PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS

Bochet heading into races with rediscovered joie de vivre
St. Moritz World Cup to be last test for French skiers and more than 130 athletes from 30 countries ahead of January’s World Championships

Bertagnolli wins two golds at the season opener in Austria
French ski star Marie Bochet ends almost two-year wait for 100th World Cup gold, while Jesper Pedersen achieves a full sweep in Austria

Big stars return to global stage as World Cup season kicks off
Mix of speed and technical races to test skiers with athletes making come back after lengthy absence as the 2021-22 World Cup opens in Austria

Roman Rabl stages comeback ahead of Lillehammer 2021
Carina Edlinger interviews fellow Austrian Paralympic medallist whose passion for alpine skiing proved too strong to keep him retired

Martin France puts a colorful splash of paint on snow-white routine
Slovak Para alpine skier takes up painting en route to a fifth Paralympic Games appearance seeking for his first medal

Sports fanatic Luc Percival finds his calling in Para sports photography
The France-based photographer is the heart and soul of Para sports events for over a decade and has developed a personal connection with some athletes
Tangled Outriggers adds humour on Para Snow Sports crashes
Community insider launches project to poke fun at Para fails and battle the stigma on society’s view of people with disability

Pioneers take sit skiing into freestyle territory
Small group of passionate ski trailblazers push the boundaries focusing on corks and backflips rather than seconds or metres

Nine dual summer and winter athletes to watch in Tokyo
Home favourite Momoka Muraoka and USA's Oksana Masters amongst the names who will be targeting Beijing 2022 after the Games in Japan

Season look back: Top six moments
Breakout performances, one family’s dominance and a freeski triumph among highlights of a memorable season

Hanne Vadseth discovers the art of recovery
Norwegian vision impaired skier turns to song covers, paintings and workouts to connect with the outside world during injury and the pandemic

Mac Marcoux makes history with his blind faith
Paralympic champion and his guide Tristan Rodgers become first vision impaired pairing to tackle three iconic freeski lines in Canada

Argentinian Jean Maggi wants to go to space
First Argentinian winter Paralympian climbed the Himalayas and is now planning to travel to space

De Silvestro and Forster top Europa Cup final rankings
Six-stop 2020-2021 Para alpine skiing season wraps up in Malbun, Liechtenstein with giant slalom and slalom races

Bochet hoping for positive season sign-off at Europa Cup Finals
France's eight-time Paralympic champion joins 51 skiers from 14 nations in two technical races in Malbun, Liechtenstein until Friday

Orvarsson blazing path for Iceland at Winter Games
Slalom specialist in prime form to reach national milestone at Beijing 2022

Paralympic champion Krako and his new approach to sport as a father
Slovakia’s five-time Paralympic champion alpine skier making every minute away from son and daughter worth it
Beijing 2022 venues host first Para snow sports competitions
Para alpine skiing and Para snowboard Asian Cup races held at Yanqing and Zhangjiakou Zones

China’s Para alpine ski team revs up for Beijing 2022
Chinese skiers stun world’s best with their quick progress

Germans sweep gold in women’s races at Leogang World Cup
Anna-Maria Rieder and Anna-Lena Forster golden twice in season’s last World Cup in Austria