PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Medals Plaza gets set to go in Rosa Khutor
The Mountain Cluster will host the majority of victory ceremonies at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

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.

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.
Greg Westlake: ‘I’m here to win a hockey tournament’
The Canadian ice sledge hockey captain gives us his brief insight into the Sochi 2014 tournament.

McFadden, Eskau to highlight cross-country skiing opener
The first day of Sochi 2014 cross-country skiing will feature the men’s and women’s long-distance sitting events.

What to watch: Day 1 at Sochi 2014
The first day of action includes, Jon Santacana Maiztegui, Nikolay Polukhin and Seung-Hwan Jung.

Russia looking for biathlon medals on Day 1
Top Russian skiers Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova will highlight the first day of the biathlon competition.
Ice sledge hockey competition to begin at Sochi 2014
The first day of Sochi 2014 includes four ice sledge hockey matchups that could be the difference maker in determining the teams for the medal round.

Russia pick up nine biathlon medals on Day 1
Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova both stormed to gold in their opening events at the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre.

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.