PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Sang Min Han

The South Korean alpine skier is working towards the performance of his life at his home Paralympic Winter Games.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Yunho Kim

The South Korean Para snowboarder wants to improve his skills quickly and win his first medals in the sport.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Ice sledge hockey

With the final season before the next Winter Paralympics getting underway in just a few days, here are a handful of players hoping to make an impact.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Hang Seung Park

The South Korean is spurred on by the support of his wife and family as he looks to make a splash at his home Paralympics.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Jae Rim Yang

The South Korean visually impaired alpine skier just wants an injury-free, mistake-free season.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Wheelchair Curling

After fifth place at the 2016 Worlds, China hope to gather enough qualification points toward PyeongChang 2018 at the 2017 Worlds in March.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Emily Young

With 500 days until the next Winter Paralympics, Canada’s Emily Young looks ahead to the new Nordic skiing season.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Bigna Schmidt

The 19-year-old alpine skier is ready to climb world rankings in lead up to World Championships and the Winter Paralympics.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Suhyeok Park

The South Korean Para snowboarder targets competitions in the 2016-17 season that would improve his ranking toward PyeongChang 2018.

Joel Rosinbum

Eight athletes will be supported as they work toward Tokyo 2020.