PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS

Sochi 2014 unveils Paralympic Winter Games medals
The Sochi 2014 Paralympic gold medal was revealed in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it weighs 686 grams.

Entries open for New Zealand alpine slalom World Cup
August competition to be part of Winter Games New Zealand.

Snowboard cross competition is fiercer than ever
Carl Murphy speaks about raised standards of riding ahead of Sochi 2014.
Sochi 2014 set to unveil Games medals
The medals for the next Paralympic Winter Games will be revealed on 30 May.

Stuart Lieberman: 15 most marketable para-athletes
Following Alan Fonteles Oliveira’s inclusion in SportsPro’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes, here are 15 other Paralympians who IPC Editorial Co-ordinator Stuart Lieberman believes have the potential to make such a list in the future.

Athletes nominated to first US Paralympics Snowboard Team
National champions announced as nominees ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi

Para-snowboarder Shea commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Athlete served one month suspension between 6 March and 6 April 2013

Russian Sochi 2014 medal contender participates in Cultural Olympiad
"Our Sochi 2014 Champion" Aleksandr Alyabiev takes part in "Bench of Peace" art project

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.

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.

Forest makes final run one to remember
Canadian alpine skier and goalball player Viviane Forest will always remember her final para-alpine run.

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.

Canada’s Forest retires from Paralympic career
Three-time Paralympic champion Viviane Forest of Canada announced her retirement this past week.

Moore and Mentel do the World Cup double
British and Dutch athletes excel at final Snowboard World Cup event of 2012/2013 season

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.

WADA alert to all athletes
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) warns "cheats" of GW501516

IPC Alpine and Nordic seasons end with national championships
120 new alpine skiing athletes licensed for national competitions.

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.