VISTA 2017 - News

Cross-Country Skiing

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

Sochi 2014

Cross-country sit-skier Fernando Aranha is one of two athletes who make up the Brazilian team heading to Sochi 2014 for their Winter Paralympic Games debut.

Republic of Korea

With the PyeonChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games just four years away, expect to see a strengthened Korean team in Sochi.

Sochi 2014

• Sweden have participated in all previous Paralympic Winter Games since they started in 1976, Games which the Swedes hosted.

Sochi 2014

Together, Nikolay Terentyev and Dmitry Lisov are a powerful one-two punch on the ice for Russia heading into Sochi 2014.

Wheelchair Tennis

The Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot, along with Great Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and Gordon Reid, will compete in next week’s Bolton Arena Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Powerlifting

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Alpine Skiing

Messages of support and encouragement have been flowing in from around the world for injured Australian para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson.

Sochi 2014

The country will have a strong representation in the team sports, as they are set to take part in both wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey.

The development arm of the IPC, the Agitos Foundation, has launched a worldwide search for previously undiscovered stories, projects and programmes it is calling ChangeMakers, in order to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

Alpine Skiing

Para-snowboarder crticially injured after race accident in La Molina, Spain.

Para Ice Hockey

In one of the country’s largest parks, members of the Czech Republic’s Sochi 2014 team put on sport demonstrations for the public.

Wheelchair Basketball

Paralympic champions Pat Anderson and David Eng of Canada are among the 20 wheelchair basketball players taking part in the event.

Sochi 2014

There’s no doubt that cross-country skiing is Finland’s strongest sport, but will they get a look-in against Russia’s greatest team?

Representatives from 13 countries have attended new Organisational Capacity Programme workshops delivered by the Agitos Foundation and IPC Academy.

Sochi 2014

Great Britain will send a team of 11 athletes and three guides to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Powerlifting

Great Britain’s Ali Jawad shares why he considers himself a massive underdog heading into April’s IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Sochi 2014

Great Britain’s visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans have had a successful season so far, and aim to translate that into the first ever gold for her country at a Winter Paralympics.

Triathlon

The first of nine World Para-Triathlon Series events this year will take place in Elwood, Australia.

Alpine Skiing

The USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee ran away with the overall IPCAS Snowboard World Cup season titles.