2018
If we all looked the same, it would be a boring world - Oksana Masters
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The Winter Paralympics Are The World’s Best Showcase Of Sports Technology
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When there’s a significant technological advance that might help Olympians reach new heights, like the infamous (and now banned) Speedo LZR swimsuits, we all sit up and take notice. But of all the Games, the most technologically advanced, the most fascinating for those of us curious about the melding of human and machine, is the Winter Paralympic Games.
The Olympic Games, for able-bodied athletes, rely heavily on science and technology, but it’s not nearly as visible as in the Paralympic Games. “The technology in the Paralympics…
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Oksana Masters’s Road From a Ukrainian Orphanage to Paralympic Stardom
Twenty years ago, it would have been hard to imagine 8-year-old Oksana Masters — three feet tall, 35 pounds, no thumbs and misshapen legs — included in an NBC montage of the world’s best athletes, or having her face plastered on train station posters.
Wait! The Winter Olympics are Not Over!
The chances of qualifying for the Olympics are near impossible as it is. So, can you imagine what it takes to ski down a mountain totally blind? Or to snowboard with a prosthetic leg? Think about what it takes to be a Curler in a wheelchair. Or for a paraplegic to play hockey in a hockey sled. That is what I mean about “mind blown”. I’d be lucky if I could stand upright on ice for 30 seconds...
How an Amputee Excels on the Slopes
Years after losing a leg, Pam Eberly got into snowboarding and still does it at 67; ‘I play so hard’
Snowboarder Joany Badenhorst wins gold ahead of Winter Paralympics
Badenhorst, forced to give up on her Rio Paralympic dream of athletics success due to issues with her leg amputation, is hoping to make a big impression in PyeongChang after a disastrous maiden Winter Paralympic Games four years ago.
What Sports Are In The Paralympics? It Has Fewer Than The Winter Games
The Winter Paralympics kick off March 9 in PyeongChang with 80 total competitions in para Alpine skiing, para cross-country skiing, para ice hockey, para snowboarding, para biathlon, and wheelchair curling. Because there are six sports, the Paralympics last 10 days (compared to the Winter Olympics, which features 15 sports spread over 17 days).
When are the 2018 Winter Paralympics? Here's what you need to know STAT
Having begun in 1960, the Paralympics are currently the third largest sporting event in the world. Although sporting events and clubs for people with impairments have existed for over 100 years, the want for a larger competition increased after World War II.
Winter Paralympics: Let The Games Begin
Skiing has always been a trademark sport of winter games, Paralympic or Olympic. In fact, the first winter competition held for people with disabilities, in 1948, was an internationally competitive three-track skiing contest. Today, the Paralympic Games ski-print the slopes with two main skiing events: Nordic skiing and Alpine skiing. In popularity, Paralympic ice sled hockey—with its aggressiveness, competitiveness and parallels to Olympic ice hockey—draws the largest crowd of spectators. Wheelchair curling slides into the lineup this year, adding a new element to the Games.
The Winter Paralympics Are The World’s Best Showcase Of Sports Technology
When there’s a significant technological advance that might help Olympians reach new heights, like the infamous (and now banned) Speedo LZR swimsuits, we all sit up and take notice. But of all the Games, the most technologically advanced, the most fascinating for those of us curious about the melding of human and machine, is the Winter Paralympic Games.
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