Winter Paralympic Sports News
Starker wins IPC award as Canadians poll 99 per cent of the vote
By Duncan Mackay
January 13 - Canadian Alpine skier Alexandra Starker has won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for December, it has been announced. Add new comment
Canadian skier set for comeback after run of injuries
By Declan Warrington
January 1 - Canadian Paralympic medalist Kimberly Joines is returning to competitive skiing despite three surgeries in three months as a result of myriad injuries last season.
Talan Skeels-Piggins given £10,000 towards The Bike Experience
By David Gold
December 26 - Paralympic skier Talan Skeels-Piggins has been awarded £10,000 ($16,000/€12,000) by the Big Lottery Fund to help change the lives of paralysed motorcyclists.
Mills suffers new blow in attempt to compete at Sochi 2014
By Tom DegunD
ecember 18 - Heather Mills, the former wife of Sir Paul McCartney, has suffered a new blow in her attempt to qualify to compete for Britain at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics after she injured her leg during a ski training session in Austria.
German skiers take top prizes at IPC Awards Ceremony
By Tom Degun
December 11 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have honoured their top athletes, officials, media and contributors at their General Assembly in Beijing with alpine skier Gerd Schoenfelder and nordic skier Verena Bentele claiming the two top prizes at the 2011 Paralympic Awards Gala, which were partnered by Allianz.
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- IPC appoint new Snow Sports manager
- Farra named as US Paralympic Nordic skiing high performance director
- Gallagher added to Britain's Paralympic ski team for Vancouver
- Error causes Rose to wilt on Austrian slope
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Paul Blake's father played Greedo in the Oscar-winning film Star Wars but his real hero is David Rudisha, Kenya's world 800 metres record holder, who he hopes will inspire him to glory at London 2012, as Katy Anderson reports 
