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IPC kicks off Beijing 2022 1YTG celebrations
Packed digital schedule for snow sport enthusiasts 03 Mar 2021
In exactly one year, the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will showcase a spectacle of sporting action. Para athletes across the world are continuing to train through COVID-19 pandemic-induced situations with hopes of reaching pinnacle Paralympic peformaces in their respective sports - alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice hockey, snowboard and wheelchair curling.
To cheer their determination and spirit, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has lined up a series of engaging digital experiences and activations from 4-13 March. Stay tuned to our website www.paralympic.org this week for features on top-brass Para athletes heading for the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Let us lead you down the memory lane with the re-lives from some of the unforgettable moments from PyeongChang 2018 on our Facebook and YouTube handles. If you are in the mood for bite-size video clips with fun tunes, scroll away on our TikTok channel. Yes, we are on TikTok and have filled it with winter sport content!
Go behind-the-scenes on Instagram with our athletes, and do not forget to participate in our Twitter polls.
So join us in the best socially-distanced way to celebrate one year to go until #Beijing 2022!
| 4 march – Opening | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | Reliving the Excitement: a series of events from previous Games |
| PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony | |
| TikTok Live | Session to explain some curiosities of winter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey sessions at 6pm CET |
| 5 march – Day 1 – Alpine skiing | |
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Facebook and YouTube |
Downhill action from PyeongChang 2018 |
| Q&A video with Australian Para alpine skier Sam Tait | |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org | Resurgence of Chinese team |
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Para alpine skier Hilmar Orvarsson blazing path for Iceland at Winter Games |
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| 6 march - day 2 - cross-country skiing | |
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| 4x2.5km open relay at the PyeongChang 2018 | |
| YouTube | Livestreaming of Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Slovenia |
| Takeover with Brazilian cross-country skier Cristian Ribera | |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org |
South Korea's Vo Ra Mi Seo hopes to show beauty of disability |
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Cristian Ribera on a mission to make more history for Brazil at Beijing 2022 |
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| 7 march – Day 3 – Para ice hockey | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | South Korea vs. Italy bronze medal match at PyeongChang 2018 |
| Q&A video with Andrea Macri (ITA) | |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org |
USA vs Canada age-old rivalry |
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Norway’s female Para ice hockey pioneers Lena Schroeder and Brit Mjaasund Oyen in conversation |
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| 8 march – Day 4 – Biathlon | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | Middle distance standing and vision impaired events from PyeongChang 2018 |
| Takeover with USA's Oksana Master | |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org | Clara Klug of Germany on her preparations |
| Defending champ Kendall Gretsch on her repeat at Beijing | |
| 9 march – Day 5 – Wheelchair Curling | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | China's first ever Winter Games gold medal |
| Q&A video with Latvia's Polina Rozkova | |
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TikTok Live |
Explaining biathlon, wheelchair curling, snowboard sessions – 6pm (CET) |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org | Chinese Wheelchair Curling team's dominance |
| 10 march – Day 6 – Snowboard | |
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Facebook and YouTube |
Men's snowboard-cross from Sochi 2014 |
| Takeover with snowboarder Chris Vos (NED) | |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org |
Maxime Montaggioni rises from ‘black’ days to renew pursuit of elusive Paralympic medal |
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Iran’s Para snowboarders eager to make more national history at Beijing 2022 |
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| 11 march - day 7 | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | Canada vs. USA in the Para ice hockey gold medal at PyeongChang 2018 |
| 12 march - day 8 | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | South Korea and Norway playing the wheelchair curling semi-final at PyeongChang 2018 |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org | Photographers share their behind the scene experience covering Winter Games |
| 13 march - closing | |
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| Facebook and YouTube | Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony |
| Immersive Features on Paralympic.org | Para athletes who can make a significant impact at Beijing 2022 |
