Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics facts for kids

Russia sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They competed as "Neutral Paralympic Athletes" in 5 sports. Only Russian sportspeople that had not participated in doping were allowed to compete. On 26 February 2018, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said which people from Russia could compete as Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. The list included 30 people. They were going to compete in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, para-snowboarding and wheelchair curling.

Ekaterina Rumyantseva won gold and  Anna Milenina won silver in the women's 6 km biathlon standing race. In the women's 6 km biathlon visually impaired race,  Mikhalina Lysova won gold.  The medals were won on 10 March, the first day of para-Nordic skiing competition at the 2018 Games.

Team

On 26 February 2018, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said which people from Russia could compete as Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. The list included 30 people. They were going to compete in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, para-snowboarding and wheelchair curling. 10 people are competing in para-alpine skiing, 12 in para-Nordic skiing, 3 in para-snowboarding and 5 in wheelchair curling.  The team also includes 6 guide skiers.  There are also going to be 39 support people and officials. Despite limitations on who can compete because of the doping scandal, Neutral Paralympic Athletes from Russia will be one of the largest delegations at the Games.

Alexy Bugaev at a ski competition in 2013.

Mikhalina Lysova.

Anna Burmistrova at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team NPA") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

The following is the list of number of competitors that could participate at the Games per sport/discipline.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date 1 Gold Rumyantseva, EkaterinaEkaterina Rumyantseva Biathlon Women's 6 km, standing 10 March 1 Gold Lysova, MikhalinaMikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Biathlon Women's 6 km, visually impaired 10 March 2 Silver Milenina, AnnaAnna Milenina Biathlon Women's 6 km, standing 10 March

Medals by sport Sport Total Biathlon 2 1 0 3 Total 2 1 0 3 Medals by date Day Date Total Day 1 10 March 2 1 0 3 Day 2 11 March 0 0 0 0 Day 3 12 March 0 0 0 0 Day 4 13 March 0 0 0 0 Day 5 14 March 0 0 0 0 Day 6 15 March 0 0 0 0 Day 7 16 March 0 0 0 0 Day 8 17 March 0 0 0 0 Day 9 18 March 0 0 0 0 Total 2 1 0 3

Alpine skiing

Qualification

On 28 January 2018, it looked like 14 skiers from Russia could go to South Korea.

Schedule

The first event on the para-alpine program was the downhill. It starts on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program was Super-G. All skiers raced between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go.The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17 - 18 March.  Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions.  Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.

Results

Nordic skiing

Qualification

On 28 January 2018, it looked like 6 women and 10 men from Russia could go to South Korea. One Russian woman in her early 30s said she intended to compete in Pyeongchang. Vladimir Kiselev said he was not allowed to compete in South Korea. He said he had also been stopped from going to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Schedule

On 12 March, the 15 km race takes place, with standing and vision impaired women starting at 10:00 PM. Thee sprint classic qualification takes place on 14 March from 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM for both men and women in all classes. It is followed in the afternoon by the semifinals and finals.  The classic race takes place on 17 March. The standing and visually impaired women's race takes place from 10:00 AM - 12:30.

Results

Biathlon

In the women's 6 km biathlon standing race,  Ekaterina Rumyantseva won gold, Anna Milenina won silver, and Liudmyla Liashenko of Ukraine won bronze. In the women's 6 km biathlon visually impaired race,  Mikhalina Lysova won gold,  Oksana Shyshkova of Ukraine won silver and Sviatlana Sakhanenka of Belarus won bronze.

Women

Athlete	Class	Events	Final
			Real Time	Calculated Time	Misses	Rank
Akzhana Abdikarimova	LW10.5	6 km, sitting	28:34.1	25:42.7	2 (1+1)	11
Natalia Bratiuk	LW8	6 km, standing	20:50.6	20:00.6	1 (1+0)	11
Nadezda Fedorova	LW12	6 km, sitting	24:54.4	24:54.4	5 (2+3)	10
Marina Galitsyna Guide: Maksim Pirogov	B1	6 km, visually impaired	24:12.1	21:17.8	3 (1+2)	5
Irina Gulyayeva	LW12	6 km, sitting	22:22.4	22:22.4	1 (1+0)	4
Natalia Kocherova	LW12	6 km, sitting	22:41.1	22:41.1	0 (0+0)	5
Mikhalina LysovaGuide: Alexey Ivanov	B2	6 km, visually impaired	18:59.7	18:48.3	0 (0+0)
Yuliya Mikheeva	LW8	6 km, standing	22:49.0	21:54.2	2 (1+1)	14
Anna Milenina	LW8	6 km, standing	18:05.2	17:21.8	0 (0+0)
Ekaterina Moshkovskaya Guide: Artem Norin	B2	6 km, visually impaired	24:39.0	24:24.2	4 (2+2)	8
Ekaterina Rumyantseva	LW5/7	6 km, standing	19:26.0	17:06.1	1 (0+1)
Marta Zaynullina	LW12	6 km, sitting	23:12.0	23:12.0	1 (0+1)	7

Cross country skiing

Snowboarding

Qualification

On 28 January 2018, it looked like 10 women and 7 men from Russia could go to South Korea.

Schedule and results

The snowboard cross event starts on 12 March, running from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM for all classes for both men and women. The slalom race is scheduled to take place on 16 March, going from 10:30 AM – 4:55 PM for men and women in all classes.

Wheelchair curling

The wheelchair curling competition starts on 10 March. Russia plays against Sweden on 15 March.

Team	Group stage												Tiebreaker	Semifinal	Final / BM
	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Konstantin KurohktinAndrei Meshcheriakov Marat Romanov Daria Shchukina Alexander Shevchenko	GER L 4–9	KOR L 5–6	FIN W 12–5	NOR	USA	SVK	GBR	CAN	CHN	SUI	SWE

See also

In Spanish: Atletas Paralímpicos Neutrales en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pyeongchang 2018 para niños