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7-16 March

NEWS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

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The awards, presented in partnership with Allianz, will recognise achievements from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will be awarded in November.

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.
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To mark the last day of the year, here are 25 fun, serious and interesting things we learned around the Paralympic Movement in 2014.

No. 2 NBC broadcast ice sledge hockey gold medal match
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After years of campaigning for more TV coverage in the US, NBC showed over 50 hours from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

No. 7 Ukraine compete at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
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Despite huge political tensions, Ukraine stayed to compete in what they described as “the most tragic Paralympic Games in the history of Paralympic sport in Ukraine”.

Roman Petushkov became the most decorated athlete at Sochi 2014 by winning six gold medals in biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Sochi 2014

Russian Nordic skier Roman Petushkov triumphed an unprecedented six times at his home Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.

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

Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber became only the second woman to win all five alpine skiing events at a Paralympic Games.
Sochi 2014

Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber became only the second woman to win all five alpine skiing events at a Paralympic Games.

Canada's Brian McKeever and guide Graham Nishikawa won a remarkable sprint in Sochi.
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Canada’s Brian McKeever famously fell flat on his back during the 1km sprint race at Sochi 2014, but overtook three competitors to claim gold.

Para-snowboard's debut at Sochi 2014 is No. 18 in the IPC's Top 50 Moments of 2014
Sochi 2014

Dutch rider Bibian Mentel-Spee and the USA’s Evan Strong became the first Paralympic champions at Sochi 2014, and the sport has continued to progress.

Ukrainian Ihor Reptyukh skis at Sochi 2014 followed closely by a competitor
Sochi 2014

Ukrainian cross-country world champion Ihor Reptyukh cannot wait to get started on the road to Cable 2015 at the first World Cup of 2014-15.

Women on cross-country skis on the slopes.
Sochi 2014

Swedish Nordic skier amongst those nominated for prestigious award from newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

Hannah Cockroft lighting the heritage flame in a metal sphere
Sochi 2014

• The IPC’s Top 50 Moments of 2014 continue with British Paralympian Hannah Cockroft’s involvement in the first ever international leg of the Paralympic Torch Relay.