Carina Edlinger has high expectations for her second World Championships in Prince George, Canada. The Austrian vision impaired skier has recently sealed four cross-country wins over two 2018-19 World Cups.
She was a bit disappointed after her performance at her maiden Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Prior to the Games, Edlinger had confirmed her status as a clear candidate for gold after finishing as the overall cross-country World Cup winner for a second successive year.
But she struggled with the pressure and had to settle for bronze in the women´s cross-country middle distance vision impaired at PyeongChang 2018. She will most certainly have many more opportunities to win a Paralympic gold.
Edlinger’s debut season in 2016-17 was stunning.
The Austrian claimed gold in the women’s cross-country sprint and long distance vision impaired events at the World Championships in Finsterau, Germany. She also added a bronze to her haul in the cross-country middle distance.
Edlinger finished as the overall winner of the cross-country World Cup after capturing four wins and six other podium-finishes.
Edlinger’s sight in both eyes decreased due to a rare genetic disease.
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Sprint - Free Style VI | Final | 2017-02-12 | 1 | |
| Women's Long Distance - Classic VI | Final | 2017-02-16 | 1 | |
| Women's Middle Distance - Free Style VI | Final | 2017-02-19 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 15km Free Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-12 | 4 | |
| Women's 1.5km Sprint Classic Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-14 | 4 | |
| Women's 7.5km Classic Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-17 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Middle Distance - Free Style VI | Final | 2019-02-17 | 2 | |
| Women's Sprint - Free Style VI | Final | 2019-02-18 | 1 | |
| Women's Sprint VI | Final | 2019-02-20 | 9999 | |
| Women's Long Distance - Classic VI | Final | 2019-02-24 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Middle Distance - Classic VI | Final | 2022-01-13 | 4 | |
| Women's Sprint VI | Final | 2022-01-15 | 14 | |
| Women's Middle Distance VI | Final | 2022-01-16 | 10 | |
| Women's Long Distance - Free Style VI | Final | 2022-01-18 | 7 | |
| Women's Sprint - Classic VI | Final | 2022-01-22 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Sprint VI | Final | 2022-03-05 | 9999 | |
| Women's Long Distance Classic VI | Final | 2022-03-07 | 9999 | |
| Women's Sprint Free VI | Qualification | 2022-03-09 | 1 | |
| Women's Sprint Free VI | Semifinal 1 | 2022-03-09 | 1 | |
| Women's Sprint Free VI | Final | 2022-03-09 | 1 | |
| Women's Individual VI | Final Round | 2022-03-11 | 9999 | |
| Women's Middle Distance Free VI | Final | 2022-03-12 | 3 |