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Four questions for Anna Schaffelhuber
Find out how the winner of five Paralympic gold medals at a single Paralympic Winter Games goes about preparing for competition.
100 days to go: Sweeney say US team is stronger than Sochi ahead of Buffalo 2015
Sochi 2014 gold medallist says that although US ice sledge hockey team is physically stronger ahead of the World Championships it is lacking some experience

German Paralympic medal hopefuls to receive extra funding
Forty six German para-athletes have been included in the Top Team which provides funding for their preparation for the Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics.

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.

American riders seal seven podiums in Aspen
Men’s Sochi 2014 medallists recreate podium at the para-snowboard World Cup as Heidi Jo Duce and Nicole Roundy are also amongst those to finish in the top three.

Glasgow 2015 competition schedule released
Celebrating six months to go until the 2015 IPC Swimming Worlds, the competition schedule has been published.

Chuck Aoki: 2015 World Paralympic Road trip!
US wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki has come up with his list of must see events in 2015.
Leduc to host 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Reigning champions Canada will be joined by Russia, South Korea and the USA from 1-7 February.
Paralympics New Zealand Order of Merit presented to Dave Hill
Hill has been involved in para-sport since the mid-seventies and was Chef de Mission of the New Zealand team at 1992 Paralympic Games.

Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – December 2014
The public has until Monday 19 January to cast their vote from the six candidates.

Wheelchair dance mourns passing of pioneer Freijd
Els-Britt Freijd, who was instrumental in developing wheelchair dance sport, passed away on 28 December aged 78.

Para-table tennis: athletes to watch in 2015
Who are the six athletes to look out for as we edge closer to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games?
Six great quotes from Iryna Bui
Showing an incredible passion for Nordic skiing, Ukrainian biathlon world champion Iryna Bui reveals more about herself ahead of the 2015 World Championships.

Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team named
The 12 athletes now aim to represent Canada’s at August’s Parapan American Games where a top three finish will qualify them for Rio 2016.

Team USA named for 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
World Wheelchair Curling Championships will take place in Finland between 7-14 February 2015.

American team named for Nordic Worlds
The host country of Cable 2015 have named nine athletes, including Sochi 2014 medallists Tatyana McFadden and Oksana Masters.

Croatia get Ottobock sledge loaner programme underway
With the help of 12 sledges, the Croatian Paralympic Committee and Ottobock Adria launched a recruitment drive to find ice sledge hockey players.

New Zealand team Chef de Mission encouraged by progress in Rio
Ben Lucas impressed by the scale of work around the city as South America prepares to stage its first Paralympic Games.

Redkozubov and Bugaev make it four wins from four races in La Molina
On the final day of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain, two Russian skiers completed the perfect week in slalom races.

Entries for Australian Open announced
The players who will compete in the first wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of the year have been named with Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji the headliners.