PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ukraine pick up first cross-country gold
Lyudmyla Pavlenko won gold in the women's 12km sitting cross-country skiing race.

Markus Salcher, Matthias Lanzinger going for super-G gold
The rivals from Austria will highlight Day 2 in alpine skiing, as the men’s super-G takes place at Sochi 2014.

Akira Kano, Markus Salcher pick up second alpine golds
The Japanese sit skier and Austrian standing skier both won their super-G events on Day 2 of Sochi 2014.

Slovakia, Canada remain undefeated
Both Slovakia and Canada have yet to lose a Sochi 2014 wheelchair curling match after two days of play.

Canada ease past Norway in ice sledge hockey
Canada, Czech Republic, USA and Russia all picked up wins on Day 2 at Sochi 2014.

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.

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.