PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS 

Alpine skiing Ones to watch 2015/2016 collage

Twenty one Paralympic champions and World Championship medallists have been listed as Ones to Watch for the upcoming season.

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon snowboards down the course at Sochi 2014.

Twelve skiers, snowboarders and Nordic skiers will compete during 2015-16, including at competitions on their home slopes.

Jakub Krako, Slovakia day one in the men's downhill visually impaired

Slovakian Paralympic champion out for 2015-16 after carrying an injury sustained just before the 2015 World Championships.

Erik Leirfallom

As the IPC Alpine Skiing Race Director for 2015-16, Leirfallom aims to focus on moving the World Cup series forward.

Norway Sonar Sailing Team

Numerous regional Championships get underway in the final push for Rio 2016 qualification spots, as well as the start of the snow sport season.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes

This study is aimed to improve the current visual impairment classification system.

Claudia Loesch of Austria

Austria’s Loesch is using this alpine skiing season to adjust with new equipment, while Germany’s Schaffelhuber is focusing on school.

Logo Swiss Paralympic Committee

The Swiss company will provide racing suits to the Swiss Paralympic ski team.

Man in wheelchair on a podium, holding his medal

Snow Sports New Zealand have awarded the annual award to the double world champion sit-skier for the second year in a row.

Robin Cuche of Switzerland competes in the Men's Slalom 2nd Run - Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The nephew of Swiss skiing legend Didier is focused on getting back on the slopes as quickly as possible.

Sit skier on the slope

Results from slalom races in San Martin de los Andres are recognised by IPC Alpine Skiing for the first time.

Women passing a slalom pole on the slopes

Despite advancing multiple sclerosis, US ski racer Danelle Umstead is determined to reach the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Taiki Morii

Due to enter his 13th season in 2015-16, Morii has unfinished business and is looking ahead to 2018.

A general view of the Cross-country skiing course at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard and IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon are looking for bidders for the 2019 and 2021 World Championships.

Laura Valeanu of Romania competes in the Women's Slalom 1st Run - Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

An increasingly young field is beginning to bear fruit, whilst established rivalries continue to simmer.

The USA's Jarryd Wallace after breaking the 100m T44 world record at Toronto 2015.

The month was packed with three World Championships and the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Sang Min Han of Korea on course for gold in today's IPCAS adaptive racing at Audi quattro Winter Games NZ.

Jae Rim Yang captured her second gold at the Southern Hemisphere Cup, while teammate Sang Min Han rebounded for win.

New Zealand's Adam Hall racing to gold

The three-time Paralympian owned his home course at Southern Hemisphere Cup, which is part of the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2015.

Joany Badenhorst on a snowboard at a snowboard-cross event.

Australian NPC partnership with government allows Paralympians to mentor injured workers, accident victims.

Laura Valeanu of Romania competes in the Women's Slalom 1st Run - Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The aspiring doctor hopes to build off the bronze medal she won at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.