Para sport & Paralympic News
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Vladimir Putin meets with Sochi 2014 volunteers
20.01.2014
Nearly 25,000 volunteers are expected to help out with the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Success for USA in alpine and snowboard World Cups
20.01.2014
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.
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Canadian Nordic skiers break through at World Cup finals
17.01.2014
Two first places for Brian Mckeever and Chris Klebl in long distance freestyle races at cross-country World Cup finals.
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Alpine World Cup to begin in Copper Mountain
17.01.2014
The world’s best skiers will continue their bid for glory with less than 50 days to go until Sochi 2014.
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Schaffelhuber, Gallagher and Bochet all impress in Panorama
15.01.2014
German sit-skier Schaffelhuber wins four from four, whilst Gallagher and Bochet secure third wins.
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Schaffelhuber completes hat-trick of World Cup wins in Panorama
14.01.2014
Brits Gallagher and Evans also secure second victory in successive days
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International Paralympic Committee Selects Octoshape to Stream Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
14.01.2014
Ten Days of Games to be delivered by Infinite HD-M(TM)
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Five things to know: Italy's sledge hockey team
14.01.2014
Find out why Italy are going into the Sochi 2014 Paralympics with little to lose as the seventh-ranked team.
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Double World Cup delight for Bochet, Salcher and Schaffelhuber
13.01.2014
Austria’s Markus Salcher, France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber all secured their second wins of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Panorama, Canada, on Sunday (12 January)...
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Bochet, Schaffelhuber and Salcher all winners at IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup
11.01.2014
French skier Bochet continues where she left off in 2013 on a day when American skiers excelled.
- Polukhin enjoys colder temperatures at Vuokatti biathlon 11.01.2014 First day of biathlon races in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup take place in -12 degrees Celcius, with Russians winning all six races.
- Russians continue to dominate at Nordic World Cup 09.01.2014 With less than 60 days to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, cross-country skiers have been tuning at the World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.
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NHK secure Paralympic rights in Japan for 2014 and 2016
09.01.2014
NHK to broadcast more Paralympic coverage than ever before in Japan
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8 for 8: Sweden preview
08.01.2014
Here’s a look at Sweden’s ice sledge hockey team headed to Sochi 2014 ranked No. 8 in the world.
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Alpine skiers head to Canada for next World Cup
07.01.2014
Over 70 athletes from 13 countries line-up with less than 60 days to go until Sochi 2014.
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Bochet, Gauthier talk Sochi 2014 French TV deal
02.01.2014
Alpine skiing stars Marie Bochet and Vincent Gauthier react to France’s announcement of showing 60 hours of live coverage from Sochi 2014.
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Sochi 2014 Paralympics set to break viewing records
27.11.2013
Newly re-elected IPC President looks ahead to the next winter Paralympics and urges the Russian public to get behind the Games
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Chris Nunn takes over Australia’s Chef de Mission role
27.11.2013
Australia are aiming for a top-15 finish at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Sochi celebrates 100 days to go
27.11.2013
School lessons, flash mobs, art projects and filming are part of the celebrations in Sochi to mark 100 days to go until the next Paralympic Winter Games.
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O’Neill named U.S. Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014
01.11.2013
Around 77 athletes expected to represent Team USA next March in Russia.
