PHOTOS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Andrea Eskau of Germany celebrates winning gold at the flower ceremony after victory in the women's 6km Biathlon during day one of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on March 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Matti Suur-Hamari of Finland competes during the Men's Para Snowboard Cross Standing on day seven of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Momoka Muraoka of Japan competes in the Women's Giant Slalom Sitting during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Anja Wicker of Germany competes in the Women's 12.5km - sitting biathlon during day seven of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on March 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia

Bibian Mentel-Spee of the Netherlands competes during the Women's Para Snowboard Cross Standing on day seven of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Paralympian Caz Walton OBE lights the torch to celebrate the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, on March 1, 2014 in Stoke Mandeville, England. The first ever Paralympic Heritage Flame will be lit in recognition that Stoke Mandeville is the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. (Photo by Miles Willis/Getty Images for BPA)

The Sochi 2014 gold medal weighed 712 grams. @Oli Scarff/ Getty Images

USA won the Para ice hockey tournament at Sochi 2014.

Josh Sweeney scored the lone goal in the Sochi 2014 ice sledge hockey gold-medal game to lead the USA to victory.

(L-R) Cecile Hernandez, Bibian Mentel-Spee and Amy Purdy celebrate at Sochi 2014