PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a Para alpine skier goes down the slope

PyeongChang 2018

First medals of Winter Paralympics will be won in alpine skiing

Italy win shootout v Norway

PyeongChang 2018

Nils Larch scores winning goal in penalty shootout after dramatic tie in regulation time

Day one Para Biathlon Highlights | PyeongChang 2018

PyeongChang 2018

American biathletes shock the sitting field to make history on first day of competition

a male Para alpine skier

PyeongChang 2018

Salcher, Schaffelhuber and Bochet enter as reigning Paralympic and world champions

a Para ice hockey team hug in celebration

PyeongChang 2018

Four different players score as hosts see out comfortable victory over Japan

Oksana Masters - World Cup - Canmore - Nordic skiing

PyeongChang 2018

First Nordic medals will be contested on the shooting range

a male Para ice hockey player celebrates a goal

PyeongChang 2018

Tyler McGregor records 10-minute hat-trick to help team score into double figures

Para Ice Hockey: Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games

PyeongChang 2018

Lena Schroeder will be first female player to take part in Para ice hockey at the Paralympics since 1994

Day One Highlights | All the Action from PyeongChang 2018

PyeongChang 2018

Fifteen countries take home medals in alpine skiing and biathlon

the Agitos symbol covered in snow at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Village

PyeongChang 2018

Long-term video content partnership to begin with PyeongChang 2018 in order to reach and engage young millennials

Day One Wheelchair Curling Highlights | PyeongChang 2018

PyeongChang 2018

Paralympic wheelchair curling champions with easy start to title defence

a female sit skier rounds a gate

PyeongChang 2018

Twelve golds are up for grabs on the opening day of the Paralympic Winter Games.

two men standing and smiling

PyeongChang 2018

Agreement was signed in PyeongChang during the Paralympic Winter Games

three female Nordic skiers hugging

PyeongChang 2018

Athletes' reaction following opening day of competition

a male Para alpine skier celebrates on the slope

PyeongChang 2018

Athletes' reaction following opening day of competition

people carrying a torch and lighting a flame

PyeongChang 2018

Penultimate hand-off in Torch Relay made in Gangneung ahead of Opening Ceremony

a female sit skier rounds a gate

PyeongChang 2018

German alpine skier assures she can now ´take risks´ after winning all five golds at Sochi 2014

flags from many countries flying in the wind at the Paralympic Village

PyeongChang 2018

Find out who is carrying his or her country’s flag at Paralympic Opening Ceremony

Andrea Rothfuss, Oksana Masters and Seung-Hwan Jung.

The IPC has launched a series of videos sponsored by Visa to promote athletes on their road to PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, which take place 9-18 March.

three female Para snowboarders on the podium

PyeongChang 2018

A look back at the last Winter Games before the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Paralympics