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20-23 September

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Marie Bochet skiing past a gate

France and Russia fared well in the super-combined races at Sochi 2014.

Jalle Jungnell of Sweden

In addition to being a Paralympic wheelchair curler, the Swede is the owner of a wheelchair manufacturing company.

Marie Bochet

The super-G portion of the women's super-combined races across all classes will take place on Day 7 at Sochi 2014.

Agitos Paralympic Flame Sochi 2014

Three male and three female athletes nominated for the eighth edition of the award which will be presented at the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Roman Petushkov

Russia and Ukraine dominated the long-distance biathlon events on Day 7 of the Games.

Sochi 2014

Thousands of Sochi 2014 volunteers have been based across all venues and villages.

Declan Farmer

The defending Paralympic champions will now take on the host nation for ice sledge hockey gold in Sochi.

3D model of para-snowboard course Sochi 2014

Races will now start at 9:30 (MSK) and finish at 12:50.

Haitao Wang

The two teams will join Russia and Canada as they try to earn a medal at Sochi 2014.

Mikhalina Lysova

The long-distance biathlon events across all classes will take place on Day 7 of Sochi 2014.

USA's ice sledge hockey team

Canada-USA and Russia-Norway will play for spots in the ice sledge hockey final.

Tatyana McFadden Nordic

180 athletes from 20 countries will gather in Cable, Wisconsin, USA, from 24 January – 1 February 2015.

Greg Westlake

The sixth day of action includes Sonja Gaudet, Rolf Pedersen and Greg Westlake.

Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany

German has now won three gold medals at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Jakub Krako

The men’s slalom races will feature across all three classes on Day 6 at Sochi 2014.

Anti-Doping London image

Alexey Bugaev passes a slalom pole in a race in a tilted position

The teenaged Russian skier delighted home crowds with a consistent performance, in challenging conditions.

Italy's ice sledge hockey team

Italy defeated Sweden and the Czech Republic beat South Korea in ice sledge hockey on Day 5 in Sochi.

Ottobock's Sochi 2014 workshop

Halfway through the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, Ottobock’s technical service workshops across five locations have answered athletes’ needs.

Zdenek Safranek

The Czech Republic, Italy, South Korea and Sweden are battling for fifth place at Sochi 2014.