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Masters - 40 years old on race day
Open - any age
Juniors - under age 21 before April 30th (criteria for the DG cup individual award)
L 0 - no measurable physical disability
Diana Golden Race Series The Diana Golden Race Series started 5 years ago as an entry level race series for disabled athletes of all ages. Athletes are classified based on their disability by ASD/FIS standards. The series is comprised of 9 races throughout the Northeast. Points are awarded for both individual and team effort for the overall series. Disabled Sports USA funds the Diana Golden Cup awarded to the top individual male/female athlete under age 21. This also includes a scholarship to an elite training camp held yearly in Breckenridge CO.
The Goal is to provide an opportunity for disabled athletes to participate in alpine skiing to the elite levels of the sport. The race programs are designed to be consistent with US Alpine Racing development programs and thereby act as ‘feeders’ to the elite level.
Mills Cup Race Series
The Mills Cup Series is dedicated to athletes who are classified as not having a measurable disability per ASD/FIS standards. The Mills Family of New Hampshire has generously supported this series for the past 2 years. This series is embedded in the DG Race Series and has a similar format for overall winner determination.
Classes for Skiing:
Class |
Description |
L0 |
No measurable disability |
L1 |
Disability of both legs, above the knees; skiing with outriggers and using two skis or skiing on one ski using a prosthesis. |
L2 |
Disability of one leg; skiing with outriggers or poles and one ski. |
L3/1 |
Disability of both legs below the knees; amputations, severe cerebral palsy, severe neurological impairments, skiing on two skis with poles. |
L3/2 |
Disability of both legs below the knees, partial paraplegia, mild CP or nerve disorder, skiing on two skis with poles. |
L4 |
Disability of one leg, skiing on two skis with poles |
L5 |
Disability of both arms or hands, skiing on two skis with no poles |
L6 |
Disability of one arm or hand, skiing on two skis with one pole. |
L9/1 |
Disability of a combination of arm and leg. Partial quadriplegia, above the knee amputations, severe CP or neurological impairment. Using equipment of choice. |
L9/2 |
Disability of a combination of arm and leg. Partial quadriplegia, below the knee amputation, mild CP or neurological impairment. Using equipment of choice. |
L10 |
Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs, no functional sitting balance and/or significant impairment of the upper limbs, e.g., tetra, para classes 1, 2, and upper 3 and standing L classes with impairment of the lower limbs together with a significant functional impairment in the upper limbs and/or the trunk. |
L11 |
Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs and a fair sitting balance; e.g., Para classes lower 3 and 4; Standing L classes with impairment of the lower limbs together with a significant functional impairment of the trunks/hips. Athletes who have functions in the lower limbs are not allowed to use it outside of the equipment at any time during the race. |
L12/1 |
Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs. Paraplegia only with good sitting balance. |
L12/2 |
Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs, amputations and standing L classes L1, L2, L3/1, L3/2, L4, L9/1, L9/2 with good sitting balance. |
Athletes who have functions in the lower limbs are not allowed to use it outside of the equipment at any time during the race.
Athletes in standing L classes must be functionally evaluated and approved by the medical committee before competing in L10, L11 or L12 classifications.
Classes for the Visually Impaired:
Class |
Description |
B1 |
Totally blind, can distinguish between light and dark, but not shapes. |
B2 |
Partially sighted. Best correctable vision up to 20/600, and/or visual field of five (5) degrees. |
B3 |
Partially sighted. Best correctable vision from 20/600 to 20/200 and/or field of vision from five (5) degrees to minus twenty (-20) degrees. |
Each class of disability has a factor calculated for it each season for each discipline of alpine ski racing. This factor is then multiplied by the racers raw time. The factored time is what is used to determine the results of the race. By using the factors, racers with different disabilities can compete against each other on an even playing field.
This is a link to Diana Golden’s Bio: http://www.dsusa.org/DianaGolden/bio.html
A link to a good glossary of disabled ski racing terms and information is: http://www.dsusa.org/programs-winter-competition-winterglossary.html
DIANA GOLDEN RACE SERIES Schedule