PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Josh Pauls: My five superstitions for Sochi 2014
Find out what the American ice sledge hockey forward will be doing before his games at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
World champ Santacana to return at World Cup Finals
Spain’s world and Paralympic champion Jon Santacana will return from injury alongside around 50 other athletes at the last major competition ahead of Sochi 2014.

'We have been absolutely devastated by Matthew’s tragic passing,' says APC President
Paralympic Movement remains in deep mourning following Mathew's passing on Thursday (20 February)
Statement from the parents para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson
The parents of Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson, Stephen and Carol Ann Robinson, have asked the Australian Paralympic Committee to issue the following statement on behalf of their family.

Latimer added to Canadian team for Sochi 2014
Rising star Erin Latimer has been nominated to the Canadian team that will compete at March’s Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Alpine Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee have announced.
Spain: Nine facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
The alpine skiing powerhouse will hope that Jon Santacana Maiztegui has recovered enough from an injury earlier in the season to make his mark in Sochi.
IPC deeply saddened by the passing of para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson
Australian sadly passed away on Thursday evening aged 28.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui headlines Spain’s Sochi 2014 team
Spain will send four alpine skiers, two guides and three snowboarders to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Groups set for women’s wheelchair basketball Worlds
The 12 teams participating in June’s event in Toronto have been divided into two pools.

Sochi 2014: 14 athletes to follow on Instagram
A guide to the top Paralympic accounts to follow on Instagram at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.