PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS 

Slovakia's Miroslav Haraus competes in super-combined at Sochi 2014.

There was also an upset in the men’s standing races, as Russia’s Alexander Alyabyev took victory after Paralympic champion Alexey Bugaev failed to finish.

Claudia Loesch of Austria

Austria’s Claudia Loesch and Matthias Lanzinger will race in super-combined, slalom and giant slalom races on home snow in Matrei.

Anna Schaffelhuber

Find out how the winner of five Paralympic gold medals at a single Paralympic Winter Games goes about preparing for competition.

Two snowboarders race on a slope

Historic victories for American, Dutch, French and British riders at the para-snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA.

Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Keith Gabel

Men’s Sochi 2014 medallists recreate podium at the para-snowboard World Cup as Heidi Jo Duce and Nicole Roundy are also amongst those to finish in the top three.

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The public has until Monday 19 January to cast their vote from the six candidates.

Valerii Redkozubov of Russia

On the final day of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain, two Russian skiers completed the perfect week in slalom races.

Dino Sokolovic of Croatia

Russian skiers also complete triple wins at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, alongside podiums for France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Canada.

American Stephanie Jallen won slalom at the first World Cup of 2014-15.

Wins for Russian, Japanese, German and Spanish skiers in slalom events with just 50 days to go until the 2015 Worlds.

Marie Bochet

France’s four-time Paralympic champion sends a clear message to German Sochi slalom gold medallist Andrea Rothfuss at first World Cup of 2014-15.

Two skiers behind each other on the slope

Big name athletes including France’s Marie Bochet and Canadian Mac Marcoux will begin their World Cup campaign with just over 50 days to go until the 2015 Worlds.

Marie Bochet skiing past a gate

French para-alpine skiing star looking forward to returning to the slopes where she won five world titles in 2013.

Two skiers behind each other on the slope

Markus Walser, Chairperson of the IPC Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, conducted a site visit for the alpine skiing World Championships.

Marie Bochet jumps into the air to celebrate winning Paralympic gold at Sochi 2014.

Nearly half of all gold medallists in para-alpine skiing at Sochi 2014 were under the age of 23, showing the sport has a bright future ahead of it.

No. 12 Amy Purdy raises the profile of the Paralympic Movement

Paralympic bronze medallist Amy Purdy shot to fame in the USA in 2014, creating more awareness for the Paralympic Movement – an achievement marked in the IPC’s Top 50 Moments of 2014.

Andrea Rothfuss won her second Europa Cup in Kuhtai, Austria.

Skiers have been competing in giant slalom events in Kuhtai, Austria, as they prepare for the 2015 Worlds.

Valerii Redkozubov of Russia

Skiers tackled the slalom on the first day of the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Kuhtai, Austria on Friday (19 December).

Takeshi Suzuki won his first Paralympic gold medal at Sochi 2014.

Japanese sit-skier Takeshi Suzuki won his first Paralympic gold at Sochi 2014, on the anniversary of losing his legs, and will return to the snow at the Europa Cup.

Marie Bochet

French para-alpine skiing star is more motivated than ever to continue dominating the women’s standing class in the 2014/2015 season

Alexey Bugaev, Russian Federation is so fast his speed moves the gates and takes the gold medal

Bugaev leads a clean sweep for Russia in the men’s standing, whilst Rothfuss, Schaffelhuber and Krako also picked up wins.