Winter Paralympic Games 2022

[hckošice 16,605]

Event 45/78

 

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

 

Men's Sprint Freestyle Vision Impaired
Final Results

 

Brian McKEEVER

Guide: Russell Kennedy

 

Jake ADICOFF

Guide: Sam Wood

 

Zebastian MODIN

Guide: Emil Joensson Haag

Full Final Result HERE

[hckošice 16,605]

Event 46/78

 

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

 

Women's Sprint Freestyle Vision Impaired
Final Results

 

Carina EDLINGER

Guide: Lorenz Josef Lampl

 

Oksana SHYSHKOVA

Guide: Andriy Marchenko

 

Linn KAZMAIER

Guide: Florian Baumann

Full Final Result HERE

[heywoodu 16,459]

Wow, mourning in Brazil after Cristian's dramatic performance  

 

That was utterly, totally disappointing. Everyone involved was really counting on at the very least a place in the final.

[heywoodu 16,459]

Oksana Masters said something like "not one of them is classified" or something right after the finish? Maybe I heard wrong  

[dcro 10,211]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Oksana Masters said something like "not one of them is classified" or something right after the finish? Maybe I heard wrong  

It would explain plenty. 

[heywoodu 16,459]

10 minutes ago, dcro said:

It would explain plenty. 

But they are classified, otherwise they can't compete. So I'm confused about what she meant or implied exactly

[Grassmarket 4,280]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

But they are classified, otherwise they can't compete. So I'm confused about what she meant or implied exactly

I guess it’s the same as drug testing: the more often you compete the more likely you are to be tested & retested.  If you just parachute in at the majors & disappear again it’s going to look fishy.

[uk12points 434]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

But they are classified, otherwise they can't compete. So I'm confused about what she meant or implied exactly

They are classified, however for the past 2 seasons and in races earlier this season Yang Hongqiong was classified as a 10.5, now she’s a 10. 
 

Time wise that is only worth 1% (86% of the raw time instead of 87%), but given the gap was only 1.7 seconds today could have made the difference. 

[Orangehair43 315]

20 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

I guess it’s the same as drug testing: the more often you compete the more likely you are to be tested & retested.  If you just parachute in at the majors & disappear again it’s going to look fishy.

I think she means that classification was done by Chinese officials.

[Orangehair43 315]

1 minute ago, uk12points said:

They are classified, however for the past 2 seasons and in races earlier this season Yang Hongqiong was classified as a 10.5, now she’s a 10. 
 

Time wise that is only worth 1% (86% of the raw time instead of 87%), but given the gap was only 1.7 seconds today could have made the difference. 

Do you we know what her condition is. For her classification to change it must be something degenerative.