WHEELCHAIR CURLING NEWS

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Find out what will be the best athlete rivalries to watch across all Paralympic sports from 7-16 March.

A picture of 2 person in wheelchairs playing curling

Canada and Sweden are expected to be the ones to beat in wheelchair curling at Sochi 2014.

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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

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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.

Jessica Long

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

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

'Shayba' Arena in Sochi

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

Great Britain's Kelly Gallagher with guide Charlotte Evans

It’s time to inspire the next generation of winter Paralympians in Great Britain, and thus making the podium is more important than ever.

Gerd Schoenfelder of Germany competes in the Men's Super G

Germany (including East and West previously) has won 439 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games more than any other country

Sochi 2014

Those volunteering at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics have undergone extensive training and have previous experience working para-sport events.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay - Day 1

Thirty-four people will represent the Paralympic Movement’s global governing body in the Paralympic Torch Relay.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay

Four cities in the Urals took the Paralympic Flame through their communities on Friday (1 March).

Hannah Cockroft Stoke Mandeville

Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted an international leg of the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay on Saturday.

An Agitos installed within the Sochi 2014 Olympic Park

The Agitos, the Paralympic Symbol is being installed at various venues in Sochi ahead of the Winter Paralympics.

Lauren Woolstencroft

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

The coastal cluster Paralympic village wit flags in front of the buildings

Villages opened their doors on Saturday to welcome 575 athletes and further 1,000 support staff.

Sochi 2014 accessibility

Find out what Sochi 2014 are doing to increase accessibility in sports venues, transportation and throughout the city and country.

Jakub Krako celebrating

Find out more about Slovakia heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games