PARA ALPINE SKIING NEWS 

Para Ice Hockey

Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in February.

Vancouver 2010

Slovakia’s Jakub Krako is dreaming about winning his third slalom World Championship title in La Molina, Spain in February.

Cross-Country Skiing

The European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit is an exciting new development project that aims to grow snow sports for people with an impairment in Europe.

Alpine Skiing

American Evan Strong was victorious in the IPCAS snowboard cross event on his home snow in South Tahoe (Nevada), USA.

Archery

Spain’s Jon Santancana and Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova won both their downhill runs at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Tarvisio, Italy.

2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

With the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships ahead, Switzerland’s Thomas Pfyl has poise on the slopes, backed up by a top coach and polished technique.

Sochi 2014

Accomplished coach and sport leader Ozzie Sawicki will be Canada’s Chef de Mission for the Sochi 2014 Games.

Sochi 2014

Thomas Jacobsen, former captain of Norway’s ice sledge hockey team, is now trying to qualify for Sochi 2014 in alpine skiing.

Alpine Skiing

After two events, the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup now moves to Slovenia before culminating in Sochi for the finals.

Alpine Skiing

After seven World Cup races, new winners have emerged on the men’s side with France’s Vincent Gauthier-Manuel and Austria’s Philipp Bonadimann winning for the first time this season.

Alpine Skiing

After winning three out of four giant slalom races at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, Swiss sit-skier Christoph Kunz is the one to beat in his discipline.

Alpine Skiing

Fifteen-year-old Russian Alexey Bugaev defeated France’s Vincent Gauthier-Manuel to win his first IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup race.

Sochi 2014

Media can register for accreditation via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and Nordic Skiing World Championships.

Alpine Skiing

Media can register for accreditation via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and Nordic Skiing World Championships.

Alpine Skiing

After winning all four races, France’s Marie Bochet has the most points in the women’s events and Austria’s Matthias Lanzinger and Spain’s Yon Santacana Maiztegui are leading on the men’s side.

Alpine Skiing

After three events at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Sestriere, Italy, Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova and France’s Marie Bochet are on top form, having won all races.

Athletics

With the new year underway, the IPC’s Stuart Lieberman makes 10 predictions for the upcoming year in Paralympic sport.

Alpine Skiing

Almost five years after losing his leg in a ski accident, Austria’s Matthias Lanzinger has made a strong comeback to the sport to win gold in the 2013 giant slalom World Cup.

2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

Competition was fierce at the first event of the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup as 12 nations picked up podium positions in six events.

Alpine Skiing

Nominees for December’s Athlete of the Month include Russian standing skier Alexey Bugaev, sit-skiers Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany and Tyler Walker of USA, Hungary’s wheelchair fencer Zsuzsanna Krajnyak and USA’s ice sledge hockey star Taylor Chace.