“It’s the pinnacle of sport!”
As the London Games begin, MEDAL QUEST’s Paralympic athletes share their last-minute hopes and fears.
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“TRAINING IS A FULL TIME JOB, 24/7.”
Paralympic cyclist Greta Neimanas takes us through her "full time job" – the tough training for the Games. It's a roller-coaster of ups and downs, with days that are “grueling” and some that are "effortless."
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17-year-old American swimmer Ian Silverman broke the world records in the men’s 800m and 1500m freestyle S10 events at the Can-Am competitions in April. Coming soon: the Swimming World Championships in August, where Silverman will compete against Benoit Huot, winner of 28 World Championship medals.http://www.paralympic.org/athlete-month/ian-silverman-athlete-month-april-2013
Ian Silverman - Athlete of the Month April 2013 | IPC
After qualifying for August’s International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada by breaking two world records, American swimmer Ian Silverman has been voted IPC Athlete of the Month for April.
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London 2012's Paralympic coverage on Channel 4 won a prestigious BAFTA award in sports - beating out the 2012 Olympic coverage on the BBC http://www.channel4.com/news/paralympics-channel-4-bafta-television-awards.
Channel 4's Paralympics team beats BBC to TV Bafta
An "amazing surprise" sees Channel 4's Paralympic coverage beat the BBC Olympics to the TV Bafta for best sport and live event.
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New Soccer 7-a-side tournament in Ireland this week - American team ranked #9. http://www.paralympic.org/news/four-football-7-side-teams-head-south-dublin
Four football 7-a-side teams head to South Dublin | IPC
Three of the world’s leading football 7-a-side teams will travel to South Dublin, Ireland this weekend for the inaugural Dublin Gathering tournament which begins on Monday (6 May).
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MEDAL QUEST will be honored later this month with a prestigious Christopher Spirit Award. Congratulations to all the athletes and production staff who made MQ such a great success! http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cbs-blue-bloods-and-pbs-online-project-medal-quest-american-athletes-and-the-paralympic-games-to-receive-special-christopher-awards-2013-05-01
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New York, NY, May 01, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- The Christophers will honor a television series and an online documentary with special Christopher Awards during their 64th annual ceremony on May 23rd. The CBS television series Blue Bloods will receive the 2013...
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Congratulations to Tatyana McFadden, who won the London Marathon just six days after winning Boston. McFadden had said she would compete with the victims of the Boston bombings "in her heart." She set a new course record with an unofficial time of 1hr 46mins 02secs. And Happy Birthday, too - today is Tatyana's 24th!
I'm racing for Boston: McFadden dedicates London bid to victims of bombing
Tatyana McFadden seems slightly shocked at the suggestion that she would ever have considered not travelling to compete — alongside 36,000 others — in the London Marathon.
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Horrible news at the Marathon: two explosions near the finish line at about 2:50pm. Our hearts are with the injured and families.
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Tatyana McFadden has just won the Boston Marathon! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest/video/detail/mcfadden-v-mcfadden-100m/
Two Sisters, One Race | Paralympic Video | Medal Quest | PBS
For the first time, two sisters, Tatyana and Hannah McFadden, competed head-to-head in the women’s 100m wheelchair finals in London. Their mother tells MEDAL QUEST she's already won gold, having these two remarkable athletes as daughters.
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Anyone taking pix of the great wheelchair racers at the Boston Marathon this Monday, please upload here so we can see them, too!
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MEDAL QUEST sends a shout-out to the athletes participating in this week's Boston Marathon, including Tatyana McFadden. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest/video/detail/mcfadden-v-mcfadden-100m/
Two Sisters, One Race | Paralympic Video | Medal Quest | PBS
For the first time, two sisters, Tatyana and Hannah McFadden, competed head-to-head in the women’s 100m wheelchair finals in London. Their mother tells MEDAL QUEST she's already won gold, having these two remarkable athletes as daughters.
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Live stream of Lowell U's panel on "Why does the Media ignore the Paralympics?" http://libweb.uml.edu/media/campusvoices/paralympics.html
Lowell University panel
Sponsored by Introduction to Politics & Sports, UML Interdisciplinary Minor in Disability Studies, UML Athletics & UML Student Disability Services.
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Paralympics and "Wounded Warrior" athletes, winning on the slopes and snow! http://www2.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2013/March/18/Veterans-find-success-in-Nordic-skiing.aspx
Veterans find success in Nordic skiing
In June 2008, Omar Bermejo had recently returned from his fourth deployment to Iraq. The then 27 year-old Marine Corps sergeant was racing through life, searching for the familiar rush of fear and adrenaline that had been fueled by bullets and IEDs only months before. He bought a motorcycle with the...
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Paralympic winter sports classifications are as specific as the summer ones we profiled on PBS's MEDAL QUEST. Here's the listing for alpine ski classifications. http://www.paralympic.org/AlpineSkiing/RulesandRegulations/Classification
Alpine Skiing - Rules & Regulations - Classification | IPC
To ensure competition is fair and equal, all Paralympic sports have a system in place which ensures that winning is determined by skill, fitness, power, endurance, tactical ability and mental focus, the same factors that account for success in sport for able bodied athletes.
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MQ at Lowell University, MA - Executive Producer Judith Vecchione joins Paralympian Lacey Heward, Paralympics Regional Coordinator David Lee, and Brown University's Eli Wolfe for a classroom session of "Why Does the Media Ignore The Paralympic Games?" Looking forward to the discussion!
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Less than one year to the Sochi Games - they're testing the slopes now! http://www.sochi2014.com/en/media/news/66131/
Sochi 2014 Successfully Hosts International Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing Test Events | Sochi 2014
Organizing Committee of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi
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Whatever the truth, a tragic story for all involved and also sad for the Paralympic community worldwide. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/sports/oscar-pistorius-shooting-south-africa.html?_r=0. Your thoughts?
Woman Found Fatally Shot at Home of Pistorius
South African media said on Thursday that Oscar Pistorius, a Paralympic gold medal winner, was being questioned after his girlfriend was fatally shot at his home.
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Congrats to MQ athlete Bradley Snyder who won the 2012 Juan Antonio Samaranch International Olympic Committee President’s Disabled Athlete Award, presented annually to an athlete who shows "courage and desire in the face of adversity, achieving the goals set forth in sport." What a great choice, so well deserved!
Brad Snyder receives 2012 Juan Antonio Samaranch Disabled Athlete Award
Award is presented annually to an athlete who displays courage and desire in face of adversity
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Tremendous letter from MQ Paralympians Cheri Blauwet and Anjali Forber-Pratt on including students with disabilities in school athletics. This really lays out the benefits and values for all! http://www.boston.com/schools/extras/bps_sports/2013/01/letter_to_the_editor_promote_inclusion_to_foster_the_potential_of_disabilities_athletes.html
Letter to the editor: Promote inclusion to foster the potential of athletes with disabilities
The following is a letter to the editor from Dr. Cheri Blauwet, a clinical fellow at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and Anjali Forber-Pratt, two-time winner...
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Team USA is looking ahead to the Sochi Winter Games! http://www2.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2013/January/29/US-athletes-selected-for-IPC-Nordic-Skiing-World-Championships.aspx
U.S. athletes selected for IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships
Five Americans set to compete Feb. 23-March 5 in Solleftea, Sweden
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