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Sir Philip hails Sochi 2014 as ‘spectacular showcase of sport’
IPC President has also picked out his favourite moments from the Games ahead of Sunday's Closing Ceremony.
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Paralympic Closing Ceremony to show the impossible is possible
Sochi 2014 will come to a close on Sunday evening with spectacular Closing Ceremony.
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Cable to host 2015 Nordic Skiing World Championships
180 athletes from 20 countries will gather in Cable, Wisconsin, USA, from 24 January – 1 February 2015.
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Cross-country skiing to feature thrilling sprint races
Helene Ripa, Mariann Marthinsen and Roman Petushkov are all racing for gold in Sochi on the fifth day of competition.
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Tatyana McFadden sprints to silver
The 10-time Paralympic medallist in wheelchair racing picked up her first Winter Games medal in cross-country skiing.
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Sochi 2014 Paralympics “exceeding all expectations” says IPC President
The Games have reached the halfway point and have broken multiple records.
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Brian McKeever snags Canada’s first Sochi 2014 gold
Brian McKeever, Rushan Minnegulov, Helena Ripa, Elena Remizova all won Paralympic titles in cross-country skiing.
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Canada’s Brian McKeever to make Sochi 2014 debut
The seven-time Paralympic champion takes to the cross-country course in the men’s 20km visually impaired.
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Ukraine pick up first cross-country gold
Lyudmyla Pavlenko won gold in the women's 12km sitting cross-country skiing race.
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Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inducts three new faces
Eric Villalon Fuentes, Verena Bentele and Jon Kreamelmeyer were all honoured by the Paralympic Movement.
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McFadden, Eskau to highlight cross-country skiing opener
The first day of Sochi 2014 cross-country skiing will feature the men’s and women’s long-distance sitting events.
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Medals Plaza gets set to go in Rosa Khutor
The Mountain Cluster will host the majority of victory ceremonies at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
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Top 10 rivalries at Sochi 2014
Find out what will be the best athlete rivalries to watch across all Paralympic sports from 7-16 March.
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Sochi 2014 Paralympic Opening Ceremony lights up Russia
Over the next nine days, 547 athletes from 45 countries will compete at the first Paralympic Winter Games ever held in Russia.
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Three countries to make Winter Paralympic debuts
Six athletes will have the opportunity to represent their country for the first time on the Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.
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Top 10 winter Paralympic nations of all-time
Find out the top countries in Paralympic winter sport and their best medal hopes for the Sochi 2014 Games.
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IPC launches new-look homepage for Sochi 2014
A mobile-optimised version of Paralympic.org has also been launched ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Sochi 2014 preview: Biathlon and cross-country skiing
Host nation Russia are expected to dominate the Nordic skiing events at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Canadians to benefit from 300 hours of coverage from Sochi 2014
Unprecedented coverage includes more than 90 hours of fully accessible TV broadcasts and more than 250 hours of digital streaming across all CPC Broadcast Consortium platforms
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IPC confident Sochi 2014 will smash viewing records
More broadcasters covering the Winter Paralympics than ever before should help beat previous record of 1.6 billion set in Vancouver.