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10-16 March

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Finals Brenna Huckaby v Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon | 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships
Snowboard

Unfavorable conditions and taking a season off did not slow down Brenna Huckaby at Big White 2017. She willl now go for gold in banked slalom.

Bibian Mentel-Spee
Snowboard

The Dutch athlete will serve another two-year term on World Para Snowboard’s Sport Technical Committee.

Noelle Lenihan of Ireland competes in the women's discus F38 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

With July’s World Championships on the horizon, find out who the youngsters to look out for are this season.

Seung-Hwan Jung of South Korea competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden
Para Ice Hockey

It has been a rough road to PyeongChang 2018 so far for South Korea’s Para ice hockey squad, but Seung-Hwan Jung wants to change that.

Woman on snowboard turns on a banked turn
Snowboard

The Dutch athlete will attempt to defend her first of two world gold medals as snowboard-cross begins.

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

As one of Germany’s top Nordic skiers, Fleig is preparing for his home World Championships in Finsterau from 10-19 February.

NPC Germany logo for stories
PyeongChang 2018

The hospitality offering of NPC Germany will be located at the Birch Hill Golf Club.

Man on snowboard rides down a snowboard-cross course.
Snowboard

Bibian Mentel-Spee retains snowboard-cross title, while Mike Minor wins first World Championship gold medal.

Man on snowboard flies over a jump
Snowboard

The Argentinian Para snowboarder envisions that to change in the future for his nation and region.

Swedish Paralympic Committee - logo for stories
Sweden

The gala will take place in Stockholm on 4 February and will be shown live on YouTube and Facebook.

TechnoAlpin are the Official Supplier to three snow sports World Championships in 2017.
Alpine Skiing

Three World Championships in Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard and Para Nordic skiing to benefit from the partnership.

Swimmer pushing herself off the wall in the pool.
Swimming

The multiple Paralympic and world champion will get her 2017 season underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

Jeff Sauer, coach of Team USA, in the preliminary game against Germany at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.
Para Ice Hockey

Tributes pour in for the coach of the US Para ice hockey team who has died at the age of 73.

Malle, Belgium, will host 2017 Para dance sport World Championships
Para dance sport

The suppliers to British TV series Strictly Come Dancing will offer a 10 per cent discount on dresses, shoes, fabrics, crystals and accessories to athletes.

Helene Ripa, Sweeden coming up to the finish
Cross-Country Skiing

Sweden’s Sochi 2014 cross-country skiing champion could not compete at this year’s World Cup due to a bad cold but believes she will be ready for the Worlds.

Portrait picture of Jessica Stretton
Archery

The 16-year-old Paralympic champion set a new record in the women’s W1 category.

Big White, Canada, will host the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

Finsterau, Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

Organisers are working round the clock in anticipation of the arrival of 135 athletes from 25 countries.

Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez, Canada’s Mac Marcoux and USA’s Andrew Kurka
America

Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in January 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.

Oksana Shyshkova, Ukraine fishbowl shot
Cross-Country Skiing

The Ukrainian secured multiple World Cup wins in January and will be one to look out for at the World Championships in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February.