World Para Snowboard Championships
26-31 March

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Ilka Tuomisto

Historically, the Finnish have been one of the most successful countries in Nordic skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games.

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Thirty of the world’s top athletes will record exclusive video blogs at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

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Stoke Mandeville will become the first place to be involved in the Paralympic Torch Relay outside of the Games’ host country.

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Austria has participated in all Winter Paralympics since the inaugural Games in 1976

Paralympian 1/1/2014

Plan your daily viewing schedule for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics with the latest edition of the IPC’s Paralympian magazine.

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Japan has participated at all 10 previous Paralympic Winter Games (1976 - 2010)

Watch the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games LIVE

The party is not over yet. The Winter Paralympics begin on 7 March so check out this quick guide to what you can expect.

Michellel Salt starring in the CPC's What's There campaign

Salt only lost her leg in June 2011, but will compete at the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time in Sochi.

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 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.

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

Markus Salcher

The Austrians will be led by standing skiers Matthias Lanzinger and Markus Salcher, along with sit skier Claudia Loesch.

Bibian Mentel-Spee

Four of the seven Dutch athletes headed to Sochi will compete in snowboard, a discipline set to make its Paralympic debut.

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Find out when you can watch your favourite sports and American athletes on NBC and NBCSN from 7-16 March.

Mikhalina Lysova

The strongest medal hopefuls for the host nation lie in Nordic skiing and ice sledge hockey.

Sadegh Kalhor finished 34th in the men's slalom at Vancouver 2010. That is Iran’s best result at the Paralympic Winter Games

Iran is looking to win the first medal at Paralympic Winter Games