Explaining impairment classification and factored times at the Winter Paralympics - CBC Sports

You may have watched some of these events and wondered what those letter-number combinations mean, or why there were oddly specific percentages next to athletes’ names in the start list. It’s all part of the impairment classification system used by the Intern…

Canada flew out of the gates at the Beijing Paralympics, with three medals on Day 1 alone. Mollie Jepsen, an LW6/8-2 athlete, won gold in the women's standing downhill. Mac Marcoux, a B3 athlete, sc… [+3631 chars]

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