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Young Paralympian has perfect mentor in McKeever

 
Mark Arendz
 
Canadian Para-Nordic staff called it a coincidence that Mark Arendz and Brian McKeever are sharing an apartment at these Games, but they couldn’t have planned it any better.
 
 

Biathlon

 

Russians, Ukrainians dominate women’s Paralympic biathlon

 
Maria Iovleva of Russia won her second Paralympic medal on Wednesday, taking gold in the women’s 10-kilometre biathlon (sitting) at Whistler Paralympic Park.
 
 
 

 

Double duty sports

 
If you can ski, you can shoot. Not quite as famous a proverb as “if the cap fits, wear it” or “if you can't be good, be careful”, but in the world of para-nordic sport - where it's a constant struggle to recruit athletes - it's pretty much a truism.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Vancouver Paralympic village opens to athletes

Morten Vaernes rolled his wheelchair back and forth Monday night to keep warm in the chilly air at the Vancouver athletes' village. This was the third night his Norwegian sledge hockey team had spent...


 
Paralympic torch relay

Changing attitudes on display as torch arrives in Whistler

For Kirsten Sharp, the Paralympic torch relay is all about changing attitudes.


 

Edmonton skier to compete in five events at Paralympic Games

Zooming down a ski hill at high speed is a daunting task in itself. Now imagine you have four-per-cent vision and your guide is four metres in front of you.


 
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