Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
| Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics |
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| IPC code | NED | ||||||||
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
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paralympisch |
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| Competitors | 9 in 2 sports | ||||||||
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Bibian Mentel (opening ceremony) Jeroen Kampschreur (closing ceremony) |
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The Netherlands sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Four people were going to compete in para-snowboarding. Five people were going to compete in para-alpine skiing. Anna Jochemsen and Jeffrey Stuut are standing skiers. Linda van Impelen, Jeroen Kampschreur and Niels de Langen are all competing in all 5 para-alpine sit-ski events. Lisa Bunschoten, Mentel-Spee and Vos all competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. Renske van Beek is the only snowboarder on Team Netherlands who did not go to Sochi.
There were four people who could go to the Paralympics in para-snowboarding. There were another five people who could go in para-alpine skiing.
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team NL") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.
Anna Jochemsen and Jeffrey Stuut are standing skiers. Linda van Impelen, Jeroen Kampschreur and Niels de Langen are all competing in all 5 para-alpine sit-ski events. Kampschreur went to his first Winter Paralympics as the world champion in slalom, giant slalom and super-combined.
The first event on the para-alpine program is the downhill. It starts on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program is Super-G. All skiers will race between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go. The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17–18 March. Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions. Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.
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