PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
USA announce para-Nordic skiing Sochi 2014 nominees
A total of 16 skiers and two guides named to Sochi 2014 team, including 10-time summer Paralympic Games medallist Tatyana Mcfadden and America's first ever Olympic or Paralympic biathlon medallist, Andy Soule.
Five things to know: Norway's sledge hockey team
Norway head into Sochi 2014 with a mix of youth and veterans hoping to medal for the sixth straight Paralympics.
Armenia: Six facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Armenia’s alpine skiers will hope to represent their country again at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Czech Republic: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Traditionally strong in skiing, the Czech Republic’s strongest medal chances are in ice sledge hockey at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Philippe Mees becomes new NPC Belgium President
Anne d’Ieteren will now serve as Vice President and Secretary General of the Paralympic Movement in Belgium.
Biathlon World Cup winners decided
All overall winners of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup biathlon events are Russian following middle distance races at Oberried, Germany, on Sunday (26 January).
Three winter Paralympians put forth for IPC Athletes’ Council
Find out which ice sledge hockey player, alpine skier and Nordic skier will help form the collective athlete voice of the Paralympic Movement.
Shea, Dervaes and Mentel-Spee complete back-to-back wins
The U.S. pair of Mike Shea and Marc Dervaes completed back-to-back wins at the IPCAS Snowboard World Cup at the Big White Ski Resort, Canada on Sunday (26 January), whilst the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee continued her unbeatable form.
8 for 8: Norway preview
Norway are looking to medal for the sixth straight time in ice sledge hockey at a Paralympic Winter Games.
IPC launches countdown campaign to Sochi 2014
With 50 days until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the IPC has begun a countdown campaign, revealing interesting facts about each country competing.