NEWS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
![Marc Dorion and Brad Bowden from the Team Canada Sledge Hockey Team arrive in Sochi for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/140301082434631_Canada%2Barrive_0.jpg)
Canada's ice sledge hockey team amongst first Sochi arrivals
World champions will be aiming for Paralympic gold in Sochi.
![Lauren Woolstencroft](/sites/default/files/images/120130150850556_97836540_10_Getty%2BVancouver%2BAlpine.jpg)
Canada: 8 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Canada is ranked ninth in the all-time Paralympic Winter Games medal table with 119 total medals, made up of 36 gold, 41 silver and 42 bronze
Canada’s Adam Dixon to let his defence do the talking
While many are familiar with the Canadian ice sledge hockey team’s top goal scorers, Adam Dixon is secretly holding the team’s defence together.
![Jakub Krako celebrating](/sites/default/files/images/120202150433559_97790443_10.jpg)
Slovakia: 6 facts on the Sochi Paralympics
Find out more about Slovakia heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
![Matti Suur-Hamari](/sites/default/files/images/140213114021971_12484664984_9d1ebaafb0_z_0.jpg)
Matti Suur-Hamari a dark horse for snowboard podium
Can the Finnish up-and-comer race past the American favourites for a podium spot when snowboard makes its Paralympic debut at Sochi 2014?
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Ottobock’s 28-person team lands in Sochi
For the 12th Paralympics in a row, the IPC’s Worldwide Paralympic Partner will provide technical service to the athletes.
Bruegger: Elite para-alpine skiing getting tougher
The Swiss skier is 31-years-old heading into his third Paralympic Games in Sochi, and talks about the intense competition now faced by para-alpine skiers and increases in the quality of the field since his first Paralympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998.
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IPC to host daily Google Hangouts with athletes during Sochi 2014
As part of the IPC’s digital strategy, fans will get a chance to engage directly with Paralympians.
![Olena Iurkovska](/sites/default/files/images/140205125957899_22_01_Oberried_Nordic_Biathlon_WC_2014_00162_WATERMARKED_1_0.jpg)
Ukraine: 7 facts on the Sochi Paralympics
Ukraine made its Paralympic Winter Games debut at the 1998 Nagano Games and has featured in all Games since
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The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay continues journey across Russia
Events on Thursday took place in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, Magadan and Anadyr.
Andrea Rothfuss gets serious about Sochi gold
German standing skier hoping it will be third-time lucky for the gold that has eluded her at the past two Paralympic Winter Games.
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Six Paralympians shortlisted for Laureus Award
France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden - two athletes who will compete at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games - have been announced on a shortlist of six athletes for the prestigious 2014 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.