Athletes lament poor turnout at this year's games but are optimistic about the future; US captain says organizers did a good job respecting wheelchair basketball as a sport

Sheina Vaspi, finishing 15th in giant slalom, is forced to skip the slalom event after it was rescheduled for Saturday, when the religiously observant athlete does not compete

Delegation overcomes heartbreak to win 6 golds and 17 other medals so far; one competitor pulls out of event after learning her father was captured and beaten, coach's home bombed

Ukrainian delegation escapes war zone to make it to games in four-day journey; athletes from Belarus also banned

Dodging bombs and sleeping on floors, delegation arrives at Winter Paralympics in Beijing, eager to be 'a symbol to show that Ukraine is alive'

International Paralympic Committee reverses decision less than a day after it said it would allow competitors from the two allied countries to compete as neutral athletes

Sheina Vaspi, a Hasidic woman from northern Israel, skis at speeds up to 55 mph, hopes to inspire next generation of Paralympic athletes

Organization notes 193 UN member states agreed to global armistice from February 4 to March 13 during Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games

Assaf Yasur, whose arms were amputated at the elbow when he was a teen, kicks his way to victory just 6 years later, defeating the European champion along the way

Ludwig Guttmann, who became a leading doctor in the UK after the war, was fundamental in introducing sport as a way to rehabilitate paraplegic patients and boost their self-esteem