PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Italy, Czech Republic advance to fifth-place game
Italy defeated Sweden and the Czech Republic beat South Korea in ice sledge hockey on Day 5 in Sochi.
Ottobock carries out 180 jobs at Sochi 2014
Halfway through the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, Ottobock’s technical service workshops across five locations have answered athletes’ needs.

Four teams to square off in sledge hockey classification games
The Czech Republic, Italy, South Korea and Sweden are battling for fifth place at Sochi 2014.

IPC to ticket ice sledge hockey semi-finals for media
Major worldwide news outlets have been covering the ice sledge hockey competition at Sochi 2014.

Tatyana McFadden sprints to silver
The 10-time Paralympic medallist in wheelchair racing picked up her first Winter Games medal in cross-country skiing.

Sochi 2014: Men’s slalom brought forward by one hour
First runs will take place at 3pm (MSK) on Thursday 13 March.
Women’s slalom sitting Medal Ceremony postponed
Final results to be confirmed on Thursday (13 March).

Andrea Rothfuss grabs first career Paralympic gold
With a victory in the women's standing slalom, the German alpine skier had the best day of her career in Sochi.

Norway’s stunner moves them into medal hunt
Norway became just the third team to beat Canada in wheelchair curling since the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics.

Sochi 2014 Paralympics “exceeding all expectations” says IPC President
The Games have reached the halfway point and have broken multiple records.