Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Russia at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Russia IPC code  RUS NPC Russian Paralympic Committee
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
Competitors	32 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Valery Kupchinskii
Medals Rank: 2	Gold 12	Silver 16	Bronze 10	Total 38
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992)

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Anna Burmistrova from Russia, awarded the Order of Honour in Russia, for winning two gold, one silver and one bronze in biathlon and Cross-country skiing.

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Kirill Mikhaylov from Russia, is awarded the Order For Merit to the Fatherland, fourth degree, in Russia, by President Dmitry Medvedev, for winning three gold and two silver in biathlon and Cross-country skiing.

Russia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. The country fielded thirty-two athletes in cross-country skiing, biathlon, and alpine skiing. Russia placed first overall in the total medal count, winning thirty-eight medals overall.

Russia's success at the Vancouver Paralympics stood in sharp contrast with its disappointing performance at the Vancouver Olympics the previous month, attracting media attention. The Moscow Times noted the irony in the fact that there had been high hope for Russia's Winter Olympians, while fairly little attention had been paid to its Paralympians, until their performance stood out with a crop of medals. While the Moscow Times focused on the difficulties faced by the country's Paralympians in their everyday life, however, the Vancouver Sun remarked: "Unlike Canada and other countries where almost all Paralympians must have jobs, Team Russia's competitors are akin to 'sports professionals'. Most don't work so they can focus solely on their training, which is funded by the state and individual sponsors".

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Irek Zaripov	Biathlon	Men's 2,4 km Pursuit, sitting	March 13
Gold	Kirill Mikhaylov	Biathlon	Men's 3 km Pursuit, standing	March 13
Gold	Anna Burmistrova	Biathlon	Women's 3 km Pursuit, standing	March 13
Gold	Irek Zaripov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km, sitting	March 14
Gold	Kirill Mikhaylov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 20 km Free, standing	March 15
Gold	Anna Burmistrova	Cross-country skiing	Women's 15 km Free, standing	March 15
Gold	Irek Zaripov	Biathlon	Men's 12,5 km Individual, sitting	March 17
Gold	Maria Iovleva	Biathlon	Women's 10 km Individual, sitting	March 17
Gold	Irek Zaripov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km, sitting	March 18
Gold	Liubov Vasilyeva Mikhalina Lysova Maria Iovleva	Cross-country skiing	Women's 3x2,5 km Relay	March 20
Gold	Sergey Shilov Kirill Mikhaylov Nikolay Polukhin	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1x4 km + 2x5 km Relay	March 20
Gold	Sergey Shilov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1 km Sprint, sitting	March 21
Silver	Maria Iovleva	Biathlon	Women's 2,4 km Pursuit, sitting	March 13
Silver	Nikolay Polukhin	Biathlon	Men's 3 km Pursuit, visually impaired	March 13
Silver	Liubov Vasilyeva	Biathlon	Women's 3 km Pursuit, visually impaired	March 13
Silver	Roman Petushkov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km, sitting	March 14
Silver	Nikolay Polukhin	Cross-country skiing	Men's 20 km Free, visually impaired	March 15
Silver	Liubov Vasilyeva	Cross-country skiing	Women's 15 km Free, visually impaired	March 15
Silver	Vladimir Kiselev	Biathlon	Men's 12,5 km Individual, sitting	March 17
Silver	Anna Burmistrova	Biathlon	Women's 12,5 km Individual, standing	March 17
Silver	Nikolay Polukhin	Biathlon	Men's 12,5 km Individual, visually impaired	March 17
Silver	Liubov Vasilyeva	Biathlon	Women's 12,5 km Individual, visually impaired	March 17
Silver	Kirill Mikhaylov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km Classic, standing	March 18
Silver	Mikhalina Lysova	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km Classic, visually impaired	March 18
Silver	Nikolay Polukhin	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1 km Sprint Classic, visually impaired	March 21
Silver	Mikhalina Lysova	Cross-country skiing	Women's 1 km Sprint Classic, visually impaired	March 21
Silver	Irek Zaripov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1 km Sprint, sitting	March 21
Silver	Kirill Mikhaylov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1 km Sprint Classic, standing	March 21
Bronze	Alena Gorbunova	Biathlon	Women's 3 km Pursuit, standing	March 13
Bronze	Mikhalina Lysova	Biathlon	Women's 3 km Pursuit, visually impaired	March 13
Bronze	Vladimir Kononov	Cross-country skiing	Men's 20 km Free, standing	March 15
Bronze	Roman Petushkov	Biathlon	Men's 12,5 km Individual, sitting	March 17
Bronze	Mikhalina Lysova	Biathlon	Women's 12,5 km Individual, visually impaired	March 17
Bronze	Nikolay Polukhin	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km Classic, visually impaired	March 18
Bronze	Tatiana Ilyuchenko	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km Classic, visually impaired	March 18
Bronze	Liubov Vasilyeva	Cross-country skiing	Women's 1 km Sprint Classic, visually impaired	March 21
Bronze	Vladimir Kiselev	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1 km Sprint, sitting	March 21
Bronze	Anna Burmistrova	Cross-country skiing	Women's 1 km Sprint Classic, standing	March 21

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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Irek Mannanov in qualification for the Biathlon Men's 3km Pursuit (Visually Impaired) guided by Salavat Gumerov (in the yellow shirt).

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

See also

• Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

External links

• Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games official website
• International Paralympic Committee official website