Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IPC code	NED
NPC	Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website	paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Pyeongchang
Competitors	9 in 2 sports
Flag bearers	Bibian Mentel (opening ceremony) Jeroen Kampschreur (closing ceremony)
Medals	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 7
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The Netherlands sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Four people competed in para-snowboarding. Five people competed in para-alpine skiing. Anna Jochemsen and Jeffrey Stuut are standing skiers. Linda van Impelen, Jeroen Kampschreur and Niels de Langen have all competed in all 5 para-alpine sit-ski events. Lisa Bunschoten, Bibian Mentel and Chris Vos all competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. Renske van Beek was the only snowboarder on Team Netherlands who did not go to Sochi.

Team

There were four people who competed in the Paralympics in para-snowboarding. There were another five people who competed in para-alpine skiing.^[1]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team NL") that participated in the 2018 Games.

Team Netherlands

Name	Sport	Gender	Classification	Events	ref
Lisa Bunschoten	para-snowboarding	female	SBLL-2	Cross and Banked Slalom	[1]
Niels de Langen	para-alpine skiing	Male	Sitting	Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, super combined and downhill	[1]
Anna Jochemsen	para-alpine skiing	female	Standing	Slalom, super-G, super combined and downhill	[1]
Jeroen Kampschreur	para-alpine skiing	Male	Sitting	Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, super combined and downhill	[1]
Bibian Mentel-Spee	para-snowboarding	female	SBLL-2	Cross and Banked Slalom	[1]
Jeffrey Stuut	para-alpine skiing	male	Standing	Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, super combined and downhill	[1]
Renske van Beek	para-snowboarding	female	SBLL-2	Cross and Banked Slalom	[1]
Linda van Impelen	para-alpine skiing	female	Sitting	Slalom, giant slalom, super-G and Super Combined	[1]
Chris Vos	para-snowboarding	male	SB-LL1	Cross and Banked Slalom	[1][2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Bibian Mentel Snowboarding Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2) 12 March  Gold Jeroen Kampschreur Alpine skiing Men's super combined (sitting) 13 March[3]  Gold Bibian Mentel Snowboarding Women's banked slalom (SB-LL2) 16 March  Silver Lisa Bunschoten Snowboarding Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2) 12 March  Silver Chris Vos Snowboarding Men's snowboard cross (SB-LL1) 12 March  Silver Linda van Impelen Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom (sitting) 14 March  Bronze Lisa Bunschoten Snowboarding Women's banked slalom (SB-LL2) 16 March

Medals by sport Sport Total Alpine skiing 1 1 0 2 Snowboarding 2 2 1 5 Total 3 3 1 7 Medals by date Day Date Total Day 1 10 March 0 0 0 0 Day 2 11 March 0 0 0 0 Day 3 12 March 1 2 0 3 Day 4 13 March 1 0 0 1 Day 5 14 March 0 1 0 1 Day 6 15 March 0 0 0 0 Day 7 16 March 1 0 1 2 Day 8 17 March 0 0 0 0 Day 9 18 March 0 0 0 0

Para-alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Anna Jochemsen and Jeffrey Stuut are standing skiers.^[1] Linda van Impelen, Jeroen Kampschreur and Niels de Langen have all competed in all 5 para-alpine sit-ski events. Kampschreur went to his first Winter Paralympics as the world champion in slalom, giant slalom and super-combined.^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1		Run 2		Final/Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeroen Kampschreur	Downhill	Sitting	—				Did not finish
Niels de Langen							1:31.40	14
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing					1:33.14	19
Jeroen Kampschreur	Slalom	Sitting	48.40	1	Did not finish
Niels de Langen			Did not finish
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing	Did not finish
Jeroen Kampschreur	Super combined	Sitting	1:25.55	3	46.04	1	2:11.59
Niels de Langen			1:29.47	11	48.87	4	2:18.34	8
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing	1:30.06	12	Did not finish
Jeroen Kampschreur	Super-G	Sitting	—				1:27.63	7
Niels de Langen							1:29.85	14
Jeffrey Stuut		Standing					1:31.31	17

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1		Run 2		Final/Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anna Jochemsen	Downhill	Standing	—				Did not finish
Linda van Impelen	Giant slalom	Sitting	1:14.87	2	1:14.37	8	2:29.24
Anna Jochemsen	Slalom	Standing	1:01.05	7	1:02.79	5	2:03.84	7
Linda van Impelen		Sitting	1:03.92	7	1:02.79	5	Disqualified
Anna Jochemsen	Super combined	Standing	1:37.47	5	Did not finish
Linda van Impelen		Sitting	1:39.08	7	Disqualified
Anna Jochemsen	Super-G	Standing	—				1:39.90	6
Linda van Impelen		Sitting					1:42.83	7

Para-snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Bibian Mentel-Spee has competed at the Paralympics before, winning several medals. Chris Vos won the World Para Snowboarding Championships four times.^[1] Lisa Bunschoten, Mentel-Spee and Vos all competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.^[1] Renske van Beek was the only snowboarded on Team Netherlands who did not go to Sochi. The South Korea Games are her first.^[1]

Chris Vos celebrated his 20th birthday in February. Despite his young age, people thought he could win a medal at the 2018 Winter Games. During the 2017-2018 snowboarding season, his results were not consistent but his speed was very good. The lack of consistency was why some people thought he might not be able to win gold.^[2]

Banked slalom

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Chris Vos	Men's (SB-LL1)	59.24	54.28	DNF	54.28	4
Renske van Beek	Women's (SB-LL1)	1:16.85	1:04.14	1:02.21	1:02.21	4
Lisa Bunschoten		1:04.18	1:00.04	1:01.40	1:00.04
Bibian Mentel-Spee		1:02.25	1:00.42	56.94	56.94

Snowboardcross

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Chris Vos	Men's SB-LL1	1:03.13	3 Q	Bye	Oguri (JPN) W	Schett (AUT) W	Schultz (USA) L
Renske van Beek	Women's SB-LL2	1:14.57	3 q	—	Coury (USA) W	Bunschoten (NED) L	Fina Paredes (ESP) L	4
Lisa Bunschoten		1:13.59	2 Q		Bye	van Beek (NED) W	Mentel-Spee (NED) L
Bibian Mentel-Spee		1:07.51	1 Q			Fina Paredes (ESP) W	Bunschoten (NED) W

Supporters

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands attended the 2018 Winter Paralympics.^[4] She is a member of the Honorary Board of the International Paralympic Committee.^[4] She arrived 8 March 2018 and left 13 March 2018.^[4]

References

1. "PyeongChang 2018: Dutch team named". International Paralympic Committee. 6 February 2018.
2. "PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Snowboard Ones to Watch". International Paralympic Committee. 6 February 2018.
3. "Trotse Kampschreur heeft 'topgevoel' na eerste paralympische titel". NU.nl. NU.nl. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
4. "Princess Margriet of the Netherlands to attend Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics – Royal Central". Royal Central. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.