Andorra at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Andorra sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They competed in para-alpine skiing. The country first went to the Winter Paralympics in 2002. The 2018 Winter Paralympics was Andorra’s fifth Winter Paralympics.
Team
[change | change source]The International Paralympic Committee confirmed that Andorra will compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in January 2018.[1]
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Andorra") that participated in the 2018 Games.
| Name | Sport | Gender | Classification | Events | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Puig | para-alpine skiing | male | LW9.2 | [2][3][4] |
History
[change | change source]The country first went to the Winter Paralympics in 2002. The 2018 Winter Paralympics was Andorra’s fifth Winter Paralympics. Their best finish at the Winter Games was in 2010, when Paquita Ramirez Capitan was ninth in the women's Giant Slalom.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paralympic Games (2018-01-23), Andorra at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics, retrieved 2018-02-17
- ↑ "Roger Puig: «L'alta competició és igual d'exigent per al discapacitat»". El Periòdic d'Andorra. Retrieved 2018-02-17.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Óscar Espallargas logra el segundo puesto en la Copa de Europa | Avance Deportivo". www.avancedeportivo.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing Rankings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2018.