Andorra: 6 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
05.02.2014The small country in the Pyrenees will make its third appearance at a Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.
Paquita Ramirez Capitan of Andorra competed in the women's slalom visually impaired at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics
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• Andorra first competed at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2002, where Xavier Barios and Miguel Llongueras competed in men’s slalom and giant slalom sitting events.
• At the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games, Andorra also sent two athletes: Barios and visually impaired skier Francesca Ramirez.
• Andorra recorded a top-10 finish at the last Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, as Paquita Ramirez Capitan finished ninth in the women’s giant slalom visually impaired event.
• Andorra has never won a medal at either the Paralympic Winter Games or the Olympic Winter Games.
• Alpine skiing is the only winter sport Andorra has competed in at the Paralympics.
• The only other sport it has entered is swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, where swimmer Antonio Sanchez Francisco finished in the top 15 in two events.
Athletes:
Xavier FERNANDEZ
