PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day one
Oksana Masters and Kendall Gretsch will be battling for gold again while Ukraine and South Korea are favourites in the men's race
![Mark ideson of Canada is held by a teammate as he goes to release the curling stone at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Mark%20Ideson%20Canada%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Canada back in black in wheelchair curling
Canada overcome defending champions China on day one
![Yujie Guo of China looks determined as she skis in the women's sprint standing in front of clear blue skies](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Guo%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 1 review: Chinese medal rush underway at Beijing 2022
China win eight medals in Para Biathlon and Para Alpine Skiing on day one
![Zixu Liu of China competes in the men's sprint sitting Para Biathlon in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Liu%20Zixu.jpg)
Zixu Liu strikes gold to put hosts China in top three
Ukraine on top of the medal table after day one
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Day 1: Paralympic Winter Games preview
After a spectacular Opening Ceremony, competition will get underway in four sports at Beijing 2022
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North American rivalry to set Beijing 2022 alight
Para Ice Hockey at Beijing 2022 will feature all-time rivals the USA and Canada
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China go for home victory in Wheelchair Curling
The hosts aim to continue their historic form from PyeongChang 2018 and grab a second gold
Old and new rivalries to spice up Para Biathlon competition at Beijing 2022
Beijing 2022 will see young athletes emerging and Paralympic champions returning
![A female skier following her guide in a Para alpine skiing race](/sites/default/files/2021-07/170221%20Barbara%20Aigner%20AUT%201a.jpg)
Speed, skill and guts: Reputations on the line in Para Alpine Skiing
More than 200 of the world’s best skiers set to lay it all on the line at Beijing 2022
![Johannes Aigner of Team Austria and his guide Matteo Fleischmann react after crossing the finish line](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Johannes-Aigner_0.jpg)
Teenage sensation Johannes Aigner achieves Paralympic glory on Games debut
Austrian 16-year-old upsets defending champion Mac Marcoux in the men's downhill vision impaired