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33: 317:, South Korea. Consideration was also given to having the snowboard cross event run with pairs of athletes competing against each other rather than as a time trial. There were still no plans to add non-standing or visually impaired events. As of 2014, visually impaired events were not considered for medal events at WSF Para-Snowboard competitions due to the small numbers of internationally competitive athletes. 329: 55:(IPC) defines three classes: SB-LL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both legs (with SB-LL1 and SB-LL2 for more- and less-severe impairment), and SB-UL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both arms who compete standing. The sport made its official Winter Paralympic debut in the 205:
The change was made to bring the sport into alignment with the common terminology for sports (except sledge hockey and wheelchair curling, which are not referred to as "para-hockey" and "para-curling") used by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). This was done in consultation with the IPC,
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The sport widely called Adaptive Snowboarding held its first official competition at the 2000 USASA Nationals in Waterville Valley NH, USA. The USASA governed adaptive snowboarding competitions in North America through 2008, after which the World Snowboard Federation accepted international
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Snowboarding is a young and exciting sport and one which is attracting new audiences and participants everywhere. Its inclusion in the Paralympics programme will give a further boost to the promotion of Paralympic sports across Russia and highlights the opportunities that sport provides to
221:. There are three types of classification available for Australian competitors: Provisional, national and international. The first is for club level competitions, the second for state and national competitions, and the third for international competitions. 262:. There were men's and women's standing snowboard cross. Only events in the SB-LL class were offered. The events were run in a time-trial format (one rider on course at a time), and. unlike some other Paralympic events, results were calculated 212:
Para-Snowboard and Adaptive Snowboarding do not necessarily refer to the same thing, though both are practised by people with disabilities. The new name describes competitive adaptive snowboarding, and its acceptance into the Paralympic
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in July 2009 under which the WSF would continue to govern the sport until 2014, after which the situation would be reassessed. Both organisations would continue their efforts to develop the sport. IPC Alpine Skiing governs
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factors that adjust times based on disability classification. Each athlete got three runs over a course of jumps, bumps and turns. Times from the best two were added together for their final total.
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The snowboarding cross events at Sochi were a success, with tickets for para-snowboarding events being among the first to sell out. In April 2014 the IPC announced plans to add
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above the knee, or "a significant combined impairment in two legs", affecting their balance, their board-control and their ability to navigate uneven terrain.
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The prefix "para" is of Greek origin, and means "alongside". It is used to illustrate how the Olympic and Paralympic movements exist side by side.
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SB-UL for athletes upper limb impairments, affecting balance. There were no events for female athletes in the category SB-UL in the 2018 games.
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SB-LL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both legs. Athletes may use a prosthesis or modified equipment to compete.
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For Australian competitors in this sport, the sport and classification is managed the national sport federation with support from the
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SB-LL2 for athletes with impairment to one or both legs "with less activity limitation", such as below-knee amputation.
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governance beginning in 2009. It is now practiced by hundreds of athletes around the world, and governed by the
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Classifications exist for deaf competitors, blind competitors, people with physical disabilities and those with
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and is part of the process of preparing the sport for inclusion in the Paralympic Winter Games.
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SB11 sitting class for athletes with disabilities in both lower limbs and partial trunk function
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changed its mind and added Para-snowboarding to the Alpine Skiing programme on 2 May 2012. The
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SB-UL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both arms who compete standing.
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SB12 sitting class for athletes with disabilities in lower limbs and good trunk function
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won in 1 minute 43.61 seconds, followed by Michael Shea with a time of 1:44.18 and
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SB10 sitting class for athletes with disabilities in both lower limbs and trunk
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SB-LL1 for athletes with significant impairment to one leg, such as
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from the Netherlands in a time of 1 minute 57.43 seconds. France's
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SB9 for athletes with disabilities in one upper and one lower limb
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SB3 for athletes with moderate disabilities in both lower limbs
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came second with a time of 2 minutes 07.31 seconds. America's
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SB4 for athletes with moderate disabilities in one lower limbs
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SB1 for athletes with severe disabilities in both lower limbs
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The sport made its official Winter Paralympic debut in the
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SB2 for athletes with severe disabilities in one lower limb
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After initially rejecting the sport in August 2011, the
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SB5 for athletes with disabilities in both upper limbs
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The WSF also defines three visual impairment class,
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SB6 for athletes with disabilities in one upper limb
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Index

SB-UL

Ben Tudhope
snowboarding
International Paralympic Committee
2014 Winter Paralympics
Sochi, Russia
intellectual disabilities
cerebral palsy
2018 Winter Paralympics
PyeongChang
South Korea
amputation
World Snowboard Federation
B1
B2
B3
International Blind Sports Federation
International Paralympic Committee
memorandum of understanding
snowboarding
alpine skiing
Australian Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
President
Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee
Dmitry Chernyshenko
2014 Winter Paralympics
Sochi, Russia
women's event

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