The Men's 1 × 4 km + 2 × 5 km relay cross-country skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was held on Thursday, March 20,.
It was the first time a Men's 1 × 4 km + 2 × 5 km Relay was held at the Paralympics, although a men's 1 × 3.75 km + 2 × 5 km relay had been held in Torino 2006, and a men's 1 × 2.5 km + 2 × 5 km relay in Salt Lake 2002.
Each team used three skiers with a disability. It was an open class event, open for standing, visually impaired and sitting classifications. An athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide (class B1, B2, optional for B3). Guides are an integral part of cross-country skiing for athletes with a visual impairment, and are medal contenders.Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010
Results Official Results / Résultats Officiels , Official website of Vancouver 2010 Rank Bib Country Time Difference 2 Sergey ShilovKirill MikhaylovNikolay PolukhinGuide: Andrey Tokarev 38:54.812:09.213:48.312:57.3 3 Iurii KostiukGrygorii VovchinskyiVitaliy LukyanenkoGuide: Volodymyr Ivanov 39:16.711:34.514:27.413:14.8 +21.9 1 Trygve Toskedal LarsenVegard DahleNils-Erik Ulset 39:49.910:39.714:36.014:34.2 +55.1 7 Barys PronkaSiarhei SilchankaVasili ShaptsiaboiGuide: Mikalai Shablouski 41:20.112:24.915:33.813:21.4 +2:25.3 6 Kozo KuboYoshihiro NittaKeiichi Sato 41:48.811:39.714:49.815:19.3 +2:54.0 4 Georges BettegaThomas ClarionGuide: Tommy TerrazYannick Bourseaux 42:10.811:27.116:41.714:02.0 +3:16.0 8 Sebastien FortierTyler MosherMark Arendz 43:52.012:04.717:50.713:56.6 +4:57.2 5 Fu ChunshanCheng ShishuaiZou Dexin 44:06.610:45.017:27.615:54.0 +5:11.8
See also Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
References
External links 2010 Winter Paralympics schedule and results, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver