Slovenia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Slovenia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SLO |
NPC | Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Gal Jakič |
Medals |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Yugoslavia (1972–1988) |
Slovenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. This was the nation's fourth appearance in the Winter Paralympic Games The Slovenian delegation consisted of a single athlete, the alpine skier Gal Jakič, who failed to finish either of his two events.
Background
Slovenia first joined Paralympic competition as an independent nation in the
Disability classification
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Alpine skiing
Gal Jakič was 25 years old at the time of the Sochi Paralympics, and he had previously represented the nation at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[8] His disability comes from spinal cord injuries,[8] and he is classified LW12-1, meaning he competes in a sitting position.[9] On 13 March, he took part in the sitting slalom and fell roughly 30 seconds into his first run of the course.[10] On 15 March, he completed the first run of the sitting giant slalom in a time of 1 minute and 49.66 seconds.[8] In the second run, he fell off his ski around 25 seconds into the attempt.[11]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
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Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Gal Jakič | Slalom, sitting | DNF | ||||||||
Giant slalom, sitting | 1:49.66 | +31.56 | 29 | DNF |
See also
References
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- ^ "Slovenia: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports". BBC Online. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Gal JAKIC – Alpine Skiing – Slovenia". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Gal Jakic (1st run) – Men's slalom sitting – Alpine skiing – Sochi 2014 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee via YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Gal Jakic (2nd run) – Men's giant slalom sitting – Alpine skiing – Sochi 2014 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee via YouTube. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.