PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS

IPC Alpine Skiing World Champs close in La Molina
France topped the medals table at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, with Marie Bochet completing a clean sweep of five golds.

IPC calls for Sochi 2014 research applications
Researchers have the opportunity to apply for projects at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games if they apply before 15 March.

Unbeatable Bochet wins five from five in La Molina
Graduate of IPC Development Camp in 2006 storms to five world titles

Lanzinger gets his gold
Just five years after losing his leg in a skiing accident, Austria’s Matthias Lanzinger won a world title in the super-combined.

British duo targeting further success at Sochi Paralympics
After winning three medals at the 2013 IPC Alpine Worlds Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans want more

Bochet adds third gold at IPC Alpine Skiing Worlds.
The 19-year-old French athlete added a slalom gold to her downhill and super-G world titles in La Molina, Spain.
From the Brooklyn streets to hurtling down a mountain at 75mph on one leg
USA's Ralph Green is inspiring others as he competes in the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Champs

La Molina has left me more than inspired, but totally and utterly amazed
IPC's Director of Media and Communications give his view on athletes competing at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

World Champs slalom postponed due to high winds
Slalom rescheduled for Sunday morning starting at 9:30 CET

Bochet describes winning second world title as 'perfect day'
The French athlete maintained a 100 per cent record in La Molina on Thursday with a super-G gold.

Bochet, Santacana and Salcher make it two from two at IPC Alpine Skiing Worlds
Three skiers maintained 100 per cent records in La Molina on day two of competition at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Italy’s Corradini returns to slopes
After being sidelined most of the season due to injury, standing skier Melania Corradini has returned to the slopes for the World Championships in La Molina.

Santacana secures home gold for Spain at World Championships in La Molina
Spain's Jon Santacana took gold on first day of competition at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, winning the men's downhill visually impaired race.

Farkasova targets five gold medals in La Molina
Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova has already won the women's downhill and now seeks four more golds at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

2013 IPC Alpine Skiing Worlds open in La Molina
One year ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships promises fierce battles for the podium.

Week of fierce competition looms at Alpine Worlds
The stage is set for the most competitive IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships yet, as the first races begin in La Molina on Wednesday 20 February.

First para-snowboard cross world cup to be held in Slovenia
As snowboarding gears up for its first ever Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, the 2013 Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Maribor, Slovenia will be an important milestone.

Flag exchange hails last official act before Worlds open
The Secretary General for Sport and IPC Alpine Skiing have exchanged Paralympic flags representing the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships with the president of FBC (the Catalan railway company), Enric Tico, and the mayor of Alp, Ramon Moliner.

WSF and IPC continue Co-operation Agreement
The future of para-snowboard looks bright as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) continue to develop the sport.