PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Alana Nichols

The bigges team ever will represent the USA at a Winter Games in Sochi, where it will also be the biggest team out of all the countries competing.

Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson competing at Big White, Canada, in January 2014.

Paralympic Movement remains in deep mourning following Mathew's passing on Thursday (20 February)

A picture of a man skiing

Spain will send four alpine skiers, two guides and three snowboarders to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal and Declan Farmer

Two of the USA’s ice sledge hockey forwards for Sochi 2014 are just 15 and 16 years of age.

Matthew Robinson

Australian sadly passed away on Thursday evening aged 28.

Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui with guide M Galindo Garces

The alpine skiing powerhouse will hope that Jon Santacana Maiztegui has recovered enough from an injury earlier in the season to make his mark in Sochi.

Cindy Ouellet

The 12 teams participating in June’s event in Toronto have been divided into two pools.

Alpine skier Erin Copper has been added to the Canadian team for Sochi 2014

Rising star Erin Latimer has been nominated to the Canadian team that will compete at March’s Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Alpine Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee have announced.

Para-snowboarder Nicole Roundy is an athlete to follow on Instagram

A guide to the top Paralympic accounts to follow on Instagram at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Steve Cash

The Americans enter the Sochi 2014 Paralympic ice sledge hockey competition as one of the teams favoured to make the podium.