The second and final day of the Downhill races took place on January 21, at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Sestriere, Italy, bringing in 103 athletes from 18 different countries.

Making first place once again in the Women's Visually Impaired category was Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova (B3) with guide Natalia Subrtova at 1:20.30. Coming in second and third were Czech Republic's Anna Kuliskova (B2) with guide Michaela Hubacova and Canada's Viviane Forest with guide Lindsay Debou.

Another repeat in first was Lauren Woolstencroft (LW3-1) from Canada. She led the Women's Standing category, followed by Germany's Andrea Rothfuss (LW6/8-2) and Canada's Karolina Wisniewska (LW3-2). In the Women's Sitting category, USA's Alana Nichols (LW11) took first with her result of 1:22.44. Nichols was followed by Japan's Kuniko Obinata (LW12-2) and Austria's Claudia Loesch (LW11).

Previously taking second place on 20 January, Jon Santacana (B2) from Spain moved to first with guide Miguel Galindo in the Men's Visually Impaired category. Coming in second and third were Canada’s Chris Williamson (B3) with guide Nick Brush and Slovakia's Miroslav Haraus with guide Martin Makovnik.

For the Men's Standing category, Germany's Gerd Schoenfelder (LW5/7-2) took first with his time of 1:13.89. Following Schoenfelder were Australia's Toby Kane (LW2) and Switzerland's Michael Bruegger (LW4). In the Men's Sitting category, Switzerland's Christoph Kunz (LW10-1) took first with his time of 1:13.94. Kunz was followed by Japan's Akira Kano (LW11) and Austria's Reinhold Sampl.

In the Downhill event, skiers are timed as they race down a long, steep course that may include turns and jumps. They must pass through a relatively few number of gates that are used as checkpoints. The penalty for missing a gate is disqualification. Each athlete is allowed only one run down the course and athletes' times determine the order of finish.

The 2010 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Sestriere, Italy, will continue through 23 January. Skiers in Sestriere are using the same slopes that were the field of play for the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.

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