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PYEONGCHANG 2018 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
NEW ZEALAND TEAM
MEDIA GUIDE
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Contents
New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team – PyeongChang 2018 ......................................... 3
Team Media Contacts ................................................................................................................ 12
Broadcast Contacts .................................................................................................................... 13
Photography Contacts................................................................................................................ 14
Paralympics New Zealand Content package .............................................................................. 14
Official Spokespeople ................................................................................................................ 15
History of the Paralympic Games ............................................................................................... 16
New Zealand’s history at the Paralympic Winter Games ............................................................ 17
About Paralympics New Zealand ............................................................................................... 18
Winter Para sport classification overview ................................................................................... 19
PyeongChang 2018 Fast facts ................................................................................................... 22
Key Events for the New Zealand Team ...................................................................................... 25
Venue for the New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team.................................................... 26
PyeongChang 2018 Competition Schedule – New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team ... 27
Para Sport Terminology ............................................................................................................. 28
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New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team – PyeongChang 2018
The full New Zealand PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Team includes three
Paralympians and seven support staff:
Para athlete Resides / Hometown Classification Impairment (Disability)
Adam Hall Wanaka / Dunedin LW1 Loss of muscle power (Spina
Bifida)
Carl Murphy Wanaka / Wanaka SB LL2 Single limb deficiency
(Below knee)
Corey Peters Wanaka / New Plymouth LW12-1 Spinal cord injury
(Paraplegia)
Support staff Resides / Hometown
Chef de Mission – Ashley Light Queenstown / Queenstown
Para Alpine Skiing Coach – Benjamin Adams Wanaka / Wanaka
Para Alpine Skiing Assistant Coach – Jane Stevens Wanaka / Luggate
Para Snowboard Coach – John Shelly Vancouver / Lower Hutt
Wax Technician – Mark Frater Wanaka / Invercargill
Physiotherapist – Andrew Duff Brisbane / Wanaka
Games Team Operations Manager – Lynette Grace Auckland / Wellington
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Paralympian Profiles
Adam
Hall
Sport: Para alpine skiing
Date of birth: 9 October 1987
Coach: Ben Adams
Resides: Wanaka
Hometown: Dunedin
Occupation: Paralympian
Classification: LW1
Impairment (disability): Loss of muscle power (Spina Bifida)
Paralympian #: 158 – Sochi 2014, Vancouver 2010 and Torino 2006
Major International Results
2018 World Para Alpine Skiing Cup (USA) 2 x Gold - Men's Super-G Standing
2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships Bronze - Men's Slalom Standing
2016 Para Alpine Skiing Race Series 1st - Men's Slalom Standing
1st - Men's Super-G Standing
2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup (La Molina) 2nd & 3rd - Men's Slalom Standing
Europa Cup (Austria) 3rd - Men's Slalom
3rd - Super Combined Standing
2014 Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games 4th - Men's Super Combined Standing
4th - Men's Super-G Standing
7th - Men's Slalom Standing
2010 Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Gold - Men's Slalom Standing
World Rankings (as at February 2018)
Men's Downhill Standing 7
Men’s Slalom Standing 8
Men’s Super-GS tanding 14
Men’s Super Combined Standing 10
About Adam
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall continues to make his presence felt on the
world stage. The Dunedin-born ski champion thrives on a constant diet of winter, racing on the
World Cup circuit alongside the very best Para athletes and coaches in the world. A member of
the Cardrona NZ National Adaptive Ski Team since 2005, Adam splits his training base between
Winter Park in the USA and Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand.
5 Diagnosed at birth with spina bifida, Adam says he’s "lucky" because he is mobile and able to walk. Adam began skiing at age six and switched to snowboarding at age nine. He admits to being a snowboarder at heart, but switched back to skiing in order to compete in the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games =. Adam has represented New Zealand three times at the Paralympic Games in Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, taking the gold medal in Men’s Slalom Standing at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics. Since then he’s continued to dominate in the world of Para alpine skiing. Adam has long been recognised as a specialist in the technical disciplines but in recent years has also achieved top results in speed disciplines. In 2016 Adam won gold medals in Downhill as well as the Slalom at the World Cup finals in Aspen and finished the season ranked third overall in the world for Men’s Super-G and Downhill Standing. The 2017 season started with a bang as Adam won a bronze medal at the 2017 Para Alpine Skiing World Championships in Italy. Adam is now focussed on his fourth Paralympic Games that will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea in March 2018 and will go into the Games in great form following a successful 2017/2018 season. Adam has twice been named Adaptive Snow Sports Athlete of the Year, and received the ultimate accolade of being named Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2012. In 2011, he was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZOM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to sport. In 2013 Adam was named Senior Sportsman of the Year at the Central Otago Sports Awards. He got married in February 2017 and has now graduated with a degree in Agriculture. Classification means… Sport Class LW 1: This sport class is allocated to Para skiers with an impairment that strongly affects both legs, for example an above knee amputation of both legs or significant muscle weakness in both legs.
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Carl
Murphy
Sport: Para snowboard
Date of birth: 17 April 1979
Coach: John Shelly
Resides: Wanaka
Hometown: Wanaka
Occupation: Architectural Designer
Classification: SB LL2
Impairment (disability): Single limb deficiency (below knee)
Paralympian #: 189 – Sochi 2014
Major International Results
2018 World Para Snowboard Cup (Canada) Bronze - Men's Banked Slalom
2017 World Para Snowboard Cup (Netherlands) 10th - Men's Banked Slalom
2017 Europa Cup (Netherlands) 11th - Men's Banked Slalom
2017 World Para Snowboard World Cup (New Zealand) Bronze - Men's Banked Slalom
2017 Para Snowboard World Championships 12th - Men's Banked Slalom
2015 Europa Cup Bronze - Men's Snowboard Cross
IPC Skiing World Cup Silver - Men's Banked Slalom
IPC Skiing World Cup (Canada) Gold - Men's Banked Slalom
Bronze - Men's Snowboard Cross
X Games Silver - Men's Snowboard Cross
2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games 4th - Men's Snowboard Cross SB LL
World Rankings (as at February 2018)
Men’s Snowboard Cross 7
Men's Banked Slalom SB-LL2 9
About Carl
Cardrona NZ National Adaptive Snowboard Team member Carl Murphy was born with one and a
half legs but that hasn’t stopped him from getting up on a snowboard and competing at an
international level. Carl rides his board with the help of a custom designed carbon fibre prosthetic
leg.
Carl represented New Zealand in Para snowboard cross at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter
Games and achieved an impressive fourth place finish in his Paralympic debut. This has made
him more determined to win a Paralympic medal and is training hard focused on the
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea.7 He started off his 2014/15 northern hemisphere campaign by winning bronze in Para snowboard Cross at the Europa Cup and World Cup silver in the new Paralympic discipline of Men’s Banked Slalom. In January 2015 Carl went one better, winning World Cup gold in this discipline in Canada. He also took out World Cup bronze in the Men’s Snowboard Cross Carl was invited to compete at the X Games at the end of the January 2015. In a nail biting finals race and testament to Carl’s competitive nature he launched over the finish line and claimed the silver medal. In 2013 Carl won the Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete of the Year Award and was recognised as the Snow Sports NZ Adaptive Snow Sports Athlete of the Year. In his spare time, Carl is an architectural designer, husband and father. Classification means… Para snowboard currently offers two sport classes, one for athletes with leg impairments and one for athletes with arm impairments. The sport is under development and with its growth the Classification system will be further refined. Sport Class SB LL: Para snowboarders in the sport class SB LL have leg impairments, such as amputations above the ankle, stiffness of ankle or knee joint or muscle weakness. Athletes with amputations will use prosthesis during the races.
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Corey
Peters
Sport: Para alpine skiing
Date of birth: 12 July 1983
Coach: Ben Adams
Resides: Wanaka
Hometown: New Plymouth
Occupation: Paralympian and student
Classification: LW12-1
Impairment (disability): Spinal cord injury (Paraplegia)
Paralympian #: 188 – Sochi 2014
Major International Results
2018 World Para Alpine Skiing Cup (USA) Gold - Men's Super-G Sitting
Gold - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
Silver - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
2017 Para Alpine Skiing World Cup (Japan) Silver - Men's Super-G Sitting
2017 Para Alpine Skiing World Cup (Austria) Gold - Men's Downhill Sitting
Silver - Men's Super-G Sitting
2017 Para Alpine Skiing World Championships Silver - Men's Downhill Sitting
Silver - Men's Super-G Sitting
2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships Gold - Men's Downhill Sitting
Gold - Men's Super-G Sitting
Silver - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Silver - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
IPC Alpine Series (Aspen) Silver - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
Bronze - Men's Slalom Sitting
IPC North America Cup Silver - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
Bronze - Men's Slalom Sitting
2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games Silver - Men's Giant Slalom Sitting
4th - Men's Super Combined Sitting
6th - Men's Super-G Sitting
World Rankings (as at February 2018)
Men's Super-G Sitting 3
Men’s Downhill Sitting 7
Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting 11
About Corey
Paralympic alpine ski racer Corey Peter’s sporting career continues to go from strength to
strength. The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games silver medallist now has his sights set firmly
on his second Paralympic Games in PyeongChang 2018.9 His results for 2018have been outstanding so far, claiming two gold and a silver medal at the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in January in the Men’s Super-G Sitting and Giant Slalom Sitting events. He was a standout performer in 2015 also claiming World Titles in Downhill and Super-G as well as a silver medal in Giant Slalom at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Canada in March 2015. The World Championships were the culmination of a highly successful Northern Hemisphere season for Corey which saw him win a world cup silver medal and finish third overall on IPC World Cup rankings in February 2015. Other results included bronze in Slalom, silver in Giant Slalom at IPC races in Aspen, USA (December 2014); bronze in Slalom, silver in Giant Slalom at IPC North America Cup races (December 2014); bronze and gold in Downhill and gold in Super- G at the US National Champs (February 2014). During the 2015 New Zealand season Corey won the Giant Slalom at the IPC Snow Sports NZ National Champs and placed second in the Slalom at the IPCAS Southern Hemisphere Cup held as part of the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ. Corey was named Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete of the Year and Adaptive Snow Sports Athlete of the Year in 2015 and 2014. Corey’s results are made all the more impressive given the fact that he only took up sit-skiing in 2011. The former Taranaki age group and development squad rugby representative’s life changed in September 2009 when he sustained a crushed spinal cord at a motocross event. Corey spent four months in the Spinal Unit learning the basics of how to live life in a wheelchair. Adjusting to a new way of life was tough but Corey remained determined to continue to live a fulfilled life. In 2011, two years after the accident, he was introduced to the sport of sit skiing. He took to the sport immediately and the same year won gold in the men’s adaptive sit-ski event at the NZ Winter Games at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand. From there he set himself the ultimate goal of representing New Zealand at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. Corey not only achieved his goal but won a silver medal in the Giant Slalom and placed fourth in the Super Combined and sixth in Super-G. Corey now spends his Northern Hemisphere seasons training in Winter Park in the USA and travelling throughout Europe and North America to compete. Back in New Zealand he splits his time between his home base in New Plymouth and training at Cardrona Alpine Resort and at the High Performance Sport New Zealand/Snow Sports NZ Training Centre in Wanaka. Classification means… . Sport Classes: All sit-skiers have an impairment affecting their legs. They are allocated different sport classes depending on their sitting balance, which is very important for acceleration and balancing during the races. Sport Class LW 12-1: This sport class includes skiers with normal or only slightly decreased trunk function and leg impairments.
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Support Staff Profiles
Ashley Light – Chef de Mission
Ashley Light will once again have the honour of leading the New Zealand Paralympic Winter
Games Team as Chef de Mission, after leading the Team at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter
Games in Russia. Ashley and the Team have their eyes firmly on medals at the PyeongChang
2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea.
Ashley is also the Director of High Performance at Snow Sports NZ. He became involved in snow
sports as the manager of the Winter Performance Programme in 2008 and he brings to the table
a wealth of experience in high performance sport. Prior to joining Snow Sports NZ, Ashley was
the Director of High Performance for Bowls NZ. He has attended three Winter Olympics and two
Paralympic Games (Athens 2004 Summer and Sochi 2014 Winter).
Ashley Light is a passionate sportsman hailing from the UK. Ashley is a keen water skier, a
passionate Old Boys rugby player and has been known to moonlight as a long distance mountain
biker, last year knocking off 125km in the Lake Hawea Epic. Ashley loves to ski (snow and water)
with his family, in his hometown of Queenstown.
Ben Adams – Para Alpine Skiing Coach
As Para Alpine Skiing Coach, Ben Adams takes care of two of the best Para skiers in the world:
Adam Hall and Corey Peters. Ben has worked hard to strengthen the Para athletes’ technique
and consistency, resulting in many podium finishes at top international events.
Outside of the Paralympic Games Team, Ben is the Head Coach of the Para Alpine Skiing High
Performance Programme at Snow Sports NZ. Ben is an international man of travel, he was born
in the UK, he has lived in Wanaka for over 20 years and he has spent many years in Japan. Ben
has taught skiing in New Zealand, the USA, Canada, France, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. He
was named as a member of the World Para Alpine Skiing Coaches Advisory Group for the 2016-
17 season.
Jane Stevens – Para Alpine Skiing Assistant Coach
Jane specialises in adaptive snow sports and winter Para sports, from the first-time experience
on snow, through to becoming the best Para alpine skiers and Para snowboarders in the world.
Outside of Games time Jane manages the Snow Sports NZ Adaptive Programme including
adaptive members' on-snow programmes and benefits, ‘Have-a-Go’ days and athlete
development.
Jane has worked full-time in able bodied and disabled teaching and coaching in NZ and around
the world including a role as the Head Coach of the British Disabled Ski Team. She is also on
the World Para Alpine and Para Snowboard Sport Technical Committee as Head of Competition
Asia and Oceania.
John Shelly - Para Snowboard Coach
John is based in Whistler, Canada with his family and has extensive knowledge of snowboarding.
He competed for five years on the New Zealand National Snowboard Team and was two-time
National Champion. He went on become Assistant National Coach with a plethora of coaching
qualifications and accolades.11 Mark Frater – Wax Technician Mark has spent his working life dedicated to being a wax technician. This involves long hours tuning and waxing skis so that high performance Para athletes can go as fast as possible. His role is a critical part of ensuring our Paralympians success on the international stage. Andrew Duff – Physiotherapist Andrew feels privileged to have worked with New Zealand winter Para athletes and Paralympians for the past 11 years. Andrew was a member of the New Zealand support team at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games where Adam Hall won his gold medal. As Physiotherapist for the New Zealand Paralympic Team at PyeongChang 2018 and previously Sochi 2014, Andrew’s role is to provide optimal support for these Paralympians and their coaches as they strive for success on a global stage and he says it is an honour to be in a position to support them after the years of blood, sweat and tears they put in as part of a Paralympic campaign. Lynette Grace – Games Team Operations Manager Lynette has a wealth of experience in international and national event management, operations and logistics and High Performance Sport. With a career spanning more than 20 years, her previous experience includes Tournament Director for the iconic Wellington International Sevens Rugby event and High Performance Programme Director with Netball New Zealand. Lynette’s unique combination of skills ensure that all Para athletes selected to New Zealand Paralympic Games Teams have environments perfectly set-up to ensure they can deliver the best performance possible at their pinnacle event. Most recently Lynette managed the successful Rio 2016 Paralympic Games campaign.
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Team Media Contacts
For all requests please contact:
PyeongChang based - Melissa Dawson (PyeongChang 2018 Media Manager)
Phone: 0064 (0) 9 526 0760
Mobile: 0064 (0) 204 0044 799
Email: mdawson@paralympics.org.nz
NZ based - Rachel Froggatt (PNZ Commercial and Marketing Director)
Phone: 0064 (0) 9 526 0764
Mobile: 0064 (0) 27 546 5836
Email: rfroggatt@paralympics.org.nz
Paralympic New Zealand Office (Auckland, New Zealand)
Phone: (09) 526 0760
Email: info@paralympics.org.nz
Suite 2.10 Axis Building, 1 Cleveland Road
Parnell
Auckland 1052
For further information please visit:
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/paralympics/index
Paralympics New Zealand www.paralympics.org.nz
The International Paralympic Committee www.paralympic.org13
Broadcast Contacts
The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will be broadcast in New Zealand by TVNZ.
TVNZ DUKE will be broadcasting live and delayed curated coverage every afternoon and
evening for the duration of the Games, as well as daily highlights of the best action during each
morning. TVNZ.co.nz will live stream the Games and also provide OnDemand highlights. 1 News
will present the best sporting moments and coverage of our New Zealand Paralympians both on
air and online. In the lead up, TVNZ 1 and DUKE will also broadcast Slick as Ice. Produced by
Attitude Pictures, this documentary looks at the dedication and determination our three
Paralympians - Corey, Adam and Carl - have put into their Paralympic Winter Games
preparations.
The documentary will premiere on TVNZ1, Sunday 4 March at 8.30am. It will then be broadcast
on Duke at the following estimated times:
• Sunday 4 March at 20:00
• Monday 5 March at 23:00
• Tuesday 6 March at 09:30
• Friday 9 March at 11:30, 16:00 and 23:30 (before the Opening Ceremony)
The Games coverage officially begins at midnight NZT Friday 9 March with the Opening
Ceremony live from the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium.
The full broadcast schedule available here
All PyeongChang 2018 moving imagery rights have been granted to TVNZ and Attitude Pictures
by the International Paralympic Committee.
PNZ, following consultation with TVNZ and Attitude Pictures, wishes to advise that there will be
no specific news access rules issued for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Moving imagery may therefore be used in accordance with fair dealing, under s42 of the
Copyright Act and IPC News Access Rules. To arrange access, please contact John West or
Donald Allison-Carnie.
We would please ask you to get in touch by Monday 5 March if you anticipate a need for moving
imagery, so that TVNZ and Attitude Pictures can plan production resource accordingly.
Broadcast contacts are:
John West
John.West@tvnz.co.nz
+64 21 968 247
(based in PyeongChang)
Donald Allison-Carnie
Donald.Allison-Carnie@tvnz.co.nz
+64 9 916 7406
+64 27 283 3444
(based in New Zealand)14
Photography Contacts
PNZ has appointed Getty Images as the exclusive team photography agency. PNZ has access to
Getty staff photographers at all competition venues around PyeongChang. Images are likely to
range from flag raising, to Opening/Closing Ceremonies, competition and behind-the-scenes.
Alternatively, rights-free images from some of the world’s best photographers will be available
thanks to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at www.OISPhotos.com. Photos are
available for editorial use and can be downloaded with the password ‘OIS’. Please note, there is
no guarantee that these images will contain New Zealanders.
Paralympics New Zealand Content package
Every day, PNZ will be sharing content with you directly and on the PNZ website and social
media, including:
KST NZ Time Content Frequency Format
Time
various various Results (sent as As-it-happens Word document
significant results PNZ website
achieved – medals, PNZ social media
etc.
Between Between Round-up of action Daily Word document
6 - 7pm 10 - 11pm (sent over after all PNZ website
daily same day* competitions end in PNZ social media
7 - 22 evenings, to wrap up
March* day and look ahead
to next day)
various various Human interest As-it-happens Word document
stories or stories (likely every 3-4 PNZ website
about special events days) PNZ social media
or activities (i.e. flag
raising in the Village;
Flagbearer
announcement,
welcome home
activity, etc)
various various Images As-it-happens Getty Platform
PNZ website
PNZ social media
various various Video As-it-happens PNZ social media
* Please note, on occasions timings may change.
Social Media Details
As a reminder, the PNZ social media accounts and hashtags are:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/paralympicsnewzealand/
Twitter - @NZParalympics
Instagram - @ParalympicsNZ
Hashtags - #PyeongChang2018, #Paralympics and #SpiritofGold15
Official Spokespeople
ASHLEY LIGHT
PyeongChang 2018 Chef de Mission
ROLE: General and Performance Commentary
Spokesperson for the New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team in all formal/ official
capacities (i.e. village flag raising)
- NZ targets: 2 medals, expectations, planning and team size
- NZ views: facilities, team environment, TV broadcast/media back in NZ, legacy
- NZ Results: medals/WRs/PBs, individual performances; competition
- Issues management, i.e. athlete under-performance; injury; illness; etc
For topics related to PNZ (as the National Paralympic Committee for New Zealand) and other
International Paralympic Committee topics, spokespeople are:
FIONA ALLAN
Chief Executive, Paralympics New Zealand
ROLE: Reserve Commentary
- National Paralympic Committee & IPC related topics
- Serious issues
- Para sport Leadership, including funding, nomination/selection.16
History of the Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games were founded in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who wanted to start a
sporting event that involved the veterans from World War II. The event was called the Stoke
Mandeville Games and included 16 injured service men and women who took part in the sport of
Archery.
The Games were later renamed the International Stoke Mandeville Games in 1952 when Dutch
ex-servicemen joined in the event. The first official Paralympic Games were in Rome in 1960 and
featured eight Para sports.
Winter sports for disabled athletes gradually developed after World War II, as large numbers of
injured soldiers and civilians tried to return to their skiing activities. Early pioneers experimented
with skiing using prostheses.
It was in the 1970s that multi-disability skiing competitions started. In 1974, the first world
championships were held in Grand Bornand in France, which featured Alpine (Downhill) and
Nordic (Cross-Country) skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes.
The first Paralympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. There were
competitions in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired Para athletes, and a
demonstration event in Sledge Racing.
The success of the first Games led to a second, the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games in
Norway where New Zealand entered its first Disabled Ski Team.
By the third, the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games, the New Zealand Paralympic Games
Team were winning the New Zealand's first medals in international skiing competition, with
Paralympians Vivienne Martin, Christopher Orr and Mark Edwards taking five.
For the past 50 years since its inception in 1968 under its original name, the New Zealand
Federation of Paraplegic and Physically Disabled Association, Paralympics New Zealand
managed these teams and led them to the Paralympic Games. Today, with the support of High
Performance Sport New Zealand, Paralympics New Zealand and Snow Sports NZ now work very
closely to maximise opportunities for the New Zealand Team at the Paralympic Winter Games.17
New Zealand’s history at the Paralympic Winter Games
NEW ZEALAND MEDAL HISTORY - PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
NEW ZEALAND
GAMES LOCATION G S B TOTAL
TEAM SIZE
2014 Sochi, Russia 00 01 00 01 3
2010 Vancouver, Canada 01 00 00 01 2
2006 Torino, Italy 00 00 00 00 2
2002 Salt Lake City, USA 04 00 02 06 2
1998 Nagano, Japan 04 01 01 06 5
1994 Lillehammer, Norway 03 00 03 06 7
1992 Albertville, France 02 00 00 02 7
1988 Innsbruck, Austria 00 01 00 01 3
1984 Innsbruck, Austria 01 03 01 05 3
1980 Geilo, Norway 00 00 00 00 3
1976 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden New Zealand did not attend18
About Paralympics New Zealand
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for New Zealand.
We are a charity and our overall vision is ‘Excellence & Equity through Sport’.
As a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), we are part of a worldwide social
change movement, which uses the power of sport to positively influence community perceptions
of disabled people and to promote a more diverse and inclusive society.
Over the past 50 years, 209 kiwi Paralympians with varying disabilities - from spinal cord
(tetraplegia, paraplegia), to amputees and limb deficiencies, to vision impairments and congenital
conditions such as Spina Bifida or Cerebral Palsy - have competed at 22 Paralympic Games,
winning 218 medals (190 Summer; 28 Winter). Today, our kiwi Paralympians are role models for
disabled and able-bodied members of the community alike, demonstrating that the only barriers in
life are those you set yourself. Their achievements have made them into powerful voices for
disabled rights in New Zealand.
To support them, we plan, manage and celebrate the achievements of Para athletes at international
and national competitions all year round. Every two years, we lead New Zealand Teams to the
Paralympic Games.
We also work in the local community to advocate for sport to become more accessible for disabled
people and to support the creation of more systems and programmes to enable participation in
Para sport.
Our funding comes from a mix of public donations, fundraisers, philanthropic partners, commercial
partners, plus government and community grants, which together make our Para sport, community
and advocacy programmes possible.
During the Games, we will be encouraging donations via www.paralympics.org.nz/donatenow
Vision
Excellence & Equity through Sport
Mission
LEAD | Prepare, select and lead teams to Paralympic Games
EXCEL | Ensure development of programmes, systems and events
to support Para athletes to win medals
CHAMPION | Acknowledge and celebrate disabled New Zealanders
ADVOCATE | Promote equity through sport19
Winter Para sport classification overview
For a visual explanation, please watch this short-animated film here produced in partnership with
students at the NZ Animation College.
In Para sport, classification provides the structure for fair and equitable competition to ensure that
winning is determined by skill, fitness, power, endurance, tactical ability and mental focus, the
same factors that account for success in sport for able bodied athletes, and not just based on
impairment.
The Para sport classification process identifies the eligibility of each Para athlete’s impairment
and groups them into a sport class according to the degree of activity limitation resulting from
their impairment.
Classification is sport specific as an eligible impairment affects a Para athlete’s ability to perform
in different sports to a different extent. Each Para sport has a different classification system.
Winter Para sport classes detail
Para alpine skiing includes two impairment types – physical and visual. Para snowboard includes
one impairment type - physical impairment.
Physical impairment type could be one or more of the following: impaired muscle power, impaired
range of motion, limb deficiency, leg length difference and neurological (athetosis, ataxia or
athetosis)
Para alpine skiing - sport classes:
1. Standing skier - skiers with leg impairments – LW1 to LW9
It is possible for skiers in sport classes LW1-4 to also compete as sit-skiers in sport class
LW12. These Para athletes choose if they want to compete sitting or standing at the
beginning of their career.
• LW1
This sport class is allocated to Para athletes with an impairment that strongly affects both
legs.
Para athletes may have a double above knee amputation or significant muscle weakness in
both legs. These skiers use two skis and two poles/outriggers; they may have their skis tied
together.
• LW2
This sport class is allocated to Para athletes who have a significant impairment in one leg.
These skiers use only one ski.
• LW3
This sport class is for Para athletes who have a moderate impairment in both legs. They will
use two skis, two poles/outriggers and prosthesis if they have amputations. Some skiers in
the LW3 sport class have mild co-ordination problems or muscle weakness in both legs;
others may have a below-knee amputation in both legs.
• LW4
This sport class is for Para athletes who have an impairment in one leg, similar to the LW2
sport class, but with less activity limitation. A typical example of the LW4 sport class is an
athlete with a single leg below-knee amputation. Para athletes in this sport class will use two
skis during the race.20
2. Standing skier - skiers with arm impairments
• LW5/7
Para athletes in this sport class have an impairment in both arms. Some Para athletes have
amputations and others have limited muscle power or co-ordination problems. They will race
down the slopes without ski poles.
• LW6/8
Para athletes in this sport class have an impairment in one arm. Skiers will compete with only
one ski pole.
3. Standing skier - skiers with combined arm and leg impairments:
• LW9
Para athletes in this sport class have an impairment that affects their arms and legs. Some
skiers in this class have co-ordination problems, such as spasticity or some loss of control
over one side of their body. Depending on their abilities, they will use one or two skis with one
or two poles or outriggers.
4. Sit-skiers – LW10 to LW12
All sit-skiers have an impairment affecting their legs. They are allocated different sport
classes based on impairment in their trunk. Trunk control is very important for acceleration
and balance during racing.
• LW10
Para athletes in this sport class have no or minimal trunk stability, for example, due to spinal
cord injury or spina bifida. Skiers in this sport class rely mainly on their arms to manoeuvre
the sit ski.
• LW11
Para athletes in this sport class have good stability in their upper trunk, but very limited
control in their lower trunk and hips. The LW11 sport class includes those skiers with lower
level spinal cord injuries.
• LW12
Para athletes in this sport class have no trunk impairment or slightly decreased trunk and leg
impairments. Skiers with leg impairments in sport classes LW1-4 may also fit this sport class.
Skiers are eligible to compete in standing or sitting and must choose to compete in which to
compete at the beginning of their career.
5. Skiers with a visual impairment – B1 to B3
• Para athletes with visual impairment competing in World Para alpine skiing all have
varying degrees of visual impairment, ranging from the B1-B3 sport classes.
• Para athletes in B1 sport class are required to use eye shades.
• In World Para Alpine Skiing, all Para athletes with a visual impairment (B1, B2 and B3) ski
with a sighted guide. The guide skis in front of the Para athlete and gives verbal directions
to the Para athlete.21 Para snowboard - sport classes: Para snowboard includes three sport classes, two for Para athletes with leg impairments and one for athletes with arm impairments. 1. SB-LL1 Para snowboarders in the sport class SB-LL1 have a significant impairment in one leg, for example, an above knee amputation; or a significant combined impairment in two legs, for example significant muscle weakness or spasticity in both legs. These impairments will affect their ability to balance, control the snowboard and absorb the terrain. Para athletes with amputations will use a prosthesis during the races. 2. SB-LL2 Para snowboarders in the sport class SB-LL2 have an impairment in one or two legs with less activity limitation. A typical example is a Para athlete with below knee amputation or mild spasticity. 3. SBUL Para snowboarders in the SBUL class have impairments in one or two arms, which impacts on their ability to balance when racing down the slopes. A typical example is a Para athlete with an amputated hand.
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PyeongChang 2018 Fast facts
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games:
1. Takes place from 9 - 18 March 2018 (beginning at midnight on 9 March, NZT)
2. A total of 670 Para athletes from 45 countries will compete in 80 medal events across six
Para sports: Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice sledge
hockey, Para snowboard and Para wheelchair curling
3. This includes a 44 per cent increase in the number of female Para athletes set to compete in
PyeongChang 2018 compared to Sochi 2014.
The New Zealand Paralympic team:
1. Has a team size of 10 including three Paralympians and seven support staff
2. Will contest the Para sports of Para alpine skiing and Para snowboard both at the Jeongseon
Alpine Centre
3. The investment PNZ currently receives from High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ)
is campaign investment for sending the Team to the Paralympic Winter Games. Our joint
target is 2 medals at PyeongChang 2018.
4. New Zealand finished 9th in the world at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and 11th
in the world at Vancouver 2010 for medals per capita.
5. New Zealand finished 16th equal in the world at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
and 15th in the world at Vancouver 2010 on the overall medal table.
Paralympics New Zealand History and Heritage:
1. To date, New Zealand Paralympic Teams have won a total of 218 Paralympic medals (28
Paralympic Winter Games medals and 190 Paralympic Summer Games medals)
2. The 28 Paralympic Winter Games medals include 15 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze
3. There have been 209 New Zealand Paralympians since 1968 (28 winter Paralympians and
181 summer Paralympians)
4. To date, New Zealand Paralympic Games Teams have competed in 10 consecutive winter
Paralympics (11 after PyeongChang 2018) and 12 consecutive summer Paralympics, 22 in
total (23 after PyeongChang 2018)
5. New Zealand’s most experienced winter Paralympian is Edward (Ed) Bickerstaff (#040) who
competed at four Paralympic Winter Games including Innsbruck (Austria) 1984 and 1988,
Albertville (France) 1992, Lillehammer (Norway) 1994 in the sport of Para alpine skiing.
6. New Zealand’s most decorated winter Paralympian is Patrick Cooper (#055). Patrick won four
gold, one silver and one bronze medal across three Paralympic Winter Games
1994 Gold Para alpine skiing Patrick Cooper Men's Slalom LW4
1994 Gold Para alpine skiing Patrick Cooper Men's Super-G LW4
1994 Bronze Para alpine skiing Patrick Cooper Men's Giant Slalom LW4
1992 Gold Para alpine skiing Patrick Cooper Men's Slalom LW4
1992 Gold Para alpine skiing Patrick Cooper Men's Super-G LW4
1988 Silver Para alpine skiing Patrick Cooper Men's Slalom LW423
PyeongChang 2018 Fast facts cont.
7. New Zealand’s most successful winter Paralympian at one single Paralympic Winter Games
is Matthew Butson (#085) winning three gold and one silver medal at the Nagano (Japan)
1998 Paralympic Winter Games
1998 Gold Para alpine Skiing Matthew Butson Men's Giant Slalom LW9
1998 Gold Para alpine Skiing Matthew Butson Men's Slalom LW9
1998 Gold Para alpine Skiing Matthew Butson Men's Super-G LW9
1998 Silver Para alpine Skiing Matthew Butson Men's Downhill LW1,3,5/7,924
PyeongChang 2018 Fast facts cont.
Para alpine skiing:
1. Para alpine skiing was developed when injured veterans began practicing the sport after
their return from World War II. It was first contested at a Paralympic Games in 1976.
2. Just like Olympic Alpine Skiing - it features the following events: Downhill, Super-G, Super
Combined, Giant Slalom and Slalom. Para athletes are classified into visually Impaired
(B1-B3), standing (LW1-LW9) and Sitting (LW10-LW12) categories. Slalom has a course
that demands short and abrupt turns while Giant Slalom has a course with greater turning
radius. Super-G and Downhill have fewer turns and include wider gates in some
segments of the course. Skiers speeding down the slope in these events can reach the
speed of 100km an hour.
3. New Zealand Paralympic Team has competed in Para alpine skiing at the following
Paralympic Games:
Games No of Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletes Medals
Geilo 1980 3 0 0 0 0
Innsbruck 1984 9 1 3 1 5
Innsbruck 1988 3 0 1 0 1
Albertville 1992 7 2 0 0 2
Lillehammer 8 3 0 3 6
1994
Nagano 1998 6 4 1 1 6
Salt Lake City 2 4 0 2 6
2002
Turin 2006 2 0 0 0 0
Vancouver 2010 2 1 0 0 1
Sochi 2014 2 0 1 0 1
Para snowboard:
1. Para snowboard was first introduced in to the event schedule at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic
Winter Games
2. Para athletes are classified into upper limb(s) impairment (SB-UL) and lower limb(s)
impairment (SBLL-1, SBLL-2) categories.
3. Para snowboard at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will include a total of
10 events, including Snowboard Cross (men/women) and Banked Slalom (men/women). In
Snowboard Cross, each athlete completes three runs down a man-made course with terrain
features such as bank turns, jumps, spines and rollers. The finish time of their best two runs
determines final placings. In Banked Slalom, athletes race down a course with banked turns.
Each athlete takes three runs, and the best timed run per athlete determines the final results.25
Key Events for the New Zealand Team
New Zealand Flag Raising – Thursday 8 March 2018
All countries will be officially welcomed into the Paralympic Village with an Official Flag Raising
Ceremony. The New Zealand Flag Bearer for the Opening Ceremony will also be announced.
Opening Ceremony – Friday 9 March 2018
The Opening Ceremony is a celebration showcasing the best of the host nation and a parade of
all the competing nations. The start of the Paralympic Games will then be signalled by the highly
anticipated entrance of the Paralympic Flame.
Closing Ceremony – Sunday 18 March 2018
The Closing Ceremony will celebrate the achievements of Paralympians at the PyeongChang 2018
Paralympic Winter Games and the official handover from one Host City to the next. In 2018, South
Korea will hand over to China for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The Closing
Ceremony will also feature a marching of all the countries and Paralympians who competed in the
Games, the lowering of the Paralympic Flag and raising of the Chinese flag (as the new Paralympic
Winter Games host) as well as the extinguishing of the Paralympic Flame, signalling the end of the
Games.
Team Arrival Back in New Zealand – Wednesday 21 March 2018
The entire New Zealand Paralympic Games Team will be departing PyeongChang on Tuesday 20
March and arriving back at the Auckland International Airport at Wednesday 21 March at 9.05am
(NZ0090).
All Paralympians will be available for media activity at the airport, the evening of 21 March and the
morning of 22 March (full details to follow).26
Venue for the New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team
Jeongseon Alpine Centre:
Jeongseon Alpine Centre is located on the mountain of Gariwangsan, between the counties of
Jeongseon and PyeongChang. The Men’s Downhill begins at an elevation of 1,370m and has a
course length of 2.857km, finishing at an elevation of 545m. With a total vertical drop of 825m,
the course slightly exceeds the International Ski Federation’s minimum requirement of 800m.
The Centre was officially opened in 2016 and has since played host to men’s and women’s World
Cup events in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Capacity
Spectator Seating
6,500 (3,600 Seats / 2,900 Standing)
Events
Para alpine skiing Para snowboarding
Men's Downhill, Women's Downhill, Men's Snowboard Women's
Standing Standing Cross SB-UL Snowboard Cross
SB-LL1
Men's Downhill, Sitting Women's Downhill, Men's Snowboard Women's
Sitting Cross SB-LL1 Snowboard Cross
SB-LL2
Men's Downhill, Visually Women's Downhill, Men's Snowboard Women's Banked
Impaired Visually Impaired Cross SB-LL2 Slalom SB-LL1
Men's Slalom, Standing Women's Slalom, Men's Banked Slalom Women's Banked
Standing SB-UL Slalom SB-LL2
Men's Slalom, Sitting Women's Slalom, Sitting Men's Banked Slalom
SB-LL1
Men's Slalom, Visually Women's Slalom, Men's Banked Slalom
Impaired Visually Impaired SB-LL2
Men's Giant Slalom, Women's Giant Slalom,
Standing Standing
Men's Giant Slalom, Women's Giant Slalom,
Sitting Sitting
Men's Giant Slalom, Women's Giant Slalom,
Visually Impaired Visually Impaired
Men's Super-G, Women's Super-G,
Standing Standing
Men's Super-G, Sitting Women's Super-G,
Sitting
Men's Super-G, Visually Women's Super-G,
Impaired Visually Impaired
Men's Combined, Women's Combined,
Standing Standing
Men's Combined, Sitting Women's Combined,
Sitting
Men's Combined, Women's Combined,
Visually Impaired Visually Impaired
For further information please visit the venue website
https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues/jeongseon-alpine-centre27
PyeongChang 2018 Competition Schedule – New Zealand Paralympic Winter Games Team
PYEONGCHANG 2018 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES SCHEDULE - New Zealand Paralympic Games Team - subject to change
Day Event Paralympians NZT Korean Time
Friday 9 March Opening Ceremony All 00:00 - 01:50 20:00 - 21:50
Saturday 10 March Para alpine skiing - Downhill Corey Peters and Adam Hall 13:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 12:30
Sunday 11 March Para alpine skiing - Super G Corey Peters and Adam Hall 13:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 13:00
Monday 12 March Para snowboard - Cross Carl Murphy 14:30 - 21:00 10:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 13 March Para alpine skiing - Super Combined Corey Peters and Adam Hall 13:30 - 17:00 09:30 - 13:00
Para alpine skiing - Super Combined Corey Peters and Adam Hall 19:00 - 21:00 15:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 14 March Para alpine skiing - Slalom Adam Hall 13:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 12:30
Para alpine skiing - Slalom Adam Hall 18:00 - 19:30 14:00 - 15:30
Thursday 15 March No event for NZ Paralympians n/a n/a n/a
Friday 16 March Para snowboard - Banked Slalom Carl Murphy 14:30 - 20:55 10:30 - 16:55
Saturday 17 March Para alpine skiing - Giant Slalom Corey Peters 13:30 - 16:00 09:30 - 12:00
Para alpine skiing - Giant Slalom Corey Peters 18:00 - 19:30 14:00 - 15:30
Sunday 18 March Closing Ceremony All 00:00 - 01:20 20:00 - 21:2028
Para Sport Terminology
Full Para-Sport Terminology guide available at http://www.paralympics.org.nz/Media/Media-
Toolkits
SPORT BASED TERMS
Use Instead of Description
Para sport e.g. Para swimming, Para-Sport, para swim, Para sport refers to all sport for athletes
Para cycling disabled swimming etc with an eligible impairment, whether they
Spelling of Para: Please note - the removal of feature on the Paralympic Games
• Capital P the hyphen after Para in all programme or not.
• Space, then the sport name in variants. This has been The International Federation must be
lower case mandated by IPC. recognised by the IPC and therefore
operate under the IPC Athlete
Classification Code.
1. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Paralympic Games Tokyo Option 1 - Formal full name of Paralympic
Games Paralympics Tokyo Winter or Summer Games in the correct
2. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics 2020 Tokyo format.
3. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Winter Games Option 2 & 3 - Informal name and format
4. PyeongChang 2018 PyeongChang for Paralympic Winter or Summer
Paralympic Winter Games Paralympic Winter Games Games. Not to be used in mass or formal
5. PyeongChang 2018 2018 PyeongChang communications.
Paralympics
6. PyeongChang 2018
1. Paralympic Games Para-Games Option 1 - Non year specific games term.
2. Paralympics Para-Olympics or The Paralympic Games are separate to
Paraplegic Olympics the Olympics.
Olympics Option 2 - Informal abbreviation for
Paralympic Games. Not to be used in
formal communications.
London 2017 World Para World Para Athletics 2017 World Championship event names are all
Athletics Championships in upper case. They follow the format of
NZ Para cycling city name, year, ‘World’, sport name,
PNZ Para Cycling Programme Programme ‘Championships’.
Para sport Manager PNZ Para Sport Manager Programme names are all in upper case.
PNZ staff titles are all in upper case.
World Para Athletics IPC Athletics International Federations names are all in
World Para Alpine Skiing IPC Skiing upper case. They follow the format of
World, following by the sport name.
Classification Handicap, categorisation, Athlete classification is a defining feature
etc of Para sport. It is defined as grouping
eligible athletes into sport classes
according to how much their impairment
affects fundamental activities for each
specific sport or discipline.
Paralympics New Zealand New Zealand Paralympics The only acceptable abbreviation for
PNZ Para NZ or Para-Olympics Paralympics New Zealand is PNZ. Not to
NZ be used in headings, to start sentences
and only after a full version of the term.29
Athlete Based Terms
Use Instead of Description
Paralympian Para olympian or Olympian A Para athlete who has competed at
Former Paralympian the Paralympic Games
Ex-Paralympian Paralympian is a title for life, it is not
removed after retirement
Para athlete Paralympian (if have not A Para athlete is a person with an
Para swimmer competed at the Paralympic eligible impairment who participates
Paralympic hopeful Games) in Para sport. Specifically, the term if
used for athletes who have not yet
competed at a Paralympic Games, or
for amateur athletes.
The International Federation of their
sport must be recognised by the IPC.
Disabled athlete Cripple, handicap, invalid, These nouns all have negative
impaired, etc connotations in the English language
and should not be used
Able-bodied athlete or Olympic An athlete without a As per the International Paralympic
athlete disability Committee (IPC) guidelines
DISABILITY BASED TERMS
Disability based terms Use Instead of Description
Disability or specific Suffers from cerebral palsy, Disability is a statement of fact or
impairment e.g. has an handicap, etc refers to a medical condition.
intellectual impairment, has Inflicted with cerebral palsy, ‘Suffering’ portrays the individual as
cerebral palsy, has a spinal handicap, etc being in a weak, frail or tragic position.
injury, is an amputee, has Most Para athletes would say that they
tetraplegia, etc do not ‘suffer from’ their impairment.
A Para athlete who has a A spinal injury athlete or a A person might have a disability or
spinal cord injury or a Para paraplegic impairment but it does not define them
athlete with paraplegia as a person.
Wheelchair user Is wheelchair bound Terms like ‘bound’ or ‘confined’ should
be avoided as they infer entrapment.
Instead a wheelchair is an aid or tool,
which a person uses.
Amputation or amputee Stumps Someone ‘with an amputation’ or is an
‘amputee’ are both correct terms.
However, bear in mind that sometimes
people have a similar impairment but
not from amputation, it may be present
from birth.30
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