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IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships
25 February - 5 March

SOLLEFTEA 2013 - Media Centre

News - Biathlon

Mikhalina Lysova
Sochi 2014

The strongest medal hopefuls for the host nation lie in Nordic skiing and ice sledge hockey.

Per Starheim
Cross-Country Skiing

Condolences sent to family and friends of Per Starheim, who was heavily involved in developing results systems for IPC Nordic Skiing.

Canadian para-Nordic Skiing team for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games
Sochi 2014

Canada are confident that team of 11 athletes and three guides heading to Sochi is one of the "most talented yet."

Adam Hall in action
Sochi 2014

New Zealand to receive free-to-air coverage of Winter Paralympic Games

Sir Philip Craven shakes hands with the wife of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Athletics

Ban Ki-moon and Sir Philip Craven talk about the Paralympic Movement ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony in Sochi.

Bank Ki-moon stood behind a podium addressing the IOC session.
Biathlon

Speaking at the 126th IOC Session, Ban Ki-moon spoke of inspirational Paralympians.

A picture of the slopes from the air
Cross-Country Skiing

Organisers have implemented a range of innovative solutions to ensure the weather does not interfere with the Games.

Tatyana McFadden Nordic
Sochi 2014

A total of 16 skiers and two guides named to Sochi 2014 team, including 10-time summer Paralympic Games medallist Tatyana Mcfadden and America's first ever Olympic or Paralympic biathlon medallist, Andy Soule.

Mikhalina Lysova Oberried
Sochi 2014

All overall winners of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup biathlon events are Russian following middle distance races at Oberried, Germany, on Sunday (26 January).

A picture of a man celebrating after crosses the finish line
Sochi 2014

Sochi 2014 hosts claims 14 out of 18 possible podium positions in Oberried, Germany.

Germany's Vivian Hosch
Biathlon

Home skiers Andrea Eskau and Vivian Hosch won short-distance biathlon podium places at the first day of races in Oberried.

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Sochi 2014

Competitions begin with short distance races under cover of darkness in Oberried, Germany.

'Shayba' Arena in Sochi
Wheelchair Curling

• Five HD channels will show all winter sports live via www.paralympic.org• Team of writers will produce around 150 stories during the Games

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Biathlon

The conclusion of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup shows competition is fierce heading into final two competitions in Germany before Sochi 2014.

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Sochi 2014

First day of biathlon races in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup take place in -12 degrees Celcius, with Russians winning all six races.

A picture of a woman celebrating her victory
Wheelchair Fencing

Nominees for the award include: Jing Rong, Nadiia and Ivan Sivak, Alena Kaufman, Andrea Rothfuss and Mokrane Mohamed.

Dan Cnossen
Cross-Country Skiing

At the US Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championship at Soldier Hollow, Team USA’s top Nordic skiers proved they are on the fast track to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Iuliia Batenkova
Biathlon

Ukraine set to challenge Russia for the first time at a World Cup event this season.

Biathlon short distance highlights - 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Solleftea
Sochi 2014

Russian Nordic Skiers Mikhalina Lysova and Roman Petushkov showed their incredible medal potential at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea, Sweden.

Day 6 - biathlon - 2013 IPC Nordic World Cup (Canmore)
Biathlon

Russia’s Akzhana Abdikarimova, Alexey Bychenok, Aleksandr Pronkov and Aleksei Toropov all picked up their first spots on the podium in the long distance biathlon race at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup (Canmore).