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Lekomtcev Canmore 2013

Russia: 11 facts on the Sochi Paralympics

Russia (including USSR and United Team) has won 176 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games, 64 gold medals, 68 silver and 44 bronze medals, the sixth most of all National Paralympic Committees

Michael Bruegger

Bruegger: Elite para-alpine skiing getting tougher

The Swiss skier is 31-years-old heading into his third Paralympic Games in Sochi, and talks about the intense competition now faced by para-alpine skiers and increases in the quality of the field since his first Paralympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998.

Nominees for the 2014 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award

Six Paralympians shortlisted for Laureus Award

France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden - two athletes who will compete at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games - have been announced on a shortlist of six athletes for the prestigious 2014 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.