Slovak Henrieta Farkašová wins downhill event at 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships

February 20, 2013

This morning in La Molina, Spain, Slovak skier  and guide  won the IPC Alpine World Championships's women's visually impaired  event.

The field in the women's event was not as deep as the men's vision impaired, with only four visually impaired skiers competing. Russian skier Alexandra Frantseva and guide Pavel Zabotini finished in second. B3 classified British skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans finished in third place. United States B2 classified skier Danelle Umstead and guide Robert Umstead finished just off the podium in fourth place.

The women's visually impaired skiers are next scheduled to compete on Friday in the event, with a start time of approximately 9:30, 8:30. Farkašová then tries to get her second gold, out of the five she targets at these Championships.