Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Rules

The rules of the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing competition are for athletes with physical disabilities and blind/visually impaired athletes. Depending on the functional impairment, athletes may ski in a standing position or in a sitting position, equipped with a chair on a pair of skis on which the athlete sits and skis.

Visually impaired athletes compete with a sighted guide. Male and female athletes compete or participate in team relays over short, medium and long distances (2.5km to 20km) using traditional or freestyle techniques.

Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Cross-Country Skiing Program Setup

In March 2021, approved by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics (BOCOG) released the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games V2.3 version of the unit competition schedule. Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon will be held from March 4-13, 2022 at the National Biathlon Center.

Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Paralympic cross-country skiing program *** set up 20 small items, set up for men's sitting 3, women's sitting 3, men's standing 3, women's standing 3, men's visually impaired 3, women's visually impaired 3, 4 × 2.5 kilometers mixed class relay, open class relay **** 2 items.

Reference to the above Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee - Winter Paralympic Program Paralympic Cross Country Skiing