PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC to ticket ice sledge hockey semi-finals for media
Major worldwide news outlets have been covering the ice sledge hockey competition at Sochi 2014.

Jose Carreras to perform at Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony will be the final event of what have been the most successful Paralympic Winter Games ever.

Tatyana McFadden sprints to silver
The 10-time Paralympic medallist in wheelchair racing picked up her first Winter Games medal in cross-country skiing.
Women’s slalom sitting Medal Ceremony postponed
Final results to be confirmed on Thursday (13 March).

Sochi 2014: Men’s slalom brought forward by one hour
First runs will take place at 3pm (MSK) on Thursday 13 March.

Andrea Rothfuss grabs first career Paralympic gold
With a victory in the women's standing slalom, the German alpine skier had the best day of her career in Sochi.

Sochi 2014 Paralympics “exceeding all expectations” says IPC President
The Games have reached the halfway point and have broken multiple records.

Norway’s stunner moves them into medal hunt
Norway became just the third team to beat Canada in wheelchair curling since the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics.

Ukraine and Russia hot favourites in biathlon
The middle-distance biathlon races across both genders and all classes will take place on Day 4 of Sochi 2014.

Weather causes changes to alpine skiing competition at Sochi
Super-combined slalom moved to afternoon of Tuesday (11 March), and super-G races now scheduled for 14 March.