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25 February - 5 March

SOLLEFTEA 2013 - Media Centre

News - Biathlon

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.
Biathlon

Wins for Russia, Ukraine and France during the sprint races on the opening day of competition in Finsterau.

Helene Ripa
Biathlon

Swedish Paralympic champion Helene Ripa is ready for her first cross-country skiing World Cup after missing the opening round.

medals and trophies
Cross-Country Skiing

The next generation of para-snow sport fans are being asked to design medals and trophies for cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing and snowboard World Cups.

Grigory Murygin
Biathlon

Stanislav Chokhlaev completes 100 per cent podium record in Tyumen, Russia.

Athlete with ear phones takes aim in biathlon.
Biathlon

Russian skiers won all races on home snow, but Norway and France also get in on the podium action at the biathlon World Cup in Tyumen.

Benjamin Daviet
Cross-Country Skiing

The most decorated athlete from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Russia’s Roman Petushkov, also takes his first win of the season in Tyumen, Russia.

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him
Wheelchair Tennis

Here is a look at the events to watch before the year concludes.

Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 30 Soule becomes most decorated US Nordic skier
Biathlon

The USA’s Andrew Soule won an incredible five medals across biathlon and cross-country skiing at his home World Championships in 2015.

Thomas Clarion of France competes in the 4 x 2.5km Open Relay cross-country at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Biathlon

The Frenchman won his first World Championships medal in 2015 and will use the coming season to build a relationship with Antoine Bollet.

France's Benjamin Daviet helped to secure victory over world champions Russia at Cable 2015.
Cross-Country Skiing

French standing Nordic skier Benjamin Daviet will use the 2015-16 World Cup season to build towards his first individual gold medals.

Oksana Masters, USA musters all her strength and rides in to Bronze medal position
Biathlon

US Paralympic rowing and Nordic skiing medallist visits the country where she was orphaned and meets children, injured soldiers and the US Ambassador.

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon snowboards down the course at Sochi 2014.
Cross-Country Skiing

Twelve skiers, snowboarders and Nordic skiers will compete during 2015-16, including at competitions on their home slopes.

Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway
Biathlon

Norway’s Paralympic and world championships medallist believes that his up-and-coming teammate Eirik Bye has the potential to make a big impact.

Mark Arendz competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Cross-Country Skiing

Canada’s double Sochi 2014 medallist believes the new 30km race will attract additional interest to para-Nordic skiing.

A general view of the Cross-country skiing course at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard and IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon are looking for bidders for the 2019 and 2021 World Championships.

Woman cross country skiing
Cross-Country Skiing

Inclusion of marathon distance for the first time, as six biathlon and cross-country World Cups are confirmed.

Woman cross country skiing
Biathlon

Japanese Nordic skier Yurika Abe managed two top five World Cup finishes in 2014-15, emerging as one her country’s greatest future medal hopes.

Brittany Hudak of Canada competes in the Women's Cross Country 5km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Biathlon

A World Championships and the World Cup in the 2014-15 season threw up some athletes that could be the podium-toppers of the future.

The IPC Governing Board met in Tokyo, Japan
Wheelchair Curling

The Board approved the athlete and medal event quotas for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

South Korea struck gold on Saturday (21 March) at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool by beating Sweden, 4-2
Cycling

Catch-up on an extremely busy month for para-sport with events taking place in both winter and summer sports.