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![A giant ice breaker ship enters the arena of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Sochi%202014%20Opening%20Ceremony.jpg)
Down memory lane: Sochi 2014, the Games that changed the mindset
From a city with a 'zero track record in terms of accessibility' Sochi became a role model for disabled-friendly infrastructure.
![Flag bearer Jean Labonte of Canada leads his team through the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Canada%20at%20Vancouver%202010.jpg)
Down memory lane: Vancouver 2010, the milestone Games
Nearly 1,200 media representatives covered the Games – an increase of 12 percent from the previous Paralympics
![Image of a female Para Alpine skiing in a competition](/sites/default/files/2022-02/GettyImages-931315064.jpg)
Anna-Lena Forster can inspire a youthful Germany
Chef de mission Dr. Karl Quade targeting a top-10 finish
![Barbara Aigner celebrates world title](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Barbara-Aigner.jpg)
Keeping it in the family – Aigner twins join the dynasty
World Championship success paves way for Austrians to shine in Beijing
![The International Paralympic Committee flag and the Italian national flag fly side by side during the Opening Ceremony of the Turin 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Torino%202006.jpg)
Down memory lane: Torino 2006, an Italian odyssey
A record 1,037 media representatives arrived in Torino to cover the Games, and the host broadcaster, International Sports Broadcasting (ISB), provided more than 130 hours of live coverage
![An image showing laboratory glass tubes](/sites/default/files/2020-12/GettyImages-96526070.jpg)
WADA backed Independent Observer Team commends IPC for anti-doping policies in Tokyo
IPC releases details of anti-doping programme for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
![a male Nordic sit skier](/sites/default/files/images/180313005533407_Cristian%2BRibera.jpg)
Cristian Ribera has high hopes for Beijing after bagging Brazil’s first Worlds medal
‘I can guarantee that I will fight to the end to be among the best’
![A female skier kissing her skis](/sites/default/files/2022-01/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-01-22%20at%2015.22.19.jpeg)
Quality the way forward for Norway’s Beijing 2022 team
Chef de mission Cato Zahl Pedersen targets eight podium places
![Shuey Rhon Rhon](/sites/default/files/2022-02/GettyImages-1175291435%20%281%29.jpg)
What and where on our channels
Along with the Opening and Closing Ceremony, one can also enjoy live action on all 10 days on our website and the Paralympics LIVE app, on up to eight parallel channels
![Israel's Sheina Vaspi in action](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Shein%20Vaspi.jpg)
Sheina Vaspi all set to make history for Israel
'I want to give more people the motivation to stand up and dare to do what they want and give children the strength to believe in themselves'
![Jesse Keefe of USA competes in the men's Standing Giant Slalom race during the World Para Snow Sports Championships at Lillehammer, Norway.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Jesse%20Keefe.jpg)
Rising teen stars to watch out for at Beijing
The Beijing WInter Games will be the perfect platform for these youngsters to herald their arrival into the big league
![A Para ice hockey player on a sledge celebrates with his right arm raised.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_151268186721_556da0ba03_o.jpg)
South Korea looking to build up on PyeongChang success in Beijing
Asian team is making its fourth Paralympic appearance in Para ice hockey and the first after winning bronze on home soil in 2018
![Heinz Frei of Switzerland in action during Cross Country training at the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Heinz_0.jpg)
Summer or winter, Swiss legend Heinz Frei is master of all
‘I like to win but a healthy body and mind is the biggest win and brightest medal’
![a female Nordic skier smiles and waves](/sites/default/files/images/180311072951286_Kendell%2BGretsch%2B3.jpg)
‘Hopes for Team USA go far beyond medal expectations’
Chef de Mission Dussliere wants Beijing 2022 athletes to live out their dreams
![Opening Ceremony 2002 Salt Lake](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Opening%20Ceremony%20Salt%20Lake%20.jpg)
Down memory lane: 2002 - Games of the Americas
After Japan capitalised on hosting the event at Nagano and finished fourth in 1998, the 2002 edition was an opportunity for the United States to make the most of home advantage
![A file image of the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/1998_%20Nagano.jpg)
Down memory lane: 1998 - The first Winter Games outside Europe
The 7th edition of the Paralympic Winter Games received great coverage through print and electronic media
![Ronny Person of Sweden in action during the PyeongChang 2018 wheelchair curling competition](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Ronny-Persson.jpg)
Paralympic Alpine Skiing medallist Ronny Persson ready for second Games as curler
Twenty years after his last Winter Games as a Para Alpine skier, the Swede will make his second Wheelchair Curling Paralympic appearance
![Lisa Bunschoten and boyfriend Chris Vos will be the Dutch flagbearers at the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Lisabunschoten%201_0.jpg)
Lisa Bunschoten grateful to be flying the flag with boyfriend Vos at Beijing 2022
Snowboarders will hope to be the Netherlands’ golden couple in China
Down memory lane: The Games of Change — 1992 and 1994 Winter Games
In the 1994 Games, Norway's Ragnhild Myklebust emerged as the most outstanding athlete with five gold, two silver and two bronze
![male wheelchair curler Ole Fredrik Syversen](/sites/default/files/images/190227142857101_Ole-Fredrik-Syversen-getty.jpg)
Ole Fredrik Syversen is game for a laugh despite pain of defeat
Norwegian wheelchair curler still thinks about PyeongChang 2018 heartbreak every day, while hoping for another shot at gold in Beijing