PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS 

Mitchell Gourley - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games

National Paralympic Committees can nominate one athlete for the alpine skiing, snowboard and Nordic skiing athlete representative elections, to be held in 2017.

Claudia Loesch of Austria

World and Paralympic champions will ski slalom and giant slalom in Austria and Switzerland from 15 December.

A picture of a woman skiing on the slopes

The rivalry between Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber and Austria’s Claudia Loesch came alive in Pitztal, Austria.

Markus Salcher goes down the slope very fast, he seems to lose control

The 25-year-old has his sights on a third Paralympics, and will get his World Cup season underway on home snow on Thursday (15 December).

Woman on sit ski on the slopes

The Austrian downhill world champion is aiming to give herself an early Christmas present at her home alpine skiing Europa and World Cups.

Women passing a slalom pole on the slopes

The three-time Paralympic alpine skiing medallist wants to make it to the podium in Tarvisio, Italy, but she will be satisfied if she peaks at the right time.

Skier and his guide on a slope

Organisers of the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships are inviting everyone to come along and see some incredibly exciting Para sport.

Couple kissing on a podium

USA’s triple-Paralympic medallist reveals some facts about herself.

Woman with one leg skiing down a slope

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during November.

New logos of the sports governed by the IPC

From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.

French skier Marie Bochet skied the downhill at Panorama 2015.

Six races around the world will feature young Para athletes competing at FIS events for the first time.

Anna Jochemsen

The Dutch alpine skier reveals some little known facts about herself.

Woman with one leg skiing down a slope

The Dutch and Austrian alpine skiers got their season underway with slalom victories in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Anna Jochemsen, Netherlands seems to defy gravity

From Thursday (17 November) the season gets underway with a packed field in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

One-legged skier going down the slope.

Dutch skier is focused on the World Championships on her road to the Winter Paralympics, and will begin her season in Landgraaf.

Tarvisio, Italy

The Ones to Watch athletes will be amongst the medal contenders at the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.

Tarvisio, Italy, will host the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

Media accreditation for the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships now open

Yohann Taberlet, France just misses out on a medal in the men's giant slalom sitting category

The 2016-17 season in alpine skiing, snowboard and Nordic skiing will feature three World Championships.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Bigna Schmidt

The 19-year-old alpine skier is ready to climb world rankings in lead up to World Championships and the Winter Paralympics.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Sang Min Han

The South Korean alpine skier is working towards the performance of his life at his home Paralympic Winter Games.