Para Nordic Skiing World Cup to return after year-long hiatus in Kranjska Gora
A six-day meeting, three cross-country and three biathlon races are scheduled.
Short-distance cross-country races are set to begin action tomorrow, before sprints are scheduled the day after.
Middle-distance cross-country races are planned on Sunday (March 7), with the following day one reserved for rest.
Biathlon contests are scheduled on March 6, 9 and 10.
Each race will feature men s and women s standing, sitting and visual impairment categories.
American Paralympic champions Oksana Masters and Kendall Gretsch are among an impressive field set to compete, which also includes Russia s defending World Cup champions Vera Khlyzova, Ivan Golubkov and Vladislav Lekomtsev.
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.