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(1996-2004)
Cross-country skiing at the
2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 20 for men and 12 for women.
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The competition events were:
- 2.5 km: - women
- 5 km: men - women
- 10 km: men - women
- 15 km: men - women
- 20 km: men
- 1x2.5/2x5 km relay: men - women
- 3x2.5 km relay: - women
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg
amputation above the knee
- LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild
cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
- LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
- LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- LW 10 - sitting:
paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
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"Salt Lake City 2002". paralympia.de. 2010. Archived from
the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
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Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics[
permanent dead link], Official website of the
2010 Winter Paralympics
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Winter Sport Classification,
Canadian Paralympic Committee
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Paralympics - Cross country: Men's relay results,
Deseret News, March 14, 2002
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Paralympics - Cross country: Short distance results,
Deseret News, March 11, 2002
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Paralympics - Cross country - Middle-distance events,
Deseret News, March 13, 2002
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Paralympic cross country times - Saturday's long-distance events at Soldier Hollow,
Deseret News, March 13, 2002