PARALYMPIC NEWS FROM PYEONGCHANG 2018
![Ilkka Tuomisto of Finland and Dexin Zhou of China compete in the Men's Cross Country 10km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150918124811116_Ilkka%2BTuomisto.jpg)
Tuomisto aims for podium despite uncertain future
Finland’s top cross-country skier is busy training for the season ahead, but is not certain if he will continue to PyeongChang 2018.
![A female sit-skier competes at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/2023-08/150904172116853_Vo%2BRa%2BMi%2BSeo%20%281%29.jpg)
Seo: I will acquire medals at PyeongChang2018
South Korean Nordic skier Vo-Ra-Mi Seo carries the weight of her country, and her home town, into the next Winter Paralympics.
![Man in a sledge, playing hockey on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/150903172056388_liam_hickeyoriginal_327968.jpg)
Hickey swaps court for rink in bid for PyeongChang 2018
Fresh from silver-medal success in wheelchair basketball at Toronto 2015, Liam Hickey is hoping to make his Team Canada dreams a reality again.
![Heid-Jo Duce on her snowboard at a slalom event.](/sites/default/files/images/140224121507043_Heidi%2BJo%2BDuce%2BUSA%2Bsnowboard.jpg)
Duce aiming for improvement in 2015-16
Now a form the 2015-2016 US Paralympics Snowboarding National Team, Heidi Jo Duce aims to qualify for PyeongChang 2018.
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Hyundai & Kia Motors sign PyeongChang 2018 domestic partnership agreement
Under the agreement, they will provide 4,100 automobiles together with a monetary sponsorship for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games operations.
![logos of the IPC and NHK](/sites/default/files/images/150625083849073_NHK%2BIPC.jpg)
NHK secures Paralympic Games broadcasting and exhibition rights through to 2024
The agreement is the biggest in Paralympic broadcasting history and will see the Japanese broadcaster cover the PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, 2022 and 2024 Paralympic Games.
![The Alpensia Resort is seen from above on February 10, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/images/150306095847428_PyeongChang%2B1.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 assessed on first official visit
Representatives from IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard went to South Korea to check on progress for skiing and snowboard for the next Paralympic Winter Games.
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IPC Governing Board to meet in Tokyo
During three days of meetings, the Board led by IPC President Sir Philip Craven will receive updates on preparations for the PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
![Group of kids showing signs with the words 'Passion. Connected'.](/sites/default/files/images/150518152104074_17808947762_e1eb3c9e40_z.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 unveils slogan for Paralympic Winter Games
“Passion. Connected.” to symbolise objective, legacy of Games.
![PyeongChang 2018 emblem](/sites/default/files/images/151116172813722_Pyeongchang%2Blogo%2Bsquare.jpg)
Lee Moon-tae named executive artistic director for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics
President of Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation will orchestrate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
![Athletes compete at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in the Alpensia Sports Park on February 11, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/images/150306091812181_PyeongChang%2B2018%2B2_0.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 unveils new official website
Organising committee launches new look information portal.
![Man on hockey sledge focusing on the puk](/sites/default/files/images/150420144826169_477854719.jpg)
Six things to know about the Czech Republic
As the team prepare for Buffalo 2015, Paralympic.org asked head coach Jiri Briza and defenceman David Motycka about their aspirations for PyeongChang 2018.
![Preview of a magazine Paralympian pages 30 and 31 with the interviews of Jose Luis Campo, president Americas Paralympic Committee and Andrew Parsons, president of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee and IPC Vice President](/sites/default/files/images/150409093239565_p%2B30-31.jpg)
New edition of The Paralympian out now!
How the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics sports were chosen is the main feature of the first edition of 2015.
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PyeongChang 2018 Ceremonies will use world's best directors
Experts have a vast experience of Ceremonies from a number of spectacular sporting events.
![Anna Schaffelhuber, Germany celebrates her gold medal in the women's super-G](/sites/default/files/images/140617091043634_SOC_MH_140310_122151_6718.jpg)
Schaffelhuber aims to compete in PyeongChang 2018
The five-time Paralympic champion sets her sight on the next Paralympic Winter Games.
![The Alpensia Resort is seen from above on February 10, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/images/150306095847428_PyeongChang%2B1.jpg)
KOICA signs MOU offering support for PyeongChang 2018
The Korea International Co-operation Agency will support the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
![Samsung Group became a domestic sponsor of PyeongChang 2018 in April 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/150407112608881_Samsung.jpg)
Samsung Group becomes domestic sponsor of PyeongChang 2018
The sponsor package is worth KRW 100 billion.
![Athletes compete at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in the Alpensia Sports Park on February 11, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/images/150306091812181_PyeongChang%2B2018%2B2_0.jpg)
“PyeongChang Winter Series Foundation” gears up for successful test events
Test events will be staged between February 2016 and April 2017
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PyeongChang 2018 name Korean Air as Official Partner for Passenger Air Transportation Services
The announcement came at the start of the 4th IOC Co-ordination Commission.
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POCOG readies to inaugurate ‘New Horizons’ for the 2018 Paralympic Games
One year on from the Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony, POCOG President Yang-ho CHO shares his views of what PyeongChang 2018 will deliver.