PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Heinz_0.jpg?h=cd91cc29&itok=EY60n_bb)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180311072951286_Kendell%2BGretsch%2B3.jpg?itok=afRSJQWM)
‘Hopes for Team USA go far beyond medal expectations’
Chef de Mission Dussliere wants Beijing 2022 athletes to live out their dreams
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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
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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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Ronny-Persson.jpg?h=d5cd04fc&itok=ArxKs6kb)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-06/Lisabunschoten%201_0.jpg?itok=vlM_HUNF)
Bunschoten grateful to be flying the flag with boyfriend Vos
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
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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
![Bibian Mentel-Spee of Netherlands competes in the women's Banked Slalom SB-LL2 at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Bibian%20Mentel-Spee.jpg?itok=xDIvP6Om)
Moments etched in history of Paralympic Winter Games
The Games, over the years, have witnessed many outstanding performances by the Para athletes that will remain vivid in our minds for years to come
![Host Austria during the Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Team%20Austria%201984..jpg?h=ab7ea223&itok=UuiyGkAO)
Down memory lane: 1984 and 1988 Winter Games at Innsbruck
German Alpine skier Reinhild Moeller was the star of the 1984 Winter Games, claiming three gold and one silver.
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Groups preview: USA goes for glory in new competition format
The group stage kicks off on 5 March with the knockout phase starting on 9 March with two quarterfinal showdowns at the National Indoor Stadium
World Para Dance Sport expresses condolences for the passing of Shlomo Dahan
Athlete represented Israel at the Bonn 2019 World Championships and was instrumental to develop Para dance sport in his country
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Aarsjoe handling the pressure ahead of Paralympics bow
‘I like the excitement. It prepares your mind and body to perform’
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The Paralympic pioneers who helped create a PLY legacy
Kevin Coombs and Ragnhild Myklebust, the first two athletes to receive PLY status, explore how things have changed for the better for Paralympians
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing day two
Super-G races provided some of the best performances at January's World Championships and now take centre stage on Sunday at Beijing 2022
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St. Louis gets ready for USA's biggest Para powerlifting event
Parapan American Open Championships to take place at Logan University, home of USA Para Powerlifting from 8-11 July
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China announces 18-member squad for Beijing 2022
Jing Yu is the only female athlete on the squad and the third female Para ice hockey player to take part in the Paralympic Games
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Slovakia reveals a history-making squad for Beijing 2022
Slovakia is making its Paralympic debut with the 15-member squad only 12 years since starting Para ice hockey in the country