PARA SNOWBOARD NEWS
La Molina 2015 to be streamed live
All snowboard-cross and banked slalom competitions from 23-28 February will be streamed live at ParalympicSport.TV.
Moore’s chance meeting started para-snowboard career
British snowboarder Ben Moore was hitch-hiking in Lake Louise when he was picked up by a member of the Canada para-snowboard team.
Para-snowboard World Cup Finals confirmed
As well as the finals in San Martino di Castrozza, an additional World Cup in Maribor Slovenia, has also been added to the calendar.
La Molina medals unveiled
A total of 12 sets of medals will be handed out at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships between 23-28 February.
Mayrhofer targets double para-snowboard Worlds podium
Austrian rider Patrick Mayrhofer has set his sights on a medal in the new discipline of banked slalom as well as snowboard-cross.
February 2015: What to watch in para-sport
Winter sports dominate a busy month of sport in February, but the para-athletics season will also get underway in Dubai, UAE.
Riders to watch at 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships named
Eight Paralympic champions and World Cup winners have been listed as Ones to Watch
Canadian riders set for Big White World Cup
John Leslie and Michelle Salt will line-up alongside new team members Alex Massie and Daniel Shoemaker.
First para-snowboard head-to-head winners decided
Historic victories for American, Dutch, French and British riders at the para-snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA.
Mike Schultz: The next big thing in para-snowboard?
Following the path of some of the most successful para-snowboarders of all time, who also happen to be his teammates, the USA’s Mike Schultz started his first competitive season with a bang.
All six Paralympic medallists set for Aspen para-snowboard World Cup
The debut of a new format for snowboard-cross, which will feature riders racing head-to-head, has attracted all six Sochi 2014 medallists.
Badenhorst defies the odds
Doctors told Australian snowboarder Joany Badenhorst that it would take her 18 months to recover from a last-minute crash that ruled her out of contention at Sochi 2014.
Matti Suur-Hamari: Five snowboard training techniques
Finnish lower-limb impaired rider Suur-Hamari offers his training advice to aspiring snowboarders.
When was para-snowboarding first introduced to the Paralympics?
In 2012 it was announced that para-snowboard would be included in the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
No. 12 Amy Purdy raises profile of para-sport in USA
Paralympic bronze medallist Amy Purdy shot to fame in the USA in 2014, creating more awareness for the Paralympic Movement – an achievement marked in the IPC’s Top 50 Moments of 2014.
No. 17 IPC sports develop sponsorship and competitions
2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.