In La Molina, the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing Worlds

The 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were opened in the Sports Centre of Alp, a small village near La Molina, Spain.

From 20-27 February, 118 skiers from 29 countries will battle it out for gold in six events, just over a year before the next Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

“Since the 2011 World Championships in Sestriere a number of great rivalries have developed on the alpine skiing circuit and I expect these to take centre stage here this week,” said IPC President, Sir Philip Craven in his Opening Ceremony speech.

“I’m also delighted at some of the new young talent emerging and believe some of them will be surprise packages here in La Molina by coming out of nowhere to win a medal or even a world title.
“Such competition for medals and rankings is great news for the sport and I expect the performance levels of athletes to reach new heights at these Championships.”

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