classification classification classification system sport originally called practiced hundreds athletes world defines classes athletes physical affecting legs athletes physical affecting arms compete standing sport official debut russia eligibility classifications exist deaf competitors blind competitors people physical disabilities intellectual disabilities eligibility rules provide athletes physical limb loss limb spinal cord injury nerve damage cerebral athletes visual eligible defines classes athletes physical affecting legs athletes use modified equipment compete athletes physical affecting arms compete standing elaborate classification system classes limb disabilities athletes severe disabilities lower limbs athletes severe disabilities lower limb athletes moderate disabilities lower limbs athletes moderate disabilities lower limbs athletes disabilities upper limbs athletes disabilities upper limb athletes disabilities upper lower limb sitting class athletes disabilities lower limbs trunk sitting class athletes disabilities lower limbs partial trunk function sitting class athletes disabilities lower limbs good trunk function defines visual class identical sports visually impaired athletes governance sport widely called held official competition usa competitions north_america accepted international governance beginning practiced hundreds athletes world governed signed memorandum understanding july continue govern sport situation organisations continue efforts develop sport alpine skiing share common set regulations explaining change sport stated change bring sport alignment common terminology sports hockey wheelchair referred hockey consultation process preparing sport inclusion paralympic winter games prefix greek origin means alongside illustrate olympic paralympic movements exist necessarily refer thing practised people disabilities new describes competitive acceptance paralympic movement australian competitors sport sport classification managed national sport federation support types classification available australian competitors provisional national international club level competitions second state national competitions international competitions paralympic games initially rejecting sport august changed mind added programme president olympic organizing committee welcomed addition new sport saying young exciting sport attracting new audiences participants inclusion paralympics programme boost promotion paralympic sports russia highlights opportunities sport provides sport official debut russia men women standing cross events class offered events run time trial format rider course time unlike paralympic events results calculated factors adjust times based disability classification athlete got runs course jumps turns times best added final total events run march women event won netherlands time minute seconds france came second time minutes seconds america amy came minutes seconds men event clean sweep united_states won minute seconds followed time time future cross events success tickets events sell april announced plans add events south_korea consideration given having cross event run pairs athletes competing time trial plans add non standing visually impaired events visually impaired events considered medal events competitions small numbers internationally competitive athletes
Para-snowboarding classification