Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics 
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Ceremonies
Alpine Skiing 
Biathlon 
Cross-Country Skiing 
Ice Hockey 
Snowboard 
Wheelchair Curling


CLASSIFICATIONS KEY
Sitting
Standing 
Visually impaired

Marie Bochet FRA Eight-time Alpine
Paralympic champion

Paralympic logo, Flying High – stylised version of Chinese character for “flying” – emulates form of wheelchair-bound  athlete surging towards finish line

ALPINE SKIING
Developed by injured veterans in Germany and Austria after WWII.
Featured events: Downhill, Super-G, Super Combined, Giant Slalom, and Slalom
Venue: National Alpine
Ski Centre, Yanqing

Tyler McGregor CAN Canada seeking first gold in ice hockey since 2006

ICE HOCKEY
Played by male and female athletes with physical impairment in lower part of body. Same rules as able-bodied game
Venue: National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

BIATHLON
Combines Cross-Country Skiing and rifle shooting Events:
Short Distance
6km
Middle Distance
10km
Long Distance
Standing and visually impaired:12km Sitting: 12.5km
Venue: National Biathlon Centre, Zhangjiakou

Liudmyla Liashenko UKR Two-time middle distance
biathlon World Champion

SNOWBOARD
Adapted for standing athletes with upper or lower limb impairments
Events: Snowboard Cross, Banked Slalom
Venue: Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou

Chris Vos NED
Silver medallist Snowboard Cross, 2018

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
20 medal events, three each for men and women (across three classifications), plus two relay events which combine classifications
Venue: National Biathlon Centre 
Oksana Masters USA
Gold medallist at both Summer and Winter Paralympics

WHEELCHAIR CURLING
Similar to able-bodied sport. Athlete can use delivery stick to throw stone but sweepers are not permitted. Mixed teams
Venue: National Aquatics Centre, Beijing

Haitao Wang CHN
Captained China to first ever curling gold in 2018

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Sources: POCOG, Paralympic Movement
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