PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Three things Amy Purdy does off snow
Get to know the US snowboarder before she goes for World gold in Big White, Canada, next week.
British Para cycling team for 2017 confirmed
Great Britain’s most successful female Paralympian ever, Dame Sarah Storey, will be joined by Paralympic medallists Megan Giglia and Jody Cundy.
Minor captures World Cup win ahead of Big White 2017
The US snowboarder remains undefeated as the final competition before the 2017 World Championships kick off in less than a week.
Para bobsleigh World Championships: 5 things to know
The first World Championships will take place since the sport was provisionally added to the Beijing 2022 programme.
Gourley elected as Athlete Representative for alpine skiers
The Australian will serve another two-year term on World Para Alpine Skiing’s Sport Technical Committee.
Throwback Thursday: The Netherlands’ Monique Kalkman
The first Dutch female wheelchair tennis player to win Paralympic gold recalls Barcelona 1992, the Games in which she made history.
Bertagnolli seals bronze for Italy at World Champs
Austria’s Claudia Loesch toppled Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in snowy conditions in Tarvisio on Thursday (26 January).
University support for PyeongChang 2018
MOUs signed with US and Korean Institutions to add weight to robust volunteer program
Strathmore water to hydrate world class athletes in 2017
Athletes, officials and volunteers at London 2017 will be hydrated by more than one million bottles of water being supplied by the water brand.
Visually impaired skiers needed for research at Worlds
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are inviting athletes to help with classification at the Para alpine Worlds in Tarvisio, Italy.