NEWS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Belarus' Vasili Shaptsiaboi with guide Igar Mathlahov

Since making their Games debut in 1994, Belarus has excelled at cross-country skiing.

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The party is not over yet. The Winter Paralympics begin on 7 March so check out this quick guide to what you can expect.

Marie Bochet

After topping the medals table at last year's alpine skiing World Championships, how will France do in Sochi?

Alana Nichols

The bigges team ever will represent the USA at a Winter Games in Sochi, where it will also be the biggest team out of all the countries competing.

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Find out what the American ice sledge hockey forward will be doing before his games at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

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Spain will send four alpine skiers, two guides and three snowboarders to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal and Declan Farmer

Two of the USA’s ice sledge hockey forwards for Sochi 2014 are just 15 and 16 years of age.

Alpine skier Erin Copper has been added to the Canadian team for Sochi 2014

Rising star Erin Latimer has been nominated to the Canadian team that will compete at March’s Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Alpine Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee have announced.

Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui with guide M Galindo Garces

The alpine skiing powerhouse will hope that Jon Santacana Maiztegui has recovered enough from an injury earlier in the season to make his mark in Sochi.

Bibian Mentel-Spee

Four of the seven Dutch athletes headed to Sochi will compete in snowboard, a discipline set to make its Paralympic debut.

Christoph Kunz

The Swiss delegation typically fields their strongest Paralympic Winter Games teams in alpine skiing.

Mariann Marthinsen

Nordic skier Mariann Marthinsen is aiming to follow on from fellow national greats at Sochi 2014 by winning her first Paralympic gold at her fifth winter and summer Games, to continue her current stunning form in cross-country skiing.