From Lillehammer, NOR
Mar. 11, 2018 – Latvian Arturs Klots won his second Para-Sport World Championship in as many seasons, dominating on his way to a gold medal.
Klots was the quickest in each of the race’s four heats, winning by a total of .7 over 2016 world champion Lonnie Bissonnette of Canada.
Klots and Bissonnette were the class of the field, with both athletes finishing well over a second ahead of bronze medalist Guro Fronsdal of Norway.
Fronsdal became the first woman to finish on a World Championships podium with her third place finish.
European champion Alvils Brants finished fourth, while Pier Buccoliero and Andreas Kapfinger rounded out the top six.
Barry Schroeder was the top-finishing American in seventh place, while teammate Christ Rasmussen finished 18th.
World Cup champion Corie Mapp finished eighth.
Results:
| Pos | Names | Nation | Bib | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total |
| 1 | Arturs Klots | LAT | 8 | 57.46 | 58.05 | 57.28 | 57.63 | 3:50.42 |
| 2 | Lonnie Bissonnette | CAN | 1 | 57.62 | 58.13 | 57.37 | 58.00 | 3:51.12 |
| 3 | Guro Konstanse Fronsdal | NOR | 3 | 58.11 | 58.32 | 57.84 | 58.26 | 3:52.53 |
| 4 | Alvils Brants | LAT | 12 | 58.07 | 58.56 | 57.94 | 58.14 | 3:52.71 |
| 5 | Pier Alberto Buccoliero | ITA | 5 | 58.12 | 58.69 | 58.13 | 58.26 | 3:53.20 |
| 6 | Andreas Kapfinger | AUT | 6 | 58.53 | 58.50 | 58.13 | 58.10 | 3:53.26 |
| 7 | Barry Schroeder | USA | 4 | 58.33 | 58.55 | 58.23 | 58.33 | 3:53.44 |
| 8 | Corie Mapp | GBR | 13 | 58.19 | 58.79 | 57.92 | 58.56 | 3:53.46 |
| 9 | Israel Blacno | ESP | 14 | 58.43 | 58.63 | 57.94 | 58.64 | 3:53.64 |
| 10 | Nikolai Johann | GER | 10 | 58.39 | 58.71 | 58.23 | 58.40 | 3:53.73 |
| 11 | Christopher Stewart | SUI | 11 | 58.81 | 58.85 | 58.29 | 58.48 | 3:54.43 |
| 12 | Alexander Feretos | GER | 19 | 58.95 | 58.74 | 58.43 | 58.57 | 3:54.69 |
| 13 | Kenneth Jørgensen | NOR | 17 | 58.91 | 58.83 | 58.54 | 58.68 | 3:54.96 |
| 14 | Siri Malene Valle | NOR | 7 | 58.54 | 59.32 | 58.58 | 58.74 | 3:55.18 |
| 14 | Annija Krumina | LAT | 16 | 59.02 | 58.75 | 58.71 | 58.70 | 3:55.18 |
| 16 | Sebastian Westin | SWE | 9 | 58.88 | 59.11 | 58.78 | 58.50 | 3:55.27 |
| 17 | Fabrizio Caselli | ITA | 18 | 59.19 | 59.31 | 58.71 | 58.87 | 3:56.08 |
| 18 | Christ Rasmussen | USA | 2 | 58.99 | 59.46 | 58.99 | 58.65 | 3:56.09 |
| 19 | Jason Sauer | AUS | 20 | 59.74 | 59.32 | 59.06 | 59.23 | 3:57.35 |
