PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Canadian Nordic team headlined by McKeever and Bourgonje
Canada are confident that team of 11 athletes and three guides heading to Sochi is one of the "most talented yet."

Kelly Gallagher aims for first gold on Paralympic snow
Great Britain’s visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans have had a successful season so far, and aim to translate that into the first ever gold for her country at a Winter Paralympics.

Suur-Hamari wins final race at IPCAS Snowboard World Cup
The USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee ran away with the overall IPCAS Snowboard World Cup season titles.
Bruegger, Pyfl to lead Swiss Sochi 2014 delegation
Switzerland will send eight alpine skiers to Sochi 2014, including top men’s standing skiers Michael Bruegger and Thomas Pfyl.

Netherlands: 11 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
With only one athlete winning all 10 Paralympic Winter Games medals to date, the Netherlands will hope to diversify at Sochi.

NPC Cape Verde opens first headquarters
Fifteen years after joining the Paralympic Movement, NPC Cape Verde now has an office to call home.
France to send 14 athletes to Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Alpine skiers Marie Bochet and Vincent Gauthier-Manuel are expected to headline France’s Sochi 2014 team.

Poland: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
The cross-country skiing power house will head to Sochi with a strong team once again.

Sochi 2014 Paralympics broadcast rights in New Zealand awarded to Attitude Pictures
New Zealand to receive free-to-air coverage of Winter Paralympic Games

Alexandra Rickham returns to Miami for gold
The first ISAF Sailing World Cup of 2014 was dominated by the British favourites.