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Alpine and Nordic Season
2000/2001 Concluded
With the previous Worldcup Races in Canada and the USA in March, disabled skiers
concluded the last season before the Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City next year.
Both the Nordic and the Alpine athletes had the chance to compete on the Paralympic slopes
in Soldier Hollow and Snow Basin in two test events leading up to the Paralympic Games.
The athletes ranked first on the World Cup list are:
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| Alpine: |
| Vision Impaired Skiers |
| Women: |
Carmen Garcia / Laura Zapater (B3) |
| Men: |
Gianmaria Dal Maistro / LANARO, ITA (B3) |
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Chris Williamson/ Bill Harriott, CAN (B3) |
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Ion Santacana / Xavier Perpina, SPA (B3) |
| Sitting Skiers |
| Women: |
Sarah Will, USA (LW11) |
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Muffy Davis, USA (LW10) |
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Allison Pearl, USA (LW12) |
| Men: |
Harald Eder, AUT (LW11) |
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Daniel Wesley, CAN (LW12) |
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Martin Braxenthaler, GER (LW10) |
| Standing Skiers |
| Women: |
Lee Joiner, USA (LW9) |
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Mary Riddell, USA (LW4) |
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Lauren Woolestencroft, CAN (LW3) |
| Men: |
Gerd Schönfelder, GER (LW5/7) |
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Michael Milton, AUS (LW2) |
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Rolf Heinzmann, SUI (LW6/8) |
Nordic: |
| Sitting Skiers |
| Women: |
Ragnhild Myklebust, NOR (LW12) |
| Men: |
Oliver Anthofer, AUT (LW11) |
| LW2-9 |
| Women: |
Siv Vestengen, NOR (LW9) |
| Men: |
Thomas Oelsner, GER (LW6/8) |
| Vision Impaired Skiers |
| Women: |
Anne-Mette Bredahl, DAN (B1) |
| Men: |
Frank Höfle, GER (B2) |
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| Before the conclusion of the season, the
European Championships in Nordic skiing took place in Solleftea, Sweden from 25 February
to 4 March. In temperatures of less than minus 15° Celsius, 16 nations competed for the
medals. Germany became first in the national medal count with nine gold, four silver and
one bronze medals followed by Norway and Finland. |
  
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