LW9 is a para-alpine and para-Nordic standing skiing sport class, a classification defined by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for people with upper and lower limb function problems, and includes cerebral palsy skiers classified CP5, CP6 and CP7, along with people with hemiplegia or amputations. For international skiing competitions, classification is done through IPC Alpine Skiing or IPC Nordic Skiing. A national federation such as Alpine Canada handles classification for domestic competitions. This classification is separated into two subclasses including LW9.1 and LW9.2.
Para-Alpine skiers in this classification have their choice regarding how many skis and ski poles they wish to user, along with the type of ski poles they wish to utilize. In para-Nordic skiing, skiers use two skis and have an option to use one or two ski poles. Outriggers are one type of ski pole LW9 skiers can use, which requires its own techniques to use. As there are a broad range of disabilities in this class, different skiing techniques are learned by competitors. Skiers missing an arm use a technique that corrects lateral balance issues resulting from the missing arm. Skiers with cerebral palsy have the introduction of ski poles delayed as skiers may overgrip them.
A factoring system is used in the sport to allow different classes to compete against each other when there are too few individual competitors in one class in a competition. During the 2011/2012 para-alpine ski season, the LW9.1 factoring was 0.855 for slalom, 0.8648 for giant slalom, 0.867 for super-G and 0.8769 for downhill, and for LW9.2 was 0.9287 for slalom, 0.9439 for giant slalom, 0.9443 for super-G and 0.9552 for downhill. In para-Nordic skiing, the percentage for the 2012/2013 ski season was 85-95% for classic and 82-96% for free. This classification has competed in its own separate events at the Paralympics and World Championships during the 1990s, but this changed during the 2000s. Skiers in this classification include Australian James Patterson, and French LW9.2 skier Solène Jambaqué.
LW9 is a para-alpine and para-Nordic standing skiing sport class, a classification defined by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for people...
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different engines, including the 2.0 L L34, the 2.5 L LB8 V6 and the 3.0 L LW9 V6. Gearbox choices were a 4-speed automatic for V6 models, while four-cylinder...
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China as the New Century from 1998 to 2000. The engine was the 3.0 liter LW9 V6 engine which was also used in the first-generation Buick GL8. A four-cylinder...
"Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW9". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved...
silver medal at the Men's Slalom LW9 event. "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW9". paralympic.org. Archived from...
in the Men's Downhill LW9 event and the bronze medal in the Men's Giant Slalom LW9 event. He also competed in the Men's Slalom LW9 event and finished in...
Men's Slalom LW9 event at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. He also competed at the Men's Downhill LW9 event and the Men's Giant Slalom LW9 but did not win...
the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Middle Distance 10 km LW9". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved...
medal in the men's Downhill LW9, and a bronze medal in the men's giant slalom LW9. James' disability classification of LW9, is seen as 'standing: amputation...
LW3/2, LW9 S7 CP7 Able to walk, but may appear to have a limp as half their body is effected by cerebral palsy. T37, F37 C4 FT7 RR4 LW9, LW9/1, LW9/2 S7...
LW3/2, LW9 S7 CP7 Able to walk, but may appear to have a limp as half their body is affected by cerebral palsy. T37,F37 C4 FT7 RR4 LW9, LW9/1, LW9/2 S7...
Denmark, out of 21 Nations on the overall medal tally. James Patterson, an LW9 standing skier, won Australia's two medals - one gold and one bronze. After...
skiers without polesLW6/8 - skiers with one pole LW9/1 - disability of arm and leg (after amputation) LW9/2 - disability of arm and leg (cerebral palsy)...
States Sport Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing) Disability Dystonia Disability class LW9 University team St. Lawrence University Medal record...
standing: double arm amputation LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg B1...
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