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

World's best paralympians gather in South Korea to prepare for PyeongChang 2018, which get under way on Thursday

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Team Great Britain arrive at the Paralympic Village in PyeongChang. Thomas Lovelock / EPA

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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