PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Vote now for December’s Athlete of the Month
Nominees for the award include: Jing Rong, Nadiia and Ivan Sivak, Alena Kaufman, Andrea Rothfuss and Mokrane Mohamed.
Andrea Eskau picks up second cross-country win
Germany's Eskau concludes the cross-country races with a clean-sweep as Ukraine begin to challenge the Russians at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.
Per Kasperi: My Sochi 2014 diet
Find out what Swedish ice sledge hockey star Per Kasperi eats for each meal as he trains for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
2014 US Paralympics Swimming national team named
US Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, has announced that 12 athletes, including six reigning world champions, have been named to the 2014 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National A Team.
NHK secure Paralympic rights in Japan for 2014 and 2016
NHK to broadcast more Paralympic coverage than ever before in Japan
Russians continue to dominate at Nordic World Cup
With less than 60 days to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, cross-country skiers have been tuning at the World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.
Team USA shines at US Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championship
At the US Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championship at Soldier Hollow, Team USA’s top Nordic skiers proved they are on the fast track to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Swedish team outfits for Sochi 2014 launched
H&M’s Olympic Collection, to be worn by the Swedish Paralympic team at Sochi 2014, takes inspiration from contemporary Swedish and Scandinavian design. Functionality is key to the collection designed in collaboration with members of the Swedish Team, where the performance of each garment is part of its style.
Change in wheelchair dance approved competition
The Holland Dans Spektakal will no longer be an IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport approved competition in 2014.
8 for 8: Sweden preview
Here’s a look at Sweden’s ice sledge hockey team headed to Sochi 2014 ranked No. 8 in the world.