Cross country skiing
Paralympic cross-country skiing appeared at the first Paralympic Winter Games in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Depending on functional disability, a competitor uses a sit-ski, a chair equipped with a pair of skis. Athletes with visual impairment compete in the event with a sighted guide. Male and female athletes compete in short distance, middle distance and long distance (ranging from 2.5km to 20km) or participate in a team relay using classical or free techniques.
At the Salt Lake 2002 Games, Canadian Brian McKeever, guided by his brother Robin, a 1998 Olympian, won the 10km and 5km events, and took silver in the 20km. Inspired by a photo of her children that she had taped inside her sunglasses, Fabienne Kaci of France earned a silver, one of seven nordic medals her country would take home. American Steve Cook set a new record for the U.S. Paralympic team with his four silver medals.
Results
Men’s 10km Free Technique B1
Gold Kouptchinski, Valeri – Russia
Silver Munts, Oleh - Ukraine
Bronze Brem, Wilhelm – Germany
Men’s 10km Free Technique B2
Gold Hoefle, Frank – Germany
Silver Oestberg, Emil – Sweden
Bronze Ilioutchenko, Nikolai – Russia
Men’s 10km Free Technique B3
Gold McKeever, Brian – Canada
Silver Mannanov, Irek – Russia
Bronze Schwarz, Alexander – Germany
Men’s 10km Free Technique LW2-4
Gold Ulset, Nils Erik – Norway
Silver Cook, Steven – USA
Bronze Thauer, Harald – Germany
Men’s 10km Free Technique LW5-9
Gold Hecker, Axel – Germany
Silver Hustveit, Andreas – Norway
Bronze Giesen, Josef – Germany
Men’s 10km Sitski LW10
Gold Terentiev, Mikhail – Russia
Silver Shilov, Sergej – Russia
Bronze Weber, Hanspeter – Switzerland
Men’s 10km Sitski LW11
Gold Ruepp, Roland – Italy
Silver Marguerettaz, Alain – France
Bronze Weber, Ruedi – Switzerland
Men’s 10km Sitski LW12
Gold Fiedor, Wieslaw – Poland
Silver Balk, Robert – USA
Bronze Ovcharenko, Mykola – Ukraine
Men’s 15km Sitski LW10-12
Gold Shilov, Sergej – Russia
Silver Terentiev, Mikhail – Russia
Bronze Anthofer, Oliver – Austria
Men’s 1×2.5/2×5 Relay open
Gold Russia
Silver USA
Bronze Norway
Men’s 20km Free Technique Standing
Gold Ulset, Nils Erik – Norway
Silver Cook, Steven – USA
Bronze Giesen, Josef – Germany
Men’s 20km Free Technique visually impaired
Gold Kouptchinski, Valeri – Russia
Silver McKeever, Brian – Canada
Bronze Hoefle, Frank – Germany
Men’s 5km Classical Technique B1
Gold Flo, Helge – Norway
Silver Munts, Oleh – Ukraine
Bronze Kouptchinski, Valeri – Russia
Men’s 5km Classical Technique B2
Gold Hoefle, Frank – Germany
Silver Ilioutchenko, Nikolai – Russia
Bronze Oestberg, Emil – Sweden
Men’s 5km Classical Technique B3
Gold McKeever, Brian – Canada
Silver Mannanov, Irek – Russia
Bronze Lukyanenko, Vitaliy – Ukraine
Men’s 5km Classical Technique LW2-4
Gold Haugen, Kjartan – Norway
Silver Cook, Steven – USA
Bronze Gaess, Roland – Germany
Men’s 5km Classical Technique LW5-9
Gold Hustveit, Andreas – Norway
Silver Hecker, Axel – Germany
Bronze Nitta, Yoshihiro – Japan
Men’s 5km Sitski LW10
Gold Shilov, Sergej – Russia
Silver Terentiev, Mikhail – Russia
Bronze Kleiser, Klaus – Germany
Men’s 5km Sitski LW11
Gold Ruepp, Roland – Italy
Silver Anthofer, Oliver – Austria
Bronze Marguerettaz, Alain – France
Men’s 5km Sitski LW12
Gold Ruepp, Roland – Italy
Silver Anthofer, Oliver – Austria
Bronze Marguerettaz, Alain – France
Women’s 10km Free Technique B1-2
Gold Bentele, Verena – Germany
Silver Tabouret, Emilie – France
Bronze Kaci, Fabienne – France
Women’s 10km Free Technique B3
Gold Argillander, Jaana – Finland
Silver Skarabahataya, Yadviha – Belarus
Bronze Ilioutchenko, Tatiana – Russia
Women’s 10km Free Technique Standing
Gold Kari, Tanja – Finland
Silver van de Bunt, Majorie – Netherlands
Bronze Vestengen, Siw – Norway
Women’s 15km Free Technique B3
Gold Kari, Tanja – Finland
Silver van de Bunt, Majorie – Netherlands
Bronze Vestengen, Siw – Norway
Women’s 15km Free Technique visually impaired
Gold Bentele, Verena – Germany
Silver Ilioutchenko, Tatiana – Russia
Bronze Argillander, Jaana – Finland
Women’s 2.5km Sitski
Gold Myklebust, Ragnhild – Norway
Silver Tryfonova, Svitlana – Ukraine
Bronze Iurkovska, Olena – Ukraine
Women’s 3×2.5km Relay open
Gold Norway
Silver Russia
Bronze Finland
Women’s 5km Sitski
Gold Myklebust, Ragnhild – Norway
Silver Tryfonova, Svitlana – Ukraine
Bronze Iurkovska, Olena – Ukraine
Women’s 15km Classical Technique B1
Gold Bentele, Verena – Germany
Silver Kaci, Fabienne – France
Bronze Hanski, Merja Hannele – Finland
Women’s 15km Classical Technique B2-3
Gold Skarabahataya, Yadviha – Belarus
Silver Argillander, Jaana – Finland
Bronze Gravvold, Tone – Norway
Women’s 15km Classical Technique Standing
Gold Kari, Tanja – Finland
Silver van de Bunt, Majorie – Netherlands
Bronze Vestengen, Siw – Norway