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Melissa Perrine’s resilience formed over a lifetime

They had never seen her ski before the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, but Melissa Perrine's family are the least surprised of any by her medal-winning...

Mitch Gourley sees positives in Paralympic medal near miss

PyeongChang hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Mitch Gourley but he is starting to see some positives in his Winter Paralympics performances. Australian alpine...

Bronze for Australia’s Melissa Perrine at the Paralympics

A near-perfect Slalom by Melissa Perrine and sighted guide Christian Geiger handed the NSW Southern Highlands skier her first Paralympic medal at her third...

Gold for Australia and Simon Patmore in Paralympic boarder cross

Simon Patmore is the boy from Nundah, Queensland who has now become a permanent fixture in Australian Paralympic history, with his breakthrough gold medal...

Australian para skiers unable to turn around sour day

Australia's alpine skiers have failed to threaten the podium on a dismal day for the Winter Paralympics team in which it lost gold medal...

Joany Badenhorst out of the Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang

Joany Badenhorst was feeling the best she ever had on a snowboarding course before a "freak" crash left her with a horrible case of...

Five Aussie Winter Paralympians to watch

The PyeongChang Paralympic Games kicks off tonight March 9 until March 18. Who are Australia's big chances? These athletes are. MITCH GOURLEY Standing alpine skiing (downhill,...

Aussie Paralympians battle odds for gold

Australia's Winter Paralympians face the prospect of going two decades without a gold medal but they're taking history with a grain of salt leading...

Para-snowboarder Badenhorst to carry flag

Joany Badenhorst says her achievements are a rebuff to men and boys who had doubted her because of her gender. The Australian co-captain and star...

Aussie Paralympian Mitch Gourley laments PyeongChang dumbed down course

Australian Winter Paralympics co-captain Mitch Gourley has criticised PyeongChang organisers for going too far in reducing the difficulty of an alpine ski course from...

Australian Paralympic Winter Team named for PyeongChang

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced the 13 athletes who will hunt for Australia’s first Paralympic Winter gold medal since 2002 at the PyeongChang...

2018 Australian Paralympic Winter Team captains announced

Two-time Paralympian Mitchell Gourley (alpine skiing) and Para-snowboarder Joany Badenhorst have been announced as Co-captains of the Australian Paralympic Team for the 2018 PyeongChang...

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