PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ottobock’s Sochi 2014 services open for business
There will be 28 technicians across all sports helping athletes with technical services at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
Could Marie Bochet’s gold be first of five?
The French alpine skier picked up gold in the downhill and is under a lot of pressure to medal in four more events.
Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inducts three new faces
Eric Villalon Fuentes, Verena Bentele and Jon Kreamelmeyer were all honoured by the Paralympic Movement.
South Korea upset Russia's sledge squad in shoot-out
Two of the first four ice sledge hockey games at Sochi 2014 went to overtimes and shoot-outs.
Batalova awarded Women’s Day Recognition at Sochi 2014
Rima Batalova, thirteen-time Paralympic champion and Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, is honoured at a special ceremony on International Women’s Day by the International Paralympic Committee for her work in inspiring and enabling women in para-sport.
Canada grab two Sochi 2014 wins in wheelchair curling
The defending Paralympic champions from Canada are off to another hot start in wheelchair curling at the Winter Games.
Explaining alpine skiing’s factor system
Find out how athletes with a different impairment can compete against in each other in the same event on the slopes.
Medals Plaza gets set to go in Rosa Khutor
The Mountain Cluster will host the majority of victory ceremonies at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
Jon Santacana Maiztegui shines on Day 1 in downhill
The Spanish visually impaired skier returned from an injury to repeat his title in the men’s visually impaired class at Sochi 2014.
What to watch: Day 1 at Sochi 2014
The first day of action includes, Jon Santacana Maiztegui, Nikolay Polukhin and Seung-Hwan Jung.