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| Host city | Sestriere, Italy |
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| Nations | 23[1][2] |
| Athletes | 130 |
| Dates | January 14 – 23 |
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| Combined | men | women |
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| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
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The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.
Over 130 skiers competed, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist Gerd Schönfelder, who competed in classification-category standing events.
Sestriere hosted the Paralympic alpine skiing competition, at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18–23,[3] also available after the Championships as Video on Demand (VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.
On January 15, the opening ceremony was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport in the town square of Sestriere, and included a series of performances by three dance couples. The dancers were to represent the people of the region. Among the dignitaries in attendance was the IPC President Sir Philip Craven.[4]
The men's events and the women's events were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.[5]
| Event | Date | Class | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Nations team event details |
Jan 23 | Open |  FranceVincent Gauthier-Manuel, Nicolas Berejny Guide: Gregory Nouhaud, Marie Bochet. Cyril More, Yohann Taberlet. |
6:55.09 |  GermanyGerd Schönfelder, Andrea Rothfuss, Thomas Nolte. Georg Kreiter, Franz Hanfstingl, Anna Schaffelhuber. |
6:56.28 |  SlovakiaHenrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova, Jakub Krako Guide: Dusan Simo, Martin France. Norbert Holik Guide: Lubos Bosela. |
7:03.86 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Slovakia (SVK) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 | |
Over 130 participants from 23 nations competed.[1]
Austria
Belgium Canada
Croatia Czech Republic
Finland France Germany
Italy Japan Netherlands
New Zealand Russia
Serbia Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea Spain
Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
United StatesSkiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, after what classification of disability they have.
