Winter Paralympics: Brian McKeever equals all-time Winter Games record
Canadian Nordic skier Brian McKeever has insisted that Beijing will be his last Winter Paralympics despite a history-equalling 16th gold medal.
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Let's Talk About Sex: Argentine Paralympian Breaks Taboo
Athletes at Beijing's Winter Paralympics are not just breaking down sports barriers on the slopes and ice -- Argentinian skier Enrique Plantey is pushing for a bedroom revolution. The 39-year-old and his non-disabled Spanish girlfriend Triana Serfaty have published a practical guidebook called "Sexistimos" -- a nod to the Spanish term for "we exist" -- about disability and sex. They hope it sparks an open conversation on what is a difficult topic for many. "People are afraid to talk openly about it," Plantey, who is a paraplegic, told AFP.
Winter Paralympics: Britain's Menna Fitzpatrick finishes fourth in slalom
Britain's Menna Fitzpatrick missed out on another Winter Paralympic medal by 0.45 seconds as she finished fourth in the visually impaired slalom.
Canada's McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal
BEIJING — Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., along with guide Graham Nishikawa, has won gold in the men's para cross-country middle distance vision impaired race at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Canada's Wilkie earns silver in women's middle distance cross-country at Beijing Games
Canada's Natalie Wilkie secured her third medal of the Beijing Paralympics, winning silver in the women's standing 12.5-kilometre cross-country event on Saturday in China.
Golden goodbye: Canada's Brian McKeever victorious in final individual Paralympic race
Canada's Brian McKeever is going out on top.
Gushue rink third Nichols tests positive for COVID-19, out of Brier
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Team Brad Gushue third Mark Nichols has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the playoffs at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Paralympic notebook: Ukraine's medal haul, hockey rivalry renewed, skier's pressure
It was the athletes who stepped up to make a difference at the beginning of the Beijing Paralympics.