LW10
Skiers in this class use outrigger skis for balance, as leverage to right themselves when they fall, and for turning.
LW10 is a para-alpine and para-Nordic sit-skiing classification,[1] where LW stands for Locomotor Winter.
[2][3] LW10 skiers cannot sit up without support, which includes people with cerebral palsy in all their limbs.
[5] The IPC defined this para-alpine classification as "a. Disabilities in the lower limbs, no functional sitting balance.
"[7] In para-Nordic skiing, the IPC defines this class as for "those with impairments in the lower limb(s) and the trunk.
"[8] A skier in this class "will have minimal trunk muscle activity in flexion and extension so that the athlete is unable to maintain a sitting position against gravity while properly strapped to the test table and without arm support".
A national federation such as Alpine Canada handles classification for domestic competitions.
[9] For para-Nordic skiing events, classification is handled by IPC Nordic Skiing Technical Committee on the international level and by the national sports federation such as Cross-Country Canada on a country by country level.
These conditions include a single below knee but above ankle amputation, monoplegia that exhibits similar to below knee amputation, legs of different length where there is at least a 7 centimetres (2.8 in) difference, and combined muscle strength in the lower extremities less than 71.
[8] In para-Nordic skiing, LW10.5 is for sit skiers with disability affecting their lower extremities and trunk function,[5] and who lack "buttock sensibility S1-S5".
[22] They sometimes use a quadriplegic ski, called a "Swing-Bo", which was designed to give the skier better steering, and rely less on outriggers.
Between 1994 and 2006, one skier in the LW10 class was injured on the German national para-alpine skiing team.
[33] At the 2004 Alpine World Championships, LW10, LW11 and LW12 women competed against each other in a competition with factored results during the downhill event.
[34] At the 2005 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships, this class was grouped with other sit-skiing classifications.
