Winter Paralympics
The closing ceremony at the Bird's Nest marked the end of a Winter Games that featured more than 560 athletes from 46 countries and regions in 78 medal events across six sports.
Winter Olympics / Alpine skiing
Momoka Muraoka's five-medal Beijing dream dashed at final hurdle
The alpine sit-skier missed out on winning her fifth medal of the Beijing Paralympics on Saturday when she finished fifth in the women's slalom.
Winter Paralympics
Ukraine’s Paralympians 'are all thinking of home'
by David Waldstein
Ukraine has won eight medals — third most, behind China and Canada — after three days of competition, each one a chance to convey a message.
Winter Paralympics
Taiki Kawayoke captures gold in long-distance cross-country event
By winning the classical technique event, Kawayoke, a two-time Paralympian, earned his first-ever medal.
Winter Paralympics
Momoka Muraoka wins sitting super-G for second gold in Beijing
With three events remaining, Muraoka is aiming for five gold medals at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center, which would equal her medal total from the Pyeongchang Games in 2018.
Winter Paralympics
Resilient Ukrainian athletes put war-torn nation on top of Beijing Paralympics medal table
The team claimed three golds, three silver and a bronze in the biathlon events, just days after arriving in the capital following an arduous journey their top official called a "miracle."
