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NEWS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Sochi 2014 athletes’ view: Bibian Mentel-Spee
The winner of the very first women’s Paralympic gold in para-snowboard talks about pushing the sport on after the success of the Paralympic Winter Games.
A volunteer’s experience of Sochi 2014
Ksenia Onishchenko was one of 8,000 volunteers who helped make the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games the best ever, but she is the only one who contributed to the Closing Ceremony speech!
Sochi 2014: My top five moments by Sir Philip Craven
IPC President reveals his five best memories from the best Paralympic Winter Games ever.
Sochi 2014 memories: Maria Guleghina
One year on from the best Winter Paralympics ever, world renowned soprano opera singer and IPC Honorary Board member Maria Guleghina gives her views on what it was like to be involved in the Games.
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.
IPC open nominations for 2015 Paralympic Sport Awards
The awards, presented in partnership with Allianz, will recognise achievements from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will be awarded in November.
Twenty-five things we learned in 2014
To mark the last day of the year, here are 25 fun, serious and interesting things we learned around the Paralympic Movement in 2014.
No. 2 NBC broadcast ice sledge hockey gold medal match
After years of campaigning for more TV coverage in the US, NBC showed over 50 hours from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
No. 7 Ukraine compete at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Despite huge political tensions, Ukraine stayed to compete in what they described as “the most tragic Paralympic Games in the history of Paralympic sport in Ukraine”.
No. 4 Petushkov shows impossible is nothing
Russian Nordic skier Roman Petushkov triumphed an unprecedented six times at his home Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.
Suzuki to make season debut in Kuhtai
Japanese sit-skier Takeshi Suzuki won his first Paralympic gold at Sochi 2014, on the anniversary of losing his legs, and will return to the snow at the Europa Cup.
No. 20 Schaffelhuber wins five-out-of-five in Sochi
Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber became only the second woman to win all five alpine skiing events at a Paralympic Games.