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Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Joann Formosa

Top para-equestrian riders in the Oceania region took part in their first competition of 2014.

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The author of ‘Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes’ explains how Paralympic alpine skiers can get the most out of their training.

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With less than one month to go until the start of the Paralympic Winter Games Torch Relay, the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee has revealed some of the names of the torchbearers.

Anna Schaffelhuber

Vancouver bronze medallist now looks a strong contender for gold at Sochi after impressive start to 2014.

Denis Colle, Belgium Snowboard

Belgian’s Denis Colle is currently the best European para-snowboarder on the circuit thanks to training in the USA, but is keen to point out that the quality of his competitors is improving all the time.

Morten Vaernes

Norwegian defenceman Morten Vaernes picks out the greatest sledge hockey players in history leading up to the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

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Henrietta Farkasova and Jakub Krako claim first places on the podium at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Jorges Migueles

After claiming gold for the first time at London 2012, Chile enter Sochi 2014 on a positive note.

Andrea Rothfuss during downhill training

Swiss and Italian skiers also ski to victory in IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Berlin Potsdamer Platz

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will stage a major conference for its membership in Berlin, Germany, this October to mark its 25th anniversary and plan for the future.

'Shayba' Arena in Sochi

Find out how the Sochi 2014 Games will create a barrier-free environment, educate youth and enhance the volunteer movement in Russia.

Sweden's ice sledge hockey team

The country will be represented at the Paralympic Winter Games in five sports, with strong squads in the team sports.

Tatyana McFadden Nordic

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.

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Swimmers will return to the Pieter van den Hoogenband Stadium on their road to the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Salcher podium Tignes

Downhill races see triple success for Austria and USA, as Switzerland and Germany also pick-up podiums at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Wheelchair Curling World Championships

Find out which seven teams have already qualified for the World Championships, which will be held in Lohja, Finland.

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Norway head into Sochi 2014 with a mix of youth and veterans hoping to medal for the sixth straight Paralympics.

Dino Sokolovic of Croatia

After four Paralympic Winter Games, and starved of a gold medal since Beijing 2008, Croatia will be hungry to perform well at Sochi 2014.

 Anna Kuliskova of the Czech Republic

Traditionally strong in skiing, the Czech Republic’s strongest medal chances are in ice sledge hockey at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Mher Avanesyan of Armenia competes in the Men's Standing Giant Slalom during Day 6 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics

Armenia’s alpine skiers will hope to represent their country again at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games