Tag: Paralympics
Blind Ronja Hampf was confused when it was suggested to her to retire at the age of 16 – the swimmer aims for the Paralympics and law studies
When Ronja Hampf, 16, discussed her future with a social worker, she became confused. Hampf had high school studies firmly in mind, but the social worker suggested retirement as one…
Paralympics hero Ebba Årsjö’s decisive decision – tough choice for the coming season: “Cries every time”
Ebba Årsjö had a giant breakthrough last winter.But now she has made a decisive decision for the coming season.– I cry after every ride, she tells DN. Ebba Årsjö became…
Hero Ebba Årsjö’s honest words – after the gold success in the Paralympics and the brave decision: “Everything becomes more important”
Ebba Årsjö has had an eventful season to say the least.First she won two golds in the Paralympics – and earlier this summer she showed off her leg for the…
Elena Krawzow: First Paralympic swimmer to appear on the Playboy cover
Elena Krawzow glides from the platform to the pool at the signal. Half a second of silence. Then his hands pierce the surface of the pool and enter the water…
Finland made a great result of the Beijing Paralympics, but will miss skiers in the future – a wild medal balance for China from almost nothing: “They came here from hiding”
Finland’s six-man Paralympic national team will come home with four medals. Tuomas Törrönen, Coaching Manager of the Paralympic Committee, and Kimmo Mustonen, Team Leader, were pleased with the result. Meanwhile,…
Snowboard star Lisa Bunschoten crashes in the final cross
Bunschoten’s goal at the Paralympics is gold on the cross and banked slalom. At the beginning of this year she became world champion in these two parts. Bunschoten participated in…
Seven-time gold medalist Pertti Sankilampi is pensive at the start of the Paralympics: “There is no Olympic peace”
China’s Paralympics are overshadowed by Russia’s war against Ukraine. In Finland, the sports movement for the disabled was born through war invalids. Municipal councilor and champion of para-sports Pertti Sankilampi…
Russian and Belarusian athletes still won’t get to Beijing Paralympics – Finnish Paralympic Committee chairman: “The only right decision”
The International Paralympic Committee reversed its previous decision that Russians and Belarusians would have been allowed to participate in the Paralympics without country codes. Russia and Belarus are excluded from…
Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to take part in Paralympics – Finnish Paralympic Committee condemns solution: “Cowardly decision”
The Beijing Paralympics start on Friday. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Winter Paralympics in Beijing this week, but athletes will…
“I have mostly wiped tears from my cheeks” – Nette Kiviranta, bluntly excluded from the Paralympics, was appalled by the decision of the International Olympic Committee
Nette Kiviranta found out about the rejection of the Paralympic venue just a week before the day of departure. The International Paralympic Committee is demanding a license from the participants…