PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018: Alpine skiing flash quotes day 1
Athletes' reaction following opening day of competition

PyeongChang 2018: Opening Ceremony warms hearts
Winter Paralympic Games officially began with a celebration of inclusion and culture

PyeongChang 2018: Henrieta Farkasova first Paralympic champion
Slovakian alpine skier narrowly beats Millie Knight to capture gold

PyeongChang 2018: Day 1 preview
First medals of Winter Paralympics will be won in alpine skiing

PyeongChang 2018: Italy stuns Norway to claim opening win
Nils Larch scores winning goal in penalty shootout after dramatic tie in regulation time

PyeongChang 2018: Double delight for USA in day of biathlon surprises
American biathletes shock the sitting field to make history on first day of competition

PyeongChang 2018: Alpine skiers go for downhill on day 1
Salcher, Schaffelhuber and Bochet enter as reigning Paralympic and world champions

PyeongChang 2018: South Korea thrill home fans with win
Four different players score as hosts see out comfortable victory over Japan

PyeongChang 2018: Biathlon to start with a bang
First Nordic medals will be contested on the shooting range

PyeongChang 2018: World champions Canada sail past Sweden
Tyler McGregor records 10-minute hat-trick to help team score into double figures

PyeongChang 2018: Norway-Italy to highlight day 1 of Para ice hockey
Lena Schroeder will be first female player to take part in Para ice hockey at the Paralympics since 1994

PyeongChang 2018: Opening day worth the four year wait
Fifteen countries take home medals in alpine skiing and biathlon

PyeongChang 2018: Pope Francis sends greeting to Paralympic athletes
Holy Father describes Para athletes as “an example of courage, tenacity and perserverance”
PyeongChang 2018: Gianluigi Rosa transforms to ‘confident veteran’
Defenceman will try to help his country win first Para ice hockey medal in his third Games

PyeongChang 2018: IPC President's Speech
Full text of Andrew Parsons' Opening Ceremony address

PyeongChang 2018: Eui-Hyun Sin targets South Korea's first gold
Nordic skier selected as hosts' flagbearer for Opening Ceremony of Winter Paralympics

PyeongChang 2018: Brenna Huckaby dreams of gold
US snowboarder excited about competing at her first Winter Paralympics

PyeongChang 2018: Paralympic flame makes final lap
Penultimate hand-off in Torch Relay made in Gangneung ahead of Opening Ceremony

PyeongChang 2018: Anna Schaffelhuber not thinking of retirement
German alpine skier assures she can now ´take risks´ after winning all five golds at Sochi 2014

PyeongChang 2018: Flag bearers revealed
Find out who is carrying his or her country’s flag at Paralympic Opening Ceremony