• Robin Cuche of Switzerland practises during a training run at Jeongseon Alpine Center ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games on Wednesday. The 10-day Winter Paralympic Games begin on Thursday. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
    Robin Cuche of Switzerland practises during a training run at Jeongseon Alpine Center ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games on Wednesday. The 10-day Winter Paralympic Games begin on Thursday. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
  • Lena Schroeder, right, of Norway in action alongside Jiri Raul, left, and Martin Novak, centre, of the Czech Republic during ice hockey practice at the Gangneung Hockey Centre, prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games, in Gangneung, South Korea, on Wednesday. Schroeder is the only female among 135 hockey players at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Joel Marklund / EPA
    Lena Schroeder, right, of Norway in action alongside Jiri Raul, left, and Martin Novak, centre, of the Czech Republic during ice hockey practice at the Gangneung Hockey Centre, prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games, in Gangneung, South Korea, on Wednesday. Schroeder is the only female among 135 hockey players at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Joel Marklund / EPA
  • Biathlon and cross-country athlete Yves Bourque of Canada arrives at the Paralympic Village prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games. Thomas Lovelock / EPA
    Biathlon and cross-country athlete Yves Bourque of Canada arrives at the Paralympic Village prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games. Thomas Lovelock / EPA
  • Team Great Britain arrive at the Paralympic Village in PyeongChang. Thomas Lovelock / EPA
    Team Great Britain arrive at the Paralympic Village in PyeongChang. Thomas Lovelock / EPA
  • Wolf Meissner and Harry Pavel of Germany's curling team play pool at the Paralympic Village prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. Thomas Lovelock / EPA
    Wolf Meissner and Harry Pavel of Germany's curling team play pool at the Paralympic Village prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. Thomas Lovelock / EPA
  • Kurt Oatway of Canada gets ready at the start of the alpine skiing men's downhill sitting first training run at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in Jeongseon. Simon Bruty / EPA
    Kurt Oatway of Canada gets ready at the start of the alpine skiing men's downhill sitting first training run at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in Jeongseon. Simon Bruty / EPA
  • Zdenek Safranek of the Czech Republic prepares to enter the rink for his ice hockey team's practice at the Gangneung Hockey Centre prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in Gangneung. Joel Marklund / EPA
    Zdenek Safranek of the Czech Republic prepares to enter the rink for his ice hockey team's practice at the Gangneung Hockey Centre prior to the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in Gangneung. Joel Marklund / EPA
  • Anna Jochemsen of the Netherlands is in action during downhill training ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games at Jeongseon Alpine Centre. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
    Anna Jochemsen of the Netherlands is in action during downhill training ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games at Jeongseon Alpine Centre. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images

Focus shifts to Paralympic Winter Games 2018 in Pyeongchang - in pictures


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