PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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 Paralympics start with 51 athletes supported by the Agitos Foundation
One in every 11 athletes competing in the Paralympic Winter Games has been a beneficiary of programmes funded by the IPC development arm

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

Strong Female Paralympians feature in “Finding New Finish Lines” campaign
The IPC has launched a series of videos sponsored by Visa to promote athletes on their road to PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, which take place 9-18 March.

PyeongChang 2018: Memories of Sochi 2014
A look back at the last Winter Games before the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Paralympics

PyeongChang 2018: Ragnhild Myklebust recalls glory days
Most decorated Winter Paralympian speaks to paralympic.org ahead of Opening Ceremony

PyeongChang 2018: Spotlight on wheelchair curling
A quick glance at the sport that made its Paralympic debut at Torino 2006