Since the Winter Paralympics was held in 1976, it has been held in 12 in 20 18, and the total number of athletes participating is close to 4,000. There are four events in the competition: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice sledding and wheelchair sports dance, and each event includes several events. China participated in the Winter Paralympics for the first time in 2002. At that time, * * * sent four athletes to participate in alpine skiing and cross-country skiing, and won the sixth place.
12 The Paralympic Winter Games was held on 20 18. After World War II, many injured soldiers and ordinary people tried to participate in skiing again, and winter sports for the disabled gradually developed. Sepp Cvik Nag was one of the early pioneers of winter sports for the disabled. He lost his legs in Austria. He skied with artificial limbs.
Later, there were innovations in the design of ski equipment, such as the creation of crutches for three-track skiing (1. 1). One-legged athletes wear skis on one foot and then use crutches with small skis, thus leaving three marks on the snow.
The revolutionary director of this equipment directed 1948 February Austria's first skiing competition, in which 17 disabled people participated. The majority of disabled skiers welcomed this competition very much, so the first Austrian Triple Skating Championship was held in Bad Gastin, Austria the following year.