12th FAI World Paraski Championships, 10-15/03/2009 Austria

Donnersbachwald/Riesneralm, Styria, Austria.  14th March 2009

The World Championships are over.  In all 2 ski runs and 5 rounds of accuracy completed, in an excellently run competition, when every minute of suitable weather was utilised.

The New World Champions are:

Team : Russia, World Champions - Team ParaSki 2009

Gold Medalists  and World Champions Russia SkyLink

Silver Medalists  Austria White

Bronze Medalists  Slovenia Elan

World Champion, Male ParaSki 2009, Reinhold HAIBEL, Germany

  Male

Gold Medalist  and World Champion  Reinhold HAIBEL,  Germany

Silver Medalist Matjej BECAN Slovenia

Bronze Medalist Anton FILIPPOV Russia

World Champion, Female ParaSki 2009, Irena AVBELJ, Slovenia

Female Gold Medalist  and World Champion Irena AVBELJ Slovenia

Silver Medalist Maja SAJOVIC Slovenia

Bronze Medalist Ekaterina NEVSKAYA, Russia

Junior MaleWorld Champion, Junior Male ParaSki 2009, Anton FILIPPOV, Russia

Gold Medalist and World Champion Anton FILIPPOV, Russia

Silver Medalist Aleksey BURENIN, Russia

Bronze Medalist  Alexey TOLKACHEV, Russia

Junior FemaleWorld Champion, Junior Female, ParaSki2009, Ekaterina NEVSKAYA, Russia

Gold Medalist and World Champion Ekaterina NEVSKAYA, Russia

Silver Medalist Claudia LUTZ, Germany

Bronze Medalist Magdalena SCHWERTL, Austria

Masters
Michael Eggar - securing that Gold Medal with 1 cm

Masters Award Ceremony. Micheal Eggar, Austria Gold Medalist

Gold Medalist Michael EGGER, Austria

Silver Medalist Heinz EMPL, Austria

Bronze Medalist Karl KREUZER, Austria

The prize giving started at 19.00hrs.   The local band played, thanks were given to all those who had worked so hard to make this championships such a success and then the medals were awarded to the prizewinners.

Congratulations to the new World Champions and to all the athletes who competed.