PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

USA beat Canada in exhibition sledge series
The Americans snapped the Canadians’ 16-game winning streak by taking two victories in their exhibition ice sledge hockey series.

World Cup super combined set for Sunday after weather delay
Heavy snow leads to 24 hour delay of super combined event which will now take place on Sunday.

IPC saddened by the passing of Thor Kleppe
Kleppe played a key role in the development of Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair Dance Sport

Kaufman, Polukhin and Budaleeva lead World Cup standings
The conclusion of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup shows competition is fierce heading into final two competitions in Germany before Sochi 2014.

Polukhin enjoys colder temperatures at Vuokatti biathlon
First day of biathlon races in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup take place in -12 degrees Celcius, with Russians winning all six races.

Peter Ojala believes in Swedish underdogs
Why would Sweden’s ice sledge hockey team nominate a captain who’s making his Paralympic debut?
Bochet, Schaffelhuber and Salcher all winners at IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup
French skier Bochet continues where she left off in 2013 on a day when American skiers excelled.

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.