Athletes have gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea, one more time for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. More than 650 competitors from 40 countries have come to compete in 80 events in six sports over 10 days. Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and biathlon events all have three classifications, for sitting, standing, or visually impaired athletes. Para-snowboarding also has three classifications. Wheelchair curling and sledge hockey are both adaptations of other Olympic sports. Gathered here, images from the opening ceremony and action in the first half of the competition.
Photos of the 2018 Winter Paralympics
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Austrian paralympic skier Roman Rabl checks his ski equipment following free training at the Jeongseon Alpine Center prior to the start of the Paralympic Games, on March 9, 2018. #
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Amy Purdy of the U.S. poses for a photograph at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Village. Bronze medallist of the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games, in Pyeongchang Purdy is competing in women's snowboard cross SB-LL1, and in snowboard banked slalom SB-LL1. #
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Simon Patmore of Australia lies in the snow after winning the men's snowboard cross SB-UL big final, as fellow competitor Ben Tudhope of Australia rushes to congratulate him on March 12, 2018. #
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Gold medalist Brenna Huckaby of the U.S. (center) celebrates with silver medalist Amy Purdy of the U.S. (left) and bronze medalist Cecile Hernandez of France, after the women's snowboard cross SB-LL1 on March 12, 2018. #
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Liam Hickey (#23) of Canada battles for the puck with Bruno Balossetti (#14) of Italy in the ice hockey preliminary round group A game between Canada and Italy during day two of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. #
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Supporters cheer for the Korean team during the ice hockey preliminary round game between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea at the Gangneung Hockey Center on March 13, 2018. #
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Werner Winkler of Italy celebrates after the shootout in the ice hockey group A preliminary game between Norway and Italy at the Gangneung Hockey Center on March 10, 2018. #
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Gao Xiaoming of China races in the cross-country skiing sitting men's 15-kilometer event, in which he later won the gold medal, at the Alpensia Biathlon Center on March 11, 2018. #
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Yadviha Skorabahataya of Belarus and Mikhalina Lysova, a paralympic athlete from Russia, react after crossing the finish line of the cross-country skiing women's 15-kilometer free, visually impaired event at the Alpensia Biathlon Center on March 12, 2018. #
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Haitao Du of China competes in the men's cross country 20-kilometer free, standing event at Alpensia Biathlon Center on March 12, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. #
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Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova, left, and guide Natalia Subrtova compete in the women's downhill visually impaired event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics on March 10, 2018. #
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Jasmin Bambur of the U.S. reacts after crossing the finish line during the alpine skiing men's super-G sitting event at the Jeongseon Alpine Center on March 13, 2018. #
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From left: Silver medalist Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany, gold medalist Anna-Lena Forster of Germany, and Bronze medalist Momoka Muraoka of Japan celebrate at the victory ceremony in the alpine skiing women's super combined sitting event during day four of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. #
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Silver Medalist Andrew Kurka of the U.S. smiles during the victory ceremony for the men's sitting super-G event during day two of the 2018 Winter Paralympics on March 11, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. #
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