ARTA TERME, ITA (January 7, 2011) – Chris Williamson (Markham, ON) proved once again that he is one of the best in the business by winning the men’s visually impaired category.
Williamson, who has been skiing with a new guide since the summer, Robin Fémy (Mont-Tremblant, QC), clocked a two-run combined time of two minutes, 23.70.
“It’s good to have a good result after the last time I raced against these guys. My performances at the Paralympic Games in Vancouver were what I would qualify as an embarrassment to myself. With my result today I proved that I could do it. I was nervous at the start gate because I still had those performances in my head. Wining today is definitely a relief,” said Williamson, who has been on the team for 13 years.
“I’m feeling good on my skis right now and my new partnership with Robin is working really well. We trained on snow and off snow together a lot this summer and we worked hard on getting our communication down. He is a great guide and a great teammate,” added Williamson.
Canada scored a second podium today as Karolina Wisniewska (Ottawa, ON) finished third in the ladies standing category. Marie Bochet from France was fastest and Germany’s Andrea Ruthfuss second.
In the men’s standing category, Morgan Perrin (Whistler, BC) was fifth, a career best IPC World Cup result for the 24 year-old. Perrin was 7th after the first run but had the third fastest time on the second run, which bumped him to 5th place.
“I’m happy with my race. This is my best result for a World Cup race so it is good for the morale. This is giving me a lot of confidence for the World Championships that are coming soon. My result is good, but my time is a little far from the leader so tomorrow I’m going to work on getting closer to the leader. If I ski like I skied in my second run, I believe a podium could be a possibility,” said Perrin.
Also in the men’s category, Matt Hallat (Whistler, BC) and Kirk Schornstein (Edmonton, AB) finished in 9th and 11th place respectively.
Josh Dueck (Vernon, BC) who is in the men’s sitting category, finished in fourth place overall. He was 7th after the first run but had the fastest time in his category in the second run.
ARTE TERME, ITA– JANUARY 7, 2011 - IPC WORLD CUP – M & L GIANT SLALOM
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Rank |
Competitor |
Class |
Nation | |||
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Standing Skiers female | ||||||
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1 |
BOCHET Marie |
LW 6/8-2 |
FRA | |||
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2 |
ROTHFUSS Andrea |
LW 6/8-2 |
GER | |||
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3 |
WISNIEWSKA Karolina |
LW 3 |
CAN | |||
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Visually Impaired Skiers male | ||||||
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1 |
WILLIAMSON Christopher |
B 3 |
CAN | |||
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Guide Robin Fémy |
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2 |
SANTACANA Jon |
B 2 |
ESP | |||
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3 |
KRAKO Jakub |
B 2 |
SVK | |||
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Sitting Skiers male | ||||||
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1 |
KUNZ Christoph |
LW 10-1 |
SUI | |||
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2 |
DEVLIN-YOUNG Christopher |
LW 12-1 |
USA | |||
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3 |
MORII Taiki |
LW 11 |
JPN | |||
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4 |
DUECK Josh |
LW 11 |
CAN | |||
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Standing Skiers male | ||||||
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1 |
GAUTHIER-MANUEL Vincent |
LW 6/8-2 |
FRA | |||
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2 |
PFYL Thomas |
LW 9-2 |
SUI | |||
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3 |
RIBOUD Romain |
LW 9-2 |
FRA | |||
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5 |
PERRIN Morgan |
LW 3-2 |
CAN | |||
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8 |
HALLAT Matt |
LW 2 |
CAN | |||
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11 |
SHORNSTEIN Kirk |
LW 6/8-2 |
CAN | |||
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