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Sochi 2014

Events on Thursday took place in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, Magadan and Anadyr.

Sochi 2014

Ukraine made its Paralympic Winter Games debut at the 1998 Nagano Games and has featured in all Games since

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The American skip, a war veteran and collector of tattoos, is eager to give the USA their first Paralympic medal in wheelchair curling.

Sochi 2014

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.

Cross-Country Skiing

Historically, the Finnish have been one of the most successful countries in Nordic skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games.

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One week after the sad passing of Matthew Robinson, Kane won the super-combined World Cup Finals title in Travisio.

Wheelchair Curling

The Torch Relay will visit 46 Federal Districts in Russia and Stoke Mandeville.

Athletics

The Swiss Silver Bullet held on as Thailand’s Prawat Waharam smashed the Asian record.

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The Canadians are looking to sweep the ice hockey events at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Athletics

The third day of competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix saw one world and six regional records broken as a new British talent emerged

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Thirty of the world’s top athletes will record exclusive video blogs at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Alpine Skiing

Aleksandra Frantceva and Inga Medvedeva claim two victories each in downhill events at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Tarvisio, Italy.

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The Spanish visually impaired skier is trying to return to the slopes just in time for the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals and Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

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Austria has participated in all Winter Paralympics since the inaugural Games in 1976

Swimming

Fans and media can find out everything they need to know about the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and media can register to cover the event.

Rio 2016

Paralympics Ireland has announced its 2014 Athlete Panel which features 45 athletes across 11 sports and is comprised of those considered most likely to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Biathlon

Stoke Mandeville will become the first place to be involved in the Paralympic Torch Relay outside of the Games’ host country.

Powerlifting

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Libyan powerlifter Abdelrazik Baaba has been suspended for two years and fined EUR 1,500 for an Anti-Doping Rule violation.

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Facebook is a the platform of choice, especially for European alpine skiers. Here’s a list of the 14 profiles you should be following for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

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Japan has participated at all 10 previous Paralympic Winter Games (1976 - 2010)