Athletes from around the world are gathered in and around Beijing, China, to compete in the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. More than 560 competitors from 45 National Paralympic Committees have come to take part in 78 events in six sports over nine days, including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, snowboarding, wheelchair curling, and para ice hockey. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee announced that it had banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from the games. Gathered here, images of the 2022 Winter Paralympics after day six of competition.
Scenes From the 2022 Winter Paralympics
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![A skier makes a tight turn during a slalom run.]()
Read moreDavide Bendotti of Team Italy competes in the men's giant slalom standing run 1 on day six of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing, China, on March 10, 2022. #
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![An athlete in a wheelchair carries a blue and yellow flag past hosts in a stadium.]()
Read moreFlagbearer Maksym Yarovyi of Team Ukraine, in the parade of nations during the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony in National Stadium in Beijing on March 4, 2022 #
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![A close view of the legs and board of a Paralympic snowboarder. The person is wearing a prosthetic leg, visible between their boot and pant leg.]()
Read moreAndre Barbieri of Team Brazil competes in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 qualification during day two of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. #
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![Three snowboarders are seen in mid-air during a snowboard cross run.]()
Read morePengyao Wang of Team China leads the men's snowboard cross SB-UL quarterfinal 3 at Genting Snow Park during day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics in Zhangjiakou. #
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![A snowboarder with an American flag draped around his shoulders]()
Read moreThe silver medalist Garrett Geros of Team USA, after finishing second in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 big final at Genting Snow Park on March 7, 2022 #
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![An aerial view of 14 members of a sled hockey team huddling in a circle in front of a goal.]()
Read moreTeam South Korea huddles ahead of the qualifying final para ice hockey game at National Indoor Stadium on March 9, 2022, in Beijing. #
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![Two hockey players compete for the puck; the player for Team China is in front, with the puck, while the Czech Republic player is close behind, on the left.]()
Read moreChina's Wang Zhidong (right) battles for the puck against Czech Republic's Pavel Dolezal during their para ice hockey match at the 2022 Winter Paralympics on March 6, 2022. #
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![A close view of booted feet strapped into an ice hockey sled.]()
Read moreGear belonging to Alex Enderle of Team Italy during the preliminary round group B para ice hockey game between Italy and China on day four of the 2022 Winter Paralympics #
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![A Paralympic hockey player reaches for the puck during a game.]()
Read moreTian Jintao of Team China reaches for the puck during a para ice hockey preliminary match against Team Italy on March 8, 2022. #
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![A skier stands at the top of a ski hill, preparing to start.]()
Read moreHongsheng Sun of Team China starts at a training session for the men's downhill standing at National Alpine Ski Center on March 1, 2022, in Yanqing. #
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![A ski guide looks over their shoulder toward a vision-impaired skier they are helping during a slalom ski run.]()
Read moreLogan Leach of Team Canada competes with guide Julien Petit in the para alpine skiing men's super combined slalom, vision impaired at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center during day three of the 2022 Winter Paralympics. #
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![A skier races down a hill in a blur, sitting in a fiberglass seat attached to a ski.]()
Read moreAndrew Kurka of Team USA competes during the third training session for the men's downhill sitting on March 3, 2022, in Yanqing. #
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![A seated skier makes a tight turn during a slalom run.]()
Read moreTakeshi Suzuki of Team Japan competes in the para alpine skiing men's super combined slalom sitting at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center on March 7, 2022. #
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![A pair of athletes hold a Chinese flag above their heads.]()
Read moreDaqing Zhu of Team China and her guide Hanhan Yan react after winning the silver medal, during the flower ceremony for the women's downhill vision impaired at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center on March 5, 2022. #
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![An athlete wipes their face while holding flowers during a medal ceremony.]()
Read moreThe bronze medalist Zhang Wenjing of Team China poses during the para alpine skiing women’s super G Sitting medal ceremony on March 6, 2022. #
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![A one-legged skier leans forward during a slalom run.]()
Read moreLeander Kress of Team Germany competes in the men's giant slalom standing run 2 on day six of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. #
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![A seated skier crashes along a wall of netting, their arms held up, snow flying in the air.]()
Read moreWenjing Zhang of Team China crashes in the para alpine skiing women's super combined super-G at Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center on March 7, 2022. #
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![A skier makes a turn during a slalom race.]()
Read moreVanesa Gaskova of Team Slovakia races in the para alpine skiing women's super combined slalom standing on March 7, 2022, in Yanqing. #
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![An athlete in a sit ski holds up his arms (holding outriggers) while wearing a Norwegian flag across his shoulders.]()
Read moreThe gold medalist Jesper Pedersen of Team Norway celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's super-G sitting event on March 6, 2022. #
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![People compete in a wheelchair curling match, with two teams of several people in wheelchairs, the forward team member pushing a curling stone with a long stick.]()
Read moreDave Samsa of Team USA (near lane) competes against Team Great Britain during a wheelchair curling match at the National Aquatics Center during day one of the 2022 Winter Paralympics. #
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![A person in a wheelchair leans down, holding a push stick, yelling to teammates.]()
Read moreMingliang Zhang of Team China competes in the mixed wheelchair curling round robin match against Team USA on March 8, 2022, in Beijing. #
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![A Paralympic athlete leans low in their skiing rig during a cross-country ski run.]()
Read moreScott Meenagh of Team Great Britain races in the para cross-country skiing men's long distance sitting event at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, China, on March 6, 2022. #
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![A seated skier with muscular arms pushes himself with ski poles during a race.]()
Read moreCollin Cameron of Team Canada competes in the para cross-country skiing men's sprint sitting final on March 9, 2022. #
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![A skier stands on a platform wearing a gold medal alongside her skiing guide and her guide dog.]()
Read moreThe gold medalist Carina Edlinger of Team Austria celebrates on the podium with her skiing guide Lorenz Josef Lampl and her guide dog Riley during the medal ceremony for the women's sprint free technique vision impaired at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Center on March 9, 2022. #
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![An athlete skis past a turn during a biathlon.]()
Read moreIryna Bui of Team Ukraine competes in the para biathlon women's middle distance standing during day four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. #
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![A view of several athletes lying on the ground aiming their rifles offscreen to the right, with their ski rigs held above them.]()
Read moreYuxin Zhai of Team China fires her rifle in the women's sprint sitting paralympic para biathlon at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Center on March 5, 2022. #
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![A skier celebrates a win by hugging her guide after a race.]()
Read moreGermany's Leonie Maria Walter (right) and her guide Pirmin Strecker celebrate winning the women's middle distance vision Impaired para biathlon event on March 8, 2022. #
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![A paralympic biathlete skis past the photographer.]()
Read moreMartin Fleig of Team Germany competes in the para biathlon men's middle distance sitting during day four of the 2022 Winter Paralympics. #
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![A pair of athletes stand on a podium during a medal ceremony, their hands held over their hearts.]()
Read moreThe bronze medalist Dmytro Suiarko of Team Ukraine and guide Oleksandr Nikonovych celebrate during the men’s para biathlon middle distance vision impaired medal ceremony at the Zhangjiakou Medals Plaza on day four of the 2022 Winter Paralympics, on March 8, 2022. #
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