PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Finland's Santeri Kiiveri skis past a gate at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Kiiveri%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 6 review: China, Slovakia, Canada, Sweden into semis; Finland grab historic gold
Defending champions China secure a semi-final spot in wheelchair curling, Canada aim to reclaim their Paralympic title
![Finnish Para Alpine skier Santeri Kiiveri competes at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Santeri-Kiiveri.jpg)
Santeri Kiiveri wins Finland's first Paralympic Alpine Skiing gold ever
Austria's Johannes Aigner and Norway's Jesper Pedersen also emerge triumphant on day 4 of Para Alpine Skiing competition in Beijing
![Arthur Bauchet smiles after his downhill victory](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Arthur-Bauchet.jpg)
Day 6: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Semi-finallists too close to call in wheelchair curling
![Chinese Para Ice Hockey player Cui Yutao celebrates after the victory against the Czech Republic](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Cui-Yutao.jpg)
China look to shock USA for final berth
Beijing 2022 Para Ice Hockey semi-final clash between hosts and four-time Winter Paralympic champions promises to be thrilling
![Two Para ice hockey players in full gear fighting for the possession.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_2028956.jpg)
USA and Canada favourites for final despite China's rise
Former Canada's national team player Kevin Rempel comments on the final weekend of the Para ice hockey action in Beijing
![A man skiing with a microphone behind his guide.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_151830822924_1d2c0ae8cf_o.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing day four
Men's giant slalom vision impaired, standing and sitting gold medals up for grabs at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Thursday (10 March)
![Chinese wheelchair curlers cheers with their arms in the airGett](/sites/default/files/2022-03/China%20wheelchair%20curling%20day%20five.jpg)
All to play for in Wheelchair Curling
China, Sweden, Canada and Slovakia currently occupy the top four
![Three men on sleds lying on the ice and hugging each other in full Para ice hockey gear.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_1gettyimages-1383486454.jpg)
Hosts march to the semifinal after a thriller against the Czechs
South Korea and China are two teams going to the medal round after winning in their qualifying finals on Wednesday in the National Indoor Stadium
![Gold medallist Carina Edlinger of Austria looks on with her guide dog Riley following the Women's Sprint Free Technique Vision Impaired Final flower ceremony in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Carina%20Edlinger.jpg)
Day 5 review: Edlinger golden as Para Ice Hockey semi-finals set
Austria, Canada, China and France pick up golds in Para Cross-Country Skiing
![Gold medallist Benjamin Daviet of France (C), silver medallist Marco Maier of Germany (L) and bronze medallist Grygorii Vovchynskyi of Ukraine (R) celebrate their win in the Men's Sprint Free Technique Standing in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Benjamin%20Daviet%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Gold for Daviet, McKeever, Wilkie and Edlinger
'I don't want to sound too confident, but I was fairly sure I had a good chance of winning a medal today and it was just a matter of deciding the colour'
![Gold medallist Zheng Peng of China (C), countrymate silver medallist Mao Zhongwu (L) and bronze medallist Collin Cameron of Canada (R) pose during Men's Sprint Sitting Final flower ceremony in the Beijing 2022 Paralympics Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Beijing%202022%20Zheng%20Peng.jpg)
China’s Peng Zheng, Hongqiong Yang compete a brace of golds
'We've been training at home in recent years, but we hope to get out to different countries in the coming years and to learn from them and do well'
![New Zealand's Para Alpine skier Adam Hall in action at the 2022 Winter Paralympics](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Adam-Hall.jpg)
Virtual reality training propels Adam Hall to bronze
New Zealand's standing Para Alpine skier wins his fourth Winter Paralympic medal in Beijing
![Slovakian Para Alpine skier Martin France in action](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Martin-France.jpg)
Slovakian artist Martin France targets Winter Paralympic podium
Alpine skier to focus on painting career after last tilt at Paralympic glory in Beijing
![A Para ice hockey player in full gear kicks the puck with a stick past the goalie who throws himself on the ice.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/GettyImages-1381248312.jpg)
Exciting matchups await in the battle for the semifinals
The qualifying finals are set with South Korea to play against Italy and hosts China taking on the Czech Republic
![Three Para ice hockey players smiling to each other.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/GettyImages-1382802360.jpg)
Canada thumps South Korea to seal Para ice hockey semifinal spot
China takes third consecutive win against Italy and faces Czech Republic again following Czech triumph over Slovakia
![A woman in a cross-country race with goggles on her head during a sunny day. Trees are in the background with the clear and blue sky.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_gettyimages-931750916.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day three
Exciting sprint event awaits at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre with six gold medals up for grabs
![A woman sitting in a sled with a full Para ice hockey gear on her.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_gettyimages-1380278635.jpg)
Jing Yu wants to inspire more female players after 'perfect day' in Paralympic debut
On International Women's Day Chinese athlete becomes just the third woman to play Para ice hockey at the Winter Games
![Ronny Persson #3 of Team Sweden gathers with his teammates for a cheer before competing in the Mixed Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Match between Great Britain and Sweden during Day Four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Aquatics Centre](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Sweden%20wheelchair%20curling%202.jpg)
Sweden take the lead in Wheelchair Curling
With two wins Sweden lead the standings at the end of day four
![Leonie Maria Walter and Guide Pirmin Strecker hold the German flag behind them as they celebrate winning](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Walter%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 4 review: Walter halts Shyshkova, Canada through to semi-finals
Double podium sweep for Ukrainian biathletes, Gretsch gets past Masters
![Image of women in a Para Powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/2022-03/power-1-34.jpg)
World champions join second edition of Iran’s Competition in Memory Siamand Rahman
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran