
Guide: Christian Geiger
  Australia 1:35.40 +5.68
1 Menna Fitzpatrick
Guide: Jennifer Kehoe
  Great Britain DNF
7 Danelle Umstead
Guide: Rob Umstead
  United States DNF
8 Anna Pešková
Guide: Michaela Hubačová
  Czech Republic DNF

Standing

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The race was started at 09:47.[3]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
  10 Marie Bochet   France 1:30.30
  12 Andrea Rothfuß   Germany 1:32.53 +2.23
  9 Mollie Jepsen   Canada 1:34.60 +4.30
4 13 Alana Ramsay   Canada 1:35.21 +4.91
5 15 Maria Papulova   Neutral Paralympic Athletes 1:36.12 +5.82
6 17 Erin Latimer   Canada 1:38.87 +8.57
7 16 Melanie Schwartz   United States 1:39.38 +9.08
8 14 Stephanie Jallen   United States 1:40.64 +10.34
9 19 Mel Pemble   Canada 1:42.22 +11.92
11 Anna Jochemsen   Netherlands DNF
18 Ally Kunkel   United States DNF
20 Frederique Turgeon   Canada DNF

Sitting

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The race was started at 10:17.[4]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
  21 Anna Schaffelhuber   Germany 1:33.26
  24 Momoka Muraoka   Japan 1:34.75 +1.49
  25 Laurie Stephens   United States 1:35.80 +2.54
4 27 Victoria Pendergast   Australia 1:44.14 +10.88
22 Anna-Lena Forster   Germany DNF
23 Claudia Lösch   Austria DNF
26 Stephani Victor   Switzerland DNF

See also

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References

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