PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS
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Para-snowboarder Shea commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Athlete served one month suspension between 6 March and 6 April 2013
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Russian Sochi 2014 medal contender participates in Cultural Olympiad
"Our Sochi 2014 Champion" Aleksandr Alyabiev takes part in "Bench of Peace" art project
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Austrian alpine ski team’s secret to success
Claudia Loesch, Markus Salcher and Matthias Lanzinger helped the Austrians have one of the most successful alpine skiing seasons of any nation.
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Winter season set to begin again in August
The next season will kick off with the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cup races in Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Forest makes final run one to remember
Canadian alpine skier and goalball player Viviane Forest will always remember her final para-alpine run.
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Strong, Duce, Chandler top US Snowboard Cross nationals
At the final snowboard cross event on the IPCAS calendar for this season, Evan Strong, Heidi Jo Duce and Joseph Chandler of the USA topped the podium.
IPC announces March’s Athlete of the Month shortlist
The public now has until 12:00 (CEST) on 12 April to vote for the winner.
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Canada’s Forest retires from Paralympic career
Three-time Paralympic champion Viviane Forest of Canada announced her retirement this past week.
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Moore and Mentel do the World Cup double
British and Dutch athletes excel at final Snowboard World Cup event of 2012/2013 season
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IPC European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit heads to Slovenia
More than 50 youngsters will take part in training and competition on the slopes of Rogla, Slovenia.
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WADA alert to all athletes
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) warns "cheats" of GW501516
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IPC Alpine and Nordic seasons end with national championships
120 new alpine skiing athletes licensed for national competitions.
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Athletes can change Russian society at Sochi 2014
The IPC President and Russian Prime Minister agreed on the importance of the next Paralympic Winter Games.
Chefs de Mission arrive in Sochi for pre-Games seminar
Representatives from 36 countries in Sochi to learn more ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics
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Nordic skiers learn more about anti-doping
Outreach booth for athletes in Sochi, Russia proves huge success
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USA dominate Maribor snowboard cross World Cup
USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel won the lower limb impairment classes of the 2013 IPCAS Snowboard Cross World Cup (Maribor).
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Russia win big at IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals
Russia not only won the nations trophy, but also the men's standing and women's visually impaired overall trophies.