The Winter Paralympic
Games is a huge opportunity for Australia to claim golden
glory.
Highlights of competition
from the 2006 Paralympic Games held in Turin, Italy. Coverage will feature extended
highlights of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as performances from
Australia's leading disabled winter
athletes.
Australia will
field a very strong Alpine team with several athletes expected to be in medal
contention. Leading the charge is Michael Milton who won an historic four gold
medals in four different Alpine events four years ago in Salt Lake City and is now
the fastest disabled skier in the world, recently clocking over 200km an hour in
the French Alps.
New faces are also
emerging with sit skier Shannon Dallas, and world championship event winners
Cameron Rahles-Rahbula and Toby Kane rated highly internationally.
Source: ABC
TV Online