The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will open on Friday, March 9 with the Opening Ceremony. Competition coverage will kick off that night, and continue until Sunday, March 18.
The PyeongChang Paralympics will be the biggest yet, with around 670 athletes from over 40 countries participating. At the first Winter Paralympics, only about 250 athletes competed. The Winter Paralympics are taking place March 9 to 18, 2018 in PyeongChang, South Korea, just weeks after the conclusion of the Winter Olympics. The Games will host 670 athletes across 80 medal events in six sports.
There are six sports, with 80 total medal events, on the Winter Paralympic program:
The inaugural Winter Paralympics were held in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden in 1976, and 17 nations participated. The first ever Paralympics were held in Rome, Italy after the 1960 Summer Olympics.
33 members of the 2018 U.S. Paralympic team are first-time Paralympians, while 41 of the athletes are returning to the Paralympics. Combined, they've won 39 Paralympic medals. The most decorated member is Laurie Stephens, a six-time Paralympic medalist in Alpine skiing. India competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The Indian team consisted of two male athletes competing in two sports.
