Great Britain: 12 facts for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics

• Great Britain have won 21 medals (6 silver, 15 bronze) but have yet to produce their first Paralympic champion at the Winter Games.

• At the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics, Great Britain returned home without a single medal in spite of 21 attempts at pocketing one.

• Great Britain will compete in two sports in Sochi: alpine skiing and wheelchair curling.

• The best result by a British participant at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was a fourth place by alpine skier Kelly Gallagher who just finished outside the podium in the women’s giant slalom visually impaired.

• Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans are Ones to Watch, and possibly Britain’s most promising medal hopefuls.

• Their last medal at the Winter Paralympics was claimed by their wheelchair curling team in 2006: They took home a silver.

• There are two British athletes who have collected four medals at the Winter Paralympic Games: Richard Burt and Matthew Stockford, both in alpine skiing.

• Great Britain have won a total of 562 gold medals at the Summer Paralympics, a total trumped only by the United States' 731.

• The most successful British Paralympic participant is swimmer Mike Kenny who has won 16 gold medals. He is one of only four Paralympians to win at least that many.

• At the London 2012 Games, in front of a home crowd, the British claimed 34 Paralympic gold medals, enough for third place in the overall medal table behind China (94) and Russia (36).

• You can follow the British Paralympic team on Facebook and @ParalympicsGB on Twitter

Athletes:

Alpine Skiing

Kelly Gallagher, Twitter: @Kellygallagher, Facebook

Charlotte Evans (guide to Kelly Gallagher), Twitter: @CharEvans1, Facebook

Jade Etherington, Twitter: @raceyjadeski, Facebook

Caroline Powell (guide to Jade Etherington), Twitter: @CarolineSkier

Mick Brennan, Twitter: @MonoSkiMick, Facebook

Millie Knight, Twitter: @knight_millie, Facebook

Rachael Ferrier (guide to Millie Knight), Twitter: @rachael_ferrier,

Anna Turney, Twitter: @SkiRaceAnna, Facebook

James Whitley

Benjamin Sneesby

Wheelchair Curling

Gregor Ewan

Thomas Killin

Robert McPherson

Aileen Neilson