2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships


The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place 2–11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia, and the first time the championships were hosted in the same city as the IBU Biathlon World Championships which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 3 to March 13, 2011.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in various biathlon and cross-country skiing events.
The Opening ceremony was held on March 31, and the Closing ceremony was scheduled to be held on April 10.
Canadian Brian McKeever competed at the Championships without his brother Robin McKeever as his sighted guide, who recently had knee surgery.
The Championships can be seen free at IPC's internet TV channel as video on demand.

Schedule of events

The provisional timeschedule of the event stands below. All times in UTC+3.
DayDateTimeSportEventClass
SaturdayApril 213:00BiathlonPursuitStanding
SaturdayApril 213:00BiathlonPursuitVisual impairment
SaturdayApril 213:00BiathlonPursuitSitting
SundayApril 311:00Cross-Country SkiingMiddleStanding
SundayApril 311:00Cross-Country SkiingMiddleVisual impairment
SundayApril 311:00Cross-Country SkiingMiddleSitting
MondayApril 411:00Cross-Country SkiingLongStanding
MondayApril 411:00Cross-Country SkiingLongVisual impairment
TuesdayApril 511:00Cross-Country SkiingLongSitting
ThursdayApril 711:00Biathlon7.5 kmStanding
ThursdayApril 711:00Biathlon7.5 kmVisual impairment
ThursdayApril 711:00Biathlon7.5 kmSitting
FridayApril 816:00Cross-Country SkiingSprintStanding
FridayApril 816:00Cross-Country SkiingSprintVisual impairment
FridayApril 816:00Cross-Country SkiingSprintSitting
SaturdayApril 913:00Cross-Country SkiingRelayopen
SundayApril 1010:00Biathlon12.5 kmStanding
SundayApril 1010:00Biathlon12.5 kmVisual impairment
SundayApril 1010:00Biathlon10 kmSitting

Medal winners

Calculated times

Biathlon

Men

Women

Cross-country skiing

Men

Women

Classification

;Standing
;Sitting
;Visual impairment
Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

Calculated time

A percentage system is used to calculate the final time of each skier. Each skiers finishing time, is multiplied with a percentage factor, to determine a final, calculated time.
Within each category there are skiers with various classifications. There are different percentage factors for each classification.

Participating nations

13 countries competed.
Medal winners by nation.