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Find out the top countries in Paralympic winter sport and their best medal hopes for the Sochi 2014 Games.

Canada Wheelchair Curling Team

Sonja Gaudet, a two-time Paralympic wheelchair curling champion, will lead out Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony

Andre Cintra

Six athletes will have the opportunity to represent their country for the first time on the Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.

New Zealand Sochi 2014 welcome ceremony

All 45 countries are having their national flags raised in the Paralympic Village in the mountains.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Wall

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, commemorated the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities.

Tokyo aerial view

Two sports have been selected by the IPC Governing Board to remain in contention for being a part of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Seung-Hwan Jung

Top Paralympians are recording Samsung video blogs from Sochi, while interactive Samsung demos are being set up in the Olympic Park.

Evan Strong

Snowboard is one of the most hyped-events for Sochi 2014, as it is set to make its Paralympic Winter Games debut.

ParalympicsGB Team Launch for Sochi 2014

At just 15 years old, Millie Knight will carry Great Britain's flag at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony.

Cameron Rahles-Rahbula of Australia competes in the Mens Giant Slalom Standing

Cameron Rahles-Rahbula will carry Australia's flag at the Opening Ceremony of his final Paralympic Winter Games.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui of Spain and his guide Miguel Galindo Garces compete in Vancouver

Heading into Sochi 2014, look back at all the medal winners from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics.

Marc Dorion and Brad Bowden from the Team Canada Sledge Hockey Team arrive in Sochi for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

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

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony

The Paralympic Torch Relay has made its way to the mountains in Sochi and was celebrated on Rosa Khutor’s live site stage.

IPC Athletes' Council May 2013

The Chairperson of the IPC Athletes' Council would like to take a moment to welcome all of the athletes to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Russia's Roman Petushkov takes lead over teammate Irek Zaripov

Host nation Russia are expected to dominate the Nordic skiing events at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

A picture of a man and a woman in wheelchairs

Markuu Karjalainen and his wife Sari will compete for Finland in Sochi as husband and wife after meeting in 2008 through wheelchair curling.

Agitos at  Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Centre

More broadcasters covering the Winter Paralympics than ever before should help beat previous record of 1.6 billion set in Vancouver.

A picture of the venue with the ski tracks

The American wheelchair rugby star shares what you can expect to hear at the upcoming Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

'Shayba' Arena in Sochi

A mobile-optimised version of Paralympic.org has also been launched ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Jessica Long

NBC have announced their commentators for the Paralympics, which includes four Paralympians and several veteran announcers.