Para-alpine skiing
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Para-alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World Wa
Talan Skeels-Piggins from Great Britain in the first run for the men's slalom (sitting) at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Australian Paralympian Michael Milton at the 1988 Innsbruck Winter Games.
A disabled veteran uses a sit ski at Vail, Colorado.
A Norwegian skier in the downhill at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
Anna-Lena Forster
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Anna-Lena Forster is a German para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics winning five gold medals.
Forster at the 2013 IPC World Championships