Morten Vaernes: At practice at the Shayba Arena

Finally it's starting soon. Morten Vaernes - biography After a snowboard accident in 1999, Norwegian Morten Vaernes started ice sledge hockey training. "I like the fact that it takes so much to become a good ice sledge hockey player, both technically and tactically, which means that you never get fully trained," he said. Vaernes' most memorable game was the bronze-medal game at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games when Norway beat Canada, especially because they didn't expect to win at all. Vaernes loves to play against the USA: "It's always hard, tough hockey, but it's clean. And they have a great team as well." Liverpool's footballer Steven Gerrard is Vaernes favourite athlete because he acts like a role model. Read his full biography here: http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=992932&refreshauto=1