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Mike Minor
Snowboard

Minor remains undefeated while Purdy makes successful season debut, just ahead of the 2017 World Championships.

Mike Minor
PyeongChang 2018

When the US Para snowboarder races, he says ‘success seems to follow.’

Amy Purdy going over a hill in the snowboard cross course in Rosa Khutor.
Snowboard

The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist is among the US-studded lineup competing in the last races before the 2017 World Championships.

Mike Minor
Snowboard

Find out what the USA’s banked slalom World Cup champion does when he is not competing.

Bibian Mentel-Spee holds medal high
Alpine Skiing

Four alpine skiers and two snowboarders will run to become the Athlete Representative on the Sport Technical Committee.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Snowboard

Weather conditions have resulted in the postponement of a Europa Cup and changes to World Cups.

Tarvisio, Italy
Wheelchair Tennis

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.
Snowboard

The Italian snowboard-cross world champion sometimes forgets to eat if he is playing videogames.

A ski slope in Iran
Alpine Skiing

The first ever World Para Alpine Skiing and snowboard events will come to Iran in January, signifying the development of winter sports in the country.

Group of people pose in front of slopes
PyeongChang 2018

The IPC and PyeongChang agree to consolidate venue for Test Events and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Renske van Beek
Snowboard

Find out what the Dutch snowboarder does when she is not competing.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Snowboard

Which other teenage sports star does the Dutch world champion snowboarder like to watch when he’s not competing?

Mitchell Gourley - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games
Winter Games

National Paralympic Committees can nominate one athlete for the alpine skiing, snowboard and Nordic skiing athlete representative elections, to be held in 2017.

Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.
Snowboard

The Italian snowboard-cross world champion celebrated the birth of his first daughter, but that meant he was not entirely ready for the start of the new Worlds season.

Bibian Mentel receives her Sochi gold
Snowboard

From the moment snowboard was added to the Paralympic programme to the death of friends, the Dutch world and Paralympic champion has had some highs and lows.

New logos of the sports governed by the IPC
Athletics

From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Snowboard

Before the new season got underway, the Dutch snowboarder gave an insight into his plans for the next two years.

No. 43 Youngsters, newcomers shake-up World Cup
PyeongChang 2018

A series of young and fresh-faced snowboarders made an impact on the World Cup last season.

Snowboarder on a slope
Snowboard

Get an insight into why the Canadian snowboarder loves other people’s rubbish.

Bibian Mentel-Spee
Snowboard

Finland’s Matti “the Sledgehammer” Suur-Hamari and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee started a training partnership this season that saw them both top the podium at the first IPC Snowboard World Cup.