PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Canada add three snowboarders to Sochi 2014 team
2009 world champion Tyler Mosher, world championship bronze medallist Ian Lockey and newcomer John Leslie have qualified for the debut of para-snowboard cross at Sochi 2014.
Greece: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Greece has participated at the Winter Paralympics since 2002
Mentel-Spee maintains World Cup dominance in Canada
Wins for Mentel-Spee, Shea and Dervaes at penultimate World Cup meet of the season.
Russia returns to dominance at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup
Sochi 2014 hosts claims 14 out of 18 possible podium positions in Oberried, Germany.
Turkey: Seven facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Turkey will make their Paralympic debut at Sochi 2014, having participated at the Summer Games since 1992.
Seventh heaven for Shingo Kunieda at Australian Open
Japan’s Shingo Kunieda picked up his seventh Australian Open crown, as Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock and the USA’s David Wagner also won titles.
ISAF Sailing World Cup headlined by three No. 1s
The first major sailing event of 2014 will feature Paralympic gold medallists and world champions.
Five things to know: South Korea's sledge hockey team
South Korea have had a roller-coaster ride in this Paralympic cycle, finishing in second and seventh at the last two World Championships.
Chuck Aoki: Top 10 struggles of being a summer Paralympian in winter
The wheelchair rugby player is surviving America’s cold winter weather by taking after winter Ones to Watch athletes in the lead-up to Sochi 2014.
Germany podium twice at Nordic World Cup
Home skiers Andrea Eskau and Vivian Hosch won short-distance biathlon podium places at the first day of races in Oberried.