Paralympics Winter Games

Sochi.ru 2014 ( paralympic games The 2014 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the XI Paralympic Winter Games, will be held from 7-16 March 2014 in Sochi, Russia 6 Sports 72 Medals 700 Athletes with a physical disability or visual impairment 45 Countries * Team USA will compete in each of the sports contested in Sochi with an estimated team of 77 athletes. * USA will be looking to defend the gold medals they won in ice sledge hockey and alpine skiing in Vancouver 2010 Ten facts about the Paralympic Winter Games Faces of Sochi 2014 The Snowflake The Ray of Light Both convey the strength of spirit and the will to win. They also embody the difficulties they have overcome and show they have the ability to make anything possible Bigger & better Sochi, Russia, anticipates hosting the largest Paralympic Winter Games in history, with an estimated 700 athletes competing in 72 medal events Team USA's first Winter Games gold The first Paralympic Winter Games were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976. At the Geilo 1980 Winter Paralympic Games, the U.S. took home their first Winter Games medals: four gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal. Historic Salt Lake City The Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Paralympic Games were the first Winter Paralympic Games held in the United States. Paralympics '94 Lillehammer Same city, same venues The first Paralympic Winter Games to be held in the same city and venues as the Olympic Winter Games in the 1992 competition in Albertville, France. The first Paralympic Winter Games were open only to athletes with spinal cord injuries. In 2014, athletes in six classifications (spinal injury, amputee, visual impairment, cerebral palsy and Les Autres) have the opportunity to compete A place for everyone The Winter Paralympic Games include Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sled hockey and wheelchair curling. The Alpine skiing includes four disciplines: downhill slalom, giant slalom, super-giant and now standing snowboard cross Events Snowboarding On May 2, 2012, the International Paralympic Committee announced premiere that the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games would mark the debut of snowboard cross, a discipline of Alpine skiing The United States has two Paralympic Winter Games gold medals in sled hockey. But since sled hockey debuted in Lillehammer, no country has ever successfully defended the gold medal A curse? Worth her medal Norwegian Nordic skier Ragnhild Myklebust, who also competed in ice sledge racing, has more medals from the Paralympic Winter Games than any other athlete. To date, she has 27 medals, of which 22 are gold medals. Team US' Performance at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver Alpine skiing Cross-country skiing Ice sledge hockey Biathlon Wheelchair curling gold silver bronze 3 11 Broadcast and Live Streaming BP cíti P&G Liberty Mutuál. NBC THE HARTFORD SURANCE For Those Planning To Go See Paralympics Live in Sochi The Russian Government will limit the maximum price* for hotel rooms in Sochi during the Games single room double room deluxe room 2936 4600 5741 4339 5741 9003 ★★ ★ ★ 5839 6492 13048 **★ ★ ★ 8253 10569 13896 The maximum rates for hotel services, set by the Russian Government, will be in force during a number of federal-level events at the Paralympic facilities. "All prices in Russian Roubles you can't help but be inspired References http://en.ria.nulnfographics/20130207/179283694.htn http:/www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics features/2014February/19NBC-Oympics-announces-lelevision-schedule-for-Sochi-2014-Paralympic-Winter-Games htp:/www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympica Features/2013March 07Fourteen-facis-Paralympic-Winter-Games http://www.thehartford com/our-companyperalympic http://www.paralympic.org/sochi-2014