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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

I · Intermediate · 5 rules · Step 2 of 3

Categories and classes

  1. What are the race levels in para alpine skiing?Races run at five levels: 0 for the Paralympics, World Championships and World Cup, 1 for continental cups, 2 national championships, 3 FIS races and 4 entry level.
  2. What are the LW classes in para alpine skiing?Standing skiers are classed by limb.
  3. What is a sit-ski?Sitting skiers have impaired leg or trunk function and race in a sit-ski: a moulded seat on a frame with suspension, clicked into ski bindings, on one ski or two.
  4. How do blind skiers race?Vision impaired skiers race in AS1 to AS4.

Racing

  1. How do guides work in para alpine skiing?A vision impaired skier races with a licensed sighted guide of the same nation, who leads by voice and must pass every gate.
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