2014 Paralympics are on!...March 8-16

Did you know the 2014 Winter Olympics are still going on?! Today is the first day of competition. The opening ceremonies were held last night for the 2014 Paralympics, also in Sochi, Russia.

If you want to support the athletes and watch them compete, here is all you need to know...
 

Team USA....2014 Paralympics Opening Ceremony.....bingimages.com

 
There are 692 athletes from 45 countries participating in the following sports of the 2014 Paralympics...

Alpine Skiing/Snowboarding

Biathlon

Cross-Country Skiing

Ice Sledge Hockey

Wheelchair Curling



Broadcast Schedule: 

(In addition to broadcast you can watch live streaming on www.TeamUSA.org).

http://www.paralympic.org/sochi-2014/schedule-results

EXCERPT: NBC and NBCSN’s coverage schedule for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Saturday, 8 March Alpine skiing (downhill) - LIVE on NBCSN, 1:00
Opening Ceremony on NBC, 13:00
Paralympics Day 1 Coverage on NBCSN, 17:30
Sunday, 9 March
Cross-country skiing - LIVE on NBCSN, 1:00
Paralympics Day 2 coverage on NBCSN, 23:00
Monday, 10 March
Alpine skiing (super-G) - LIVE on NBCSN, 2:00
Paralympics Day 3 Coverage on NBCSN, 12:00
Tuesday, 11 March
Biathlon - LIVE on NBCSN, 2:00
Ice sledge hockey – Team USA vs. Russia on NBCSN, 15:00
Wednesday, 12 March
Wheelchair curling – Team USA vs. China - LIVE on NBCSN, 13:30
Paralympics Day 5 Coverage on NBCSN, 15:00
Thursday, 13 March
Ice sledge hockey semi-final - LIVE on NBCSN, 5:00
Ice sledge hockey semi-final - LIVE on NBCSN, 12:00
Friday, 14 March
Snowboarding on NBCSN, 3:00
Paralympics Day 7 coverage on NBCSN, 23:30
Saturday, 15 March
Cross-country skiing - LIVE on NBCSN, 3:30
Ice sledge hockey final on NBC, 13:00
Wheelchair curling final on NBCSN, 18:30
Sunday, 16 March
Alpine skiing (giant slalom) - LIVE on NBCSN, 4:30
Closing Ceremony on NBCSN, 15:30
Saturday, 17 March
Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Review Show on NBC, 13:00

This unprecedented Paralympic Winter Games coverage is made possible through the support of the broadcast and streaming sponsors BMW, BP, Citi, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Procter & Gamble and The Hartford, marking the first time the media delivery has been exclusively sold to USOC sponsors. End of excerpt from NBC.com.

Resources:

paralympics.org

nbc.com/olympics

teamusa.org