The Path to the Paralympic Games

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The Path to the Paralympic Games

Vancouver will soon be buzzing again, as Paralympic athletes with disabilities take over the rinks and the slopes next week. Two champion skiers on what it takes to compete and win.

The Olympic flame is out but the Olympic spirit remains in Vancouver--where a new batch of athletes begins competing on March 12 in the quadrennial Paralympic Games. The world's top athletes with disabilities compete in events from downhill skiing to sled ice hockey to wheelchair curling. Kojo talks with two champion skiers about their personal journeys and the upcoming games.

Guests

Kirk Bauer

Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA

Josh Sundquist

Author of "Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down The Mountain" (Viking/Penguin)

Related Links

International Paralympic Committee
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games
ParalympicSport TV

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