PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Success for USA in alpine and snowboard World Cups
USA pick up five podiums in IPC Alpine Skiing and IPCAS Snowboard World Cups on home snow in Copper Mountain, Colorado, as well as multiple podiums for France, Russia, Canada and Great Britain.

IPC completes Paralympic Orientation Seminar for Tokyo 2020
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Monday 20 January) completed a two-day Orientation Seminar with officials regarding the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital city.

Romania: Seven facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Romania will make its second appearance at a Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi

Argentina: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
With 30 gold medals in summer sports to its name, Argentina is yet to win gold at a Paralympic Winter Games.
Frantseva beats Etherington by one-hundredth of a second
Just one-hundredth of a second separated the top finishers in the women’s visually impaired slalom at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Bibian Mentel-Spee, Mike Shea win Snowboard World Cup
The 2014 IPCAS Snowboard Cross World Cup in Colorado, USA, was dominated by Dutch and US riders, hoping to secure their place on the team for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Florian Planker: I want to be like Greg Westlake or Josh Pauls
How is Italy’s star sledge hockey player trying to solidify himself as one of the top-scoring forwards in the world?

Roundy determined to gain para-snowboard mass appeal
The USA's Nicole Roundy heads out in the IPC Alpine Skiing Snowboard World Cup in Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, with her sights set on Sochi 2014 and raising awareness to new fans.

Canada announce Sochi 2014 sledge hockey roster
Along with veteran forwards Greg Westlake and Brad Bowden, a load of youngsters hopes to lead the defending world champions to Paralympic gold.

Rush of European and Asian skiers make World Cup podium
Japanese, Swedish, French, Norwegian and German athletes haul six podium places at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany, including first place for home skier Andrea Eskau.

Morii, Lanzinger and Bochet tear up Copper Mountain
The IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Copper Mountain, Colorado in the USA opened on Friday (17 January) with the giant slalom event.

Paralympians honoured at ITTF’s Star Awards
Para-table tennis players Ma Lin of China and Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden were honoured during a night of glitz and glamour.

Alpine World Cup to begin in Copper Mountain
The world’s best skiers will continue their bid for glory with less than 50 days to go until Sochi 2014.

Brazil: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
As Brazil makes its debut at a Winter Paralympics, the summer Games powerhouse will hope to prove it is not all about Rio 2016.

8 for 8: Italy preview
Can three veteran forwards and an up-and-coming defenceman lead Italy’s sledge hockey team to their first Paralympic semi-finals?

Snowboard World Cup heads to Copper Mountain
The world’s top 10 riders gather in Colorado beginning on Friday (17 January) for the opening World Cup of the year, with less than 50 days to go until the debut of para-snowboard cross at Sochi 2014.

Canadian Nordic skiers break through at World Cup finals
Two first places for Brian Mckeever and Chris Klebl in long distance freestyle races at cross-country World Cup finals.

IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals to be last major international showdown before Sochi 2014
Over 125 athletes from 19 countries are set to gather in Obertsdorf, Germany, beginning on Friday (17 January) for the climax of the cross-country races of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup, which marks the last major international competition ahead of Sochi 2014 in the discipline.

IPC to host Paralympic Orientation Seminar with Tokyo 2020
A delegation from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is travelling to Tokyo this week to stage an Orientation Seminar with officials regarding the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The search for ‘Champions’ begins
2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea to launch volunteering programme.