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Lillehammer 2021: Top 10 Moments
A lookback at two memorable weeks of Para alpine skiing, Para Nordic skiing and Para snowboard at the first World Para Snow Sports Championships
![A female Para alpine skier crossing a red gate on a parallel event](/sites/default/files/2022-01/51838596864_9bbacb0a74_c.jpg)
Aarsjoe and Aigner grab second gold as parallel event makes World Championships debut
Swedish and Austrian young stars put their names in Para alpine skiing history in 'very fun' multiclass event on the closing day at Lillehammer 2021
![A female skier showing her gold medal in a medal ceremony](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Anna-Lena%20Forster-Slalom.jpg)
Germany's Anna-Lena Forster finishes Worlds as most successful female skier
Sweden’s Ebba Aarsjoe and Great Britain’s Menna Fitzpatrick snatch gold medals in final-chance slalom races
![A male sit-skier celebrating in the snow](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Jesper-Slalom.jpg)
Jesper Pedersen delights home fans with third gold on drama-packed Friday
Men’s individual events at Lillehammer 2021 wrap up with multiple crashes and narrow finishes in slalom races
![A female skier in a slalom competition](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bochet2-LillehammerGSlalom.jpg)
Marie Bochet earns 30th major gold medal in gripping giant slalom finish
Austria's 16-year-old Barbara Aigner brings first world title into family of elite Para alpine skiers on Thursday in Lillehammer
![A male Para alpine skier skiing behind his guide in a slalom event](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bertagnolli.jpg)
Birthday boys Bertagnolli and Ravelli snatch gold after rollercoaster trip to Norway
Jesper Pedersen delivers host another world title while RPC’s Bugaev tops podium on fourth try at the World Para Snow Sports Championships
![A female alpine skier in a slalom race](/sites/default/files/2022-01/2021%20WPSS%20World%20Championships_LPercival_17-01-2022_03928.jpg)
Magnificent Monday for Millie Knight and Rene De Silvestro in the Super-Combined
Italian skier stages major upset to take his first-ever World Championships gold as British vision impaired star returns to the top after five years
![A sit-skier making a turn in a Para alpine skiing competition](/sites/default/files/2022-01/SA106065.jpg)
Jeroen Kampschreur’s ‘crazy’ run takes men’s sitting rivalry into new gear
RPC’s Varvara Voronchikhina overtakes French legend Marie Bochet to win gold at debut World Championships in Norway
![Three athletes standing in the snow in front of a white banner holding money prize.](/sites/default/files/2022-01/rsz_2021_wpss_world_championships_lpercival_14-01-2022_0205411.jpg)
Austria’s Markus Salcher regains downhill crown after five-year wait
French legend Marie Bochet wins gold in downhill and keeps the hope of defending full sweep after the first day (14 January) of Para alpine action
![A tray with a gold, a silver and a bronze medal](/sites/default/files/2022-01/51819416295_52bf9fc89f_c.jpg)
Lillehammer 2021 sets new milestone with prize money for medallists
World Para Snow Sports Championships in Norway to offer a total of 170,000 Euro to athletes who reach the podium in individual events
![A group of three persons in wheelchairs and four standing persons on the snow](/sites/default/files/2022-01/2021%20WPSS%20World%20Championships_LPercival_12-01-2022_01245_1.jpg)
Alpine skiing and cross-country skiing kick off the action in Lillehammer
Thursday marks the opening day of a history-making World Para Snow Sports Championships with 850 athletes from 42 nations competing in Norway
![A sit skier going around the gates and skiing down the hill.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/rsz_1world_paraalpine_world_cup_veysonnaz_lucpercival_20-01-12_01808.jpg)
Last test before the World Championships ends in St. Moritz
France’s Arthur Bauchet continues to lead in men’s standing class, while Austrian twins Johannes and Barbara Aigner take nine medals from Switzerland
![A female skier on a ski slope](/sites/default/files/2021-12/IMG_0171.jpg)
Marie Bochet heading into final 2021 races with rediscovered joie de vivre
St. Moritz World Cup to be last test for French skiers and more than 130 athletes from 30 countries ahead of January’s World Championships
![A guide leading the vision-impaired skier during the race](/sites/default/files/2021-12/rsz_world_paraalpine_world_cup_kranjska_gora_lucpercival_20-01-22_04402.jpg)
Italian flagbearer Bertagnolli delivers two golds at the season opener
French ski star Marie Bochet ends almost two-year wait for 100th World Cup gold, while Jesper Pedersen achieves a full sweep in Austria
![A man without an arm skiing in a Para alpine skiing competition](/sites/default/files/2021-12/MitchGourley-KranjskaGora.jpg)
Big stars return to global stage as World Cup season kicks off in Steinach am Brenner
Mix of speed and technical races to test skiers with athletes making come back after lengthy absence as the 2021-22 World Cup opens in Austria
![A male sit-skier competing at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/2021-11/1277887.jpg)
Paralympic medallist Roman Rabl stages comeback ahead of Lillehammer 2021
Carina Edlinger interviews fellow Austrian Paralympic medallist whose passion for alpine skiing proved too strong to keep him retired
![A man posing for a photo in front of his painting in a messy basement](/sites/default/files/2021-10/rsz_img_20210427_202359_original.jpg)
Martin France puts a colorful splash of paint on snow-white routine
Slovak Para alpine skier takes up painting en route to a fifth Paralympic Games appearance seeking for his first medal
![A man competes in Para Alpine skiing on a monoski on a sunny day](/sites/default/files/2021-10/rsz_image012.jpg)
Sports fanatic Luc Percival finds his calling in Para sports photography
The France-based photographer is the heart and soul of Para sports events for over a decade and has developed a personal connection with some athletes
Tangled Outriggers puts humourous touch on Para Snow Sports crashes
Community insider launches project to poke fun at Para fails and battle the stigma on society’s view of people with disability
![A female sit-skier seen from behind in a freestyle slope](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Freesitskiing02.jpg)
Pioneers take sit skiing into freestyle territory
Small group of passionate ski trailblazers push the boundaries focusing on corks and backflips rather than seconds or metres