Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's 5 km Classic

The Women's 5 km Classic competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Thursday, March 18.^[1]

Women's 5 km Classic at the X Paralympic Winter Games
Paralympic cross-country skiing
Venue	Whistler Olympic Park
Dates	March 18
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Visually impaired

In the cross-country skiing 5 km Classic visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.^[2] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.^[3]

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	11	Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich	Germany	15:08.8
	9	Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov	Russia	16:00.3	+51.5
	10	Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin	Russia	17:18.4	+2:09.6
4	12	Lioubov Vasilieva Guide: Natalia Yakimova	Russia	17:25.4	+2:16.6
5	4	Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich	Belarus	17:34.8	+2:26.0
6	8	Robbi Weldon Guide: Brian Berry	Canada	17:40.9	+2:32.1
7	13	Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Dmytro Artomin	Ukraine	17:44.9	+2:36.1
8	5	Yurie Kanuma Guide: Norio Odaira	Japan	18:32.9	+3:24.1
9	6	Nathalie Morin Guide: Stephanie Jallifier	France	19:16.0	+4:07.2
10	3	Valentina Nevidimova Guide: Anatoly Mikhaylenko	Russia	19:45.6	+4:36.8
11	7	Courtney Knight Guide: Andrea Bundon	Canada	20:12.7	+5:03.9
12	1	Margarita Gorbounova Guide: Robert D'Arras	Canada	20:16.5	+5:07.7
13	2	Yoana Ermenkova Guide: Iskra Olyanova	Bulgaria	27:58.4	+12:49.6

Sitting

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	15	Liudmila Vauchok	Belarus	14:56.6
	1	Andrea Eskau	Germany	15:11.4	+15.8
	16	Colette Bourgonje	Canada	15:16.4	+19.8
4	12	Olena Iurkovska	Ukraine	15:19.7	+23.1
5	14	Lyudmyla Pavlenko	Ukraine	15:23.9	+27.3
6	13	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	15:25.3	+28.7
7	9	Maria Iovleva	Russia	15:47.8	+1:02.2
8	8	Mariann Vestbostad	Norway	15:53.9	+1:08.3
9	11	Irina Polyakova	Russia	16:26.1	+1:20.5
10	5	Monica Bascio	United States	16:32.4	+1:26.8
11	7	Nadiia Stefurak	Ukraine	16:45.9	+1:40.3
12	10	Tetyana Tymoshchenko	Ukraine	17:29.3	+2:32.7
13	6	Marianne Maiboll	Denmark	17:35.2	+2:39.6
14	4	Vo-Ra-Mi Seo	South Korea	21:46.4	+6:50.8
15	3	Svetlana Yaroshevich	Russia	23:42.3	+8:36.7
	2	Svitlana Tryfonova	Ukraine	DNS

Standing

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	14	Oleksandra Kononova	Ukraine	16:01.3
	18	Iuliia Batenkova	Ukraine	16:03.7	+2.4
	7	Larysa Varona	Belarus	17:38.2	+1:36.9
4	5	Stina Sellin	Sweden	17:54.7	+1:53.4
5	11	Peng Yuanyuan	China	17:57.8	+1:56.5
6	6	Jody Barber	Canada	18:00.4	+1:59.1
7	13	Chiara Devittori-Valnegri	Switzerland	18:05.6	+2:04.3
8	4	Alena Gorbunova	Russia	18:06.2	+2:04.9
9	15	Maija Loytynoja	Finland	18:27.7	+2:26.4
10	8	Kelly Underkofler	United States	18:37.2	+2:35.9
11	9	Shoko Ota	Japan	18:39.6	+2:38.3
12	16	Katarzyna Rogowiec	Poland	19:01.2	+2:59.9
13	12	Paola Protopapa	Italy	20:10.8	+4:09.5
14	1	Mary Benson	Canada	20:12.4	+4:11.1
15	10	Arleta Dudziak	Poland	20:43.8	+4:42.5
16	3	Anna Mayer	Poland	20:52.3	+4:51.0
	2	Zhaojing Geng	China	DNF
	17	Anna Burmistrova	Russia	DSQ

References

1. "Cross-Country Skiing Schedule and Results". The official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
2. Official Results Book – Cross-Country Skiing – March 14 to 21 Archived April 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Vancouver 2010
3. Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010

External links

• 2010 Winter Paralympics schedule and results Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver