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![A female sit-skier in a Para cross-country skiing competition](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51854781692_25bc4c657a_c.jpg)
Oksana Masters adds Para cross-country skiing Crystal Globe to list of 2022 triumphs
Russia dominates the rankings with 10 globes while USA's Para Nordic skier closes the season with three gold medals at Ostersund World Cup
![Australia's Melissa Perrine competes in the women's visually impaired super-G at the Sochi Paralympic Games 2014](/sites/default/files/images/140611092434388_SOC_140310_LC_2725.jpg)
Australian Paralympic Team announced for Beijing 2022
Ten-strong team includes experienced Paralympians and youngsters hoping to make a splash
![A goalie and a player sliding towards each other on the ice for a hug](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_1rsz_51272478180_fa8e49ae88_o.jpg)
The Czechs announce squad for Beijing 2022
Star forward Michal Geier leads the team as the Most Valuable Player at the Ostrava 2019 Worlds with seven goals and four assists
![🤓 We Know You Didn't Know - Para biathlon 🔫 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/e_IGvOrbO4Wth4JQV7e2-8E4vnNlo2aYPAxbZO3TUvs.jpg?itok=4WTVPBoe)
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para Biathlon
A closer look at one of the most fascinating Winter Paralympic sports
![World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.](/sites/default/files/images/120113112310550_World_Anti_Doping_Agency_PlayTrue_200dpi.jpg)
WADA leadership meet with global Sport Movement leaders
'Important in our armoury is education, and we have been working closely with WADA to have more and better conversations not only with our athletes, but their coaches and National Paralympic Committees too'
![The Pope laughing his chair](/sites/default/files/images/180309073411583_Pope%2BFrancis.jpg)
Pope Francis sends warm greetings to Paralympians ahead of Beijing 2022
Paralympic Winter Games set to take place in Chinese capital city between 4 and 13 March
![Laureus 2022 nominees](/sites/default/files/2022-02/laureus%2B2022%2Bawards.jpg)
Six Paralympians nominated for Laureus Award
Marcel Hug, Shingo Kunieda, Jetze Plat, Diede De Groot, Susana Rodriquez and Sarah Storey are amongst the nominees
![New Zealand's Adam Hall racing to gold](/sites/default/files/images/150824122743517_Adam%2BHall.jpg)
Adam Hall sets World Championship benchmark in countdown to Beijing
'As my wife says, ‘the old man can still pull one out of the hat’'
![Three men in wheelchairs holding skis in a medal ceremony in the snow](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51853957503_487153f408_c.jpg)
World champions wrap up season with Crystal Globe glory in Are
Norway's Jesper Pedersen, Germany's Anna-Lena Forster and Austria's Johannes Aigner pick two golds at World Cup in Sweden
![Sebastian Magenheim](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Sebastian%20Magenheim.jpeg)
Sebastian Magenheim attributes his life’s success to sports
‘Don’t underestimate the value of time. If you want to reinvent yourself, use a lot of time. Don’t listen to the naysayers’
![⭐ Ones to Watch - Para alpine skiing 🎿 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/JGY6WD_cHSGyIYhLiWDooQhOlvQAlp7TwC6ZX-kSFr4.jpg?itok=pudS6NgI)
Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Alpine Skiing
Check out some of the best athletes who will aim to triumph at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
![Three men with arms around each other on a snowboard podium](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51853768271_c57ace5c65_c.jpg)
World Championships medallists turn silver into gold at Klovsjo World Cup
Australia’s Ben Tudhope, Italy’s Jacopo Luchini and USA’s Mike Schultz take important results ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
![A goalie congratulated by his teammates on the ice](/sites/default/files/2022-01/rsz_51267464402_3ff7a92121_k.jpg)
Italy announces 17-member roster for Beijing 2022
Four-time Paralympian Gianluigi Rosa is leading the experienced Italian squad in its fifth consecutive Paralympics appearance
![🤓 We Know You Didn't Know - Para alpine skiing 🎿 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/gp1NHKUrXIRFrwccQ7dFiE1JQbnAp2jHgrigNlQf8iQ.jpg?itok=VKhfbdr_)
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para Alpine Skiing
Get ready for more action as one of the original winter Paralympic sports make its 13th appearance at the Games
![A male Para snowboarder during a competition](/sites/default/files/2022-01/GettyImages-1365929748.jpg)
Mike Schultz leads the way in Klovsjo
Paralympic champion takes one of USA's two World Cup golds on Friday as Australia and Italy also triumph in snowboard cross events in Sweden
Paralympic champ Gwang-Geun Choi relieved to sign-off on a high
'Retiring from the sport after winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 as my last competition, there would be no better way to finish my sporting career'
![The view of a swimming pool complex with a swimming competition](/sites/default/files/2022-01/TW2_9083.jpg)
Berlin and Indianapolis join World Series 2022
Five cities confirmed in the new season as competition returns to German capital for sixth time and travel back to USA city after three years
![TASTE OF SUCCESS: Sam Schroder of Netherlands kisses the trophy after winning the Australian Open Quad Wheelchair Singles final against Dylan Alcott of Australia at Melbourne Park.](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Sam%20Schroder%20.jpg)
Sam Schroder spoils Dylan Alcott’s swansong
Shingo Kunieda, Diede de Groot net Australian Open titles
![A female alpine skier on a course](/sites/default/files/2022-01/51835285522_d439c7376a_c.jpg)
World Cup with World Championships feeling for home star Ebba Aarsjoe
Less than a week after the end of Lillehammer 2021 skiers return for final World Cup of the season at the venue of next year's Worlds
![Two smiley women showing their medals in a snow sport competition](/sites/default/files/2022-01/GettyImages-1365365805.jpg)
World champions back to action at the World Cup Finals in Ostersund
USA teammates Kendall Gretsch and Oksana Masters go head to head again in last competition before the Beijing 2022 Winter Games