Italy at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Italy at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Italy IPC code  ITA NPC Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
Competitors	35 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Gianmaria Dal Maistro[1]
Medals Rank: 11	Gold 1	Silver 3	Bronze 3	Total 7
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Italy will send a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. A total of 35 Italian competitors will take part in four sports:^[2]

Participants

• Alpine skiing: 9 athletes (+1 guide athlete);
• Cross-country skiing: 6 athletes;
• Ice sledge hockey: 15 athletes;
• Wheelchair curling: 5 athletes.

Medalist

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Porcellato, FrancescaFrancesca Porcellato	Cross-country	Women's 1 km Sprint Classic, sitting	21
Silver	Masiello, EnzoEnzo Masiello	Cross-country	Men's 10 km Classic, sitting	18
Silver	Corradini, MelaniaMelania Corradini	Alpine skiing	Women's Super-G, standing	19
Silver	Dal Maistro, GianmariaGianmaria Dal Maistro	Alpine skiing	Men's combined, visually impaired	20
Bronze	Dal Maistro, GianmariaGianmaria Dal Maistro	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, visually impaired	13
Bronze	Masiello, EnzoEnzo Masiello	Cross-country	Men's 15 km Classic, sitting	15
Bronze	Dal Maistro, GianmariaGianmaria Dal Maistro	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, visually impaired	17

Alpine skiing

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total Time	Calculated Time	Rank
Melania Corradini	Downhill standing
Daila Dameno

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total Time	Calculated Time	Rank
Luca Carrara	Slalom standing
Gianmaria Dal Maistro	Slalom visually impaired
Enrico Giorge	Downhill sitting
	Slalom sitting
Christian Lanthaler	Downhill standing
Hansjoerg Lantschner	Slalom standing
Luca Maraffio	Downhill sitting
Michael Stampfer

Cross-country skiing

Ice sledge hockey

Andrea Tabanelli, skip for the Italian Wheelchair Curling Team, at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre.

Wheelchair curling

See also

• Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics

References

1. "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony" (PDF). IPC. 12 March 2010.
2. (Italian) "VANCOUVER 2010, PARALIMPIADI: ITALIA AI GIOCHI CON 35 ATLETI", La Repubblica, March 5, 2010

External links

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