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.
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Piotr Garbowski represented Poland at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics and is among the athletes competing in the Europa Cup ⒸLintao Zhang/Getty ImagesBy Lena Smirnova | For World Para Snow Sports
Ptaszkowa, Poland will host three Para Nordic races from Friday to Sunday (19-21 February) as part of the first Europa Cup held since similar events were organised in the 1990s. The upcoming event is an effort to further grow Para Nordic skiing and give lower level athletes racing experience.
The Europa Cup in Ptaszkowa will feature three cross-country events with athletes from Poland and Croatia to take part.
“A typical model for developing athletes includes a progression of competitions from a local level to the highest international competition, in our case the Paralympic Winter Games. Athletes have the opportunity at each level to improve their skills, gain experience, and achieve success before moving on to the next level,” said Rob Walsh, chairperson of the