IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships
25 February - 5 March

SOLLEFTEA 2013 - Media Centre

News - Biathlon

Athlete on a sit skiing racing

Taras Rad takes his first World Cup title this season with a great performance in the men's sitting biathlon middle distance event

a male Para Nordic skier raises his arms in celebration as he crosses the finish line

Poor shooting proves costly for some of biggest names at Nordic skiing World Cup

a female sit skier on the snow

US skier wins seventh Nordic skiing gold of the season at opening biathlon event in Germany

Biathlon Vuokatti

Biathletes are separated into standing, sitting and vision impaired categories for competition

a female Para Nordic skier

Paralympic and world champions seek to achieve glory at March´s Winter Paralympics

a para Nordic skier being interviewed

Germany’s double world biathlon champion aiming to shine again on home snow

two female Para Nordic skiers

Oksana Masters to face Anja Wicker while seeking to extend cross-country dominance into biathlon

a female Para Nordic skier races towards the finish line

Paralympic and world champions make up list of candidates for Winter Games

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Biathlon

Competitions open to athletes with both physical and visual impairment

a male Para Nordic skier

Biathlon champion shares his training secrets as he prepares for PyeongChang 2018

Andrea Eskau: Road to Pyeongchang - Episode 2

German Nordic skier gets season off to winning start thanks to new technology

a female Para Nordic skier races towards the finish line

US Nordic skier wins third gold despite missed shots at opening World Cup

Two people talking, one on the right is competing in Para Nordic Skiing

Broken equipment and missed shots deliver dramatic day of sprints in Canmore

Oksana Masters - World Cup - Canmore - Nordic skiing

The biathlon competition got underway in Canmore, Canada with the individual race

Beijing 2022 - Official emblem - Paralympic Winter Games

Emblem emphasises Chinese culture and the importance of placing athletes at the centre of the Games

a sitting biathlete skies down a slope

Ukrainian Nordic skier combining sport and studies on path to PyeongChang

Andrea Eskau: The Motivation

Innovative ski sled helping German Nordic skier in bid for Paralympic success

a male Para skier plants his poles in the snow

Belarusian feels no added pressure ahead of the Winter Games

Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway

Nordic skiing champion has no time for holidays to be at his best at PyeongChang 2018

a Para Nordic skier

Nordic skier hopes good form will lead to medals at Paralympic Winter Games