The 1998 Winter Paralympics were held in Nagano, Japan from 5–14 March 1998. At the Games, Australia was represented by four male alpine skiers. Australia tied for 16th place with Denmark, out of 21 N
Rod Hacon, forced to withdraw from Nagano Paralympics due to hand injury
Australian Paralympic skier James Patterson at 1994 Paralympic Games
Disabled Wintersport Australia was established in 1978 as the Australian Disabled Skiers Federation. Its current mission is "to promote and foster the advancement of participation by people with a dis
Australia at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
…from the Australian Paralympic Committee, the Australian Sports Commission, and the New South Wales Department of Sport and Recreation. Ron Finneran of WinterSport Australia did a major push to help insure the success of this program. He helped to bring Perisher Blue and Thredbo, two Australian ski resorts, on board to…
Two of the founders of Disabled Wintersport Australia, Ron Finneran (L) and Nick Dean (R) at a function on 3 September 2013 in Thredbo during the first IPC alpine skiing world cup event to be held in Australia, conducted by the Australian Paralympic Committee