Alexi Salamone was born in Russia with legs that were deformed due to the Chernobyl disaster. He went on this year to win sledge hockey gold.
Andy Soule was injured four years ago in a roadside bomb, but he didn’t let that stop him from accomplishing the amazing.
Canadian Television is choosing to expand their Paralympic coverage, and will now broadcast the closing ceremonies live.
Alana Nichols won the first gold medal for the United States in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. She also has a gold medal from the Summer Paralympics.
The 2010 Paralympics are underway, and the Russians are blowing away the other countries, so far, in the medal count.
Rick Hansen was the Vancouver 2010 torch bearer at the opening ceremonies in a wheelchair. He is also a gold medalist, has a song written about him, and will be the subject of an upcoming movie.
Adaptive skiing allows disabled athletes to compete in the Paralympics, whether they are blind, can’t stand, or have a locomotive disability.
Chris Klebl will be participating in his second Paralympics this month. He competes in cross-country using a sit-ski.
The regular Olympics enjoy immensely greater popularity than the Paralympics. I muse over why this might be.
The 2006 Paralympics were the first Paralympics to be broadcast on the Internet. Russia had the highest medal count. There were no doping violations.
