2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
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| Host city | Panorama Mountain Village, British Columbia, Canada | ||
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| Nations participating | 22[1] | ||
| Athletes participating | 130 | ||
| Events | Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom, Super combined, Super-G | ||
| Dates | March 2 - 10 | ||
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The 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was an international disability sport alpine skiing event held in Panorama Mountain Village, British Columbia, Canada from March 2 to 10, 2015. The Championship is held biannually by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is the largest event of its type outside the Winter Paralympics.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, with Russia finishing the Championship on top of the medal table in both gold medals won and total medals.
Contents
Opening ceremony
On March 2, the opening ceremony was held.
Events
Men
Women
Medals table
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  France |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Germany |
4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Japan |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Canada |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  United States |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13= |  Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13= |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13= |  Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13= |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 29 | 29 | 88 |
Participating nations
Over 130 participants from 22 nations competed.[33]
Classifications
Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, depending on their classification of disability.
- Standing
- LW2 – single leg amputation above the knee
- LW3 – double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
- LW4 – single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 – double arm amputation
- LW6/8 – single arm amputation
- LW9 – amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- Sitting
- LW 10 – paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- LW 11 – paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 – double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- Visually impaired
- B1 – no functional vision
- B2 – up to ca 3–5% functional vision
- B3 – under 10% functional vision
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