PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS
February 2015: What to watch in para-sport
Winter sports dominate a busy month of sport in February, but the para-athletics season will also get underway in Dubai, UAE.
Alpine World Cup Finals head to St. Moritz
Over 70 athletes from 16 countries will compete in one of the last high-level races before the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.
World Cup speed races decided
Double victory for Marie Bochet as skiers complete two downhill races with just one month until the 2015 Worlds.
Tignes World Cup: Q&A with race organiser
Downhill races have been rescheduled to Wednesday (28 January) because of high winds but organisers are confident it has the potential to be a great event.
First para-alpine World Cup speed events set for Tignes
France’s Marie Bochet, Austrian Markus Salcher and Japan’s Akira Kano will compete in downhill and super-G.
Stephens shifts attitude in bid to podium
The USA’s Laurie Stephens, along with coach Kevin Jardine, believe that a more relaxed approach is the key to podiums in 2014-15.
La Molina 2015 'progressing positively'
Preparations have moved up a gear for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships from 23-28 February.
Murphy takes season's first World Cup win
The last races ahead of La Molina 2015 also feature wins for France, the Netherlands, and Austria.
Riders complete 100 per cent record at Big White
The Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee, France’s Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon, the USA's Mike Shea and Great Britain's Ben Moore won their second snowboard-cross head-to-head races.
Rothfuss completes hat-trick of Europa Cup wins in Matrei
German maintains her 100 per cent record, Russia’s Redkozubov wins again, but home favourite Loesch fails to finish.
Germany, Russia pick up double wins in Matrei
Rothfuss, Nolte, Redkozubov and Bugaev all finish on top of the podium at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.
Canadian riders set for Big White World Cup
John Leslie and Michelle Salt will line-up alongside new team members Alex Massie and Daniel Shoemaker.
Redkozubov beaten in Matrei
There was also an upset in the men’s standing races, as Russia’s Alexander Alyabyev took victory after Paralympic champion Alexey Bugaev failed to finish.
Loesch and Lanzinger to headline Europa Cup
Austria’s Claudia Loesch and Matthias Lanzinger will race in super-combined, slalom and giant slalom races on home snow in Matrei.
Four questions for Anna Schaffelhuber
Find out how the winner of five Paralympic gold medals at a single Paralympic Winter Games goes about preparing for competition.
First para-snowboard head-to-head winners decided
Historic victories for American, Dutch, French and British riders at the para-snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA.
American riders seal seven podiums in Aspen
Men’s Sochi 2014 medallists recreate podium at the para-snowboard World Cup as Heidi Jo Duce and Nicole Roundy are also amongst those to finish in the top three.
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – December 2014
The public has until Monday 19 January to cast their vote from the six candidates.
Redkozubov and Bugaev make it four wins from four races in La Molina
On the final day of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain, two Russian skiers completed the perfect week in slalom races.
Third time lucky for Croatia’s Sokolovic in La Molina
Russian skiers also complete triple wins at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, alongside podiums for France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Canada.