Austria at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Austria sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Austria is sending 13 people to compete in three sports: para-alpine skiing, para-snowboarding and cross-country skiing.
Team
Austria is sending 13 people to compete in three sports: para-alpine skiing, para-snowboarding and cross-country skiing.[1][2]
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Austria") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.
| Name | Sport | Gender | Classification | Events | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heike Eder | para-alpine skiing | male | sitting | slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
| Carina Edlinger | para-Nordic skiing | female | cross country skiing | [3][5] | |
| Julian Edlinger | para-Nordic skiing | male | guide skier | cross country skiing | [3][4][5] |
| Markus Gfatterhofer | para-alpine skiing | male | sitting | slalom, giant slalom | [3][4][6] |
| Thomas Grochar | para-alpine skiing | male | standing | super combined, Super-G, slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
| Christoph Gmeiner | para-alpine skiing | male | guide skier | Super-G, super combined, slalom, giant slalom | [3][6] |
| Claudia Lösch | para-alpine skiing | female | sitting | downhill, Super-G, super combined, slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
| Patrick Mayrhofer | para-snowboarding | male | slalom, snowboard cross | [3][4] | |
| Gernot Morgenfurts | para-alpine skiing | male | vision impaired | Super-G, super combined, slalom, giant slalom | [3][6] |
| Nico Pajantschitsch | para-alpine skiing | male | standing | downhill, Super-G, super combined, slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
| Roman Rabl | para-alpine skiing | male | sitting | downhill, super combined, slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
| Markus Salcher | para-alpine skiing | male | downhill, Super-G, super combined, giant slalom | [3][4] | |
| Reinhold Schett | para-snowboarding | male | slalom, snowboard cross | [3][4] | |
| Simon Wallner | para-alpine skiing | male | sitting | downhill, Super-G, super combined, slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
| Martin Würz | para-alpine skiing | male | standing | super combined, Super-G, slalom, giant slalom | [3][4] |
Secretary General Petra Huber and Chef de Mission Julia Voglmayr traveled to South Korea for a meeting with the Chef de Missions of 32 other countries in March 2017, a year before the Games were scheduled to start.[1]
Medals and medalists
If someone from Austria wins a medal, they will get a cash reward of between €4000 and €8000.[4]
Para-alpine skiing
Skiers
Carina is blind. Her brother, Julian, is her guide skier.[5] She first competed for Austria in 2016. At the 2017 World Championships in Finsterau, Germany, Carina won 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal.[5][7] Carina was awarded the Golden Lion as "Rookie of the Year" at the Leonidas Sports Gala 2017.[7]
Before the Games
Thomas Grochar went to Slovenia in January 2018. He competed in the World Cup in Kranjska Gora.[8]
Schedule and training
Skiers had training runs for the downhill race on 7 March.[9] Their practice runs in the downhill on 8 and 9 March were cancelled.[10][11]
The first event on the para-alpine program was the downhill. It started on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Claudia Lösch, Markus Salcher, Nico Pajantschitsch, Roman Rabl and Simon Wallner were registered to start.[3]
The second event on the program was Super-G. All skiers raced between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. Claudia Lösch, Markus Salcher, Thomas Grochar, Martin Würz, Nico Pajantschitsch, Roman Rabl, Simon Wallner, Gernot Morgenfurt and guide Christoph Gmeiner were scheduled to start in this event.[3]
The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. Claudia Lösch, Markus Salcher, Thomas Grochar, Martin Würz, Nico Pajantschitsch, Roman Rabl, Simon Wallner, Gernot Morgenfurt and guide Christoph Gmeiner are scheduled to start.[3]
The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go. Claudia Lösch, Heike Eder, Thomas Grochar, Martin Würz, Nico Pajantschitsch, Roman Rabl, Markus Gfatterhofer, Simon Wallner, Gernot Morgenfurt and guide Christoph Gmeiner are registered to start in the slalom.[3]
The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17 - 18 March. Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions. Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end. Claudia Lösch, Heike Eder, Markus Salcher, Thomas Grochar, Martin Würz, Nico Pajantschitsch, Roman Rabl, Markus Gfatterhofer, Simon Wallner, Gernot Morgenfurt and his guide Christoph Gmeiner should all start in this event.[3]
Results
Theo Gmur won a gold medal in the men's downhill standing race. Arthur Bauchet of France won silver. Markus Salcher of Austria won bronze.[12] In the women's Super-G sitting race, Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany won gold, Claudia Loesch of Austria won silver, and Momoka Muraoka of Japan won bronze.[13] In the men's Super-G standing race, Theo Gmur of Switzerland won gold, Arthur Bauchet of France won silver, and Markus Salcher of Austria won bronze.[13]
Para-Nordic skiing
Schedule and results
Patrick Mayrhofer and Reinhold Schett are scheduled to start in the snowboard cross event. The program has the race starting on 12 March, running from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM for all classes for both men and women.[3] The slalom race is scheduled to take place on 16 March, going from 10:30 AM – 4:55 PM for men and women in all classes. Patrick Mayrhofer and Reinhold Schett are both scheduled to start.[3]
Para-snowboarding
Social space
Austria, Switzerland and Germany are co-hosting "Alpenhaus" in Pyeongchang.[14] It is a place where people can celebrate winning Paralympic medals.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "XII. Winter-Paralympics 2018 | PyeongChang Südkorea |". Sport Oesterreich (in Deutsch). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ mirad.odobasic (in de). Behindertensport: 13 ÖPC-Aktive bei Paralympics in PyeongChang. https://kurier.at/sport/wintersport/olympia-2018/behindertensport-13-oepc-aktive-bei-paralympics-in-pyeongchang/311.521.059. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in Deutsch). 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 odobasic, mirad (in de). Behindertensport: 13 ÖPC-Aktive bei Paralympics in PyeongChang. https://kurier.at/sport/wintersport/olympia-2018/behindertensport-13-oepc-aktive-bei-paralympics-in-pyeongchang/311.521.059. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "PyeongChang 2018: 6 must-see athletes". International Paralympic Committee.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 presse. "Vom Rollstuhl auf die Ski - und nun zu den Paralympics". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in Deutsch). Retrieved 17 February 2018.[dead link]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nachrichten, Salzburger (in de). Sehbehinderte Langläuferin Carina Edlinger fährt mit Bruder zu Paralympics. https://www.sn.at/sport/wintersport/sehbehinderte-langlaeuferin-carina-edlinger-faehrt-mit-bruder-zu-paralympics-20565259. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:5. - ↑ "Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing: 8 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing: 9 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ "Daily Schedule - Sat, 10 Mar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Alpine Skiing Live Results: 11 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Spielbüchler, Anna. "Alpenhaus 2018 – die neue Hospitality-House Generation". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in Deutsch). Retrieved 17 February 2018.[dead link]