PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018: Day 1 preview
First medals of Winter Paralympics will be won in alpine skiing

PyeongChang 2018: Italy stuns Norway to claim opening win
Nils Larch scores winning goal in penalty shootout after dramatic tie in regulation time

PyeongChang 2018: Double delight for USA in day of biathlon surprises
American biathletes shock the sitting field to make history on first day of competition

PyeongChang 2018: Alpine skiers go for downhill on day 1
Salcher, Schaffelhuber and Bochet enter as reigning Paralympic and world champions

PyeongChang 2018: South Korea thrill home fans with win
Four different players score as hosts see out comfortable victory over Japan

PyeongChang 2018: Biathlon to start with a bang
First Nordic medals will be contested on the shooting range

PyeongChang 2018: World champions Canada sail past Sweden
Tyler McGregor records 10-minute hat-trick to help team score into double figures

PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics start with 51 athletes supported by the Agitos Foundation
One in every 11 athletes competing in the Paralympic Winter Games has been a beneficiary of programmes funded by the IPC development arm

PyeongChang 2018: Pope Francis sends greeting to Paralympic athletes
Holy Father describes Para athletes as “an example of courage, tenacity and perserverance”
PyeongChang 2018: Gianluigi Rosa transforms to ‘confident veteran’
Defenceman will try to help his country win first Para ice hockey medal in his third Games