Canadian para-snowboarders arrive and Canadian Paralympic Team attends welcome ceremony at Sochi 2014

SOCHI, Russia, March 5, 2014 /CNW/ - The Canadian para-snowboard team arrived in Sochi this morning, completing Team Canada as the final sport to arrive for the Paralympic Games set for March 7 to 16.

In the afternoon, members of Team Canada gathered in the Village Plaza of the Mountain Village for the official team flag raising and welcome ceremony.

Para-snowboard arrival and Team Canada welcome ceremony photos can now be downloaded at: photos.paralympic.ca.

Photo 1: http://photos.paralympic.ca/image/I0000_8Jq.LmVDCo
CAPTION: Sochi, RUSSIA - March 5, 2014 - Ozzie Sawicki, Team Canada Chef de Mission, before Canada's Athlete Welcome Ceremony prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

Photo 2: http://photos.paralympic.ca/image/I0000IX6UbhhG3Pc
CAPTION: Sochi, RUSSIA - March 5, 2014 - Canada's Athlete Welcome Ceremony prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

Photo 3: http://photos.paralympic.ca/image/I0000lxQAyRpp74g
CAPTION: Sochi, RUSSIA - March 5, 2014 - Para-Nordic skier Colette Bourgonje trades pins with a volunteer after Canada's Athlete Welcome Ceremony prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

Photo 4: http://photos.paralympic.ca/image/I0000bjmZk_168Z0
CAPTION: Sochi, RUSSIA - March 5, 2014 - Canada's Athlete Welcome Ceremony prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

Photo 5: http://photos.paralympic.ca/image/I0000FUjRQcfLvtg
Sochi, RUSSIA - March 5, 2014 - Tyler Mosher, Ian Lockey, Michelle Salt and John Leslie from Canada's para-snowboard team arrives prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

Photo 6: http://photos.paralympic.ca/image/I0000MxGDwgA9rRI
Sochi, RUSSIA - March 5, 2014 - Tyler Mosher and Ian Lockey from Canada's Para-Snowboard team arrives prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

PHOTOGRAPHY: Media are invited to visit photos.paralympic.ca and create an account to be able to download high-resolution photos of Canadian Paralympic athletes at any time, at no cost. It is recommended to do this now, to ensure immediate delivery of photos during Games time.

For full information about Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games, please visit paralympic.ca/team-canada.

SOURCE: Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC)

Alison Korn
Press Chief and para-snowboard media attaché
SOCHI Cell: 011-7-938-454-3162
[email protected]

Martin Richard
Executive Director, Communications & Marketing
Canadian Paralympic Committee
SOCHI cell: 011-7-938-454-3179
[email protected]

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