2018 Winter Paralympic Games – Quick Facts

  • The Winter Paralympic Games takes place in PyeongChang, South Korea between the 8 March and 18 March 2018
  • ParalympicsGB is set to compete in a record five sports: Alpine Skiing, Snowboard, Wheelchair Curling and the two disciplines of Nordic Skiing; Biathlon and Cross Country
  • ParalympicsGB finished 10th in the medal table in Sochi 2014 (their highest ever finish)
  • 7 of the 17 athletes selected for ParalympicsGB 2018 Winter Paralympics Team are Scottish (41%)
  • 29% of the Scots are female
  • 43% of the Scots will make their Winter Paralympic debut in these games
  • The ParalympicsGB Wheelchair Curling Team are all Scots
  • Won Bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games
  • Won Bronze Medal at the World Curling Federation 2017 World Championships in Gangneung, South Korea
  • Sheila Swan from Perth is the Head coach of Wheelchair Curling in British Curling and is the Head Coach for the Wheelchair curling team at the Games
  • Scott Meenagh has made the transfer from high performance rowing to Para Nordic sit skiing and previously served with the 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan.