Belarus took the honours in the final two days, winning a clutch of medals in the cross-country events.

On Saturday, 7 February, Aliaksandr Davidovich from Belarus took first position in the Cross-Country Skiing 15 km race (Sitting category) with a time of 55:26.4. Closely following Davidovich was compatriot Dzmitry Loban, just 12 seconds behind, and Chris Klebl (USA) in third. In the Men’s Standing competition, Japan’s Yoshihiro finished first with a time of 1:02:25.3, followed by Norway’s Svein Lilleberg and Vegard Dahle.

The Women’s Cross-Country Skiing 15 km race (Standing category) saw Larisa Varona from Belarus come first with a result time of 57:45.9. Poland’s Katarzyna Rogowiec finished second and Canada’s Jody Barber was third.

Belarussian athletes Vasili Shaptsiabol (guide M. Shablovski) and Yadviha Skorabahataya (guide Vasili Haurukovich) took the top places in the Visually Impaired competition in the Men and Women’s races respectively.

The final match in the Ice Sledge Hockey competition on Saturday was a heated battle between Korea and Poland. Korea eventually took the game, defeating the Poles 2:1.

Friday’s Men's Cross-Country Sprint race (Sitting category) saw Trygve Larson from Norway in first, followed by Georges Bettega (FRA) and Aliaksandr Davidovich (BLR). The Women’s Sprint Standing competition was won by Stina Sellin (SWE), followed by Shoko Ota (JPN) and Katarzyna Rogowiec (POL).

In the Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom race on 6 February, Cedri Amafroi-Broisat (FRA) took first in the Men’s Standing competition, followed by Romain Riboud (FRA) and Kevin Wermeester (GER). In the Men’s Sitting competition, Christoph Kunz from Switzerland took first, compatriot Hans Pleisch came in second and Austria’s Andreas Kapfinger was third.

Slovakian athletes Norbert Holik (guide Lubos Bosela) and Michal Beladic (guide Martin Pavlak) took the first and second positions in the Men’s Visually Impaired competition.

The Women’s Sitting competition in the Giant Slalom saw Linnea Ranudd from Sweden in first, followed by Jane Sowerby (GBR) and Delphine Le Sausse (FRA). Alyda Norbruis (NED) was first in the Women’s Standing competition.

The Paralympic Winter World Cup was an exciting event for elite winter sport athletes with disabilities. The World Cup is one of the biggest international biannual multi-sport competitions outside of the Paralympic Winter Games, providing a platform for Paralympic athletes from all over the world to compete at the highest level and represent their country.

The Alpine Skiing and Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing competitions in Solleftea form part of this season’s European and World Cup series respectively.

Full results and more information is available on the official Paralympic Winter World Cup web site. Click here to visit.