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The sportspeople are competing two sports: para-alpine skiing and sledge hockey. There were 24 sportspeople, 16 support people and 4 administrators.  First allocated four sports in para-alpine skiing, the country won two more spots and are sending six skiers.  The sledge hockey team goes to South Korea after qualifying at a tournament in Sweden.  They had financial difficulties before the Winter Paralympics because of corruption in sports funding.  This made it more difficult to train and compete for the 2018 Games.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In June 2017, the Executive Committee of the Czech Paralympic Committee (\u010cPV) was told by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) they had been given four spots to send people to the 2018 Winter Paralympics to compete in para-alpine skiing.[1]  Three of these spots were for men, and one was for a woman.[1]Patrik Hetmer was the first skier to be nominated for inclusion on the 2018 team going to Pyeongchang.[1]  In September 2017,  Pavel Bambousek, Miroslav Lidinsk\u00fd and Anna Pe\u0161kov\u00e1 seemed to be the most likely skiers to be named to the team in para-alpine skiing.[1]  The full team was named by the \u010cPV on 6 February 2018.[2]  It included people in two sports: para-alpine skiing and sledge hockey. There were 24 sportspeople, 16 support people and 4 administrators.[2] Ani\u010dka Pe\u0161kov\u00e1 was the only woman representing the Czech Republic in Pyeongchang.[2]  The team included 6 alpine-skiers and their 2 guides.[2] Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vaverka, who competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in snowboarding, was selected to compete in para-alpine skiing.[2]The group was scheduled to fly to South Korea on 3 March 2018.[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The table below contains the list of members of people (called “Team Czech Republic”) that will be participating in the 2018 Games.Team Czech RepublicNameSportGenderClassificationEventsrefPavel Bambousekpara-alpine skiingmale[2]Pavel Dole\u017ealsledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Michal Geiersledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Zden\u011bk H\u00e1blsledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Patrik Hetmerpara-alpine skiingmalevision impaired[3][1]Miroslav Hrbeksledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Michaela Huba\u010dov\u00e1para-alpine skiingmaleguide skier[2]Zden\u011bk Kl\u00edmasledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Benjam\u00ednek Tade\u00e1\u0161 K\u0159\u00ed\u017epara-alpine skiingmalevision impaired[2]Zden\u011bk Krupi\u010dkasledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Pavel Kube\u0161sledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Martin Kudelasledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Miroslav Lidinsk\u00fdpara-alpine skiingmale[2]Miroslav M\u00e1\u010dkapara-alpine skiingmaleguide skier[2]David Moty\u010dkasledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Radim Nevrl\u00fdpara-alpine skiingmaleguide skier[2]Martin Nov\u00e1ksledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]David Palatsledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Ani\u010dka Pe\u0161kov\u00e1para-alpine skiingfemalevision impaired[2]Ji\u0159\u00ed Raulsledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Zden\u011bk \u0160afr\u00e1neksledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[4][2]Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vaverkapara-alpine skiingmale[2]Karel Wagnersledge hockeymalesledge hockey minimum disability open classmixed team[2]Table of ContentsPara-alpine skiing[edit]Qualification[edit]Support[edit]Skiers[edit]Schedule and results[edit]Para ice hockey[edit]Roster[edit]Before the Games[edit]Qualification[edit]Media coverage[edit]References[edit]Para-alpine skiing[edit]Qualification[edit]In June 2017, the Executive Committee of the Czech Paralympic Committee (\u010cPV) was told by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) they had been given four spots to send people to the 2018 Winter Paralympics to compete in para-alpine skiing.[1]  Three of these spots were for men, and one was for a woman.[1] In September 2017,  Pavel Bambousek, Miroslav Lidinsk\u00fd and Anna Pe\u0161kov\u00e1 seemed to be the most likely skiers to be named to the team in para-alpine skiing.[1]The team had a training camp in early autumn 2017 on the glaciers in the Czech Republic.  This was to prepare for their first races, which took place in November in Landgraaf, Netherlands.  After that, the team went Pitztal to race.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Support[edit]Health Care in the Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 supported Czech para-alpine skiers before Winter Games.  This program was supervised by  Deputy Governor for Health Care Ing. Ale\u0161 Cabicar. She said, “The project of the handicapped skiers center is known, especially their teaching program, which they realize in the Krkono\u0161e Mountains. I am very glad that successful athletes are being prepared in our region to achieve great results. When the representatives of the Center approached me with the request for support and support, I did not hesitate and I am glad that the Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 Region is one of the partners of the Czech representatives.”[1]Skiers[edit]Patrik Hetmer was the first skier to be nominated for inclusion on the 2018 team going to Pyeongchang.[1]  He competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.  Hetmer has a vision impairment.[1] The blind skier races with guide skier Miroslav M\u00e1\u010dka.[2] Ani\u010dka Pe\u0161kov\u00e1 was the only woman representing the Czech Republic in Pyeongchang.[2]  The blind skier is accompanied by her guide skier, Michaela Huba\u010dov\u00e1. Pe\u0161kov\u00e1 won a medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.  She returned to alpine-skiing in 2017 after taking maternity leave.[2] Benjam\u00ednek Tade\u00e1\u0161 K\u0159\u00ed\u017e is racing in South Korea with guide skier Radim Nevrl\u00fd.[2] Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vaverka, who competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in snowboarding, was selected to compete in para-alpine skiing.[2]Schedule and results[edit]The first event on the para-alpine program is the downhill. It starts on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program is Super-G. All skiers will race between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March.  The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go. The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17\u201318 March.  Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions.  Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.[5]Para ice hockey[edit]SummaryRoster[edit]Defensemen Pavel Dole\u017eal and Karel Wagner are going to their first games.  The other defensemen were all part of the team that went to Sochi.[2] Michal Geier, Zden\u011bk H\u00e1bl, Zden\u011bk Krupi\u010dka, Zden\u011bk \u0160afr\u00e1nek, David Palat, David Moty\u010dka, Zden\u011bk Kl\u00edma and Martin Nov\u00e1k are the centers and wingers, playing in the attacking positions.[2]  The team is coached by Ji\u0159\u00ed B\u0159\u00edza.  He has been leading the team since 2013.[2] Jan Katauer is an assistance coach, and Jakub Novotny is the goaltender coach.[2]Before the Games[edit]In the two years before the start of the Winter Games, the sledge hockey team dealt with financial difficulties.  Corruption in the Czech Republic involving subsidies for sport resulted in the national team getting less money to support their training and ability to compete in tournaments. FA\u010cR Chairman Miroslav Pelta was arrested as part of the corruption issues.[4]  About the corruption, team captain Zden\u011bk \u0160afr\u00e1nek said, “The subsidy scandal has radically reduced the amount we receive. For the sake of illustration, the Czech Paralympic Committee has now gotten less money than last year’s sledge hockey players, and it has to be divided into a lot of sports.”[4]  The team could not buy time to use ice at skating rinks to train much before their final qualifying competition in Sweden.[4] They also could not buy new equipment like sledges, hockey sticks or hockey gloves.[4] To make sure they were ready to qualify, the captain thought the team needed around 1 million Czech Koruna (\u20ac39452.23) to pay for all the costs of training and traveling.[4]  Because they could not get funding from the government, players had to ask individuals to support them financially.[4]The team went to Nagano to compete in a tournament in February 2018 to prepare for the Games.[2]Qualification[edit]Japan, Sweden and the Czech Republic were the last 3 teams that were able to go to the 2018 Games. They could go because of how they finished at the Qualification Tournament in October in Ostersund, Sweden in October 2017.[6][7][8][2]  Teams participating in the tournament included Sweden, Germany, Slovakia, Japan and Great Britain.[4]Preliminary round5\u20138th place semifinalFifth place gameMedia coverage[edit]Some of the Paralympics would be broad on television by \u010cT TV and \u010cT Sport.  Live streaming of the Winter Games was also made available free on \u010cT Sport’s website.[3]References[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/czech-republic-at-the-2018-winter-paralympics\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Czech Republic at the 2018 Winter Paralympics"}}]}]