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Norway, Finland and Sweden grab medals on first slalom day in La Molina
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
Scandinavian skiers led the charge for the podium on the first day of slalom racing at the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Spain’s La Molina with Norway, Finland and Sweden getting milestone medals in the men’s sitting and standing races. It was the tightest of...
Wuerz and Aigner lead medal rush in last World Cup race
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
Austrian skiers celebrated two golds and one bronze on the final day of World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup competition in La Molina, Spain, with Martin Wuerz and Markus Gfatterhofer marking their best results of the season. “It’s a real surprise because today I didn’t...
Overall World Cup winners to be decided in Morzine
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
The overall World Para Alpine World Cup winners of the season will be decided in the last two slalom races in Morzine, France, with all of the main contenders present at the starting gates in a final push for the coveted titles. The three-day competition, which will...
Tokyo 2020: Games Robots unveiled
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has launched the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project, one of many programmes aimed at ensuring the Tokyo 2020 Games will be the most innovative ever and providing visiting fans with an experience...
Teamwork makes the dream work!
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
From undefeated superstar Marie Bochet racing against the men to sit skier Jesper Pedersen knocking out the Paralympic men’s standing champion – the first team event in World Para Alpine Skiing history was one to remember. The World Cup finals in Morzine, France,...
Year-long recovery from injury sees snowboarder reconsider approach
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
Tearing a knee ligament in training a year ago gave French snowboarder Maxime Montaggioni an unlikely nickname. “The brain, the brain!” called out the French national coach pointing to Montaggioni as he stood basking in the sun and gleam of his two new World Cup gold...
Success at last for Igor Sikorski
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
It has been a strange year for Igor Sikorski. Coming into the World Cup as one of the favourites in the men’s sitting class, the Polish skier has swerved his way through an underwhelming season filled with off the podium finishes and DNFs. His best results this season...
Teenage swimming star on quest for Paralympic success
31 March 2019 | Recent Reports
By anyone’s standards, it has been a whirlwind two years for France’s latest Para swimming sensation Ugo Didier. Having only turned his attention to competitive swimming at the age of 14, the now 17-year-old S9 athlete was selected for his first international meet in...
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