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Oksana Masters took six gold medals in six races at the Planica 2021 World Cup in Slovenia ⒸAdrian Stykowski/World Para Snow Sports By Lena Smirnova | For World Para Snow Sports
USA’s Oksana Masters and Russia’s Vladislav Lekomtsev finished the World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Planica, Slovenia undefeated as they grabbed double gold in the last two Para biathlon races.
The season’s first World Cup, which took place from 3 to 10 March, was made up of three cross-country and three biathlon races. The biathlon individual and sprint events concluded the competition.
Masters and Lekomtsev finished the World Cup with six gold medals after missing only one shot in each of the two final events.
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Austria s four-time world champion Carina Edlinger is one of the stars competing at the Planica 2021 World Cup ⒸLillehammer LOCBy Lena Smirnova | For World Para Snow Sports
The long-awaited World Cup season in Para Nordic skiing is set to begin this week in Slovenia where the world’s best athletes will test themselves with one year to go to the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
Planica and Kranjska Gora, Slovenia will host three cross-country and three biathlon races from 3 to 10 March to start the 2020-21 World Cup season, with another World Cup to follow in Vuokatti, Finland later this month.
A total of 91 athletes from 15 nations will be competing in Slovenia.
Season s first World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup begins in Slovenia 03/02/21
The long-awaited World Cup season in Para Nordic skiing is set to begin this week in Slovenia where the world’s best athletes will test themselves with one year to go to the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
Planica and Kranjska Gora, Slovenia will host three cross-country and three biathlon races from 3 to 10 March to start the 2020-21 World Cup season, with another World Cup to follow in Vuokatti, Finland later this month.
“For us Para athletes it’s important to still keep a race flow before the Paralympic season,” said Austria’s Carina Edlinger, four-time world champion in the women’s vision impaired class. “It’s a good opportunity to see where you stand and what you need to work on until the World Championships, Paralympics season in 2021-22.