PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS 

Cho Yang-ho, head of the PyeongChang 2018’s bid committee, named POCOG President

Jade Etherington, Caroline Powell and Charlotte Evans set to attend showcase of Paralympic sport on 30 August

Project which is a bid commitment will help raise the profile of the Paralympic Movement

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is considering a range of actions to reduce the number of anti-doping violations in para-sport, particularly in powerlifting.

BJ Marcoux had to make the agonising decision to hand over the reins of being his brother Mac’s guide at Sochi 2014 to Robin Femy, but the pair are working towards being back together at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

After a busy year for para-sport, the IPC has published its achievements from 2013.

Jin-sun Kim has resigned as President of POCOG

US Paralympics has announced that 19 athletes have been nominated to the 2014-15 U.S. Paralympics alpine skiing national team.

A number of athletes, coaches, classifiers, academics and representatives of IPC Alpine Skiing met in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss the ongoing development of a sport specific classification system for alpine skiing.

Japanese medal winners proudly show off their new pins following success at Sochi 2014.

Duo from the gold medal winning USA ice sledge hockey team recognised together with Jamie Whitmore at prestigious awards in Los Angeles.

IPC President praises Sochi’s record breaking success and legacy at the start of two day debrief into the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Great Britain’s most decorated Winter Paralympian still cannot believe how many people tuned in to see her and guide Caroline Powell compete at Sochi 2014, the Games through which she became not only a four-time Paralympic medallist, but also a celebrity.

The ESPY’s are awarded to recognise team or individual athletic achievement, with many of the USA’s Sochi 2014 medal winners being nominated.

To mark the three month anniversary since the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a stunning online short film ”Sochi 2014 – Breaking Down Barriers” featuring many highlights from March’s event.

The pair were Great Britain's first ever winners of a Paralympic Winter Games gold medal and have been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list.

Speaking at the 6th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women and Sport in Helsinki, Finland, the IPC President outlined the Paralympic Movement's long term ambition.

The 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards, the premier honours event in the international sporting calendar, is to be held in Shanghai, China.

The IPC’s Editorial Co-ordinator outlines some of the most insightful, funny and enlightening Paralympians in the world to interview.

Find how a revised World Anti-Doping Code for athletes will be implemented starting in 2015.