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International Paralympic Committee Reverses Decision, Bans Russia and Belarus From Competing at Paralympics

The decision to allow Belarussian and Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in the Beijing Paralympic Games has been reversed by the International Paralympic Committee after harsh criticism from several national paralympic committees and world governments. Russia and Belarus are now banned from competing. Related: Norwegian Ski Federation Bans Russian Athletes From Competing in Upcoming Events The IPC’s decision to […]
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Run For Luscombe 2018- Brother and Team Run to Support Paralympian

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Tyler Luscombe is this winter’s front-runner for the brother of the year award! Tyler and friends ran a marathon a day for nine days straight to support Tyler’s younger brother, Paralympian Brandon Luscombe. Tyler, Braydon Kellet, Danny Larsen, and Mellisa Irish, all of whom are BC Wildfire Service employees, ran along the Crow’s Nest Highway through the Fraser Valley. The team […]
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Surfer Who was Attacked by TWO Sharks Took up Snowboarding in 2015 as Part of Recovery | Competed in Paralympics on Monday

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Australian Sean Pollard’s life was changed in just a couple of minutes when he was attacked by TWO Great White sharks while surfing in Esperance in October 2014, losing his left arm and his right hand in his struggle to escape, reports the Guardian. As a result of the attack, he needed seven blood transfusions amounting to three liters of […]
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VIDEO: Olympic Snowboarders Kelly Clark & Mike Schultz Will Be Featured On Kellogg Cereal Boxes
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“Life’s short, Live it Fast” | Andrew Kurka, Representing the U.S. at the Paralympics

With the Olympic games long gone, and Putin invading Ukraine, its easy to forget that some of our American athletes are still in Sochi. Yes the Paralympic games begin in two days and stretch from March 7th to the 16th in Sochi. Andrew Kurka is currently representing the United States with the help High Fives in Sochi at the Paralympic Games in the Adaptive Ski division, and has been unheard of for the most part unfortunately. I had to opportunity to speak with Andrew over the last few weeks heading into the games and would like to […]
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