PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Vancouver 2010 refresher
Heading into Sochi 2014, look back at all the medal winners from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics.

Samsung launches Sochi 2014 campaign
Top Paralympians are recording Samsung video blogs from Sochi, while interactive Samsung demos are being set up in the Olympic Park.

Sonja Gaudet given the honour of flag bearer for Canada
Sonja Gaudet, a two-time Paralympic wheelchair curling champion, will lead out Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony

Top 10 powerlifters to look out for at Dubai 2014
The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships take place in Dubai, UAE, from 5-11 April, but who should you be watching?

NBC’s Sochi 2014 on-air cast to include Jessica Long
NBC have announced their commentators for the Paralympics, which includes four Paralympians and several veteran announcers.

Paralympic Flame Ceremony lights up Sochi
The Paralympic Torch Relay has made its way to the mountains in Sochi and was celebrated on Rosa Khutor’s live site stage.

Finnish couple find sparks on wheelchair curling ice
Markuu Karjalainen and his wife Sari will compete for Finland in Sochi as husband and wife after meeting in 2008 through wheelchair curling.

IPC confident Sochi 2014 will smash viewing records
More broadcasters covering the Winter Paralympics than ever before should help beat previous record of 1.6 billion set in Vancouver.
Chuck Aoki: Phrases you only hear at the Paralympics
The American wheelchair rugby star shares what you can expect to hear at the upcoming Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Canadians to benefit from 300 hours of coverage from Sochi 2014
Unprecedented coverage includes more than 90 hours of fully accessible TV broadcasts and more than 250 hours of digital streaming across all CPC Broadcast Consortium platforms