Cross-country skiers in the sitting category need to have a strong upper body and very well trained upper arms. In order to reach high speeds, athletes train especially arms, shoulders, spine and the pectoral muscles.

Sir Philip Craven reflects on the IPC's silver jubilee year and Sochi 2014 and looks ahead to a very busy 2015.

Sir Philip Craven has looked ahead to the New Year for the Paralympic Movement.

Winter Sports

This year’s Paralympic Winter Games multiple records, including most tickets and most TV viewers. They also left a lasting legacy for people with an impairment in Russia.

The top 50 countdown which started on 12 November concludes with Sochi 2014 chosen as the IPC’s number one moment.

Sochi 2014

To mark the last day of the year, here are 25 fun, serious and interesting things we learned around the Paralympic Movement in 2014.

Sochi 2014

After years of campaigning for more TV coverage in the US, NBC showed over 50 hours from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Cross-Country Skiing

The Ukrainian world champion Nordic skier believes that everything is in place for him to top the podium at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

Cycling

In 2014 there were two World Championships, World Cups and many great achievements in para-cycling.

Equestrian

Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and James Dwyer finally got married this year, 12 years after first bumping into each other on horseback.