PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

IPC and NowThis Sports announce partnership
Long-term video content partnership to begin with PyeongChang 2018 in order to reach and engage young millennials

PyeongChang 2018: Canada cruise to opening win
Paralympic wheelchair curling champions with easy start to title defence
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.