The 2011
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
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was held in
Sestriere
Sestriere (, , , ) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the France, French border. Its name derives from Latin language, Latin: ''ad petram sistrariam ...
, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for
International Paralympic Committee
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The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nin ...
.
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, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist
Gerd Schönfelder
Gerd Schönfelder (born 2 September 1970 in Kulmain) is a German para-alpine skier, one of the most decorated in the sport's history.
Biography
Gerd Schönfelder was born as the middle of three children; he has an older sister as well as a yo ...
, who competed in classification-category standing events.
Sestriere hosted the
Paralympic
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alpine skiing
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competition, at the
2006 Winter Paralympics
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.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the
International Paralympic Committee
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The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nin ...
(IPC) broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18–23, also available after the Championships as
Video on Demand
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(VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.
Opening ceremony
On January 15, the opening ceremony was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport in the town square of Sestriere, and included a series of performances by three dance couples. The dancers were to represent the people of the region. Among the dignitaries in attendance was the IPC President
Sir Philip Craven.
Medal winners
The men's events and the women's events were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a