PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

NBC to now air Russia-USA sledge hockey final live
The Americans will try to defend their Paralympic title against the host nation on Saturday (15 March).

IPC statement on women's 12.5km biathlon standing
The International Paralympic Committe has issued a statement about the women's 12.5km biathlon standing race from Friday (14 March).
Sochi 2014: Men’s giant slalom schedule changes
The penultimate day of competition will see slight changes to the start and end times of the two giant slalom runs.

Italy to battle Czech Republic for fifth place
South Korea and Sweden will play each other for seventh place in the ice sledge hockey tournament.

Marie Bochet bags her third alpine skiing gold
France and Russia fared well in the super-combined races at Sochi 2014.

Roman Petushkov racks up fifth gold in Sochi
Russia and Ukraine dominated the long-distance biathlon events on Day 7 of the Games.

Jalle Jungnell compares designing wheelchairs to Formula 1
In addition to being a Paralympic wheelchair curler, the Swede is the owner of a wheelchair manufacturing company.

What to watch: Day 7 at Sochi 2014
The sixth day of action includes Bibian Mentel-Spee, Evan Strong and Roman Petushkov.

Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award nominees for Sochi 2014 announced
Three male and three female athletes nominated for the eighth edition of the award which will be presented at the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Cable to host 2015 Nordic Skiing World Championships
180 athletes from 20 countries will gather in Cable, Wisconsin, USA, from 24 January – 1 February 2015.