World Para Snowboard Championships
26-31 March

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Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships

Catch-up on what went on during a very busy month for winter sports.

Bibian Mentel receives her Sochi gold

Chris Vos and Bibian Mentel-Spee secured their second world titles of the week on the final day of the IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

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

A look ahead to the final day of competition at the IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships

New snowboard-cross world champion Matti Suur-Hamari wants to inspire other Scandinavian athletes to take up para-snowboard.

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

A day after being crowned world champion in the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain, the Netherlands’ Chris Vos is once again celebrating - this time his 17th birthday.

Women on snowboard on the slope

There was also several surprise results in snowboard-cross at La Molina 2015.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria

The world’s best riders from 18 countries have arrived in Spain for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships.

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US snowboarder Heidi Jo Duce is hoping for a repeat of her 2014 World Cup Finals performance where she landed on the podium at the same venue as the World Championships.

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US snowboarder Nicole Roundy wants to get to the top and stay there at the 2015 para-snowboard World Championships from Monday (23 February).

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The national team was also revealed, with three Spanish riders lining-up between 23-28 February.

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Sochi 2014 silver medallist Mike Shea believes that the competition has never been so intense ahead of the 2015 para-snowboard World Championships.

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Although Sochi bronze medallist will miss the World Championships, she will be starring in the biggest race in NASCAR.

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Established names Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Nicole Roundy will join newcomers Brenna Huckaby and Fatu Matagi for the World Championships from 23 February.

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Giuseppe Comunale has impressed in World Cup races this season, with three top three finishes in snowboard cross and banked slalom.

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All snowboard-cross and banked slalom competitions from 23-28 February will be streamed live at ParalympicSport.TV.

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British snowboarder Ben Moore was hitch-hiking in Lake Louise when he was picked up by a member of the Canada para-snowboard team.

Two snowboarders race on a slope

As well as the finals in San Martino di Castrozza, an additional World Cup in Maribor Slovenia, has also been added to the calendar.

La Molina 2015 gold medal

A total of 12 sets of medals will be handed out at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships between 23-28 February.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria

Austrian rider Patrick Mayrhofer has set his sights on a medal in the new discipline of banked slalom as well as snowboard-cross.

Two men in wheelchair on ice, looking at some curling stones.

Winter sports dominate a busy month of sport in February, but the para-athletics season will also get underway in Dubai, UAE.