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![A group of Para ice hockey players on sledges celebrating the victory with a group hug.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_51264154192_1e1a662ac8_o.jpg)
Slovaks reveal a history-making squad for Beijing
Slovakia is making its Paralympic debut with the 15-member squad only 12 years since starting Para ice hockey in the country
Down memory lane: The beginning — 1976 and 1980 Winter Games
The first official World ski competition for disabled athletes, featuring downhill and cross-country skiing, was held in 1974
![Lauren Woolstencroft](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Lauren%20Woolstencroft.jpg)
Vancouver golden girl Woolstencroft recalls historic haul
‘My goal wasn’t to win five gold medals… but I thought it was possible’
![A male sit skier in a Para alpine skiing competition](/sites/default/files/2022-02/GettyImages-1365191203_0.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing day one
Six gold medals up for grabs as the men's and women's downhill kick off the Para alpine skiing action at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
![a group of Para ice hockey players in a heap on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/180323124045818_USA%2Bwin%2Bgold%2B3.jpg)
US Para Ice Hockey team looking to continue dominance
Stars hoping to see Para Ice Hockey on the same level as Olympic Ice Hockey one day
![China's Haitao Wang celebrates the gold after defeating Norway in the Curling Mixed medal match at the PyeongChang 2018 Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Wang%20Haitao.jpg)
China look to build on home advantage
Though its Wheelchair Curling team starts as firm favourites at Beijing 2022, China will be hoping for medals from their other athletes as well
![EYEING ONE LAST HURRAH: Brian McKeever is the most decorated cross-country skier in Paralympic history.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Brian%20McKeever%201.jpg)
Canadian star Brian McKeever hoping to go out a winner
'I never did this sport for the recognition. I did it to see what I could get out of my body.'
![A firework display inside the stadium during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Oylmpic%20Winter%20Games%20closing_1.jpg)
Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing
The spectacle is set to be held across five venues begins on 4-13 March
![Oksana Masters](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Oksana.jpg)
Ever-inspiring Oksana aims for Masterly act at Beijing
'I feel like this is literally going to be my Paralympic journey as an athlete coming full circle. I wanted to get to the 2008 Beijing Summer Games so bad. And I failed to make it.'
![Annemie Schneider](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Annemie%20Schneider.jpeg)
Golden girl Annemie Schneider recalls Royal seal of approval
'King Carl Gustaf of Sweden told me that he was very proud to present such an excellent athlete with a gold medal'
![Latvia's wheelchair curler Polina Rozkova in action](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Rozkova%201.jpg)
Skip Polina Rozkova hopes Ice Cube will inspire history-making Latvia
‘We need to do it now. It is the right time’
![⭐ Ones to Watch - Wheelchair curling 🥌 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/5CllIffH6KFhWTu2wnFucj8fU622eOk0xYFKpi-q-EQ.jpg?itok=cuMW_V2-)
Sport Week: Ones to watch for Wheelchair Curling
Get ready to be amazed by the focus and control of some of the world’s best curlers
![🤓 We Know You Didn't Know - Wheelchair curling 🥌 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/H80yWe2RGV10CZgzYnWqe31qc1ezSZFZ6B9LABaQDHg.jpg?itok=g4hJ_K7q)
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Wheelchair Curling
The sport made its Paralympic debut at Torino 2006
![Three players in red and black jerseys smiling and hugging each other on the ice.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51265081078_53b8fdd1cd_k.jpg)
A 17-man Canada squad ready for gold in Beijing
Canada starts its Paralympic campaign against the USA on 5 March in a replay of the PyeongChang 2018 gold medal game
![Canada’s Mollie Jepsen competes in the Women's Standing Slalom at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/mollie_jepsen.jpg)
Mollie Jepsen — The great Canadian comeback
The Para Alpine skier is back and better than ever on the slopes
![Para Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel in action at PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Sandrine-Hamel.jpg)
Canadian Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel’s spirit of adventure
From dirt bikes to drums, Hamel cannot resist a challenge
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Snowboard
The youngest sport at the Winter Paralympics has some top athletes
![A man on a snowboard with his arms stretched going into the curve.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_dsc_0445.jpg)
Superb Ben Tudhope storms to Crystal Globe glory at Big White World Cup
Australian takes the men's overall SB-LL2 title in Canada as riders deliver exciting performances ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para Snowboard
The sport first featured at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014