2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was an international disability sport alpine skiing event held in La Molina ski resort in Spain from 18 to 27 February 2013. The Championship is held biannually by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is the largest event of its type outside the Winter Paralympics.

Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.

Over 118 skiers competed, with France finishing the Championship on top of the medal table with the most gold medals and Canada finishing with the highest total medals won (14).

Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on the 18 February.

Participating nations
Over 118 participants from 29 nations competed.



Classifications
Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, depending on their classification of disability.


 * Standing
 * LW2 – single leg amputation above the knee
 * LW3 – double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
 * LW4 – single leg amputation below the knee
 * LW5/7 – double arm amputation
 * LW6/8 – single arm amputation
 * LW9 – amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg


 * Sitting
 * LW 10 – paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
 * LW 11 – paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
 * LW 12 – double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance


 * Visually impaired
 * B1 – no functional vision
 * B2 – up to ca 3–5% functional vision
 * B3 – under 10% functional vision