NEWS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
![Ukraine cross-country skiing](/sites/default/files/images/140307101822686_476508001_0.jpg)
Ukraine to participate at Sochi 2014 Paralympics
The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will last from 7-16 March.
![New Zealand Sochi 2014 welcome ceremony](/sites/default/files/images/140306064314760_476775743_0.jpg)
Sochi 2014 welcome ceremonies finishing up in village
All 45 countries are having their national flags raised in the Paralympic Village in the mountains.
![Evan Strong](/sites/default/files/images/131008135224361_182597472_0.jpg)
Sochi 2014 preview: Snowboard
Snowboard is one of the most hyped-events for Sochi 2014, as it is set to make its Paralympic Winter Games debut.
![Sochi 2014 Paralympic Wall](/sites/default/files/images/140306130800233_SOC_140306_LC_0479_0.jpg)
Paralympic Wall unveiled at Sochi 2014
IPC President Sir Philip Craven and UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, commemorated the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities.
![Canada Wheelchair Curling Team](/sites/default/files/images/120110171533686_97680748_10.jpg)
Sonja Gaudet given the honour of flag bearer for Canada
Sonja Gaudet, a two-time Paralympic wheelchair curling champion, will lead out Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony
![Seung-Hwan Jung](/sites/default/files/images/131028090517453_1504_637383902968864_1203933317_n.jpg)
Samsung launches Sochi 2014 campaign
Top Paralympians are recording Samsung video blogs from Sochi, while interactive Samsung demos are being set up in the Olympic Park.
![Andre Cintra](/sites/default/files/images/140115171903055_andre3_0.jpg)
Three countries to make Winter Paralympic debuts
Six athletes will have the opportunity to represent their country for the first time on the Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.
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Top 10 winter Paralympic nations of all-time
Find out the top countries in Paralympic winter sport and their best medal hopes for the Sochi 2014 Games.
Chuck Aoki: Phrases you only hear at the Paralympics
The American wheelchair rugby star shares what you can expect to hear at the upcoming Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
!['Shayba' Arena in Sochi](/sites/default/files/images/140113145530907_shayba_0.jpg)
IPC launches new-look homepage for Sochi 2014
A mobile-optimised version of Paralympic.org has also been launched ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
![Agitos at Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Centre](/sites/default/files/images/140305164702336_476624451_0.jpg)
IPC confident Sochi 2014 will smash viewing records
More broadcasters covering the Winter Paralympics than ever before should help beat previous record of 1.6 billion set in Vancouver.
![A picture of a man and a woman in wheelchairs](/sites/default/files/images/130306134005738_richardgray_15483524520.jpg)
Finnish couple find sparks on wheelchair curling ice
Markuu Karjalainen and his wife Sari will compete for Finland in Sochi as husband and wife after meeting in 2008 through wheelchair curling.