Paralympic skier Sheina and Sefi, who this week became the first Israeli athlete to participate in the world championships, this time held in Lillehammer, Norway, returned today (Thursday) to compete and take part in the huge slalom course she finished in 13th place.
And Sefi jumped to the first round, where she set a result of 1: 46.98 minutes and was ranked in the temporary 13th place, with four competitors falling during it and not advancing to the next stage.
After a two-hour break, the Israeli participated in the second round, where she finished in a time of 1: 54.74 minutes.
This time, brought Vaspi to a result of 3: 43.74 minutes in total which earned her the 13th overall place in the World Championship, her record ranking in the competition, when the gold medal was won by the French Marie Buchett with 2: 30.65 minutes.
Amazing time and time again: Watch Shina and Sefi at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Norway in the giant slalom competition pic.twitter.com/OiIBga9GQX
- Oren Aharoni (@Oren_Aharoni) January 20, 2022
On Sunday next week, the Israeli will end her appearance at the World Championships, when she competes in the Parallel end, a profession that does not appear at the Paralympic Games, but only at the World Championships where two competitors slide side by side at the same time.
And Sefi, who grew up in the foundation of virtue, had a serious car accident when she was three and a half years old and as a result lost her leg.
After the rehabilitation, a relative introduced her to the Erez Association, which helps children and adolescents with disabilities, and they are the ones who introduced her to the world of skiing.
In recent years, the industry has become the center of her life, starting to reach the highest levels and competing with a skirt because of her faith, and in a month and a half, she will also be on track at the Paralympic Winter Olympics and be the first ever to do so.
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